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Four Types Of Truth




So there are different kinds of truth which are inspired by three things – the weight of the confession, the person we are telling it to and our mood. All of these influences our truth so before you believe whatever someone says, you may need to consider some of the kind of truths that exist. And hey, we’re not saying you should begin to disbelieve anyone, just add a little tact to your system, will you?

The plain truth. This is actually a model of what the truth should look like which is saying things just the way they are. Calling a spade a spade not just a piece of farm tool. This kind of truth doesn’t care about offending others or other negative consequences attached to truth telling. People who tell this truth do not care about the weight of the truth or the mood in which they tell it, they say it anyway. This is the kind of truth the bible expects us to tell, the kind of one that sets you free – spiritually and conscience wise though.

The half-truth. Just the way the name indicates, it’s not an entire lie but not an entire truth either. It’s the spot between a lie and a truth. A person telling this truth might admit to finding out about something in a way that only explains the side in which he won’t be affected leaving out how he found it or his involvement with it if it was something he wasn’t supposed to be involved with. It could be stating a fact but pretending to know nothing else about it even when everything else shows some sort of connection.


The diplomatic truth. This is my favorite kind of truth, don’t look at me like that, I tell the plain truth most times. This kind of truth is usually very subtle. It puts into consideration the weight of the truth, the mood and most especially the person the truth is being told to. The person has the ability to tell another person how stupid they are without using the actual word. This kind of truth is usually told using sarcasm and that's why most people love this kind of truth.

The non-truth. Okay, I was supposed to refer to this as a lie but I'd rather call it the non-truth. Some people will be caught in the act and still deny it. For instance, two people are making out but when they're caught, they claim to be siblings and you're like gjdgfjkh? Or people who claim to have what they don't when they obviously don't have it.

Well, that's my list of truths so before you believe any truth, be sure of the kind of truth it is. I'm sure you've seen other kinds, experienced other types of truth, or you're the teller of the truth, share with us will you?

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