- Introduction
- A. Jesus three times that He is the truth
- 1. John 8:31-32
- 2. John 14:6
- 3. John 18:37
- I. What Is Truth?
- A. Truth is the reality of all experience
- 1. Truth is what actually is
- 2. To say something is true is not the same thing as saying it is truth
- 3. Must be a reference point
- B. Keep in mind:
- 1. Truth is not something that is so, accurate or correct
- 2. Truth is the reality which reasons and establishes how you determine what is right, accurate or correct
- II. Not All Truths Are Susceptible to Understanding or to Discovery
- A. Some are:
- 1. Science
- 2. Math
- 3. Social truths
- B. Spiritual truths only be revelation
- III. Truth Has Guidelines
- A. Boundaries
- 1. Boundaries must be acknowledgeable
- 2. No purpose unless observable
- IV. Truth Is Fixed
- A. Changeless -- Immutable
- V. Why Important?
- A. Truth is basis of understanding nature and obligations of being a human being
- 1. Romans 1:18-32
- 2. Why God gave them up -- changed God for images (Psalm 115:2-8)
- B. Why men did that -- rejected truth
- 1. Change
- A. Homosexuality becomes the standard
- B. Lies -- the standard
- 2. People do not want truth!
- VI. Why People Will Lose Souls
- A. 2 Thessalonians 2:1-2
- B. How do we deal with the problem? -- Truth
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