The Truth behind the Truth

You are right. People are not ready to understand why Jesus said "I am the truth and life" what that means.
 
HomeschoolDad said:
I run the risk of getting way out of my wheelhouse here, but it is my understanding that some Asian philosophies simply envision a great chain of being, with no beginning and no end.
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Indeed. Well beyond my expertise as well.

But...it seems to me these philosophies have simply kicked the can down the road.
And are also ignoring certain evidences we have to indicate a beginning to it all.
 
vz71 said:
Indeed. Well beyond my expertise as well.

But...it seems to me these philosophies have simply kicked the can down the road.
And are also ignoring certain evidences we have to indicate a beginning to it all.
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I find very interesting the reflections that both of you have been sharing in this chat over the past few days.
What would you think if I told you that no one has previously proposed, in this particular way, a philosophical path to God through the explanation of how truth and life are consubstantially one in God? For this reason, when Jesus Christ declares, “I am the truth and the life,” it can be understood as directly affirming His divine nature.
Thomas Aquinas explained how to arrive at the origin of all things, but not specifically how truth, life, and love can be understood as the very substance of God—God Himself.
For the past two years, I have been trying to bring this proposal to different spaces within the Church, but I have not been taken seriously—perhaps because I am not a doctor in philosophy or a PhD in theology. I am simply a pre-communion teacher and a member of the Legion of Mary who has developed what I believe to be a meaningful and perhaps even revolutionary line of thought.
I have expressed this idea through a novel, which tells the journey of a child born into a society lacking the values of the Kingdom. Through a profound conversion, he enters into a deep, intense, and even painful relationship with God, where he ultimately discovers the meaning and fullness of being, and a form of thought elevated toward the Creator.
 
Rpatino said:
I find very interesting the reflections that both of you have been sharing in this chat over the past few days.
What would you think if I told you that no one has previously proposed, in this particular way, a philosophical path to God through the explanation of how truth and life are consubstantially one in God? For this reason, when Jesus Christ declares, “I am the truth and the life,” it can be understood as directly affirming His divine nature.
Thomas Aquinas explained how to arrive at the origin of all things, but not specifically how truth, life, and love can be understood as the very substance of God—God Himself.
For the past two years, I have been trying to bring this proposal to different spaces within the Church, but I have not been taken seriously—perhaps because I am not a doctor in philosophy or a PhD in theology. I am simply a pre-communion teacher and a member of the Legion of Mary who has developed what I believe to be a meaningful and perhaps even revolutionary line of thought.
I have expressed this idea through a novel, which tells the journey of a child born into a society lacking the values of the Kingdom. Through a profound conversion, he enters into a deep, intense, and even painful relationship with God, where he ultimately discovers the meaning and fullness of being, and a form of thought elevated toward the Creator.
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Maybe all of this was something Thomas wasn't particularly trying to prove. I wouldn't know what to tell you.

Your efforts are very good, and I can't see a thing wrong or incorrect about them, but this may be more of a question of divine mystery than of philosophy.
 
Rpatino said:
I am simply a pre-communion teacher and a member of the Legion of Mary who has developed what I believe to be a meaningful and perhaps even revolutionary line of thought.
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I believe Francis Sheed may have beaten you to the punch.
Check out his book. "Theology and Sanity"

I do not remember if he covered your arguments specifically, but I believe he covered the gist of it.
 
vz71 said:
I believe Francis Sheed may have beaten you to the punch.
Check out his book. "Theology and Sanity"

I do not remember if he covered your arguments specifically, but I believe he covered the gist of it.
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Interesting definitely I'll check it out. I'll let You know what I find out.
Thank you for the recommendation
 
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