THE IMPORTANCE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF TRUTHTRUTH

“BUY THE TRUTH, AND SELL IT “BUY THE TRUTH, AND SELL IT NOT.”NOT.”

PROVERBS 23:23PROVERBS 23:23

““THE IMPORTANCE OF TRUTH”THE IMPORTANCE OF TRUTH”PILATE ASKED JESUS THE ETERNAL PILATE ASKED JESUS THE ETERNAL

QUESTIONQUESTION

“ “WHAT IS TRUTH?”(JOHN 18:38)WHAT IS TRUTH?”(JOHN 18:38)

“WHAT THE TRUTH IS NOT” THE TRUTH IS NOT BASED

UPON POPULAR OPPINION. (Psalms 119:89) THE TRUTH IS NOT

OUTDATED, JUST FOR OLD

PEOPLE,HERE TODAY AND GONE TOMORROW.

(Psalms 119:160) THE TRUTH IS NOT

COMPATIBLE WITH LIES AND WICKEDNESS.(PSALMS 119:150)

““WHAT THE TRUTH IS”WHAT THE TRUTH IS”TRUTH IS THE REVELATION OF THE WORD OF GOD. TRUTH IS THE REVELATION OF THE WORD OF GOD.

( PSALMS 119:142; JOHN 17:17)( PSALMS 119:142; JOHN 17:17)

TRUTH ORIGINATES IN JESUS CHRIST WHERE ALL TRUTH ORIGINATES IN JESUS CHRIST WHERE ALL TRUTH FLOWS FROM. (JOHN 1:11-3,14,17,14:6,16:13) TRUTH FLOWS FROM. (JOHN 1:11-3,14,17,14:6,16:13)

TRUTH IS UNIVERSAL, ALL ARE SUBJECT UNTO IT. TRUTH IS UNIVERSAL, ALL ARE SUBJECT UNTO IT. (JOHN 12:48; ROMANS 14:11-12)(JOHN 12:48; ROMANS 14:11-12)

TRUTH IS WHAT SETS US FREE FROM THE BONDS OF TRUTH IS WHAT SETS US FREE FROM THE BONDS OF SIN (JOHN 8:32)SIN (JOHN 8:32)

TRUTH ISN’T SUBJECTIVE BUT RATHER DIRECTIVE! TRUTH ISN’T SUBJECTIVE BUT RATHER DIRECTIVE! ( PSALMS 119:105, 3( PSALMS 119:105, 3RDRD JOHN 3-4 ) JOHN 3-4 )

THE PURPOSE OF THE CHURCHTHE PURPOSE OF THE CHURCH

“…“…That thou mayest know how thou That thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the Church of the Living God, God, which is the Church of the Living God,

the pillar and the ground of the truththe pillar and the ground of the truth.”.”

11stst Timothy 3:15 Timothy 3:15

THE BRIDE OF CHRIST THE BRIDE OF CHRIST DEFENDS AND UPHOLDS THE DEFENDS AND UPHOLDS THE TRUTH WHILE SHE AWAITS TRUTH WHILE SHE AWAITS

HER BRIDEGROOMHER BRIDEGROOM

HOW IMPORTANT WAS THE TRUTH TO JESUS CHRIST?

• He left Heaven that we might know it.

• He was persecuted for living the truth.

• He was nailed to the cross for preaching it.

• He endured the crucifixion that we might obey it.

LONG AFTER WE ARE GONE LONG AFTER WE ARE GONE THE THE TRUTH WILL REMAINTRUTH WILL REMAIN

GOD’S TRUTH ABIDES FOREVERGOD’S TRUTH ABIDES FOREVER

THE QUESTION WE NEED TO THE QUESTION WE NEED TO ASK OURSELVES IS WHEN ASK OURSELVES IS WHEN THE SUNSET OF YOUR LIFE THE SUNSET OF YOUR LIFE COMES HOW IMPORTANT COMES HOW IMPORTANT WILL THE TRUTH BE TO WILL THE TRUTH BE TO

YOU?YOU?

HEAR GOD’S WORD (ROMANS 10:17)HEAR GOD’S WORD (ROMANS 10:17)REPENT OF YOUR SINS (LUKE 13:3)REPENT OF YOUR SINS (LUKE 13:3)

CONFESS THE NAME OF CHRIST(ACTS 8:37)CONFESS THE NAME OF CHRIST(ACTS 8:37)BE BAPTIZED TO HAVE YOUR SINS WASHED BE BAPTIZED TO HAVE YOUR SINS WASHED

AWAY AWAY (ACTS 22:16)(ACTS 22:16)