Biblijno-teologiczne podstawy życia w prawdzie

Abstract

God, the Giver of the Commandments, is the source of all the truth. Living in the truth is closely connected with the Eighth Commandment of the Decalogue. God is veracious and He calls us to live in the truth. God’s truth was fully revealed in Jesus Christ. It is him who instructs the disciples that they should unconditionally love the truth (cf. Matt. 5,37). A disciple of Jesus lives with His teachings and persists in them. Man created by God by his nature heads towards the truth. He is morally obliged to search for the truth, and having found it – to persist with it and to live according to its requirements. The truth is an issue that has a fundamental significance for the life of each man. Veracity is a virtue, righteousness in one’s words and behaviour. One should beware of hypocrisy and duplicity. In one’s life he should be faithful to God – the Truth. Searching for the truth also concerns the relations between people. Communicating the truth is the basis of trust. This also leads to discretion. One man should communicate the truth to another one. However, it should be remembered that “veracity keeps the golden mean between what should be revealed and the things that should remain secret” A veracious man cannot ruthlessly manipulate the truth. Living in the truth is a duty of each of Christ’ disciples. It is a moral imperative to open oneself to God and to unite with the One who is the Truth. In this way Christians are obliged to build the civilization of the truth.