The Priority of Truth

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The Priority of Truth
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Priorities of Life

• Joshua said choose (Josh 2414-15)
• Elijah said choose (1 K. 1821)
• Jesus said choose (Mt. 624,33)
• Truth must be chosen over all other (Prov. 2323)

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Priority of Truth

• Truth must have priority over
• Peace or unity (Jer. 613-16)
• Family heritage (Jn. 840-46)
• Respect of persons (Mt. 2216)
• Majority rule (Jn. 1837-38)
• Sensual pleasure (Rom. 125 2
  Thess. 210-12 2 Pet. 22)

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Priority of Truth

• Truth must have priority over
• Courtesy (1 Cor. 58-13,13 2 Jn. 11)
• Friendships (Gal. 25-14 416)
• Human wisdom (2 Tim. 44 Tit. 14)
• Progress (2 Jn. 4,9-10)
• A party or group (Isa. 594,14-15 Jer.
  51-3 93-6 2615)

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Priority of Truth Why?

• Truth is everlasting, other relationships are not
  (1 Pet. 122-25)
• Truth is the God, other relationships are not
  (Jn. 114,17 146 1417 1526 1613 1717)
• Truth is what God desires, not other
  relationships (Jn. 423-24)
• Truth will judge us in the last day, other
  relationships will not (Rom. 22,8)