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UNION GROVE CHURCH OF CHRIST, CLEVELAND TN. |
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GOD’S TRUTH
Is there really such a thing as truth? Many religious-minded people have knocked that question around for a long time. It really should not be a point of contention, however, because the Bible speaks so plainly about it. Consider these four clear facts: 1. There is such a thing as truth. Jesus said, "And ye shall know the truth; and the truth shall make you free" (John 8:32). Notice that Jesus talked about "the truth." Thus, the truth exists. The truth is not imaginary, but real. 2. The truth, and only the truth, can make us free. Look again at what Jesus said: ". . . and the truth shall make you free." Free from what? Free from the bondage of sin. Only the truth can give us such freedom. 3. God’s word, the Bible, is His spiritual truth for all mankind. Once when Jesus prayed to His heavenly Father, He said, "Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth" (John 17:17). What is truth in the spiritual realm? A: God’s word. Who said so? Jesus did! 4. God’s truth will not save us until we obey it. "Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren . . ." (1 Peter 1:22). The souls of the people to whom Peter wrote had been purified. When? A: When they obeyed the truth. They had heard the gospel, believed it, repented of their sins, confessed faith in Jesus as God’s Son, and been baptized for the remission of sins. Have you done this in order that God’s truth might save your soul and set you free? -- Roger D. Campbell |
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