Do You Love the Truth? | Exploring Biblical Love & Truth with Son Country Community Church"

Description:

Join Son Country Community Church as we explore the profound question, "Do You Love the Truth?" In this engaging discussion, Bill, Dennis, and Dave delve into the true meaning of love, biblical truth, and how both impact our lives and faith journey.

✨ Topics Covered:

• Defining love: emotion vs. choice
• Biblical insights on truth and love (John 3:16, 2 Timothy 3:16)
• Recognizing false teachings and holding onto the truth
• How love and truth strengthen our relationship with God

📖 "All Scripture is God-breathed and useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness." — 2 Timothy 3:16

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Visit us online at soncountrycc.com to learn more about our ministry or stop by if you're in Elizabeth, Colorado.

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Topics and Timestamps

0:00 – Welcome and Introductions

• Bill, Dennis, and Dave kick off the first podcast of the year.
• Light-hearted banter about New Year and diving into a deep topic.

0:40 – Opening Prayer

• Prayer to dedicate the discussion to God and seek His guidance for listeners.

1:15 – Do You Love the Truth?

• Introduction to the topic: Loving the truth on a deeper level versus a surface level.

1:53 – Defining Love

• Discussion on love as a motivational force (Dave).
• Love as an emotion and the struggle to define it (Dennis).
• Love as a choice and an action, not just a feeling (Bill).

4:43 – Love is a Choice, Not an Emotion

• Differentiating infatuation from real love.
• Biblical example: John 3:16 and God’s choice to demonstrate love through Jesus.

7:06 – The Tree in the Garden and Love by Choice

• The significance of Adam and Eve’s choice as an act of love towards God.
• Biblical connection: “If you love me, keep my commandments.”

8:14 – False Teachings and Distorted Truth

• Identifying false teachings in the church and their impact on believers.
• How Satan introduces counterfeits to confuse the church.

14:37 – The Role of Truth in Our Lives

• How scripture teaches, rebukes, corrects, and trains us in righteousness (2 Timothy 3:16).
• Challenges of accepting the truth when it convicts or corrects us.

17:49 – Loving Truth Beyond Feelings

• Avoiding emotional responses to truth; loving the truth even when it doesn’t feel good.
• Importance of being Bereans: Going back to scripture to verify teachings.

20:14 – Recognizing and Addressing False Teachers

• Examples of false teachings within the church.
• Staying grounded in biblical truth to counter misinformation.

20:47 – Balancing Teaching and Conviction

• Understanding that not every sermon is about rebuke; God’s word speaks differently to everyone.
• The dynamic, living nature of scripture and its personalized messages.