BURNING HEARTS

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BURNING HEARTS

• Luke 2413-35
• Did not our heart burn within us while He talked
  with us on the road, and while He opened the
  Scriptures to us? (v. 32)

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Loving Truth

• Jeremiah 202, 7-9
• Jeremiah endured persecutions for preaching the
  truth wanted to quit
• Preached a return to the old paths of Gods word
  not popular (616)
• Had to keep preaching because word was in his
  heart like a burning fire
• Could not keep quiet many were mocking and
  acting evil

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Loving Truth

• Gods word is truth and makes one complete (Jn.
  1717 2 Tim. 316-17)
• Love of truth will save (2 Thess. 210)
• Lack of love for truth will cause one to turn
  away (2 Tim. 43-4, 10)
• Some compromise for men or false doctrine
• Some call for peaceful fellowship with error
• Some say truth not clear, so we can tolerate
  differing views

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Hating Error

• Acts 134-12
• Paul strongly condemned Elymas for trying to turn
  someone from the truth
• Elymas promoted error and opposed truth angered
  Paul
• Hate describes Gods attitude toward sin (Prov.
  616-19) must be our attitude (Psa. 119104,
  128) the more truth we learn, the more we hate
  error (1 Jn. 34)

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Hating Error

• Stephen hated error and condemned it lost his
  life (Acts 751-53)
• Paul loved truth and hated error more than
  earthly relationships (Gal. 211)
• Love the souls of men, but hate the sin
• One who claims to love truth but not speak out
  against error is not of Christ

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Seeking Souls

• John 143-49
• Philip went to Nathanael and invited him to know
  the truth about Jesus come and see
• Burning hearts have to share the message of truth
  (vv. 33-35)
• Even Christians on the run had to tell the
  message (Acts 84)

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Seeking Souls

• Truth has the power to save and change lives from
  the cancer of sin (Acts 1634)
• If you had the cure for cancer, wouldnt you tell
  someone?
• Some would oppose you!
• Dont let your heart become cold and hard to the
  truth be fervent in spirit!

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