TRUTH

(See also Accurate Knowledge; Honesty; Trueness)

(Note centered heading below: Quotations)

adorning, by Christian conduct (Tit 2:10): it-1 52; lv 176

advocating the truth: w86 4/1 10-15

appreciation for: w20.09 26-27; w17.06 12-13; w07 3/15 12-14; w02 3/1 13-18; w01 7/1 9-11; w97 4/15 7; w86 3/15 10-11, 20

“buy truth and never sell it” (Pr 23:23): w18.11 3-12; w18.12 9

former drug addict: w94 5/15 20

not letting it slip by: w86 3/1 3-6

those raised in the truth: w02 3/1 12

basic Bible truths: lmd Appendix A pages 28-29; nwt 5

being sure information is true: mrt article 32; w23.02 23; mwb23.11 13; lff lesson 54; mwb20.09 3; w18.08 3-7; th 10

belief that truth is relative: w14 3/1 10; w07 10/1 32; w95 7/1 4-5

‘belt of, around waist’ (‘loins girded with’) (Eph 6:14): w21.03 27; w18.05 28; w18.11 12; it-2 1133; w07 3/15 28; w04 9/15 16; w92 5/15 21

Bible usage: mrt article 72; w92 12/15 15

business dealings: w09 6/15 19

clinging to, despite opposition: w87 3/15 29-31

clinging to, when a point is unclear: w99 10/1 5; w96 7/15 16-17

comments by Albert Einstein: w86 3/1 4

comments by first Watch Tower: w17.06 12; w96 5/15 15

congregation “a pillar and support of” (1Ti 3:15): it-2 1132-1133; w07 4/15 29

death an enemy of: g89 12/22 17

discussion: mrt article 72; wp20.1 3-16; it-2 1130-1133; w95 7/1 3-8

drifting or drawing away from: w18.11 9-10; w13 12/15 9

durability: w07 2/1 7; w03 3/15 28

examples of truthfulness:

office trainee: w07 2/1 4-6

youths: w18.05 28

experiences:

protection during violence: g87 12/22 23

Witness girl’s essay “Does absolute truth exist?”: w07 11/1 32

Witness youths prove truth to themselves: w03 4/15 6-7; w97 12/15 9-10

falling away from: w89 7/15 21-23

results of: w89 12/1 13-14

‘framework of the truth in the Law’ (Ro 2:20): w12 1/15 16-17

getting the whole truth: w90 9/15 5-7

Greek word: it-1 800; it-2 1130; w95 7/1 8

half-truths mislead: w18.08 5-6

Hebrew word: it-2 1130; w95 7/1 5-7

importance: mrt article 72

Jehovah, God of: cl 277-278; it-2 1130; w15 9/15 20; w09 5/1 18; w03 8/1 9-14; w02 1/15 14-15

imitating Jehovah: w03 8/1 14-19

Jesus Christ: w02 7/15 17-18

‘bearing witness to the truth’ (Joh 18:37): it-2 62; mwb18.10 7; w05 1/1 14-16; w03 10/1 9-10; jv 20

defends truth: cf 36-39

love for divine truths: cf 80-81; w02 8/15 10-12

“the truth” (Joh 14:6): ijwbv article 17; cf 20-21; it-2 62, 1131; jy 7; w09 5/15 31-32; w09 7/15 4; jv 20; w92 3/1 18

“truth came to be through” (Joh 1:17): it-2 62, 692, 1131; w91 9/15 12

‘knowing the truth’ (Joh 8:32): w12 7/15 9-10

life stories:

How Truth Changed Me From Criminal to Christian: g89 9/22 18-21

love for the truth: w22.08 14-15, 17-19; w13 12/15 7-8; w09 7/15 17; w08 6/15 22-26; w02 8/15 15-18; w91 4/1 24

love “rejoices with” (1Co 13:6): cl 303; it-2 278; mwb18.10 8; g 11/08 8-9; w93 10/15 21-22

making the truth one’s own: w10 11/15 8-9, 13; w05 2/15 16, 19; g02 3/22 11; w01 2/1 9-13; g99 6/22 30; g98 10/22 12-14

meaning of term: mrt article 72; w20.07 8; it-2 1130; w13 2/15 6-7; w08 12/15 28; g98 10/22 12; w86 3/1 4-5

need to apply: w86 3/1 6

need to face: tp 108-116

not taking a break from: w18.01 7-8

Pilate’s question, “What is truth?” (Joh 18:38): w14 6/1 12; w10 5/15 5; w07 10/1 32; g98 10/22 12; w95 7/1 3-4

“post-truth” world: mrt article 72

pride hinders learning: w86 3/1 6

progressive enlightenment: bt 71; w21.08 8-9; kr 32-33, 35-38; w12 8/15 4-5; w10 4/15 10; w10 7/15 21-23; w06 2/15 26-30; w00 3/15 10-15; w95 5/15 10-26; jv 121-122, 132-133, 146-148, 708-709; w88 9/1 11; w87 5/15 28; w87 6/15 19-20; w86 5/15 10-15

not “the things revealed” (De 29:29): w87 5/15 31

remnant: w88 10/15 19

refreshment from: w89 7/15 17-19

religious truth: w95 7/1 5-8; w88 6/1 6

being personally convinced of the truth: w21.10 18-23; w20.07 8-13; w14 9/15 7-11

Buddhist leader advises seeking: g98 2/8 30

determining what is true: w13 11/1 7

finding: w05 7/15 3-4; w89 5/1 19, 22

Jehovah preserves: w13 2/15 6-7

Jehovah’s Witnesses represent: w21.10 19-23; w13 11/1 2; w12 8/1 28; pc 27-28; w03 8/1 15-17, 19; w02 7/15 15-25; ol 22, 24; w01 6/1 12-17; w98 10/1 4-6

joy in: w95 4/15 7-9

need for: w98 10/1 3-4; w90 9/15 3-7

recognizing the truth: w24.07 8-13

‘revealed to young children’ (Mt 11:25): w13 1/1 9

view of C. T. Russell and associates: jv 121-122

whether all have equal opportunity to learn: w10 8/1 22

whether all religions teach truth: w10 2/1 16; ol 4-5

whether attainable: g 3/08 3-5; w02 7/15 15-17; w95 4/15 3-6

remaining in the truth: w20.07 24-25; w20.09 26-30; w02 3/1 16

repetition beneficial: w89 12/1 12-14; w86 5/15 18; w86 12/15 21-22

‘riding in cause of’ (Ps 45:4): w14 2/15 5; w87 3/1 15-20

“sanctify them by means of the truth” (Joh 17:17): w18.11 6; it-2 1132; jy 280-281; w13 10/15 29; w02 3/1 14; gt chapter 116; w90 9/15 9

Satan’s opposition to: w86 4/1 10-11

search for truth: wp20.1 3-5; w95 7/1 5-8

speaking the truth: w22.04 9; w22.09 12-13; w18.05 28; w18.10 9-10; w10 5/15 29-30; w10 9/15 19-20; w09 6/15 16-20; w07 2/1 3-7; jd 114-117; w03 8/1 15-16, 19; lr 117-121; wt 58; w96 1/1 20; w92 12/15 23; sg 5-6; w91 8/15 22; tp 111-113

accuracy of statement: th 10; be 223-225; sg 110-111

as a witness: w04 11/15 27-28

in one’s heart (Ps 15:2): w24.06 10-11; w89 9/15 26-27

“lip of truth” (Pr 12:19): w07 2/1 7; w03 3/15 28

not bluntly: w09 6/15 18

to elders: w18.10 10; w09 6/15 17

whether everything must be included: w09 6/15 17

“spirit of the truth” (Joh 14-16): it-2 1131-1132; w00 4/1 8-9

“standard of wholesome words” (“pattern of healthful words”) (2Ti 1:13): w24.07 12-13; w08 8/15 24; w08 9/15 31; w03 1/1 29; w02 9/15 16-17; w96 1/15 12

taking the truth to heart: w15 9/15 25-26

taking time for: w18.11 4-5

unchanging: w95 7/1 6

“unfermented cakes of” (1Co 5:8): it-2 1133

walking in the truth: w22.08 14-15, 17-19; w20.07 20-25; w18.11 8-12; it-2 1132; w08 12/15 28; w92 12/15 15; w90 9/1 29-31

whether bearing fruit in Bible students: w05 2/1 28-31

why some avoid involvement: w88 3/15 12

“will set you free” (Joh 8:32): w18.04 7; w18.12 28; it-2 62; jy 163; g 5/12 10-11; w07 3/15 13; km 3/03 8; wt 43-45; g02 6/22 8; w98 10/1 3-4; gt chapter 68; w89 7/15 17; w88 5/1 9; w87 1/1 20-21; w86 3/1 5

“words of truth” (Ec 12:10): w99 11/15 21

worship with (Joh 4:23, 24): it-2 1132, 1211-1212; w02 7/15 15-25; op 7; vi 21-22

“your word is” (Joh 17:17): it-2 1132; w05 7/1 5; rs 66-67

Quotations

like a mighty river; dam it and it will overflow: jv 478

like a modest little flower: w17.06 12; w96 5/15 15

the truth is our life: km 12/98 3; km 10/96 1; w86 11/1 22