On Truth

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On Truth 2 John 1-11 By Cky J. Carrigan,
Ph.D. North American Mission Board,
SBC ccarrigan_at_namb.net www.ontruth.com
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• There is a Crisis of Truth in N. America
• This Crisis of Truth has Three Faces
• Liars
• Quibblers
• Other-Worlders

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• Evidences of the Crisis of Truth
• Recent Polling of the Bridger Generation (72
  Million Young People, Ages 8-25)
• 86 Claim to be Christian
• 90 Affirm Situation Ethics
• 80 No Certainty About Morality
• 72 Truth Can Never Be Clearly Defined

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• 60 Lying is Necessary
• 66 Affirm Salvation By Works
• 50 Jesus Sinned
• 50 All Religions Teach Similar Lessons
• 50 All Good People Go To Heaven (With or Without
  Jesus)
• 4 Affirm Exclusivity of Christ for Salvation

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• Additional Polling of Adult Americans Reveals...
• 40 Affirm Pantheism (All is God)
• 36 Believe Astrology is Scientific
• 25 Affirm Reincarnation

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On-Mission Believers Are On-Mission With God To
Meet The Challenge Of The Crisis of Truth
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• OMBs Practice The Truth From Christ
• OMBs Keep the Commandments
• OMBs Keep the Compassion

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1 2 3 4 5 Compassion
Commandment What
Number Are You?
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• OMBs Practice The Truth From Christ
• OMBs Keep the Commandments
• OMBs Keep the Compassion

• Action Plan
• Love One Another
• Obey the Commandments
• Speak the Truth

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• OMBs Profess The Truth About Christ
• Christ is the Content of the Truth
• Christ is the Concrete of the Truth
• Christ is the Key to the Consequences of the Truth

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• OMBs Profess The Truth About Christ
• Action Plan
• Get the Truth
• Give the Truth Away
• Sharpen Your Understanding of the Truth
• Share the Truth
• Be Truth-Pressers

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• OMBs Protect the Truth about Christ
• OMBs Do Not Make Camp with Heretics
• OMBs Do Not Make Concessions with Heretics
• Action Plan...
• Dig-in for the Truth
• Stand-up for the Truth
• Strike-out for the Truth

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Almighty, eternal God, Thou art the way and the
truth because I have not been shown to be in
error, I will with thy help this day testify to
the TRUTH and seal it with my blood.
Michael Sattler-- May 20, 1527
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On-Mission Believers Are On-Mission With God To
Meet The Challenge Of The Crisis of Truth
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OMBs Practice the Truth from Christ OMBs Profess
the Truth About Christ OMBs Protect the Truth
About Christ
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On Truth 2 John 1-11 By Cky J. Carrigan,
Ph.D. North American Mission Board,
SBC ccarrigan_at_namb.net www.ontruth.com