2. What is Truth?

3. What is Truth?
John 18:33-38
(38) – “Pilate said to Him, “What is truth?”

4. What is Truth? Proverbs 23:23 – “buy the truth, and do not sell it”
John 4:24 – ”must worship in spirit and truth”
III John 4 – “my children walk in truth”
Romans 2:2 – “the judgment of God is according to truth”

5. What is Truth? John 17:17 – “Sanctified them by Your truth”
II Thessalonians 2:13 – “salvation through… belief in the truth”
II Thessalonians 2:12 – “all may be condemned who did not believe the truth”

6. Characteristics of Truth
Truth is Always Narrow

7. Truth is Always Narrow II Peter 2:1-2, 15 – “the way of truth”
Matthew 7:13-14 – “Enter by the narrow gate”
Ephesians 4:4-6 – “one body, one Spirit, one hope, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all”
John 14:6 – “I am the way, the truth, and the life”
Acts 4:12 – “Nor is there salvation in any other”

8. Characteristics of Truth
Truth is Always Narrow
Truth is Always Consistent

9. Truth is Always Consistent
I Corinthians 14:33 – “God is not the author of confusion”
Psalms 119:160 – “The entirety of Your word is truth”
Psalms 19:9 – “The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether”

10. Characteristics of Truth
Truth is Always Narrow
Truth is Always Consistent
Truth is Not Determined by Who Believes It

11. Not Determined by Who Believes
John 7:40-49 – “Have any of the rulers or the Pharisees believed in Him?”
I Corinthians 1:26-29 – “not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty”

12. Characteristics of Truth
Truth is Always Narrow
Truth is Always Consistent
Truth is Not Determined by Who Believes It
Truth is Not Determined by How Many Believe It

13. Not Determined by How Many
II Peter2:5 – “saved Noah, one of eight people”
Matthew 13:9; 22:14 – “For many are called, but few are chosen.”
Romans 3:4 – “Let God be true but every man a liar”

14. Characteristics of Truth
Truth is Always Narrow
Truth is Always Consistent
Truth is Not Determined by Who Believes It
Truth is Not Determined by How Many Believe It
There is Not Safe Substitute for Truth

15. No Safe Substitute for Truth
Romans 10:1-3 – “they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge”
Romans 1:25 – “exchanged the truth of God for the lie”
II Thessalonians 2:10-12 – “they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth”

16. Characteristics of Truth
Truth is Always Narrow
Truth is Always Consistent
Truth is Not Determined by Who Believes It
Truth is Not Determined by How Many Believe It
There is Not Safe Substitute for Truth
Truth Can be Offensive

17. Truth Can be Offensive
Matthew 15:10-14 – “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended?”
Acts 2:36-37 – “Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart”

18. Hope in Christ
John 8:32 – You shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free”

19. Have you Obeyed the Truth?
Hear the Word of God (Acts 2:22)
Believe in Jesus (Acts 2:41)
Repent of Sins (Acts 2:38)
Confess Faith in Christ (Acts 8:37)
Be Baptized in Water (Acts 2:38, 41)
Remain Faithful (Revelations 2:10)
If err, repent and pray to God (Acts 8:22)