Week # 19
SOURCE OF TRUTH
"If there is anything great or good in the world, it came from God." (Discourses of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 201).
"The Lord's 'law is truth' (Ps 119:142), all his 'commandments are truth' (Ps:119:151), all his 'works are truth' (Dan. 4:37), his scriptures are truth (Dan. 10:21), and his 'word is truth' (John 17:17). . . . Truth. . . conforms to reality, is centered in God, and is as enduring as Deity himself" (Bruce R. McConkie, Mormon Doctrine, p. 810).
"Then knowledge through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is the grand key that unlocks the glories and mysteries of the kingdom of heaven" (Joseph Smith, History of the Church, 5:388-89).
Questions and Activities
SOURCE OF TRUTH
"If there is anything great or good in the world, it came from God." (Discourses of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 201).
"The Lord's 'law is truth' (Ps 119:142), all his 'commandments are truth' (Ps:119:151), all his 'works are truth' (Dan. 4:37), his scriptures are truth (Dan. 10:21), and his 'word is truth' (John 17:17). . . . Truth. . . conforms to reality, is centered in God, and is as enduring as Deity himself" (Bruce R. McConkie, Mormon Doctrine, p. 810).
"Then knowledge through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is the grand key that unlocks the glories and mysteries of the kingdom of heaven" (Joseph Smith, History of the Church, 5:388-89).
Questions and Activities
- How do the scriptures define truth?
- How does the truth make you free?
- Through what means can we learn truth from God?
- What examples illustrate that man's understanding is not always based on true principles?
- How can you distinguish truth from error?
- What blessings have come into your life through the gospel truths?
- What are you doing to learn more truth?
- What are some of the gospel truths you have learned recently?
Topical Guide
Church Organization
Gospel
Knowledge
Learn, Learning
Light
Mysteries of Godliness
Revelation
Scriptures, Value of
True
Trust in God
Trust Not in the Arm of Flesh
Truth
Scriptures
1 Nephi 16:1-3
Jacob 4:8-14
Moroni 7:13-18; 10:3-7
D&C 50:23-25; 93:21-37; 100:1-8
Isaiah 55
Daniel 2
Matthew 16
John 8:12-58
1 Corinthians 2
Articles of Faith 1:9
Bible Dictionary
Knowledge
Light of Christ
Revelation
Other Sources
Gospel Principles, chapter 16
The Articles of Faith, chapter 16
Jesus the Christ, chapter 25, pp. 408-12
A Marvelous Work and a Wonder, chapter 29
Truth can be hard to hear, but in the end it does set me free. Any happiness I have experienced in my life can be tied back to God, His gospel, and my faith in Him.
ReplyDeleteTruth has freed me from fear, pain, suffering, anguish, depression, sin, etc...It is what opens the door for me to light, life, and a fullness of joy. It comes through belief, action, and endurance. It takes courage to hear, accept, and act upon. It is essential. It is worth it!