The Bible is filled with great truths. Actually, it is great truth. I want to share with you some great Biblical truths that are so profound that they stand out, and make a difference in the way we live and the way we look at God. I think that you will agree that these are four of the greatest truths in the Bible.
John 4:24: "God is Spirit: and they that worship Him must worship Him I spirit and truth." This is the greatest theological truth. It was Jesus’ answer to the “woman at the well” in John 4, pertaining to the correct place to worship. Jesus pointed out to her that, since God is Spirit, He can be worshipped anywhere. There are certainly places that are more conducive to worship than others, but God actually can be worshipped wherever we are. Of course, we worship Him in church, but we should also worship Him individually and as families. Wherever and whenever we worship God, it should be done in spirit and in truth. True worship is in keeping with God’s nature, which is spirit. It is also in keeping with truth as we know it in Jesus Christ. Keep in mind, however, that it is important that we “not forsake the assembling of ourselves together,” as we are reminded of in Hebrews 10:25. Matthew 7:12: “All things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do you even so to them.”This is the greatest sociological truth. We call it the “Golden Rule.” It simply states that we should treat others as we want to be treated. We are to speak to others as we want to be spoken to. We could make many more applications of this great truth, but suffice it to say that this world would be a better place if we practiced this verse each day. In fact, churches would be better places if we Christians practiced this with each other. Imagine how much better our lives would be if we personally practiced this great sociological truth. Matthew 22:37-39: “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind….and thy neighbor as thyself.” This is the greatest practical truth. First, we are to love God with all of our hearts. This means that we should love God/Jesus with all that is in us. Do we really love God this much? We know that we should, but do we really love Him emotionally, spiritually and mentally? Second, we are to love our neighbor as we love ourselves. Jesus said, “the second is like unto it….” This means that it is ultimately important that we love our neighbor as we love ourselves. Do we really love other people that much? (Something to pray about, isn’t it?) John 3:16: “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” This is the greatest evangelistic truth. John 3:16 has been called “the gospel in a nutshell.” It tells us everything that a person needs to know in order to be saved. It tells us that God loves us. We know this but we need to know that love is the catalyst for our salvation. It tells us that, in His love, God sent His Son to save us. Without Jesus, we would all be doomed to eternity without God. It tells us how to be saved. We are saved by believing in Jesus, i.e., that we trust our lives and our eternal salvation to Jesus. It tells us that if we believe in Jesus, we will not perish. What a great truth. These four great truths should challenge us to live for Jesus daily, and to be thankful for all that God has done for us. Bro. Joe
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Margaret M Jones
7/27/2015 08:19:56 am
Great sermon. I may use this in SS
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