# Truth
## Ignatius Catholic Study Bible
**Truth**
All men have some awareness of the truth: [[john-01#^john-01-9|Jn 1:9]]
Freedom comes from the truth: [[john-08#^john-08-32|Jn 8:32]]
Jesus is the truth: [[john-14#^john-14-6|Jn 14:6]]; [[john-18#^john-18-37|18:37]]; [[revelation-03#^revelation-03-7|Rev 3:7]]; [[revelation-19#^revelation-19-11|19:11]]
Love should be linked to truth that is spoken: [[ephesians-04#^ephesians-04-15|Eph 4:15]]
Obligation of the Christian to speak the truth: [[ephesians-04#^ephesians-04-25|Eph 4:25]]
Pilate's question regarding the truth: [[john-18#^john-18-38|Jn 18:38]]
Sin obscures the truth: [[john-03#^john-03-19|Jn 3:19]]; [[romans-01#^romans-01-18|Rom 1:18-25]]; [[2-thessalonians-02#^2-thessalonians-02-12|2 Thess 2:12]]; [[1-john-01#^1-john-01-6|1 Jn 1:6]]
Spirit of truth leads the Church: [[john-14#^john-14-17|Jn 14:17]]; [[john-15#^john-15-26|15:26]]; [[john-16#^john-16-13|16:13]]; [[1-john-05#^1-john-05-7|1 Jn 5:7]]
Upheld by the Church: [[1-timothy-03#^1-timothy-03-15|1 Tim 3:15]]
Word of God is truth: [[john-17#^john-17-17|Jn 17:17]]
Worship involves truth: [[john-04#^john-04-23|Jn 4:23-24]]
*See also* [[conscience]]; [[god]]; [[jesus-christ|Jesus]]; [[holy-spirit|Holy Spirit]] ; [[revelation]]; [[word-of-god|Word of God]]]
### Sources
[[index-of-doctrines|Index of Doctrines]]
## Divine Intimacy Meditations
- Excusing our faults, though it satisfy our pride, in reality blinds us, makes us incapable of seeing the — in our own case: [[118-not-excusing-oneself#Meditation 1|118,1]];
- joy in the —: [[140-the-resurrection-of-the-lord#Meditation 1|140,1]];
- doing the — in charity: [[140-the-resurrection-of-the-lord#Meditation 1|140,1]].
- See: SINCERITY. [[sincerity|Sincerity]]
- [[118-not-excusing-oneself|118. Not Excusing Oneself]]
- [[140-the-resurrection-of-the-lord|140. The Resurrection of the Lord]]
## Compendium of Social Doctrine
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