The TRUTH

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The Bible is truth.The Bible is truth.

It is dangerous to It is dangerous to depend solely depend solely on what others on what others

say.say.

WE SHOULD SEARCH THE WE SHOULD SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES FOR THE ANSWERS SCRIPTURES FOR THE ANSWERS

TO LIFE’S NEEDS:TO LIFE’S NEEDS:

A.A. To learn more about JesusTo learn more about Jesus

B.B. To learn about salvationTo learn about salvation

C.C. To learn about the futureTo learn about the future

D.D. To learn how to liveTo learn how to live

(See John 5:39.)

We need to We need to compare our compare our lives with the lives with the Word of God.Word of God.

Following man-Following man-made traditions made traditions

could be harmful!could be harmful!

TRADITIONTRADITIONTRADITIONTRADITIONcould cancel the could cancel the

effect of the effect of the Word of God in Word of God in

your life.your life.

could cancel the could cancel the effect of the effect of the

Word of God in Word of God in your life.your life.

What is What is popularpopular is is not always not always rightright;;

What is What is rightright is not is not always always popularpopular..

“A person’s beliefs hold the

greatest potential for

good or harm in life.”

“A person’s beliefs hold the

greatest potential for

good or harm in life.”

Ed Cole

Our Our understanding understanding

of and of and obedience to obedience to truth impacts truth impacts our destiny.our destiny.

Our Our understanding understanding

of and of and obedience to obedience to truth impacts truth impacts our destiny.our destiny.

WeWe need to need to adjust to the adjust to the teachings of teachings of God’s Word.God’s Word.

If someone says

something that is

If someone says

something that is

WRONG,WRONG,

it is stillit is still

Even though a Even though a thousand people thousand people say it is correct,say it is correct,

WRONG!WRONG!

ETERNITYETERNITY

is too is too long to be long to be WRONG.WRONG.

How can we be right?

How can we be right?

Ask God to Ask God to direct us.direct us.

Have a Have a teachable teachable attitude.attitude.

Study God’s Study God’s Word.Word.

Obey its Obey its directions.directions.

Attend a Attend a Bible believing Bible believing

Church.Church.

Submit to a Submit to a truth truth

preaching preaching pastor.pastor.

Remain Remain humble and humble and teachable.teachable.

What men are taught

determines what they believe.

What men are taught

determines what they believe.

What they What they believe believe

determines what determines what they do.they do.

What they What they believe believe

determines what determines what they do.they do.

What they do determines

their destiny.

What they do determines

their destiny.

gets God’s approval

and equips us for good works.

gets God’s approval

and equips us for good works.(See 2 Timothy 2:15.)(See 2 Timothy 2:15.)

STUDYSTUDY

The Word of God The Word of God can be wrongly can be wrongly

divided.divided.(See II Peter 3:20-21.)(See II Peter 3:20-21.)

What kind of people What kind of people misapply or distort misapply or distort Scriptures to their Scriptures to their own destruction?own destruction?

(See II Peter 3:16.)(See II Peter 3:16.)

A. Unlearned people misapply the BibleB. Unstable people misapply the Bible

They:They:DISTORTDISTORT

TWISTTWIST

DIVERTDIVERT

MISAPPLYMISAPPLY

to an improper useto an improper use

the meaningthe meaning

We should conform We should conform our lives to the Bibleour lives to the Bible

instead of conforming instead of conforming the Bible to our lives.the Bible to our lives.

“ “ earch the scriptures;earch the scriptures;

for in them ye thinkfor in them ye think

ye have eternal lifeye have eternal life

and they are theyand they are they

which testify of me”which testify of me”(John 5:39).(John 5:39).

REVIEW QUESTIONSREVIEW QUESTIONS

1. What is the measurement of truth?1. What is the measurement of truth?

The BibleThe Bible

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2. Why should we search the 2. Why should we search the scriptures?scriptures?

•To learn about Jesus

•To learn about salvation

•To learn about the future•To learn how to live

•To learn about Jesus

•To learn about salvation

•To learn about the future•To learn how to live

3. People compare their lives with 3. People compare their lives with others and the demands or trends of others and the demands or trends of society. How should we compare our society. How should we compare our

lives?lives?We should measure and We should measure and

compare our lives compare our lives according to according to

the WORD of God.the WORD of God.

4. What holds the potential for 4. What holds the potential for greatest harm or good in a person’s greatest harm or good in a person’s

life?life?

A person’s beliefsA person’s beliefs

5. Eternity is too long to be 5. Eternity is too long to be __________.__________.

wrongwrong

6. Why should we study God’s Word?6. Why should we study God’s Word?

A.A. To get God’s approval

To get God’s approval

B.B. To be equipped for good works

To be equipped for good works

C.C. To rightly divide the Word of Truth

To rightly divide the Word of Truth

7. What type of person misapplies or 7. What type of person misapplies or distorts God’s Word?distorts God’s Word?

A.A.Unlearned Unlearned peoplepeople

B.B. Unstable Unstable peoplepeople

8. What type of church should you 8. What type of church should you attend?attend?

Bible believing Bible believing ChurchChurch

9. What does John 5:39 tell us to do?9. What does John 5:39 tell us to do?

Search the Search the ScripturesScriptures

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