1. A More Excellent Way Love
Pt. 9 - Sincerity
“But earnestly desire the best gifts. And yet I show you a more excellent way.” Cor. 12:31
Love
“does not rejoice in iniquity
But rejoices in the truth”

2. 1 Cor. 13:4-8a Description of Love
4. Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up;
5. does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil;
6. does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth;
7. bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
8. Love never fails.

3. 1 Cor. 13:4-8a Love Description of Love Dealing with our fellow man
Patience
Kindness
Generosity
Humility
Courtesy
Unselfishness
Good temper
Guilelessness
Dealing with our fellow man

4. Deals with our relationship with God
Love
1 Cor. 13:4-8a
Description of Love
Patience
Kindness
Generosity
Humility
Courtesy
Unselfishness
Good temper
Guilelessness
Sincerity
Deals with our relationship with God

5. 1 Cor. 13:4-8a Love Description of Love Sincerity Patience Kindness
Generosity
Humility
Courtesy
Unselfishness
Good temper
Guilelessness
Sincerity
Spiritual strength
Open-Mindedness
Optimism
Faithfulness
Loverly

6. A More Excellent Way Pt. 9 - Sincerity “rejoices in the truth”
Positive
“rejoices in the truth”
Negative
“does not rejoice in iniquity” NKJV
“rejoiceth not in unrighteousness” ASV
“does not rejoice at wrongdoing” ESV

7. Love Takes a Stand Takes a stand for the truth
And Takes a Stand against all Sin !
“He that is not with me is against me” Mt.12:30
Love does not speak out of both sides of the mouth .

8. Love does not rejoice in unrighteousness
Some have rejoiced in unrighteousness
Balaam - Num. 22
“loved the wages of unrighteousness” 2 Pet.2:15
Prodigal Son – Luke 15
Wasted his substance with riotous living Lk.15:13

9. Damage from Insincerity
Nehemiah
Rebuilding walls of Jerusalem
Enemies used insincerity to try to stop him
Neh. 6:2 “come let us meet together”
“they thought to do me harm”
Insincerity still hinders the work of God.

10. Why we should not rejoice in
unrighteousness
I John 5:17 “All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.”
Romans 1:18 “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;”

11. Jesus Denounced the Insincere
Matthew 15:7-8
“hypocrites”
“heart is far from me.”
Matthew 23:25-28
Outward appeared to be righteous
Inward they were insincere sinners
Appeared to be righteous
But at heart they were rotten
Offered lip Service
Not heart Service

12. Rejoices in the Truth We say we love God
Luke 6:46 “But why do you call Me 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do the things which I say?”
John 14:15 “If you love me, keep my commandments”

13. Rejoices in the Truth Sincere obedience will free us from sin
Rom. 6: “But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered.
18 And having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness.”

14. Rejoices in the Truth Directs into righteousness Walking in the truth
II John 4 “I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth,…”
III John “I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.”

15. Rejoices in the Truth Directs into righteousness Love not the world
1 Jn. 2: “love not the world”
Lust of the flesh
Lust of the eyes
Pride of life
Rom. 12:1-2 “be not conformed to this world…”

16. Rejoices in the Truth Directs into righteousness Walk In The Light
1 John 1:7 “but if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.”

17. Truth Rejoices in the Truth Directs into righteousness
Put off the old man – Put on the new man
Eph. 4:22-24
corrupt clean
deceitful lusts true righteousness
Gossip
Truth

18. Rejoicing in The Truth This is Sincerity Humbly submit to him
Our actions prove if we are sincere
Sincerity alone will not save

19. This is Sincerity Describes our love for God
Jn. 14:6 “I am the way, the truth, and the life.”
Jn. 8:32 “And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”

20. This is Sincerity We must take a stand for the truth !
Some will rejoice with the truth in the presence of friends but will remain silent in the presence of enemies.
If we really love God we will rejoice with the truth at all times.

21. Deals with our relationship with God
Love
1 Cor. 13:4-8a
Description of Love
Patience
Kindness
Generosity
Humility
Courtesy
Unselfishness
Good temper
Guilelessness
Sincerity
Deals with our relationship with God

22. 1 Cor. 13:4-8a Love Description of Love Dealing with our fellow man
Patience
Kindness
Generosity
Humility
Courtesy
Unselfishness
Good temper
Guilelessness
Dealing with our fellow man

23. 1 Cor. 13:4-8a Love Description of Love Sincerity Patience Kindness
Generosity
Humility
Courtesy
Unselfishness
Good temper
Guilelessness
Sincerity
Spiritual strength
Open-Mindedness
Optimism
Faithfulness
Loverly

26. Sermon by Arthur Pigman
Evans Church of Christ
515 Gibbs Road
Evans, Ga
Sunday Evening Sept. 22, 2013