I tell you the truth What the New Testament has to say about Truth

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I tell you the truth
What the New Testament has to say
about Truth
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Truth

• Greek Word
• aletheia
• literally means
• not concealed or
• unhiddenness

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Phrases from the New Testament on Truth
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• Verily (truly), I say to you
• in accordance with the truth
• the whole truth
• full of grace and truth
• grace and truth came
• lives by the truth

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• in spirit and in truth
• testify to the truth
• a man of truth
• you will know the truth
• the truth will set you free
• not holding to the truth
• no truth in him

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• telling the truth
• I am the way, the truth, the life
• the Spirit of truth
• Sanctify them by the truth
• Your Word is truth
• distort the truth
• learn the truth

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• suppress the truth
• exchange the truth for a lie
• judgment... based on truth
• reject the truth
• rejoices with the truth
• setting forth the truth plainly
• truth of the Gospel

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• obey the truth
• speaking the truth in love
• belt of truth
• love the truth
• believed the truth
• knowledge of the truth
• foundation of the truth

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• robbed of the truth
• wandered away from the truth
• acknowledge the truth
• turned their ears away from the truth
• reject the truth
• word of truth

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• deny the truth
• obey the truth
• firmly established in the truth
• the way of truth
• live by the truth
• no lie comes from the truth
• love in truth

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• belong to the truth
• faithfulness to the truth
• work together for the truth

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1 John 16-8A passage about living
by the truth
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If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk
in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the
truth. 1 John 16
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Thoughts on Maintaining Your Fellowship with God

• Not the same as relationship
• Requires that we live in the
  truth
• Possible to lie to others and
  ourselves

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Walking in Truth

• means simply living our daily lives with nothing
  hidden from God, ourselves and others
• Means letting Gods light touch every aspect of
  our lives
• Means a commitment to the truth beyond
  embarrassment

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Characteristics of Truth

• The fallen nature fears it
• The renewed spirit loves it
• Reveals our true natures
• Is always personal
• Will set us free if received
• Will discipline us if rejected
• Is balanced with mercy

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But if we walk in the light, as He is in the
light, we have fellowship with one another, and
the blood of Jesus, His Son, purifies us from all
sin. 1 John 17
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Things Hidden in Darkness

• Prevent fellowship with God
• Prevent fellowship with other believers
• Prevent cleansing by the blood of Christ

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Living in Truth

• Constant working of the Holy Spirit in our lives
• Believers used in our lives as the body of
  Christ
• Constant defeat of the devils plans for us

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If we claim to be without sin, we deceive
ourselves and the truth is not in us. 1 John 18

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Deceiving Ourselves and Others About Sin

• Comes from pride
• Will block the grace of God to us (breakdowns!)
• Produces hypocrites (play actors)
• Sets us up to believe more and greater lies

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This presentation was created by Dr. Roger Sapp,
All Nations Ministries and made available with
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