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Truth or Lie?

Truth or Lie      

A truth cannot be a lie and neither a lie a truth.
It is true that a lie cannot lead to truth same as a truth cannot lead to lie.
There is no such thing as a half truth just as there is no such thing as a half lie.

How does one come to know what is true and what is false? In my personal opinion the best way is to get Divine Truth. Divine Truth covers all and is absolute reality. There are no wonderings or spekulation, but firm unwavering knowledge. The Lord wished that all His people could be Prophets and receive the endless truths of His Kingdom, but of course men are so full of pride that they do not even know the end of their own days.

The first thing one must realise is that God knows ALL THINGS.

The second is that we have been given the GIFT of the HOLY GHOST (through baptism) by the Laying on of Hands through the Holy Priesthood by one in authority. The Holy Ghost also knows the truth of ALL things. We are promised that if we live a life of truth then the Holy Ghost will answer all that we want to know.

The third thing we must understand is that the Holy Ghost imparts 'information' based on Obedience to the Laws of God. So gaining more intelligence in this life is really based on living more righteously. The more righteous we are, the more intellignet we become. That is the advantage we will have in the next life - greater wisdom - and with our greater wisdom we will be entitled to greater Gifts from God.

The fourth thing... God reveals truth through Revelation. Revelation may come in various forms and is not limited to only Angels visiting or special visions, but through a dream, scripture, and the words of the Prophet.

For things we want to know truth of we must first study it, research, get answers, look for the most reasonable answer and then ask God 'IF' it be right. (D&C76:15,19)

Listening for that answer is the bigger story and here is my question for this thread...

How have you received answers from God to assure you of truth?

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Even though I personally cannot reveal the things God has assured me of things that are true (because of the sacredness of the things he has shown me) just let me say I have received revelation through prayers and dreams. This last one particularly had been so real that I knew it came from Heavenly Father.

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I feel a small fish in a big pond here.There is not enough space on my screen to tell all my story. I have just seperated from my wife after 43 years of marriage. I still love her but she hates the LDS. I could not live a lie any longer. I was baptised and then became apostate. Why? Fear and inferiority which has haunted me all my life which became hell on earth since I became aware of the truth of all things 16 years ago. How did I know it was the truth? As Jesus said to Peter " No man hath told thee this." It gave new meaning to my life but my family did not want to know. It has torn us apart. But I knew of no other way. All this could not have happened because of a lie. It is the ONLY true on the face of the earth.!!!!!

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[quote]I feel a small fish in a big pond here.There is not enough space on my screen to tell all my story.[/quote]
Thanks for sharing. I know of someone who has a very similar concern. He did not leave the Church, but struggled. You have new friends online here... others will respond and give you their tid bits.

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I have received answers through simple feelings.  I have been told not by a voice but a very definite and inarguable feeling.  A feeling a thought so strong that nothing could not deny it no matter how hard I tried to convince myself.  I have that feeling right now.  This is how the Holy Ghost works with me.  Every fiber of my being feels and knows the truth when He is present.  I have no doubt.  For instance.  When I was pregnant with my first child.  I was in the temple and asked to know if the child was a boy or a girl.  I thought it was a girl but I received the distinct feeling it was a boy and I could not doubt.  Lo and behold.  I had a son.  I also knew that my second child would be a girl.  I knew right after my son was born.  Again the spirit failed me not.

Truth or Lie?

In much the way you described we get answers from the Spirit, sometimes we do not accept them so easily, as man is so quick to doubt, especially doubt himself.

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I get confirmation one way and answers another.

Confirmation of truth, when I hear it, comes through an incredible chill that runs up my spine. Sometimes, this is accompanied by strong emotion or tears. The tears are a recent development. I think as I have progressed so has confirmation of truth to me...the whole line upon line, precept upon precept thing, as it were.

Answers are something I hear. I can't explain it, but sometimes words (thoughts) pop into my head and for some reason I know they are answers or direction given my by the Spirit. Often, this happens when I am preparing a lesson or talk for church. Occasionally, though this is simply some direction I am being given that the Lord wants me to do. I don't know how it is that I know when this is the Spirit guiding me and when it is just my own thoughts, but I do know the difference. I just can't explain how I know because I don't know myself, but I just know when it is the Spirit.

Edited: tenaheff on 22nd Feb, 2004 - 1:05am