Embracing Truth: The Harmony of Love and Faith
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"John is the apostle of love, but I was reflecting how true it is that John is just as much the apostle of truth. And John, of course, would insist that we mustn't put any tension between truth and love. Love is always truthful. Truth is always loving. There's no tension. There's no contradiction. There's no struggle between those two, but they are utterly harmonized." [00:00:58]
"Jesus came into the world to tell the truth. That was one of the prime purposes for which He says He came into the world, to bear witness to the truth, to tell people the truth. And it's a significant part, isn't it, of why His life was such a struggle. Because lots of people don't want to hear the truth." [00:05:04]
"Paul's great evaluation of the trouble with fallen mankind is 'they exchanged the truth about God for a lie.' Jesus came to bear testimony to the truth because people were caught up in a lie. People were caught up in deception. People were caught up not knowing what is real, what is true, what is liberating, what is enlightening, what is life-giving." [00:06:47]
"Jesus is the Word. Jesus is the message. Jesus is the truth-teller. And we need that truth. We need to be told about the one true God, and Jesus tells us the truth about His Spirit, doesn't he? He says, 'It's good for you that I go away, because if I go away, I can send my Spirit into the hearts of each one of you. And that Spirit, being the Spirit of truth, will draw you to the truth.'" [00:10:56]
"And what happens? More people leave. And then, Jesus says, 'This is eternal life, that you believe Me. It's faith alone that connects you to Me.' And more people leave. They wanted to save themselves. They want Jesus to give good advice. They don't want to be told they have to depend utterly and exclusively on Him." [00:13:29]
"Jesus really is taking us into the mystery of election, isn't He? And the mystery of election can, to some people, be disturbing, to some people, be confusing. But Jesus says the, the mystery of election is so important because it humbles us the way we need to be humbled. The mystery of election says to us, we are not wise enough to find the truth on our own." [00:23:01]
"And we've entered in to a wonderful reality. We've entered in to the fellowship of truth. You know, there are those little letters by John that we usually don't read. Even John Calvin did not write a commentary on 2 John or on 3 John. And if John Calvin didn't write a commentary on them, I mean, what would the rest of us do with that?" [00:38:14]
"We are fellow workers for the truth. We are fellow workers with Jesus. We are fellow workers with the Spirit. We are fellow workers with the apostles. We are fellow workers for the truth. And Jesus is sending us out in the world to tell the truth. In his High Priestly Prayer, He prayed, didn't He? 'Father, as You sent Me into the world, so I send them into the world.'" [00:39:12]
"And Orwell wrote this book as a warning, not as a Christian warning, but as a warning about the power of the lie, the danger of the lie, the destruction of the lie, the destruction of everything good and everything human. And we as Christians have to rejoice in a Savior who came to tell us the truth. To tell us the truth that enlightens. To tell us the truth that enlivens." [00:31:50]
"How wonderful it is that we are a people who have been given the truth, to whom God has spoken in His Son. And as Jesus tells us in in John 10, 'He has come that we might have life and that we might have it more abundantly.' As you've listen to the voice of Jesus, has that been your experience? That life has become more abundant, more blessed?" [00:32:56]
"Isn't that wonderful that we as Christians know Jesus is not just going to be King; Jesus is King. He reigns today. Now, now the visibility of His kingdom will be much brighter, much more glorious, much more evident one day. But already now we have the promise, right? Already now we have the truth that He reigns. That He's sovereign." [00:34:46]
"And even as He reveals the mystery of election to us. At the very same moment, He says to each one of us, 'So, even though you can't come on your own, come.' Jesus never says to anybody, 'Wait. Let's see about you. Are you one of the elect? Well, you just wait and see.' Jesus never says, 'Wait.' The apostles never say, 'Wait.' Jesus says, 'Come, come, come to Me, all you who are weary and heavy laden, and I promise. I promise I'll give you rest.'" [00:36:49]
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"Jesus came into the world to tell the truth. That was one of the prime purposes for which He says He came into the world, to bear witness to the truth, to tell people the truth. And it's a significant part, isn't it, of why His life was such a struggle. Because lots of people don't want to hear the truth." [00:05:04]
"Paul's great evaluation of the trouble with fallen mankind is 'they exchanged the truth about God for a lie.' Jesus came to bear testimony to the truth because people were caught up in a lie. People were caught up in deception. People were caught up not knowing what is real, what is true, what is liberating, what is enlightening, what is life-giving." [00:06:47]
"Jesus is the Word. Jesus is the message. Jesus is the truth-teller. And we need that truth. We need to be told about the one true God, and Jesus tells us the truth about His Spirit, doesn't he? He says, 'It's good for you that I go away, because if I go away, I can send my Spirit into the hearts of each one of you. And that Spirit, being the Spirit of truth, will draw you to the truth.'" [00:10:56]
"And what happens? More people leave. And then, Jesus says, 'This is eternal life, that you believe Me. It's faith alone that connects you to Me.' And more people leave. They wanted to save themselves. They want Jesus to give good advice. They don't want to be told they have to depend utterly and exclusively on Him." [00:13:29]
"Jesus really is taking us into the mystery of election, isn't He? And the mystery of election can, to some people, be disturbing, to some people, be confusing. But Jesus says the, the mystery of election is so important because it humbles us the way we need to be humbled. The mystery of election says to us, we are not wise enough to find the truth on our own." [00:23:01]
"And we've entered in to a wonderful reality. We've entered in to the fellowship of truth. You know, there are those little letters by John that we usually don't read. Even John Calvin did not write a commentary on 2 John or on 3 John. And if John Calvin didn't write a commentary on them, I mean, what would the rest of us do with that?" [00:38:14]
"We are fellow workers for the truth. We are fellow workers with Jesus. We are fellow workers with the Spirit. We are fellow workers with the apostles. We are fellow workers for the truth. And Jesus is sending us out in the world to tell the truth. In his High Priestly Prayer, He prayed, didn't He? 'Father, as You sent Me into the world, so I send them into the world.'" [00:39:12]
"And Orwell wrote this book as a warning, not as a Christian warning, but as a warning about the power of the lie, the danger of the lie, the destruction of the lie, the destruction of everything good and everything human. And we as Christians have to rejoice in a Savior who came to tell us the truth. To tell us the truth that enlightens. To tell us the truth that enlivens." [00:31:50]
"How wonderful it is that we are a people who have been given the truth, to whom God has spoken in His Son. And as Jesus tells us in in John 10, 'He has come that we might have life and that we might have it more abundantly.' As you've listen to the voice of Jesus, has that been your experience? That life has become more abundant, more blessed?" [00:32:56]
"Isn't that wonderful that we as Christians know Jesus is not just going to be King; Jesus is King. He reigns today. Now, now the visibility of His kingdom will be much brighter, much more glorious, much more evident one day. But already now we have the promise, right? Already now we have the truth that He reigns. That He's sovereign." [00:34:46]
"And even as He reveals the mystery of election to us. At the very same moment, He says to each one of us, 'So, even though you can't come on your own, come.' Jesus never says to anybody, 'Wait. Let's see about you. Are you one of the elect? Well, you just wait and see.' Jesus never says, 'Wait.' The apostles never say, 'Wait.' Jesus says, 'Come, come, come to Me, all you who are weary and heavy laden, and I promise. I promise I'll give you rest.'" [00:36:49]
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