Obligations

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Obligations To the Truth
And you shall know the truth, and the truth will
make you free Jn. 832
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1. Recognize For what it is
TRUTH
Your word is truth Jn. 1717 Obeying the
truth 1 Pet. 122-25
Truth
Knowledge
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TRUTH
2. Love

• They received not the love of the truth, that
  they might be saved 2 Thess. 210
• Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst
  after righteousness for they shall be
  filled. Matt. 56
• For this is the love of God, that we keep His
  commandments. And His commandments are not
  burdensome. 1 Jn. 53

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TRUTH
3. Seek Study

• For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law
  of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach in Israel
  statutes and judgments. Ezra 710
• If anyone wills to do His will, he shall know
  concerning the doctrine, whether it is from God
  or whether I speak on My own authority.
  Jn. 717
• searched the scriptures daily Acts 1711

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4. Distinguish From Error
TRUTH

• But there were also false prophets among the
  people, even as there will be false teachers
  among you... 2 Pet. 21
• But they were hearing only, He who formerly
  persecuted us now preaches the faith which he
  once tried to destroy. Gal. 123
• Beloved, believe not every spirit, but test the
  spirits whether they are of God 1 Jn. 41

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TRUTH
5. Learn
And you shall know the truth, and the truth
shall make you free. Jn. 832 And this is
eternal life, that they may know You, the only
true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have
sent. Jn. 173 ever learning, and never
able to come to the knowledge of the truth. 2
Tim. 37
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TRUTH
6. Believe Trust

• He did not waver at the promise of God through
  unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving
  glory to God, and being fully convinced that what
  He had promised He was also able to perform.
  Rom. 420-21
• Acts 8 - Eunuch heard Jesus preached
• - Pre-existence
• - Mission
• - Life
• - Death - burial - resurrection - ascension

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7. Do not Add or Take Away
TRUTH
Rev. 2218-19 if any man adds takes
away Deut. 42 You shall not add to neither
diminish Implications - God is not
omniscient - Man becomes his own authority
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8. Trust in Its Sufficiency
TRUTH

• Sufficient enough, adequate, competent
• All Scripture is given by inspiration of God,
  and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for
  correction, for instruction in righteousness,
  that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly
  equipped for every good work. 2 Tim.
  316

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9. Exclusive the Only Way of Salvation
TRUTH
Matt. 713-27 The one and only way of
salvation Gal. 16-10 another gospel
which is not another Jude 3 once for all
delivered to the saints
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Obligations To the Truth

1. Recognize what it is
2. Love It
3. Seek and Study
4. Distinguish from Error
5. Obligation to Learn

6. Believe and Trust It 7. Not Add to or Take
Away 8. Trust its Sufficiency 9. Exclusiveness
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Obligations To the Truth

• It is the word of God - Jn. 1717
• We can learn it - Jn. 832
• We must obey it to be saved - 1 Pet. 122
• Walk in the truth - 3 Jn. 3-4

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Obligations To the Truth
Hear John 1248 Believe John 824 Repent Luke
133 Confess Matt. 1032-33 Baptized Mark
1616 Faithful Matt. 2413