Freedom and truth are significantly related. Freedom is the performance of truth. Jesus said, "The truth shall set you free." It is interesting to note how the Greek word translated as "truth" helps us understand something about truth: aletho-, aleth- + "true" "nothing concealed" "real" [from a-, "no, nothing" and letho-, "forgetfullness, oblivion"]
The word for truth, aletheia, is a composite: the prefix a which reverses the meaning of the word to which it is attached; the verb letho, “to cover up,” “to hide,” “to keep matters forgotten.” aletheia literally means “that which reveals what has been hidden or covered up”.
“To live the truth” (cf. Eph 4:25) involves a process of uncovering what has been unclear, hidden or camouflaged. Truth is not always obvious, not always self-evident, not always easy to know. The truth of a particular situation may be obscure. Getting at the truth frequently requires a process of uncovering, of unveiling what has been concealed.
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