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Society is absolutely sure there is no absolute truth Old society was too (Jn.18)

Society is absolutely sure there is no absolute truth Old society was too (Jn.18). I. Truth Exists. Jn.1:14, 17. All truth is God’s Saving truth came only through Jesus Jn.6:66-68 Jn.14:6 2 Th.2:10-12. Jn.3:21. Requires us to do truth Jn.4:24, worship is doing truth.

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Society is absolutely sure there is no absolute truth Old society was too (Jn.18)

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  1. Society is absolutely sure there is no absolute truth Old society was too (Jn.18) I. Truth Exists

  2. Jn.1:14, 17 All truth is God’s Saving truth came only through Jesus • Jn.6:66-68 • Jn.14:6 • 2 Th.2:10-12

  3. Jn.3:21 Requires us to do truth • Jn.4:24, worship is doing truth

  4. Jn.8:31-32 • Jn.8:40, not Abraham • Jn.8:44, another father • Jn.8:45-46 45But because I tell the truth, you do not believe Me. 46Which of you convicts Me of sin? And if I tell the truth, why do you not believe Me?

  5. Jn.16:13 Guide: Authoritative You: Selective All: Comprehensive Truth: Exclusive

  6. Jn.17:17, 19 Word is truth Other books give information; Word: Not Christians, churches, religious authorities Information Transformation Salvation Sanctification

  7. Jn.18:37-38 Why He came: Truth Ignoring it doesn’t make it go away

  8. II. Truth Exists II. Truth Exists In Spite Of Our Failures

  9. Church scandal, Ac.5:1-11 • “There are hypocrites in the church” • Did Judas destroy influence of Jesus? Schools? Business? Recreation?

  10. Church neglect, Ac.6:1-7 • “Don’t you believe in helping widows?” • “Worldly people do better than you.” • A Christian is not perfect (Ph.3:12; 1 Jn.1:8, 10) • Ac.10

  11. Church fighting, Ac.15:1-2 • The church must defend the gospel (truth) Ph.1:7, 16 • 1 Jn.4:1, 6, souls at stake • An ignorant, compromising world can’t appreciate truth

  12. Church immorality, 1 Co.5:1 • 1 Tim.6:1; Tit.2:5 • People have a right to be indignant over hypocrisy, but it does not deny existence of truth (1 Co.5:8; 13:6)

  13. Church discipline, 1 Co.5:2-13 • To people in love w. sin, discipline is a “hard saying” Pro.13:15 • Good understanding gains favor, but the way of the unfaithful is hard(NKJV) • Good sense wins favor, but the way of the treacherous is their ruin(ESV) 1 Co.5:5

  14. Apostasy • Hb.6:4-6 • Rv.3:1-5; 3:15-17 • Note endings of letters (Jn.16:13) • True ten times in Rv. (e.g.: 3:7, 14) • Apostates received knowledge of the truth (Hb.10:26) then fell . . .

  15. Scandal NeglectFighting Immorality Discipline Apostasy “…because ofthe truthwhich abidesin us and will be with us forever” (2 Jn.6)

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