The truth of the Bible is of absolutely no value to us unless we make application of its principles in our lives t o lift us above this world into a spiritual relationship with God.
Focused on Truth
No quality is of greater value in developing Christ-like character than honesty. How easy it is for us to fall into the practice of deceit, deception, and lying, especially when it appears to be for our advantage. With every falsehood, however, there will be consequences.
There is much discussion about what really is truth in our culture. What does the Bible teach about how we should speak the truth in love to those that we truly love?
One way we learn how to share the truth with others is to observe the methods employed by first century messengers. Today, we study Paul’s approach to an unbelieving audience in ancient Athens, some of whom became believers.
We are often deceived by things that are not true because it is what we want to hear and it looks so good (right) or we have reasoned within ourselves that the lie is the truth. Devastating effects occur when there is no truth.
Truth, our theme for the month of March, is the most powerful force in the world. From what does Jesus promise to free us if we believe and obey the truth?