Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free - (John 8:32)
Give me the understanding to know the truth
Give me the understanding to know the truth
What appears to be the truth is not always so. A table would seem to be an unmoving piece of wood, but science has proved otherwise. We must learn to differentiate between the appearance and the truth.
Some people ask how God, if He is love, can allow war? The truth is that He neither allows nor disallows it. It is a man-made thing and has nothing to do with Him. Man through his wrong thoughts and actions and his greed brings it about. God has given us free-will and He does not make us do anything. We can obey His laws and live according to the Truth or we can disobey them and be unhappy.
Search for truth always. Saint Augustine said: "Retire into thyself, for truth dwells in the inner man." If we want to know the truth about our fellowmen we must delve below the surface to discover their motives and their ideals and ideas. Our eyes can deceive us and what we see may not be the real man. Let us seek him.
The Path of Truth Vol. 58, No. 1 page 47.
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