This is my current understanding of what truth and how God shares it with us.
God’s voice is spirit - his spirit is truth - truth is light - light is spirit - even the spirit of Christ
God gives us truth by his spiritD&C88:66
66 Behold, that which you hear is as the voice of one crying in the wilderness—in the wilderness, because you cannot see him—my voice, because my voice is Spirit; my Spirit is truth; truth abideth and hath no end; and if it be in you it shall abound.
D&C 84
45 For the word of the Lord is truth, and whatsoever is truth is light, and whatsoever is light is Spirit, even the Spirit of Jesus Christ.
Spirit communicates to spiritD&C 18:35-36
35 For it is my voice which speaketh them unto you; for they are given by my Spirit unto you, and by my power you can read them one to another; and save it were by my power you could not have them;
36 Wherefore, you can testify that you have heard my voice, and know my words. -
When the voice of the spirit speaks it becomes, scripture, mind, word, voice and power of God unto salvation + and his authority + it is real, discernible and goodDoctrine and Covenants 50:21
21 Therefore, why is it that ye cannot understand and know, that he that receiveth the word by the Spirit of truth receiveth it as it is preached by the Spirit of truth?
Things of the spirit have to spiritually discernedDc68
3 And this is the aensample unto them, that they shall bspeak as they are moved upon by the Holy Ghost.
4 And whatsoever they shall speak when moved upon by the aHoly Ghost shall be scripture, shall be the will of the Lord, shall be the mind of the Lord, shall be the word of the Lord, shall be the voice of the Lord, and the bpower of God unto salvation.
5 Behold, this is the promise of the Lord unto you, O ye my servants.
1 Nephi 10
[22] And the Holy Ghost giveth authority that I should speak these things, and deny them not.
Alma 32
[35] O then, is not this real? I say unto you, Yea, because it is light; and whatsoever is light, is good, because it is discernible, therefore ye must know that it is good; and now behold, after ye have tasted this light is your knowledge perfect?
God enlightens the mind by the spirit of Truth.1 Corinthians 2:14
14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
The spirit bears fruit - it changes our state of beingDC 76
10 For by my aSpirit will I benlighten them
Doctrine and Covenants 6:15
15 Behold, thou knowest that thou hast inquired of me and I did enlighten thy mind; and now I tell thee these things that thou mayest know that thou hast been enlightened by the Spirit of truth;
As we gain light and truth we will abandon the evil one. Disobedience and tradition takes away light and truth.Ephesians 5
9 (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)
22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23gentleness, and self-control.
We have a spirit of truth with in us36 The glory of God is intelligence, or, in other words, light and truth.
37 Light and truth forsake that evil one.
38 Every spirit of man was innocent in the beginning; and God having redeemed man from the fall, men became again, in their infant state, innocent before God.
39 And that wicked one cometh and taketh away light and truth, through disobedience, from the children of men, and because of the tradition of their fathers.
Truth is knowledge of things as they are, are and are to come - I believe this implies change or accommodation23 Ye were also in the beginning with the Father; that which is aSpirit, even the Spirit of truth;
If we keep the commandments we will be taught until we know all things - there is progress, its not given all in one stroke - because our own individual levels of growth, our amount of knowledge, capacity to accept and live that truth, our biases etc.24 And atruth is bknowledge of things as they are, and as they were, and as they are to come;
Relative truths exists, we are taught at each step as we grow - till we all come to maturity28 He that akeepeth his commandments receiveth btruth and clight, until he is glorified in truth and dknoweth all things.
At 5 a truth for you was don’t touch the stove - At 12 you can use the stove sparingly - At 18 please cook dinner
Just like a family you can’t give a 5 year old the same agency as you give a 18 year old they each live different truth -
The light of truth is called Intelligence - light (spark of life) and truth(spirit) makes an Intelligence
11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
12 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
Truth is lives independent in each sphere of growth - agency allows for the attainment of different levels of truth29 Man was also in the abeginning with God. bIntelligence, or the clight of dtruth, was not ecreated or made, neither indeed can be.
The farther in your journey with God — if diligent and humble — the more truth has been acquired - Light varies in brightness - we grow into truth as it shines brighter and brighter upon us30 All truth is independent in that asphere in which God has placed it, to bact for itself, as all intelligence also; otherwise there is no existence.
Truth is adjusted to the capacity of the weakest - is fasting a truth or is it just a fact that’s true - The principal has to be adjusted according to the strength of the person. Principle a fundamental truth that serves as the foundation for a system of belief or behavior - truth principles with promisesDC 50
24 That which is of God is alight; and he that breceiveth clight, and dcontinueth in God, receiveth more elight; and that light groweth brighter and brighter until the perfect day.
25 And again, verily I say unto you, and I say it that you may know the atruth, that you may chase darkness from among you;
Truth sets you free who are the most free - telestial Terrestrial or Celestial beings?DC 89
3 Given for a principle with apromise, adapted to the capacity of the bweak and the weakest of all csaints, who are or can be called saints.
Angels bring the word of GodJohn 8:31-32
“If you continue in My word, you are truly My disciples. 32Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
2 Nephi 32
[2] Do ye not remember that I said unto you that after ye had received the Holy Ghost ye could speak with the tongue of angels? And now, how could ye speak with the tongue of angels save it were by the Holy Ghost?
[3] Angels speak by the power of the Holy Ghost; wherefore, they speak the words of Christ. Wherefore, I said unto you, feast upon the words of Christ; for behold, the words of Christ will tell you all things what ye should do.
Moroni 7
[22] For behold, God knowing all things, being from everlasting to everlasting, behold, he sent angels to minister unto the children of men, to make manifest concerning the coming of Christ; and in Christ there should come every good thing.
[25] Wherefore, by the ministering of angels, and by every word which proceeded forth out of the mouth of God, men began to exercise faith in Christ; and thus by faith, they did lay hold upon every good thing; and thus it was until the coming of Christ.
[29] And because he hath done this, my beloved brethren, have miracles ceased? Behold I say unto you, Nay; neither have angels ceased to minister unto the children of men.
Truth
1. Principals with promise adapted to the capacity or the weakest
2. Truth is knowledge of thing as the were, are and will be
3. Truth is light = spirit = real = good
4. Enlightens the mind
5. If aligned with truth it can change your state of being positively
6. If not aligned you feel it difficult, hard to swallow
7. Truth is given by the spirit
8. Truth is taught by the spirit and received by the spirit
9. Angels minister truth - they don't stop
