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Series: Who Is Truth?

Reframing our questions for a richer faith.

February 28, 2017 Uncategorized

Introduction

This entry is part 1 of 17 in the series Who Is Truth?

Our questions may have hidden assumptions that tilt us towards doubt. By examining those assumptions, we may be able to re-frame those questions in ways that tilt us towards faith.

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September 25, 2017 Uncategorized

What If Truth Is a Person?

This entry is part 2 of 17 in the series Who Is Truth?

Christ’s taught: “I am the way, the truth, and the life” (John 14:6). What happens if we take this literally, instead of figuratively? How does it change how we think about our faith?

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September 25, 2017 Uncategorized

The Ancient Roots of Person Truth

This entry is part 3 of 17 in the series Who Is Truth?

The differences between idea-truth and person-truth can be mapped onto differences between ancient Greek and Hebrew thought. For many Greek

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February 28, 2018 Uncategorized

Faith in ideas, or faithfulness to a Person?

This entry is part 4 of 17 in the series Who Is Truth?

So why does this all matter? Because the difference between idea-truth and person-truth changes how we think about faith. When

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February 28, 2018 Uncategorized

Knowing God vs. believing ideas about Him

This entry is part 5 of 17 in the series Who Is Truth?

When we view truth as a divine person instead of a set of abstract ideas, this also changes how we

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February 28, 2018 Uncategorized

Person-truth does not give us control

This entry is part 6 of 17 in the series Who Is Truth?

Why is truth reliable? Why is truth valuable? Idea-truth is seen as reliable because it never changes. In contrast, person-truth

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February 28, 2018 Uncategorized

Knowing Person-truth through covenant

This entry is part 7 of 17 in the series Who Is Truth?

The distinction between idea-truth and person-truth can help us understand the holy temple. The concept of “sacred” knowledge is foreign

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February 28, 2018 Uncategorized

Our on-and-off relationship with Person-truth

This entry is part 8 of 17 in the series Who Is Truth?

The idea and person views of truth can lead to different views on moral and societal progress. When we adopt

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February 28, 2018 Uncategorized

The arch-nemesis of Person-truth

This entry is part 9 of 17 in the series Who Is Truth?

From the idea view of truth, falsehood shares many of the same attributes as truth, but there are also differences.

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February 28, 2018 Uncategorized

What it means to be an authority on truth

This entry is part 10 of 17 in the series Who Is Truth?

How we think of truth influences on how we will think about authority. Questions about who can be an authority

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