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The Love of the Truth

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Listen to this sermonThe Love of the Truth · October 21, 2018 · slides available

Scripture Reading: 2 Thessalonians 2:9-15

The Love of the Truth

Intro.

1. Job expressed an admirable love for truth, Job 23:12.

2. Truth is more desirable than gold; its value immeasurable, Psa. 19:10.

3. Inspiration says to acquire truth and do not relinquish it, Prov. 23:23:

a. Traits of truth (23): Wisdom, instruction and understanding.

b. Truth comes from above (heaven), not below (earth), Jno. 14:6; 1:1.

4. We cannot love Jesus if we do not love truth, because He is the Truth, Jno. 1:14, 17; 14:6.

I. THOSE WHO DO NOT LOVE THE TRUTH, 2 Thess. 2:10-12.

(Displays itself in one’s attitudes, words and actions of life)

A. Present Dilemma:

1. Lost; Perish in unbelief (10), Active participle: Are perishing. People are lost (spiritually destroyed) when truth is refused (sin). cf. Those who haven’t heard gospel, Rom. 1:20-21; Psa. 19:1-4.

2. Deceived, deluded and believes a lie (11, 12), Nature of all sin.

-Deceived by false doctrine and its promoters, 2 Thess. 2:9.

3. Pleasure in unrighteousness (12), “to approve,” Rom. 1:32 (1 Cor. 13:6).

B. Future Outcome:

1. Condemned (12), Judged punishable, Rom. 2:4-5 (Jno. 3:19).

2. Sin brings eternal death, and only changed by loving, believing and obeying the truth of Jesus, Jno. 3:36.

II. DO I LOVE THE TRUTH? THOSE WHO LOVE THE TRUTH…

A. Meditate on the Truth, Psa. 119:97; 1:1-2.

B. Obey the Truth, Heb. 5:9 (Jno. 14:15); 1 Pet. 1:22.

C. Are Sanctified in the Truth, Jno. 17:17 (Eph. 5:26).

D. Abide in the Truth and Truth Abides in You, 1 Jno. 2:14 (Jno. 8:31).

E. Speak the Truth in Love, Eph. 4:15; cf. Amos 5:10 (ESV).

III. GOD’S PEOPLE KNOW AND ABIDE IN TRUTH, Jno. 8:31-32.

A. Serve God in Truth, Josh. 24:14; 1 Sam. 12:24.

B. Worship God in Truth, Jno. 4:24.

C. Rejoice in the Truth, 1 Cor. 13:6.

Conclusion

1. Buy the truth – Love the truth – Learn the truth – Live the truth – Do not relinquish the truth by participating in and/or approving of sin and error, Prov. 23:23; 3 Jno. 4.

2. God’s truth saves and leads to glory, 2 Thess. 2:13-14 (deliverance and protection).

3. Therefore, stand fast in the apostolic truth, 2 Thess. 2:15.

By: Joe R. Price

Posted: October 16, 2018

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