God desires truth to be within usPastor-Teacher God desires truth to be within usTHE DOCTRINE OF REPENTANCE The first type of repentance is a synonym for faith in connection with salvation. A change in mental attitude about the person and work of Christ equals repentance in connection with salvation. The second type of repentance is rebound, changing our thinking to agree with God’s verdict concerning our sins. We embrace the experiential forgiveness God freely provides. Point 7. The third type of repentance in the Church age believer’s life is the turning away from human viewpoint (lies, evil) and turning toward divine viewpoint (grace and truth), resulting in living a new life of fellowship with the Trinity. What do you think of the truth? Joh 18:38 "What is truth?" “The way" refers to the entrance into the plan of God. "the way" is the noun hodos which is used for entrance into a systematic course of planning and action. Everyone enters into the plan of God at exactly the same place. Everyone has the same chance and the same opportunity to glorify God and become a winner: equal privilege, equal opportunity. So hodos, the way, is used for entrance into the plan of God, Aletheia is a noun that refers to truth or doctrine taught categorically. 1TI 2:3-4 JOH 1:17 JOH 18:37 If I do not have truth, experiences and feelings, though real, can be false. 1. In the Old Testament, the basic Hebrew word for truth is Hebrew noun emeth which means stability, certainty, trust, that which is faithful, stable and secure. Dr. William Gesenius says that emeth means firmness, security and integrity of mind. The most popular Greek word for truth is aletheia which means integrity of character, that which is faithful and certain. Thayer says it is that which frees the mind from pretence, deceit and falsehood. 2. Truth is also said to have a price upon it: The price of truth is humility, commitment, dedication and consistency.
PSA 119:127 PSA 119:72 4. It is impossible to serve the Lord apart from truth being the motivator, 5. It is truth that gives us guidance and direction to worship God properly. JOH 4:24 6. Truth is something we must be taught, it does not come naturally; JOH 8:31 JOH 8:32 In Isa 38:19, parents are to make truth known to their children. In Mat 22:16 our Lord taught the way of God in truth. This is why the apostle Paul tells us that God’s will for all mankind is to "be saved and to come to the epignosis knowledge of the truth", 1Ti 2:4. 7. Truth protects us and keeps us from deception. 1CO 2:16 PHI 2:5 JOH 14:26 This is why the apostle Paul warns us that in the last days "truth" will be rejected and deception accepted, 2Th 2:7-12, 2Ti 3:5-8, 2Ti 4:1-4. 2TH 2:10 2TH 2:11 8. Truth is that which God desires in our life, |