Truth

God Expects His People to be Truthful

These verses point out the Lord’s part in bringing truth and blessing to the people. In the past He had been determined to bring disaster on them but now He is determined to bless them. He says, “I will certainly bless you and don’t think that I will change my mind. I did wh …

Because You Are Loved

The author, the Apostle John, calls himself “elder.” John was a leader in the Church and now is over 90 years of age. He is writing the letter to an “elect lady” (the church) he regarded highly and whom he is impressed with her testimony (v. 1). For all …

Blinded to The Truth

Many Jews falsely believed that the Messiah’ origins would be unknown. The crowds believed that Jesus was only a Galilean carpenter from Nazareth. Since they “knew” His origins, they reasoned He could not be the Messiah. Jesus, however, was more than a Galilean; He was born of …

The Value of The Scriptures

The basis of truth is not only in Paul’s example, but also in the scriptures that we now call the Old Testament. Timothy was brought up to know these scriptures by his Jewish mother and grandmother. He has also learned from Paul, whose teaching and letters will become part of th …

IllustrationHigh school boys skip class and lie to their teacher

Four high school boys agreed to skip class and go see a movie. Reporting to school the next day, they told the teacher that the car in which they had been riding had a flat tire. Much to their relief, the teacher smiled and said, “That’s OK. You missed a short test yesterday …

IllustrationWanted Pastor to Say His Brother Was a Saint

The story is told of two brothers who were rich but very wicked. Both lived a very wild life, using their wealth to cover up the dark side of their lives. They attended the same church and gave large sums to various church related projects. Suddenly one of the brothers died …

IllustrationThe Farmer Who Buried a Busload of Politicians

A busload of politicians was driving down a country road. Suddenly, the bus ran off the road and crashed into a tree. Seeing it happen, a farmer went over to investigate. He then dug a hole and …