Why You Need the Truth in Your Life

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Why You Need the Truth in Your Life
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What is Truth?
John 1838

• Opposite of falsehood, Prov 12 17, 19 (Eph
  425)
• Fidelity, Jer 728 (Isa 5912-13)
• Doctrine of Christ, Gal 25, 14

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What is Truth?
John 1838

• Some never come to the knowledge of truth, 2 Tim
  37
• Some will turn away from the truth, 2 Tim 44

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The truth of the gospel is in Jesus
Jno 146 Eph 421
WHY YOU NEED TRUTH IN YOUR LIFE
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Because you need Jesus in your life

• Truth reveals Jesus and makes Him available to
  you, Jno 668 Acts 520
• Fellowship by following His word, Jno 1421-23 2
  Jno 9

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Because you need Jesus in your life

• Who do you go to for help?
• Worldly friends? 1 Cor 1533-34
• Worlds wisdom? 1 Cor 121
• Self-help? Jer 1023
• Theologians? Matt 157-9
• Gospel? Jno 668 2 Tim 224-26

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Because you need to be saved from your sins 1 Tim
23-4 Jas 121

• Truth reveals salvation to sinners, Titus
  211-12 Eph 113
• Freedom from sin, Jno 832
• Basis for faith, Jno 1935 2031
• Hear know Gods grace, Col 16
• Purifies your soul, 1 Peter 122

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Because you need to be saved from your sins 1 Tim
23-4 Jas 121

• Jesus is the only way to the Father, John 146
• Because truth is in Jesus, Eph 4 21 Jno 117
• Revealed by apostles, Rom 91 2 Cor 1110

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Because you can only serve God in truth 2 Jn
4 3 Jn 3-4 1 Jn 15-9

• Truth sanctifies us unto God, 1 Ths 42-3
• -Apostles, Jno 1717-19
• -Church, Eph 525-27 1 Pet 29
• -Set apart for service, 1 Cor 12

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Because you can only serve God in truth 2 Jn
4 3 Jn 3-4 1 Jn 15-9

• What are you doing to be sure you are set apart
  to serve God?
• -Learning and living the truth?
• -Attentive during class sermon?
• -Taking time to be holy with Bible reading?

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Because you can only serve God in truth 2 Jn
4 3 Jn 3-4 1 Jn 15-9

• Must worship God in truth, Jno 423-24 Eph
  517-20
• -What defines and arranges worship for you
• -The word of truth?
• -Feelings? Traditions?

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Because you can only serve God in truth 2 Jn
4 3 Jn 3-4 1 Jn 15-9

• In order to grow to maturity, Eph 414-16
  (Heb 511-63) 2 Pet 13-8
• -Christ is truly food and drink, John 655
• -Is truth your favorite food?

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Because you can only serve God in truth 2 Jn
4 3 Jn 3-4 1 Jn 15-9

• To be protected from sin, Eph 613-17
• -The battle rages be strong in the Lord, Eph
  610-12
• -Can you identify the victories of truth in your
  life?

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Truth is the essence of God Deut 324
Do not exchange the truth of God for the lie of
false gods and false teachings, Romans 125
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Christians must always be people of truth 2
John 1-2

• Love the truth, 2 Ths 210
• Obey the truth, 1 Peter 122
• Live the truth, 1 John 23-6
• Be saved through a knowledge of the truth, 1 Tim
  23-4

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