Do not think that we say that these things are only to be received by faith, but also that they are to be asserted by reason. For indeed it is not safe to commit these things to bare faith without reason, since assuredly truth cannot be without reason.

—Clement of Alexandria

 

Truth is reason. Truth is reasonable. The mysteries of God are not irrational. In fact, they are mysteries only to the willfully ignorant. But God delights in revealing truth to those who earn it, who qualify themselves for it. Use reason as a measure for truth, even in matters of godliness, and the truth is unfolded. The Mystery of the Trinity is not truth, because it has no reasonableness. The truth that the Prophet Joseph taught can be grasped by reasonable minds. Yes, take things on faith until you learn the truth of them by their reasonableness. Truth is reason; truth eternal tells me all the wonders of God.