Dogmatization of the Truth

Abstract

Since the beginning of time, man has searched for answers to the questions that tormented him concerning how he came into being, how the world came into existence and if objective truth exists. The problem of defining the idea of truth caused unrest first of all for ancient philosophers and one can find a few formulations defining this concept in ancient Greek metaphysics. The first to define the concept of truth was Aristotle. The Old Testament had its own truth. We do not speak of a dogma of the Old or New Testament, but we speak of the truth or truths of the Old or New Testament or generally of truths contained in the Holy Scripture. On the other hand, the New Testament proclaimed that Truth had become man. When interpreting the idea of the truth in the New Testament, St. Clemens of Rome stated, that not only Christ Himself is the very Truth but all he proclaims is the very truth. The history of the Church witnesses to the fact of how truth, that was attacked by heretics, transformed itself into dogma. For two thousand years, the Church has preserved the dogmatic definitions of the Holy Ecumenical Councils, which are the foundation of our faith and the very guarantee of our proper growth in Christ and finally, of our salvation.