Those Who Love Not the Truth
A. SOLOMON WAS POINTING OUT THE VALUE OF THE TRUTH.
B. TRUTH MAKES US FREE( John 8:32 ), MAKES SALVATION POSSIBLE
( 2 Thes. 2:10 ).
C. THERE ARE SPIRITUAL CONSEQUENCES OF NOT LOVING THE TRUTH.
A. APPEARANCES CAN BE DECEIVING( Prov. 16:25 ).
B. GOD'S COMMANDS ARE RIGHTEOUS( Psa. 119:172 ).
C. THEY ARE ABLE TO MAKE US COMPLETE( 2 Tim. 3:16-17 ).
D. YET MANY PLACE OPINION & PLEASURE ABOVE THE TRUTH.
E. THIS PREJUDICE CAUSES MANY TO NOT BELIEVE TRUTH(2 Cor.4:3-4).
F. EXPRESSED THIS WAY IN 2 Thess. 2:12. "Pleasure in unrighteousness."
G. IF THAT'S WHAT THEY WANT...( vs. 11, 12 ).
A. THE TRUTH IS GOD'S WORD( John 17:17 ).
B. HIS POWER TO SAVE( Rom. 1:16 ).
1. Convicts of sin( Rom. 3:23 ).
2. Provides escape( James 1:21 ).
C. THO THE TRUTH CONVICTS, MANY DO NOT ACCEPT THE ESCAPE.
1. Felix trembled. Why? But what did he do?( Acts 24:25 ).
2. Many Jews believed, but would not confess( John 12:42-43 ).
D. WE MUST OBEY TO ESCAPE( Matt. 7:21; James 1:22 ).
E. IF SOMETHING IS MORE PRECIOUS, WE WON'T ESCAPE( Heb. 2:1-3 ).
A. WHEN WE TURN AWAY FROM THE TRUTH, WHAT DO WE HAVE?
1. vs. 4. "fables."
2. Rom. 1:25. "lies."
B. THE JEWS OF OLD HAD THIS PROBLEM.
1. They wanted error( Jer. 5:30-31 ).
2. They turned to error-teaching prophets for comfort( 2 Tim. 4:3; Jer. 2:13 ).
C. THE TRAGIC RESULT( Mat. 15:14 ).
A. AHAB & MICAIAH.
B. STEPHEN( Acts 7:54-57 ).
C. John 6:60, 66; 8:48.
D. THE STANDARD( John 12:48 ).
A. I DON'T DEMAND THAT YOU AGREE WITH ME!
B. IF YOU DISAGREE, HOW CAN WE COME TO AGREEMENT?
C. THE BIBLE HAS THE ANSWERS.
