Thursday, May 21, 2015
Youcat commented through CCC. Question n. 32.
(Youcat answer) “God is light and in him is no darkness”
(1 Jn 1:5). His Word is truth (Prov 8:7; 2 Sam 7:28), and his Law is truth (Ps
119:142). Jesus himself vouches for God’s truth by declaring before Pilate, “For
this I was born, and for this I have come into the world, to bear witness to
the truth” (Jn 18:37).
A deepening through
CCC
(CCC 214) God, "He who is", revealed himself to
Israel as the one "abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness" (Ex
34:6). These two terms express summarily the riches of the divine name. In all
his works God displays, not only his kindness, goodness, grace and steadfast
love, but also his trustworthiness, constancy, faithfulness and truth. "I
give thanks to your name for your steadfast love and your faithfulness"
(Ps 138:2; cf. Ps 85:11). He is the Truth, for "God is light and in him
there is no darkness"; "God is love", as the apostle John
teaches (1 Jn 1:5; 4:8). (CCC 215) "The sum of your word is truth; and
every one of your righteous ordinances endures forever" (Ps 119:160)
"and now, O LORD God, you are God, and your words are true" (2 Sam
7:28); this is why God's promises always
come true (Cf. Dt 7:9). God is Truth itself, whose words cannot deceive. This
is why one can abandon oneself in full trust to the truth and faithfulness of
his word in all things. The beginning of sin and of man's fall was due to a lie
of the tempter who induced doubt of God's word, kindness and faithfulness.
Reflecting and
meditating
(Youcat comment) The truth of
God cannot be “proved” or subjected to empirical tests, since science cannot
make him an object of investigation. And yet God subjects himself to a special
sort of proof. We know that God is truth on the basis of the absolute
credibility of Jesus. He is “the way, and the truth, and the life” (Jn 14:6).
Anyone who enters into a relationship with him can find this out by putting it
to the test. If God were not “true”, then faith and reason could not have a
dialogue with each other. An agreement is possible, however, because God is truth,
and the truth is divine.
(CCC Comment)
(CCC 216) God's truth is his wisdom, which commands the
whole created order and governs the world (Cf. Wis 13:1-9). God, who alone made
heaven and earth, can alone impart true knowledge of every created thing in relation
to himself (Cf. Ps 115:15; Wis 7:17-21). (CCC 217) God is also truthful when he
reveals himself - the teaching that comes from God is "true
instruction" (Mal 2:6). When he sends his Son into the world it will be
"to bear witness to the truth" (Jn 18:37): "We know that the Son
of God has come and has given us understanding, to know him who is true"
(1 Jn 5:20; cf. Jn 17:3).
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