A Description Of The Truth

Dr. Ronnie Wolfe

I.  The Truth Is Divine
     A. Psalms 119:89  For ever, O LORD, thy
          word is settled in heaven.

II.  The Truth Is Delivering  
    A.  Psalms 119:154 Plead my cause, and deliver me:
         quicken me according to thy word.
    B.  2 Corinthians 1:10 Who delivered us from so great
         a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he
         will yet deliver us;
    C.  John 8:32 And ye shall know the truth, and the
          truth shall make you free.

 III.  The Truth Is  Directive    
    A.  Isaiah 61:8 For I the LORD love judgment, I hate
         robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their
         work in truth, and I will make an everlasting
         covenant with them.

IV.  The Truth Is  Divisive
    A.  Matthew 10:34-37  Think not that I am come to
         send peace on earth: I came not to send peace,
         but a sword.  35  For I am come to set a man at
         variance against his father, and the daughter
         against her mother, and the daughter in law
         against her mother in law.  36  And a man's foes
         shall be they of his own household.  37  He that
         loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy
         of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more
         than me is not worthy of me.
    B.  Divided Judas from Jesus
    C.  Divided Peter from Jesus
          1.  Acts 10:14 But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I
               have never eaten any thing that is common or
               unclean.
          2.  Mtthew 26:31-34  Then saith Jesus unto them,
               All ye shall be offended because of me this
               night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd,
               and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered
               abroad.  32  But after I am risen again, I will go
               before you into Galilee.  33  Peter answered
               and said unto him, Though all men shall be
               offended because of thee, yet will I never be
               offended.  34  Jesus said unto him, Verily I say
               unto thee, That this night, before the cock
               crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.

V.  The Truth Is Destructive
    A.  John was sent to witness of the truth:  John 5:33
         Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the
          truth.
    B.  John told the truth:  Matthew 7-11 But when he
          saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come
          to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of
          vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the
          wrath to come?  8  Bring forth therefore fruits
          meet for repentance:  9  And think not to say
          within     yourselves, We have Abraham to our
          father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these
          stones to raise up children unto Abraham.  10 
          And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the
          trees:  herefore every tree which bringeth not forth
          good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.  11
          I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance:
          but he that cometh after me is mightier than I,
          whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall
          baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire: