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Freedom In Truth. “ And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free .” John 8:32. “I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death! ” March 23, 1775. Patrick Henry. TRUTH. Shall make you free. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
“And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” John 8:32
“I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death! ”
March 23, 1775.
John 8:31 “Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, "If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed.”
John 8:32 "And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."
Learner, pupil
Liberate, deliver
Some deny that we can know the Truth
They know this one truth !
“always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.” 2 Tim. 3:7
Our Origin - Gen. 1 & 2 Creation / not evolution
The Church - Acts 2 Lord’s / not manmade
Plan of Salvation - Acts God’s plan / not man’s
Way of Worship - Jn.4:24 Truth / not as we like
Right Living -Tit.2:11-12 Righteous / not worldly
Rom.8:1-2 “free from law of sin and death”Law of Moses no longer in effect
1 John 2:15-17 “Love not the world…”
1. Evil Thinking
Phil. 4:8 think on good things
Prov. 4:23 “…out of it are the issues of life”
Ps. 51:10 “Create in me a clean heart, O God;
and renew a right spirit within me.”
Prov. 23:7 “For as he thinks in his heart, so is he.”
2. Evil Habits
James 1:14,15 - “lust” “sin” “death”Gal. 5:24 “crucified the flesh” “lusts”
3. Other Evil Deeds
Rom. 6:16-18 were servants of sin - made free from sin - servants of righteousness
4. Fear and Pessimism
1 John 4:17-18 - no fear in loveMatt. 6:33 - seek first
5. Hopelessness
Eph. 2:11-12 - we now have hope1 Thes. 4:13 - “sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.”
2 + 2 = 4
Matt. 7:13-14WideNarrow
“few who find it”
Not inventedExists without us
Gravity existed before Newton
1642-1727
No matter how sincere
May believe the world is flat
Trans-cultural
2 + 2 = 4
Belief of a culture does not make it so
Nazi - Germany
Could be sincerely wrong
Matt. 22:29 “you are mistaken”
My problem that I cannot find truth
Disagreement does not prove it wrong
Love
Seek
Apply
Teach
Some pervert the
“…but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.
Gal. 1:7corrupt
“And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” John 8:32
Sermon by Arthur Pigman
Evans Church of Christ
515 Gibbs Road
Evans, Ga. 30809
706-855-1249
[email protected]@bellsouth.net
www.evansgachurchofchrist.orgwww.evansgachurchofchrist.org
Sunday Morning Oct. 31, 2010