Faith without truths is like a vine that bears a few wild grapes. Faith
made of truths is like a vine that bears bunches of high-quality grapes
that yield excellent wine.
A faith in the Lord that lacks truths is like a new star that appears in
the sky but then dims after a while. A faith in the Lord that has truths is
like a fixed star that endures forever.
Truth is the essence of faith. Therefore the quality of the truth deter-
mines the quality of the faith. Without truths, faith wanders around; with
them, it stays in one place. In fact, a faith made of truths shines in heaven
like a star.4
Having a Quantity of Truths
That Are Bound Together like Strands in a Cable
Elevates and Improves Our Faith349 If all we had was an awareness of the faith that exists nowadays, it would
be impossible for us to know that in its proper surroundings faith is an
array of truths; still less could we see from today’s faith that we are capable
of doing something to acquire faith for ourselves. Yet faith in its essence is
truth. Faith is truth in its own light. Therefore as truth is something that
we can acquire, so is faith. We can all turn to the Lord if we want to. We
can all gather truths from the Word if we want to. Every truth that is in
the Word, or from the Word, shines; and faith is truth in light.
The Lord, who is light itself, flows into us all. If we have truths from
the Word, he makes them shine in us and become part of our faith. This
is what the Lord is saying in John, that we live in the Lord and his words
live in us (John 15 : 7 ). The Lord’s words are truths.
To correctly understand this statement—that having a quantity of
truths that are bound together like strands in a cable elevates and improves
our faith—the discussion needs to be broken into the following points:
a. Truths of faith can be multiplied to infinity.
b. Truths of faith come together to form structures that are like fasci-
cles of nerves.
c. Our faith improves depending on the quantity of truths we have
and how well they fit together.