--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Truth is more than trustable knowledge…" description: "\"“Truth is more than trustable knowledge; it is deeply experiential, confessional, and contextual. It should be engaged in a community that he or she li..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ec/yung-suk-kim-140552_love_truth-is-more-than-trustable-knowledge-i_1622647.jpg" --- # Truth is more than trustable knowledge; it is deeply… ![“Truth is more than trustable knowledge; it is deeply experiential, confessional, and contextual. It should be engaged in a community that he or she lives, embodied in a world beyond the immediate community, and testified at all costs because of the love of God for all. Truth is not possessive, but…” quote by Yung Suk Kim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ec/yung-suk-kim-140552_love_truth-is-more-than-trustable-knowledge-i_1622647.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ec/yung-suk-kim-140552_love_truth-is-more-than-trustable-knowledge-i_1622647.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ec/yung-suk-kim-140552_love_truth-is-more-than-trustable-knowledge-i_1622647.jpg) > ““Truth is more than trustable knowledge; it is deeply experiential, confessional, and contextual. It should be engaged in a community that he or she lives, embodied in a world beyond the immediate community, and testified at all costs because of the love of God for all. Truth is not possessive, but requires a life that engages the way, the truth and the life as we get clues from John 14:6.” -- Yung Suk Kim, Truth, Testimony, and Transformation: A New Reading of the "I am" Sayings in the Fourth Gospel (Cascade Books, 2013 forthcoming)”” [Yung Suk Kim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yung-suk-kim/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Truth is experiential, communal, and rooted in love, not possessive, demanding lived engagement. **In simple terms:** Truth is lived, shared, and loving. Key Takeaway Engage with truth through community and love. Themes truth experience community love spirituality theology Mood contemplative inspired serious Type theoretical spiritual academic When to use this quote - study groups - faith discussions - personal reflection - service work - academic research Key Concepts philosophy theology ethics existentialism Questions to Reflect On - How does your community define truth? - What role does love play in your understanding of truth? 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