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Genesis 26:18Genesis 26:18

We Can Know The We Can Know The TruthTruth

John 8:32John 8:32 Jesus says we can know the truth.Some say there is no truth.Some say we cannot know the truth.

Whom do we believe?

There are a number of New Testament passages that teach we can know the truth

(Ephesians 3:4; 5:17; 1 Timothy 3:15; 4:3; 1 John 2:21; 4:6).

Some passages may be difficult.2 Peter 3:16 says so.That doesn’t mean it is impossible to know.

We Must Preach The Whole We Must Preach The Whole TruthTruth

Acts 20:27Acts 20:27 Some suggest…

. …we should “accentuate the positive and eliminate the negative.”

. …we should “connect more” with young people and the unchurched.

The Bible teaches the need to preach all of the truth (Acts 20:20).

All the truth must be preached to produce true faith.Faith comes from the word (Romans 10:17)

We must preach the word (2 Timothy 4:2-4)

We Must Contend For The We Must Contend For The FaithFaithJude 3Jude 3

Some are “shy” about confrontation.Paul says to be “… set for the defense of the gospel” (Philippians 1:16).

He also says to strive for the gospel (Philippians 1:27).

We must remember we are in a fight (1 Timothy 6:12).

We Must Not Be Like The We Must Not Be Like The WorldWorld

Romans 12:1-2Romans 12:1-2 We live in the world and must

defend against its influence. Jesus warned against worldliness

(Matthew 13:22). John warned against worldliness

(1 John 2:15-17). Loving the world can be

disastrous (2 Timothy 4:10).

We Must Be We Must Be Committed To The Committed To The

WordWordActs 20:32Acts 20:32

Such a commitment will safeguard those in the faith (Acts 20:29-30).

Such a commitment will save those who will believe it (Acts 11:14).

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Hebrews 2:1-4

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