John 18:37-38
I. Truth is indestructible
- A. God’s Word is truth (John 17:17) and it cannot be destroyed (1 Peter 1:22;23; Mark 13:31; Psalm 100:5)
B. No man can destroy the Word of God (Jeremiah 36:1-2, 20-23; 31:33)
II. Truth is unchangeable
- A. People may exchange truth for a lie (Romans 1:25)
B. God does not change (Hebrews 1:10-12)
C. The Word is God’s power (Romans 1:16; Galatians 1:6-7)
III. Truth is powerful
- A. It is sharp (Hebrews 4:12)
B. It causes men to want to change (Acts 2:37) and tremble if they don’t (Acts 24:25)
IV. What can the truth do for us?
- A. It can make us free (John 8:32)
B. It can sanctify us (John 17:17)
C. It can purify us (1 Peter 1:22)
V. What is our responsibility toward the truth?
- A. Lovingly teach it (Ephesians 4:15)
B. Worship according to it (John 4:24)
C. Rightly divide it (2 Timothy 2:15)
D. Meditate on it (Philippians 4:8)