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Jul '24

July 10, 2024

Posted on 11Jul CATEGORIES: General

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Jul '24
The idea of truth has faced many challenges in our lifetimes, even in the arena of faith. For most of Christian history, truth was found in a series of doctrines derived from scripture and experience taught by the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church. With the Renaissance and later Reformation, the idea that the Roman Catholic Church had the sole claim to truth was challenged. In our modern era, we can see that people firmly believe in many different “truths” based only on their personal convictions. What happens when the foundation of truth experiences such an earthquake?

Rev 2:18 “To the angel of the church in Thyatira write: You tolerate that woman

Jezebel, who calls herself a prophet. By her teaching she misleads my servants into sexual immorality and the eating of food sacrificed to idols.

When we do not have a firm foundation of truth, we become vulnerable to all manner of new and exciting “truths.” Have we accepted the “truth” that we don’t need to go to church to be Christian? Have we accepted the “truth” that our moral life is “good enough” or that our commitment to God’s will is “above average?” Have we accepted the “truths” that worshipping only the Lord, loving our neighbor and enemies, caring for those in need, giving sacrificially and serving faithfully are optional? The scariest truth of all is when we think that being saved is easy when it cost him his life. We can debate doctrines, but one thing is not up for debate, Jesus Christ is the Way, the Truth, and the Life.

Pastor Andy

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