Revelation 1:8

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• Revelation 18
• I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the
  ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was,
  and which is to come, the Almighty.

The Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ
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Genesis 227-8 And Isaac spake unto Abraham
his father, and said, My father and he said,
Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire
and the wood but where is the lamb for a burnt
offering? And Abraham said, My son, God will
provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering so
they went both of them together.
Isaiah 5310-11(a) Yet it pleased the LORD to
bruise him he hath put him to grief when thou
shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall
see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the
pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.
He shall see of the travail of his soul, and
shall be satisfied
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The DEFENSE of BELIEVERS
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The Source Controlling

• Satan

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• 1 Timothy 41 Now the Spirit speaketh
  expressly, that in the latter times some shall
  depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing
  spirits, and doctrines of devils

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The Spirit of Truth
versus
The spirit of Error
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• John 1613 Howbeit when He, the Spirit of
  truth, is come, He will guide you into all truth
  for He shall not speak of Himself but whatsoever
  He shall hear, that shall He speak and He will
  shew you things to come.

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TRUTH

• Jesus pre-existed His PHYSICAL birth.
• He IS the Creator of ALL THINGS.
• He is the 2nd Person of THE TRINITY.
• The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are ONE in
  essence and attributes.
• Yet, They are 3 in distinct work and purpose.
• Jesus is co-equal, co-eternal, and co-existent
  with The Father and The Spirit.
• Man will NEVER be equal to God!
• -

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• Isaiah 96 For unto us a child is born, unto
  us a son is given and the government shall be
  upon his shoulder and his name shall be called
  Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The
  everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

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The Mighty God
7 times in KJV

• Genesis 4924
• Psalms 501, 1322, 1325,
• Isaiah 96
• Isaiah 1021
• Jeremiah 3218

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The Source Controlling
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The Source Controlling

• Satan

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The DEFENSE of BELIEVERS
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The Background of Love
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The Background of Love

• WRITER
• (verse 1- a)

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The Background of Love

• Writer
• RECIPIENT
• (verse 1 - a)

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The Background of Love

• Writer
• Recipient
• OCCASION

(verse 10,13)
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The Background of Love

• Writer
• Recipient
• Occasion
• URGENCY

(verse 12)
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The Basis of Love
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The Basis of Love
(verse 1- b)

• True biblical love has as its basis, TRUTH!

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• Truth-2nd John
• 5 times in 4 verses

• John 114 - And the Word was made flesh, and
  dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the
  glory as of the only begotten of the Father,)
  full of grace and truth.

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The Basis of Love
(verse 1- b, c)

• LOVE and TRUTH are inseparable in Christianity!

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The Basis of Love
(verse 1- b, c)

• You cannot allow love to be governed by anything
  BUT truth!

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• Romans 55 And hope maketh not ashamed
  because the love of God is shed abroad in our
  hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.

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• John 1613 Howbeit when He, the Spirit of
  truth, is come, He will guide you into all truth
  for He shall not speak of Himself but whatsoever
  He shall hear, that shall He speak and He will
  shew you things to come.

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The Basis of Love
(verse 2)

• We love because we stand together in truth!

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The Basis of Love
(verse 2)

• We can never increase love by decreasing truth!

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The Basis of Love
(verse 2)

• Where there is no REAL TRUTH, there is no REAL
  LOVE!

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The Basis of Love
(verse 3)

• The fellowship that we share as believers is
  created in truth and manifest by love!

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Philippians 25 Let this mind be in you,
which was also in Christ Jesus
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• Ephesians 415 But speaking the truth in love,
  may grow up into him in all things, which is the
  head, even Christ

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• 2nd Thessalonians 35 And the Lord direct your
  hearts into the love of God, and into the patient
  waiting for Christ.

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• 2 Thessalonians 35-6 And the Lord direct your
  hearts into the love of God, and into the patient
  waiting for Christ. Now we command you,
  brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
  that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother
  that walketh disorderly, and not after the
  tradition which he received of us.

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• Ephesians 415 But speaking the truth in love,
  may grow up into him in all things, which is the
  head, even Christ

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The Basis of Love

• The basis of sharing love is truth.
• You do not share your love for the sake of love.
• You share your love for the sake of truth.
• When truth is violated, love is redirected.

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The Behavior of Love
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The Behavior of Love

• How does love operate?
• It OBEYS!
• (verse 4)

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The Behavior of Love

• Walking in love is walking in TRUTH Walking in
  truth is walking in LOVE (vs 5-6)

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The Bounds of Love
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The Bounds of Love
(verses 7-11)

• When does truth pull love in?

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The Bounds of Love
(verse 7)

• The reason for vs. 6 is found in verse 7. Notice
  first word for!

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The Bounds of Love
(verse 8)

• How we respond to false teachers has ETERNAL
  CONSEQUENCES.

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Our Lord!
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• 1 Corinthians 311-15 For other foundation can
  no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus
  Christ. Now if any man build upon this foundation
  gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay,
  stubble Every man's work shall be made manifest
  for the day shall declare it, because it shall be
  revealed by fire and the fire shall try every
  man's work of what sort it is. If any man's work
  abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall
  receive a reward. If any man's work shall be
  burned, he shall suffer loss but he himself
  shall be saved yet so as by fire.

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The Bounds of Love
(verse 9)

• Truth draws lines for love toward those who
  transgress the doctrine of Christ.

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• 1 John 41 Beloved, believe not every spirit,
  but try the spirits whether they are of God
  because many false prophets are gone out into the
  world.

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DO THEY

• ADD anything to the Bible?
• SUBTRACT anything from the Deity of Christ?
• MULTIPLY human works to the finished work of
  Christ in salvation?
• DIVIDE followers from society?

Biblical Mathematics To Test The Spirits
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• Revelation 18
• I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the
  ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was,
  and which is to come, the Almighty.

The Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ
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• You know that you LOVE The Word of God
• By What You Hate!
• By The Holy Attitude With Which You View It!
• By What Consumes Your Thoughts!
• By The Joy You Receive From Getting Into Living
  It!
• By Surrender To It!
• By Your Inability To Be Offended!
• By The Desire In Your Innermost Being To Obey It!

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The DEFENSE of BELIEVERS