We will never agree on the meanings of words. That’s why the Word became flesh, to reveal that words cannot contain the uncontainable. Only experience, love, and relationship can.
Jesus’ truth claim was his person (John 14:6), his presence (John 6:35), and his ability to participate in God’s perfect love (John 17:21-22).
Emphasizing perfect agreement on words and forms, instead of inviting people into an experience of the Formless Presence, has caused much of the trouble with human religious history.
Jesus gives us his risen presence as “the way, the truth, and the life” (John 14:6). No dogma will ever substitute for that.
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