About this episode

Pastor Derek explores the biblical concepts of Truth and Lie, emphasizing the importance of embracing God's truth in our spiritual journey.

Pastor Derek explores the concepts of the Truth and the Lie according to the Bible. He explains how believing the Truth leads to life, while believing the Lie leads to destruction. He emphasises the importance of embracing God's truth and rejecting falsehoods, in our spiritual journey of faith. This is ideal for those seeking a deeper understanding of the foundations of the Christian faith. The TRUTH by its very nature is NARROW, whereas the LIE is BROAD. There is ONE TRUE GOD and one true faith, but there are many false gods, and many false religions. Therefore, you will only find the TRUTH, by having a heart commitment to seek and to know the TRUTH of God, and a refusal to take the easy way, and accept the convenient lies that make your life easier (Matthew 7:13-14). The truth is reality, the Lie is an illusion. The Truth of God: (1) God is the Creator. and sovereign over all. He defines our identity and purpose. (2) There is an absolute standard of right and wrong (the Moral Law, based on God’s own nature), and we are accountable to God to keep His Law. (3) Thus there is such a thing as SIN and GUILT, when we break God’s Moral Law. (4) We will be JUDGED by God for how we have…

People in this episode

Host: Pastor Derek

Topics covered

• Truth
• Lie
• Christian faith
• Moral Law
• Spiritual journey

Keywords

• Truth
• Lie
• Christianity
• Moral Law
• Faith
• Sin
• Judgment

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The TRUTH, Matthew 7:13-14, John 3:19-20

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