“And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” John 8:32

“I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death! ”

March 23, 1775.

# 1

John 8:31 “Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, "If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed.”

John 8:32 "And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."

Learner, pupil

Liberate, deliver

Some deny that we can know the Truth

They know this one truth !

“always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.”

2 Tim. 3:7

Our Origin - Gen. 1 & 2 Creation / not evolution

The Church - Acts 2 Lord’s / not manmade

Plan of Salvation - Acts God’s plan / not man’s

Way of Worship - Jn.4:24 Truth / not as we like

Right Living - Tit. 2:11-12 Righteous / not worldly

# 2

Rom. 8:1-2 “free from law of sin and death”Law of Moses no longer in effect

1 John 2:15-17 “Love not the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world. And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.”

1. Evil Thinking

Phil. 4:8 think on good things

Prov. 4:23 “…out of it are the issues of life”

Ps. 51:10 “Create in me a clean heart, O God;

and renew a right spirit within me.”

Prov. 23:7 “For as he thinks in his heart, so is

he.”

2. Evil Habits

Jas. 1:14-15 - “lust” “sin” “death”Gal. 5:24 “crucified the flesh” “lusts”

3. Other Evil Deeds

Rom. 6:16-18 were servants of sin - made free from sin - servants of righteousness

4. Fear and Pessimism1 Jn. 4:17-18 - no fear in love

“There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love.”

5. HopelessnessEph. 2:11-12 - we now have hope“Therefore remember that you, once Gentiles in the flesh—that at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.”

# 3

2 + 2 = 4

Matt. 7:13-14WideNarrow

“few who find it”

Not inventedExists without us

Gravity existed before Newton

1642-1727

No matter how sincere

May believe the world is flat

Trans-cultural

2 + 2 = 4

Belief of a culture does not make it so

Nazi - Germany

Could be sincerely wrong

Matt. 22:29 “you are mistaken”

My problem that I cannot find truth

Disagreement does not prove it wrong

Love

Seek

Apply

Teach

Some pervert the

“…but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.

Gal. 1:7corrupt

“And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” John 8:32

Confess Matt. 10:32-33

Confess Matt. 10:32-33

RepentLk. 13:3RepentLk. 13:3

BelieveJn. 8:24BelieveJn. 8:24

BaptismActs 2:38BaptismActs 2:38

FaithfulRev. 2:10Faithful

Rev. 2:10