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Examining Truth: Clinging to Good and Cutting Out Evil in a Confusing World

This exploration delves into the importance of testing and verifying truths in a world filled with ambiguity. We are encouraged to discern genuine principles through careful examination, relying on scripture to guide our understanding. While we must cling to what is good, we also have a responsibility to cut out evil—whether it's fleshly lusts or false teachings. By grounding ourselves in the Word, we can differentiate between right and wrong, practice discernment, and avoid the pitfalls of pluralism and moral relativism that challenge our beliefs.

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Examining Truth: Clinging to Good and Cutting Out Evil in a Confusing World

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  1. I. Check Out All Things (21a)

  2. Test To try to learn the genuineness of some-thing by examination and testing …‘to test, to examine, to try to determine the genuineness of, testing.’ (L-N)

  3. All things OT: Dt.13 NT: Ac.17:11 Political powers? (Ac.4:19; 5:29) Car tires / brakes? (Ex.21:28-29) Context Holy Spirit, 19 Prophecy, 20

  4. Must know the ‘yardstick’ False tests Great men. 1 K.13 Time. Ac.5 Experience. 1 Jn.4:1 Tolerance. Pluralism. Doctrine doesn’t matter.

  5. True test: NT Ac.16 Legalrejection. Did not annul truth Ac.19 Public rejection. Did not annul truth Ac.28 Religious rejection. Did not annul truth 1 Jn.4:1-6 NT: guiding light in sea of lunacy

  6. So what? Truth exists We can distinguish truth & error We can prove truth If we settle for less, we disobey

  7. I. Check Out All Things (21a) II. Cling To Good Things (21b)

  8. Hold fast • “Don’t have to hold out, hold up,hold on, or hold anything” – Falwell ‘To continue to believe and practice, to continue to follow’ (L-N) Lk.8:15

  9. Good Good Shepherd, Jn.10:11 Bad shepherds, Ga.4:17

  10. So what? There is good and bad in world We can know difference We can hold to good (it can be done) If we don’t, we disobey God

  11. I. Check Out All Things (21a) II. Cling To Good Things (21b) III. Cut Out Bad Things (22)

  12. Abstain Fornication, 1 Th.4:3 Fleshly lusts, 1 Pt.2:11 Mt.5:28-30

  13. Evil Immoral, evil, wicked Knowledge: Gn.2:9 Men, 2 Th.3:2 Satan, 2 Th.3:3

  14. Every form of evil Immorality Retaliation Ingratitude Unbelief 1 Jn.3:12. Many ways to be lost Only one wy to be right (Jn.14:6) Only on way to be right (Jn.14:6) Only one way to be rigt (Jn.14:6) Only one way to be right (Jn.14:6)

  15. So what? Gn.6 Minority status Job 1:1, 8 Pain, suffering • There is evil in the world; leave it there! Dn.1:8 • We can distinguish good and evil (Hb.5:14) • We can avoid evil

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