The Distorted Truth Podcast

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God's love for us looks beyond the times we've rejected him, betrayed him and denied him. God “is ever ready to believe the best of every person…”(1 Corinthians 13:7 AMPC). But, as humans, we tend to think the worst of people instead of believing the best. We struggle to demonstrate the mercy God shows us. How do we if people have hurt us over and over? What does it look like to walk in freedom in this area of our lives?

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What was Paul trying to convey to us when he wrote, "love always protects"? The Greek word used for "protects" in this sentence has several different definitions. First, God protects us physically, just like protected his people all throughout the Bible. Second, He keeps our personal business in confidence.  We serve a God that doesn't throw us under the bus and talk about us behind our back. Third, God never gives up on us. God is constantly pursuing us no matter what we have done or what's been done to us. Understanding how God protects us better helps us to know how to protect others. 

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Some of us have an idea that God is up in Heaven just waiting to catch us in our sin. Almost as if he is excited and delights in evil. That is so far from the true character of God. The truth is God understands that sin leads to death and destruction. He see the consequences we face when we choose sin over walking in our righteousness that Jesus paid for us to have. He loves us so much he can't help but rejoice with the truth.

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We have all sinned and fall short of the Glory of God but none of us could ever make up for or pay for our sin. That is why God sent His One and Only Son to pay the price for every sin we ever committed or ever will commit. This Good Friday let's reflect on what Jesus did for us. Let's revisit the simple gospel to contemplate just how amazing his grace truly is. 

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So many of us think God is up in Heaven with a giant white board and black marker keeping tally marks of every wrong thing we think and say. We imagine him keeping record of every wrong thing we have done in order to put shame, guilt and condemnation on us. This is so far from the truth of who God is. The Bible tells us God keeps no record of wrongs. He is a loving God that sent his one and only son to die for us. We see this play out when Jesus says, "Father forgive them for they do not know what they are doing" (Luke 23:34). After Jesus was wronged by all of our sins, he still cried out to the father to forgive us. Now we have an example of what keeping no record of wrongs looks like.

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What does it mean that God is not easily angered? According to the Thayer's Greek Lexicon the word used for "angered" in the Greek means: irritated, provoked, roused to anger.  This verse is not telling us God doesn't get angry. God has a righteous anger that burns in love for people. This verse tells us God does not get irritated, provoked or roused to anger. 

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We serve a God that is not self-seeking but instead self-sacrificing. Jesus Christ humbly lowered himself to this dark, sinful and broken world. He shows us what self-sacrificing love looks like not only in giving his life for us but also in how he always had a concern for other's welfare and interest over his own. He paved the way to show us how to walk out self-sacrificing love.

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The Bible tells us love does not dishonor others therefore if God is love neither does he. But, what does it mean to dishonor others? When we dishonor others we bring upon shame and disgrace to them. God does the opposite by sending his one and only son to pay for our sins so we can be free from shame and condemnation. Sadly, so many people think God is up in heaven shaking his finger at them in shame but that is a lie from the enemy. Once we have a revelation of who God is we can then walk out in love in the same way he does with us.

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If God is love and love does not boast and is not proud, then God does not boast and is not proud. What does that look like? We can look at the humility God shows when he humbly stepped down from his thrown and  lowered himself to this dark, sinful earth. Jesus is the perfect example of what humility, the opposite of pride, looks like. Having a deeper revelation of his humility, we then have a choice if we want to walk in humility like our Savior or bow down to the desires of the flesh.

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Many people get confused when they hear "God is a jealous god" and that love is not envious. How do we differentiate the two? We look at the context around the words used in the Word of God and study the nature of God. Once we understand the difference we can better understand how God calls us to love people in not being envious of what they do and have. 

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