God Is True

Revelation 19:11Revelation 19:11

"Now I saw heaven opened, and "Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, behold,

a white horse. And He who sat on a white horse. And He who sat on him was called him was called FaithfulFaithful and and

TrueTrue, and in , and in righteousnessrighteousness He He judges and makes war.”judges and makes war.”

God Is True

Psalm 89:14Psalm 89:14

““Righteousness and justice Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your are the foundation of Your

throne; throne; Mercy and Mercy and truthtruth go before Your go before Your

face.”face.”

God Is True

1 Kings 3:61 Kings 3:6

And Solomon said: “You have shown And Solomon said: “You have shown great mercy to Your servant David great mercy to Your servant David

my father, because he walked before my father, because he walked before You in You in truthtruth, in righteousness, and in , in righteousness, and in

uprightness of heart with You; You uprightness of heart with You; You have continued this great kindness have continued this great kindness for him, and You have given him a for him, and You have given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this son to sit on his throne, as it is this

day.”day.”

God Is True ““the only true God” the only true God” (Jn. 17:3) (Jn. 17:3)

““Into Your hand I commit my spirit; You Into Your hand I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, have redeemed me, O Lord God of O Lord God of truthtruth.” .” (Ps. 31:5)  (Ps. 31:5)  

He is the source of all truthHe is the source of all truth““But you have not so learned Christ, if But you have not so learned Christ, if indeed you have heard Him and have indeed you have heard Him and have been taught by Him, as been taught by Him, as the truth is in the truth is in JesusJesus” ” (Eph. 4:20-21; cf. Jn. 1:18) (Eph. 4:20-21; cf. Jn. 1:18)

“What Is Truth?”John 18:37-38

“Thy Word is Truth” John17:17

God Is True

Truth From God Is…Truth From God Is… Knowable

Jn. 8:31-32 – “if you abide in my word…you shall know the truth”

Eph. 3:3-4 – “when you read you can understand”

Eph. 5:17 – “do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.”

Truth From God Is…Truth From God Is… Knowable Pure

Jas. 3:17 – “wisdom from above is first pure”

99% Truth and 1% Lie is NOT the Truth

Truth From God Is…Truth From God Is… Knowable Pure Non-

ContradictoryPs. 119:160 – “the sum of Thy word is truth”Mt. 4:4 – “man shall live by every word that proceeds”

Truth From God Is…Truth From God Is… Knowable Pure Non-

Contradictory Absolute

Rom. 3:4 – “Let God be true, but every man a liar”

John 8:44John 8:44“You are of your father the DEVIL, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a MURDERER from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is NO TRUTH in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature, for he is a liar and the FATHER OF LIES.”

John 8:31-32 John 8:31-32 “So Jesus was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine; and you will know the TRUTH, and the truth will make you FREE.”

Our Warfare

““The devil The devil seeks whom seeks whom

he may he may devour.”devour.”1 Peter 5:81 Peter 5:8 ““having having

girded your girded your waist waist

with TRUTH” with TRUTH” Ephesians 6:14Ephesians 6:14

Our Warfare

““The devil The devil seeks whom seeks whom

he may he may devour.”devour.”1 Peter 5:81 Peter 5:8 ““Let no one Let no one

deceive you deceive you with empty with empty

words” words” Ephesians 5:6Ephesians 5:6

1 Corinthians 4:41 Corinthians 4:4“the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving so that they might not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.”

2 Thessalonians 2:9-102 Thessalonians 2:9-10“…in accord with the activity of Satan, with all power and signs and false wonders, and with all the deception of wickedness for those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the TRUTH so as to be saved.”  

2 Corinthians 11:13-152 Corinthians 11:13-15“For such men are false apostles,

deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. No wonder, for even Satan disguises

himself as an angel of light. Therefore it is not surprising if his

servants also disguise themselves as servants of

righteousness, whose end will be according to their deeds.”

2 Corinthians 2:112 Corinthians 2:11

“that no advantage would be taken of us by Satan, for we are

not ignorant of his schemes.”

I Timothy 3:15 “…but in case I am delayed, I write so that you will know how one ought to conduct himself in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and support of the TRUTH.”

What is the primary work of the What is the primary work of the church?church?

Ephesians 4:14-15 Ephesians 4:14-15 “As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness in deceitful scheming; but speaking the TRUTH in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head, even Christ…”

2 Peter 2:2-3 2 Peter 2:2-3 “Many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of the TRUTH will be maligned; and in their greed they will exploit you with FALSE words; their judgment from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.”  

1 John 4:11 John 4:1“Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many FALSE PROPHETS have gone out into the world.”

1 John 4:6 1 John 4:6 “We are from God; he who knows God listens to us; he who is not from God does not listen to us. By this we know the spirit of TRUTH and the spirit of error.”

Acts 17:11Acts 17:11“The Berean Test”“The Berean Test”

“Now these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.”

2 Timothy 2:15 2 Timothy 2:15 “Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of TRUTH.

2 Timothy 4:2-4 2 Timothy 4:2-4 “…preach the WORD; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and instruction. For the time will come when they will not endure SOUND DOCTRINE; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires, and will turn away their ears from the TRUTH and will turn aside to myths. 

3 John 1:4 3 John 1:4 “I have no greater joy than this, to hear of my children walking in the TRUTH.”

Common Lies of the Common Lies of the DevilDevil

• There is no God; we cannot know God; God does not care about man.

• There are no absolute truths. The Bible is not trustworthy.

• There is no hell; everyone will be saved.

• Join the church of your choice.

• Once you are saved you cannot be lost. You can sin and have no price to pay.

• The church is only interested in what it can get out of you; Christians are all hypocrites.

• God is ok with divorce when it is necessary.

• Just a little lie (immorality) won’t hurt.

Will You Become A Christian?

Hear The Gospel (Rom. 10:17)

Believe That Jesus is the Son of God (John 8:24)

Repent of Your Sins (Acts 17:30)

Confess That Jesus is the Son of God (Acts 8:37)

Be Baptized for the Forgiveness of Sins (Acts 2:38)

Live Faithfully Until You Die (Rev. 2:10)