There is one truth but we may not be capable of fully understanding it.
Jesus said to His fledgling apostolic church: "I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. 13But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come. 14He will bring glory to me by taking from what is mine and making it known to you. 15All that belongs to the Father is mine. That is why I said the Spirit will take from what is mine and make it known to you.
Truth, (at least truth made known to the fledgling church built on the apostles and prophets) - can be fully understood.
I agree that Jesus’ eye color is unnecessary. I am talking about essential truths, such the Eucharist (literal vs symbolic) - Baptism (water baptism vs no water) etc. etc.After all God and His ways are beyond our comprehension.
What are the essential truths and why? Which don’t matter?I agree that Jesus’ eye color is unnecessary. I am talking about essential truths, such the Eucharist (literal vs symbolic) - Baptism (water baptism vs no water) etc. etc.
When I say essentials I am simply using language often employed by many non-Catholics. What I really mean is all truth revealed by Jesus to His Church by the holy spirit.What are the essential truths and why? Which don’t matter?
We think it is necessary to know these things but is it? Jesus told us to be baptized. What is important is that we are baptized. God will do His will in it whether we understand or not. Similarly, Jesus told us to eat the bread and drink the wine. If we do this God will accomplish His will through it whether we understand it or not. I think that it is with good reason that the early church referred to the sacraments as mysteries. We have tried to take the mystery out of everything because of our innate belief that we can and should know and understand everything. To me, this is the narrow path, not over-complicating the Gospel.I agree that Jesus’ eye color is unnecessary. I am talking about essential truths, such the Eucharist (literal vs symbolic) - Baptism (water baptism vs no water) etc. etc.
Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you” (John 6:53). Do you believe him? I don’t think this applies to people who are oblivious to this truth! If I don’t have to do this, then maybe my sister is right and we don’t have to be baptized in a church either? She too would say: God will do His will in it whether we understand or not. Will God do His will in it whether we do what he commanded or not?We think it is necessary to know these things but is it? Jesus told us to be baptized. What is important is that we are baptized. God will do His will in it whether we understand or not. Similarly, Jesus told us to eat the bread and drink the wine. If we do this God will accomplish His will through it whether we understand it or not. I think that it is with good reason that the early church referred to the sacraments as mysteries. We have tried to take the mystery out of everything because of our innate belief that we can and should know and understand everything. To me, this is the narrow path, not over-complicating the Gospel.