I recently saw a church sign message that asked the question, “How can you be a jerk during the week, then worship on Sunday?” Most church sign messages I see are ridiculous and counterproductive, but that one spoke truth. That was some truth in love that all Christians need to hear. Are we grumpy? WeContinue reading “How to hear the truth and speak it – Belt of Truth, Part 5”
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Two important ways to embrace truth – Belt of Truth, Part 4
In 1 John 4, the apostle John writes Christians about grounding themselves in truth. He writes in 1 John 4:1-6, “Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. This is how you can recognize theContinue reading “Two important ways to embrace truth – Belt of Truth, Part 4”
Knowing Jesus is to know the truth – Belt of Truth, Part 3
We gird our loins in the truth, or with the truth, by grounding our lives in Jesus. This is a major reason why we recently studied the Gospel of John from start to finish, so that we could get to know Jesus. What did you learn about Jesus in John? How is that changing howContinue reading “Knowing Jesus is to know the truth – Belt of Truth, Part 3”
What it means to gird up your loins – Belt of Truth, Part 2
Have you ever heard the phrase, “gird up your loins”? It’s not a phrase we say much anymore, but it relates to the first piece of the Armor of God, the Belt of Truth. But when you hear “gird up your loins,” it doesn’t sound like it is referring to armor. Obviously the translators ofContinue reading “What it means to gird up your loins – Belt of Truth, Part 2”
Our culture’s messy relationship with the truth – The Belt of Truth, Part 1
We live in a society and culture that has increasingly struggled with truth. We ourselves can sometimes struggle with the truth. Do you remember the last time you lied? Hid a truth? What about the last time you were lied to or felt deceived? I remember one of the first times I told a lie. Continue reading “Our culture’s messy relationship with the truth – The Belt of Truth, Part 1”
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