Knowing God and His Ways

One of the common refrains that you hear from people today is that they believe in God, but not in organized religion. In other words, they want God, but they do not want the church.

What 1 Timothy 3:15 tells us is, that attitude is a huge mistake. If you choose to reject the church, then you are opening yourself to falsehood and deception. For the church is a pillar and buttress of truth.

This is the fourth message in the series, You and Truth.

Satan's main weapon against us is deception. Here is how to avoid becoming his victim. This is part 3 in the series You and Truth.

Finding the truth is not like signing up for an advanced math class in college that may leave you feeling as though you are in over your head, as though you have jumped into the deep end, and now you may drown.

No, when you choose to follow Jesus and the Bible, God gives you another helper, the third person of the Trinity, who is the Holy Spirit. He lives inside of you. He becomes one with your human spirit. And as you seek the truth, he turns on the light within your heart so you can see and understand.

When truth goes, all is lost. When you lose truth, you lose meaning and purpose, you lose right and wrong, you lose confidence, you lose hope, you lose the light. But Jesus said, “For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world—to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.” (John 18:37)

Although God is perfectly faithful, for a season either short or long he may appear unfaithful. This message provides three reasons for that. 

Sometimes we can be in the center of God's will, yet our life can look like a total defeat. 

The world can be a confusing place. The future can be frightening. Let Jesus dispel the darkness and lead you on a sure path.