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Reviving A Love For The Truth. Text: Revelation 2.2-4 To Be “ Against ”… “ To Be Down On ” Why? They Were Full Of Form … What Form? “ We Are Christians & Don ’ t Believe Others ’ Claims! ” Admirable, But Insufficient. First Love?. What Was The Problem? They Left Their First Love
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Reviving A Love For The Truth Text: Revelation 2.2-4 To Be “Against”… “To Be Down On” Why? They Were Full Of Form… What Form? “We Are Christians & Don’t Believe Others’ Claims!” Admirable, But Insufficient
First Love? What Was The Problem? They Left Their First Love What Was That? I John 4.19…2.5 How Did They Leave? “Abandon, Keep No More” Apparently They Failed To Keep His Word! Simply Put… They Were Disobedient!
Their True Interest— SELF RIGHTEOUSNESS! Luke 16.15…18.9 Self-Justification…Self-Trust II Timothy 3.5— Forms Of Godliness & Self-Righteousness… BOTH WORTHLESS!
The Likely Cause… Failure To… James 4.10—Pride Ephesians 6.10—“Look What I Did!”
What Are The Symptoms? Hebrews 2.3—Neglect & Failure To Listen… I Timothy 4.1…6.3,4— A Falling Away & Being Puffed Up
Result: II Peter 3.16—Destruction Judges 2.10—No Longer Know God Hebrews 10.31 + 12.29 = FALL INTO THE HANDS OF A CONSUMING FIRE!
The Cure: Revive A Love For The Truth! Psalm 119.97…140…160 Theme Of II John Is “Love For Truth” II John 1—John Writes To Those Who “Know & Love The Truth”
Can We Know The Truth? Ephesians 4.21 John 8.32 I John 2.3 If We Know Christ & Do What He Says… We Know The Truth… And Know That We Know! I Timothy 2.4 Of Course We Can Know The Truth!
If We Cannot Know The Truth… Cannot Know God Or Christ Forgiveness Salvation Freedom From Sin
Truth Brings— Knowledge & Awareness Of Grace & Hope… Colossians 1.5,6 Mercy, Righteousness & Peace… Psalm 85.10 Peace… Zechariah 8.16 Duty… III John 4
If We… I Timothy 4.16—Continue… II John 8—Watch Out… Colossians 3.1,2—Seek Heaven
We Will Not Revelation 2.4—Leave Let Us Revelation 2.5 I Corinthians 15.34—Wake Up!
Let Us Pray With David… Psalm 51.10-13 Clean Heart Right Spirit Joy Of Salvation Willingness: Teach & Praise