Podcasts about knowing truth

Prayer for Knowing Truth for her Daily Spiritual Espresso published on June 13, 2024 which you can access here: https://powerofloveministry.net/2024/06/a-course-in-miracles/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We dive into this pretty dang deeply!Big Conclusions:--The received is in the receiver according to the mode of the receivers.--All knowledge comes through the senses (unless infused by God)--True knowledge is the real assent, higher than any notional assent.

https://wholesoul.wpengine.com/donate/In Mind Body Spirit Fitness Episode #22, Dr. Paul Panzica joins Marie Mohler to talk about The Light of Truth, Projected Shadows, Aspects of Soul, The Creative Impulse, The Great Fall, The Great Rising, and more.  Join us for this deeper dive into Knowing The Soul, Knowing Truth, and Exploring the Shifts in Consciousness that Humanity is going through in these times.  Conversations like these offer a bridge into higher vibrations and perspectives that aim to empower the human spirit so we can thrive in these times. Thank you for joining us and please share with others you know who would benefit from these messages.To learn more about Dr. Paul Panzica, visit her website:  https://beyondthesoulsmeridian.org/To listen to more amazing podcasts and insightful broadcasts, or to make a donation, visit:  http://https://wholesoulschoolandfoundation.org/To donate: https://give.cornerstone.cc/wholesoulschoolandfoundation To support WSSF, consider shopping here: https://www.bonfire.com/store/whole-soul-school-and-foundation/For more information about Marie Mohler's Blog and her Coaching Services, please visit:  https://www.frequencywriter.com or email her directly at:  frequencywriter@gmail.com **Disclaimer**None of the authors, contributors, administrators, or anyone else connected with Whole Soul School and Foundation, in any way whatsoever, can be responsible for your use of the information or conversations contained in our podcasts, blogs, products, or linked to our website.Additionally, the author and contributors to Whole Soul School and Foundation's projects, podcasts, blogs, and website materials assume no responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions in the content of this site. The information is provided on an “as is” basis with no guarantees of completeness, accuracy, usefulness or timeliness.Support the show

A verse-by-verse study of 1-3 John and Jude. This lesson focuses on the Word of Life, faithful & just, overcoming the world, used to be's or never were's, an abiding anointing, divine potential, continuing to sin, loving one another, knowing we're worthy, God is Love, life in Christ, abiding in the doctrine of Christ, walking in truth, contending for the faith, examples of ungodliness, mockers in the last time, kept from falling, and more.  0:00 Introduction 7:04 The Word of Life & Light of the World 14:43 Faith & Just to Forgive 23:32 Atonement & Obedience 31:26 A New & Everlasting Commandment to Love 38:34 Overcoming the World 43:50 Used to Be's or Never Were's 53:29 An Abiding Anointing 1:01:48 Divine Potential 1:19:46 Committing or Continuing in Sin 1:26:09 Loving One Another 1:35:03 How We Know We're Worthy 1:48:59 Knowing Truth & Error 1:55:47 God Is Love 2:04:19 Loving God Despite the World 2:12:42 Attitude Toward the Commandments 2:19:00 Water, Blood, & Spirit 2:23:00 Life in Christ 2:31:30 Abiding in the Doctrine of Christ 2:43:19 Walking in Truth 2:54:27 Contending for the Faith 3:03:14 Examples of Ungodliness 3:14:46 Mockers in the Last Time 3:20:24 Kept from Falling 3:29:13 Conclusion

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Pastor Aaron White sits down with Pastor Carson Hale and Garret Snyder to discuss Week 1 of our new series "Way Of The Wise" and talk about about some upcoming events here at Generations Church.

Knowing Truth | Way of the Wise | Generations Church Online by Generations Church

This is a sermon preached by Pastor George this past Sunday from John 3:31-36.  Pastors Darin and George will be back at it next week to wrap up the series on the 10 Commandments.  This sermon will answer the questions of How Do you know truth? Who's voice are you listening to? How does Doctrine about God inform our lives? What's belief in Christ got to do with it?

John 8:12- 'If you hold to my teaching you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth and the truth will set you free'Again there are some call to action statements here. Jesus is saying IF you hold to my teaching- which I believe the best way for this is to know His word and follow his lead through it!- THEN you will know the truth and from that truth we will be set free!So once again we are being pointed back to God's word. His teaching is the words He speaks/spoke and what God speaks/spoke through the bible! So when we follow His word we can ultimately be set free! Woot! Be encouraged, challenged and blessed today friend!You are invited to come join the KD membership! Come get actionable steps to help you grow in the areas that you are stuck with other like minded women who have been where you are and can walk this life out with you!https://www.thekingdomdaughters.com/membership✨Come hang with me on IG- https://www.instagram.com/mrsangelapitnikoff/✨Join our FB sisterhood!- https://www.facebook.com/groups/kingdomdaughterssisterhood✨Be more amazing and leave a review!- https://lovethepodcast.com/LoHGyj✨Want some fun free resources? Click here- www.thekingdomdaughters.com✨ Connect with me! thekingdomdaughterspodcast@gmail.com ✨Get some KD Cuties- https://www.etsy.com/shop/KingdomDaughters✨Let's see if we are a good fit! thekingdomdaughters.com/coaching

There is a crisis of knowledge that we are all experiencing. It seems that nobody trusts what anybody else is saying. In politics and in the media, on social networks, there has been an increasing inability to discern truth.  What causes us to explore conspiracy theories?  How can we know when someone is telling a half-truth for political ends?  What is the way forward for Christians as we try to navigate a world full of information but not much wisdom?  Our guest is Bonnie Kristian, who writes about these issues in her book, Untrustworthy: The Knowledge Crisis Breaking Our Brains, Polluting Our Politics, and Corrupting Christian Community (Brazos Press, 2022), which has won the "Award of Merit" in Christianity Today's 2023 Book Awards. Bonnie is an experienced journalist who writes opinion pieces on foreign policy, religion, electoral politics, and more. She has a column at Christianity Today. She is also a contributing fellow at Defense Priorities, a foreign policy think tank. She was deputy editor at The Week. A graduate of Bethel Seminary, she lives in Pittsburgh with her husband and twin sons. >> Thanks for listening! Your hosts for the Re-integrate Podcast are Dr. Bob Robinson (@Bob_Robinson_re) and David Loughney (@David_Loughney). Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God's mission and online resources for further learning. You can also find out about a Bible study book that you can use in your small group or individual devotions: Reintegrate Your Vocation with God's Mission. On Reintegrate's podcast page, you'll find more episodes and ways to email us to comment on this podcast. Music provided by Brian Donahue.

Hardness of Heart: KNOWING the truth, yet REFUSING to live by it.

- In the last days, deception will come-- false prophets will rise up and deceive many (Matt 24:11), claiming to be Jesus returned (Mark 13:6), some with signs and wonders, deceiving even the elect, "if possible" (Matt 24:24, Mark 13:22). How do we protect against this? - Focus on knowing the truth, and then you will recognize deception (as how the bankers are trained to recognize counterfeit money). The world is confused about what truth is (John 18:37-38) because they don't hear His voice. God's word is truth (John 17:17, Psa 25:5, Psa 91:4, Psa 96:13, 100:5, 117:2, 119:142, 151, 160; 138:2, Prov 3:3), including the gospel (Col 1:5)- God is called the God of truth (Isa 65:16). - Jesus is the truth (John 14:6, as well as the Word, John 1:1-3, 14).- The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of truth (John 14:17, 15:26, 16:13, 1 John 5:6) and He will guide us into all truth. Through the anointing of the Holy One, we know all things and He will instruct us (1 John 2:20, 2:27). - We must worship God in spirit and in truth (John 4:23-24)--i.e. according to His word and by the help of the Holy Spirit. - Love rejoices in truth (1 Cor 13:6) - both fruit of the Spirit (Gal 5:22-23, Eph 5:9)- Renew our minds with the Word (Romans 12:2); thus we will recognize God's will. Truth is the foundation of the spiritual armor (Eph 6:14)--it goes on first. Only knowing the truth will make us free (John 8:32). - Once we know the truth, we are to continue in what we were taught (Col 2:6-7, 1 John 2:24). - Truth of course also means words corresponding to reality (Gen 42:16), and whether our actions/words correspond to our thoughts and emotions (Josh 24:14, 1 Sam 12:24, 1 John 3:18)- The opposite of this is hypocrisy, or pretense (Phil 1:18), or unrighteousness (2 Thess 2:12). - What if an idea, concept, or belief that comes to us isn't addressed in scripture at all? - Is it consistent with God's character? Jesus said we can ask anything in His name and He will give it to us (John 14:14). What's in God's name? He is Jehovah Nissi (the Lord my Banner), Jehovah-Raah (the Lord my Shepherd), Jehovah Rapha (the Lord that Heals), Jehovah Shammah (the Lord is There), Jehovah Tsidkenu (the Lord our Righteousness), Jehovah Mekoddishkem (the Lord who Sanctifies You), Jehovah Jireh (the Lord who Provides), Jehovah Shalom (the Lord is Peace), Jehovah Sabaoth (the Lord of Hosts). - What is its fruit? (Gal 5:19-23, Romans 8:6-8) God won't lead us into anything producing negative fruit--if the fruit is negative, it's from the flesh and not the Spirit. - The opposite of truth is deceit(Prov 12:17, Isaiah 59:4, Jer 9:5, 2 Cor 4:2). Satan is the father of deceit/lies and there is no truth in him (John 8:44). Those who are unrighteous will suppress the truth (Romans 1:18).- False teachers will distort the truth (Acts 20:29-30, 2 Peter 3:16), by mixing it with myths/fables (Titus 1:14) or "merely human commands" (Matthew 16:1-12) or the traditions of men (such as forbidding to marry, abstaining from certain foods, 1 Tim 4:3), according to the principles of the world (Col 2:4-8). They will pretend to be godly or moral, though (2 Cor 11:13-15, 2 Tim 6:5)--so we must use discernment.- How do we know a false teacher vs just one who is flawed?- Anyone who denies that Jesus is the Christ is a false teacher (1 John 2:22-23, 4:2-3)- Some may lie intentionally for their own gain (Deut 18:20, Ezekiel 13:9, Jer 14:14, Jer 23:16, Titus 1:10-11) or in hypocrisy (1 Tim 4:2)- Others may be so blind that they truly believe they are doing God a favor in persecuting His true followers (John 16:2). - Romans 16:18: Paul said in this verse that these individuals use good words and fair speeches and deceive the hearts of the simple. This means that they flatter people (2 Timothy 4:3) and appeal to the same selfish desires that they themselves have, to draw people after themselves (Acts 20:30).- We can't judge motives (Matthew 7:1-3), but we can and should judge fruit (Matthew 7:15-20, 1 John 3:7-9). There are many who claim to be believers but aren't (Matthew 7:21-23) and they'll be among us until the end of the age, when God will finally separate them out (Matthew 13:24-30). - The serpent is subtle and cunning (Gen 3:1, 2 Cor 11:3-4). We'll have to know scripture well so that it cannot be twisted against us. Satan tried to deceive Jesus with scripture (Matt 4:6)--and not even misquoted, just out of context. Some examples of how beliefs can be twisted and used against us if we're not careful: - Some teach that God causes or allows sickness in order to teach us something. This sounds spiritual--yet Deut 28 makes it clear that sickness is always considered a curse. Jesus became a curse for us and redeemed us from the curse (Gal 3:13-14), and even before that, He healed all who came to Him (Matt 15:30, Matt 4:23-24, Matt 8:16, Matt 9:35, Matt 10:1, Matt 12:15, Matt 15:30, Luke 4:40, Luke 10:9) and He was a perfect representation of the Father (John 5:19, 5:30, 8:28, 12:49)- 2 Kings 18:4: the people had converted God's symbol for healing, the brass serpent from Numbers 21:6-9, a future type of Jesus, into an idol which they called Nehushtan. King Hezekiah had torn down the high places and broke Nehushtan in pieces. When Rabshakeh from the king of Assyria threatened the people with destruction, he said, "You broke down God's symbols of worship! Why would He come through for you?" (2 Kings 18:22). The people had to know God and His word well enough to know that what Hezekiah did was right in God's eyes (2 Kings 18:5-7); if they didn't, they might easily lose faith that God would come through for them, and also turn against Hezekiah, thinking he'd brought them out from under God's protection.

Arcana Coelestia 5937.[2] What the perception is that is so often mentioned shall here be briefly stated. There is with every man a capacity of perceiving whether a thing is so or is not so. The capacity of drawing a conclusion within himself, or in his own mind, causes a thing to be perceived. This capacity is utterly impossible unless there is influx from the spiritual world. In this gift one man excels another. They who excel less are they who within themselves or in their own mind conclude and thus perceive but little; but say that a thing is so because others in whom they have faith have said so. But they who excel more are they who see, not from others, but from themselves, that the thing is so; for in very deed the perception which exists with every man is one in worldly things, but not at the present day with anyone in spiritual things. The reason is that the spiritual which flows in and causes perception has been obscured and almost extinguished by the delights of the love of the world and of self; and therefore neither do they care for spiritual things, except insofar as is of duty and of custom; and if fear from duty, and delight from custom, were taken away, they would spurn, feel aversion for, and even deny them. [3] He who would have perception in spiritual things must be in the affection of truth from good, and must continually long to know truths. Thereby his intellectual is enlightened, and when the intellectual has been enlightened, then it is given him to perceive something inwardly within himself. But he who is not in the affection of truth, knows that which he knows to be so, from the teaching of the church to which he joins his faith, and because a priest, presbyter, or monk has said so. From all this it is evident what perception is, and that it exists in worldly things, but not in spiritual things; as is further evident from the fact that everyone remains in the doctrine in which he was born, even they who were born Jews, and also they who are outside the church, although they live within it. Moreover they who are in any heresy, if told the veriest truths, and if these were also confirmed, they would nevertheless perceive not one whit of their truth: they would appear to them as falsities.   Third Round posts are short audio clips taken from Round 3 comments offered in the online Logopraxis Life Group meetings. The aim is to keep the focus on understanding the Text in terms of its application to the inner life along with reinforcing any key LP principles that have been highlighted in the exchanges.  

How do we know truth in a day where it claimed there is no objective truth. PastorMark examines 1 John 2-26-27 and tells us how God uses the Holy Spirit and God uses the church to expound the truth of the Gospel.

How do we know truth in a day where it claimed there is no objective truth. PastorMark examines 1 John 2-26-27 and tells us how God uses the Holy Spirit and God uses the church to expound the truth of the Gospel.

Pastor Ben Prescott

ABBA YAH, intended to RAISE up a PRIESTHOOD that when confronted with a challenge would find a way in HIM to solve it!! In fact, HE gave us Authority over other-worldly entities, to help us do just that!! That privilege however comes at a PRICE & with GREAT CONFLICT!! Leaders are expected to LEAD, Adam failed, Yahshua did not!! "The Jew's" managed to fail though the occasional Hebrew would RISE UP and prove him or herself "WORTHY" of the task placed before them, because the RUACH of YAH was with & IN them having accomplished an AUTHENTIC TRANSFORMATION that can not be achieved with a purchased education! This Authentic TRANSFORMATION is often intensely and unrighteously scrutinized as the TRANSFORMED are moved into glass housing built by those who reject the prospect that they could be doing anything incorrectly! YAHSHUA went through it & it KILLED HIM, those same emotions and experiences await all of us if we dare to be Gahlal Talmidim!! The shocking reality of it, a thorough reading of the "LAST BOOK" of the Original Covenant(Not like the one I gave it this morning) would probably reveal a whole lot more that I was given to provide this morning!! It did however provide a STRONG, STERN, EMPHATIC rebuke to the teachers in Malachi's day that changed YAH'S Torah!! They REJECTED IT, HE rejected their TEACHING, yet somehow after 450 years, the same one that delivered so strong a correction, willingly allows it to be violated? Either YAHWEH, got is WRONG or CHRISTIANITY has it WRONG, that's what I heard in My Ruach this morning!! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/love-live/message

How do you truly know something?  How do you truly know God?  What are Jesus' first words to His disciples after resurrecting?  All of these get answered in today's message...Pastor Tim Parlier teaches through our 2nd to last week in the "Jesus with Us" series...from Luke 24 when Jesus encounters His disciples on the road to Emmaus.

If we approach something or someone falsely, it's only a matter of time before we find ourselves at odds, separated from the truth of whatever it is. The same is true of God - if we don't know the truth of God, we will find ourselves diverging from Him, at odds and separated.

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Episode 143 – Truth and Proof – Part 3 – Objections to Knowing Truth Welcome to Anchored by Truth brought to you by Crystal Sea Books. In John 14:6, Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” The goal of Anchored by Truth is to encourage everyone to grow in the Christian faith by anchoring themselves to the secure truth found in the inspired, inerrant, and infallible word of God. Script: The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse. Romans, Chapter 1, verses 18 through 20 ******** VK: Hello! I’m Victoria K. Welcome to Anchored by Truth brought to you by Crystal Sea Books. We’re excited to be with you as we continue with our recently started series on Anchored by Truth that we’re calling “Truth and Proof.” As we mentioned in our first couple of episodes this series was inspired by a teaching series that Dr. Gregg Alexander did for his Sunday school class a few years ago. And I’m pleased to announce that today we are joined by Dr. Alexander to help us push deeper into why Christians can be so confident that the Christian faith has a firm basis in reason and evidence. Dr. Alexander was a practicing physician for more than xx years but more importantly he has taught an adult Sunday school class for more than 25 years. Dr. Alexander, would you like to introduce yourself to the Anchored by Truth audience? Gregg: It’s a pleasure to be with you today. I really admire the fact that Anchored by Truth has devoted itself to supporting and demonstrating the inspiration and infallibility of scripture. I am also grateful that you decided to do this series on “Truth and Proof.” As you mentioned several years ago I wanted to help my Sunday school students begin to understand that Christianity is a faith that is not only supported by logic and reason but also that logic and reason properly applied can help lead people into a deeper relationship with Jesus. VK: We agree. In our first couple of episodes we’ve also mentioned that the primary reason we think apologetics is an important area of study for Christians is because apologetics can be used to support evangelism. And this particularly true in today’s culture when it seems as though we’ve lost some of the common touchpoints about truth and faith that used to be accepted without question. Gregg: I think that’s true. Years ago, if you said to someone in our nation that such-and-such a principle was important because it was in the Bible, no one thought anything about your statement. But today, if you encounter a non-believer and fall back on the authority of the Bible the other person is likely to say, “well, I don’t believe in the Bible and I don’t accept its authority.” So, then the believer is faced with the question of where do you go from there? Questions like that are why studying apologetics can be very useful for people like us, and be for the eternal benefit of others. If you know why the Bible is authoritative for all persons – not just for believers – and if the other person is a sincere seeker who will listen to you, then there is a chance that that person may be saved – and that is the purpose of apologetics, evangelism, and a big part of the Christian life. Christianity is a faith that is “other-directed.” 1st Chronicles 28:9 says, “for the Lord searches every heart and understands every motive behind the thoughts. If you seek him, he will be found by you . . .” In my series I set out to prove the truth of that verse. VK: So, in this series on Anchored by Truth we began in the same place as your Sunday school series - with the building blocks of apologetics. We started with the things that everyone can understand regardless of what they already know, or think they know, about religion in general, and Christianity in particular. And last time we spent a lot of our time talking about truth. After all, we want people to understand that the Bible is true and accurate in matters pertaining to fact and history. But emphasizing that the Bible is true would be meaningless if truth didn’t exist in the first place. Gregg: That’s a very important point for people to understand. Too often today you hear people say something like “you have your truth and that’s fine for you but that’s not my truth.” When people say that, they have committed the sin or equivocation. They have used the word “truth” as an improper substitute for the word “opinion” or “preference.” Real truth is always absolute. It is not subject to whims, opinions, or individual or group preferences. You wouldn’t think that would be a controversial concept but today is often is. One of the most important services the church can provide society today is the simple reminder that truth exists, is knowable, and absolute. People who reject this basic concept not only create peril for language and communication. They are in grave peril for their souls. The Bible clearly teaches the correspondence view of truth. The ninth commandment is, “you shall not give false testimony about your neighbor” (Exodus 2:16), i.e., tell it like it is. Deuteronomy 18:21-22 – “You may say to yourselves, ‘How can we know when a message has not been spoken by the Lord?’ 22 If what a prophet proclaims in the name of the Lord does not take place or come true, that is a message the Lord has not spoken.” I know you covered some of this last time. VK: We did. So, today we want to continue from where we left off last time. As you’ve mentioned today there are objections to the existence of absolute truth. I know you covered those in your Sunday school class. Why don’t we get into some of what you covered? Gregg: Well, one frequent objection to the existence of absolute truth is that we can have only probabilities, not certainties. In other words, someone might contend that we can never attain the degree of certainty in our minds that we can be sure anything is true. The response to this objection can be found in that there are certain truths that cannot be reasonably denied. For instance, neither I nor anyone else can deny that I exist. If someone tried to deny that I exist the immediate question would be “what’s the point of making the denial?” Similarly, you cannot reasonably deny that there are no square circles or four-sided triangles. Those things are true formally by definition. Furthermore, something can be absolutely true even if there is not enough evidence to prove it. Evidence, or the lack of it, doesn’t change a fact. VK: We addressed some similar points in our “Lord of Logic” series which is available through most major podcasting apps. But I think this is a good reminder that the concepts we are discussing now are fundamental to all correct thinking and logic. What are some other objections people use to object to the existence of truth? Gregg: Another frequent objection to the existence of absolute truth is that comparisons show that truth is relative, i.e., comparisons change depending on what things are being compared. The response to this objection is relative comparisons are absolutely true insofar as they are accurate. In other words the moment you try to state the results of the comparison you are now stating a conclusion you believe to be true, not merely comparatively true. A third objection people make about truth is that we “grow in truth.” The idea here is that truth is not absolute but rather always partial and incomplete. They will often say something like “science proves that the truth is always changing.” VK: And I will bet that you have an answer to this third objection as well. Gregg: Well, the response is that our understanding of truth will certainly change but not the truth itself. We learn more from science daily and not just science but from many other intellectual disciplines. But it is not the truth that is changing but our improving awareness of the truths that always existed. We discover truth with science, but we don’t change it. We change from error to truth. When Sir Isaac Newton first stated certain truths about the nature of gravity nothing about gravity changed. Gravity didn’t start behaving differently just because Newton presented a better description of its behavior and relevance within the physical universe. Newton helped us understand the truth about gravity’s effects better the truth about gravity didn’t change in any way. So, again this objection fails as a meaningful critique of the existence of absolute truth. VK: I’ve heard some people say that the conception that absolute truths exist is unnecessarily constricting. I guess they might say that absolute truth is too narrow an intellectual premise to be, well, true. Gregg: Like the responses to the first three objections, the response to this objection is straightforward when you think about it. Let’s look at a simple example. What is the correct answer to the math question of 2 + 2? 2 + 2 equals 4 for all people all the time. It always has. It always will. That’s about as “narrow” as it gets, but it’s also true. And the same thing is true for all statements of fact whether they are physical, historical, mathematical, etc. True statements are not just narrow. They’re unique. George Washington was the first president of the United States and no matter how many presidents follow him he will always be the first – the one and only first. And our embrace of the narrowness of truth is not only important. It is also essential to a livable world. The builder who adds 2 + 2 and gets 3 and then proceeds to put a beam in a building that’s too short will very quickly get a reminder of the consequences of ignoring the absolute nature of truth. VK: What would you say then to people who claim that absolute truth claims are too dogmatic to be acceptable to most people? Today’s society seems to embrace “tolerance” above just about everything else. Gregg: The first thing we should do is define what it means to be dogmatic. A common definition of dogmatic might be “characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively held as if they were facts.” So, I would say “yes, absolute truth claims are dogmatic, because a true claim is a fact. So, we should treat it as a fact. An objective fact is going to be a fact regardless of subjective feeling about the fact. I want to distinguish, however, between the truth claim, the fact itself, and the truth claimer – the person holding on to the truth. The truth claim itself is “dogmatic” because it is a fact but that doesn’t mean “truth claimers” must be unpleasant in doggedly proclaiming the truth. We can and should be humble and respectful when we hold in a determined way to the truth. Still, the truth is truth even if expressed in the wrong manner; error is error even if expressed humbly. VK: I think that’s a great distinction. We Christians are called to proclaim the truth with love and concern for others. It’s sometimes said that Christians must be “winsome” as we engage the world. Winsome is an old word that’s hardly ever used anymore. It means charming, cheerful, pleasant, and even joy-creating. So, it’s possible for us to be determined and persistent – dogmatic if you will – in our proclamation of the truth while not having to be unpleasant as we go about it. So, what else do the Anchored by Truth listeners need to know about objections that are raised against the existence of absolute truth? Gregg: I taught my Sunday school class that in addition to specific objections about the existence of absolute truth, there are also various views and philosophies that deny the absoluteness of truth. VK: Can you give us an example of what you’re thinking about? Gregg: A particularly common philosophy or attitude in our day and age that denies the absoluteness of truth is skepticism. Skepticism claims that we should suspend judgment on everything, that we should doubt all truth claims. Anyone who listens to news or so called “educational” programming will quickly realize that skepticism about historic, orthodox Christianity and traditional values and views abounds, though there is certainly plenty of dogmatism on anything that challenges those values. That observation aside, skeptics will assert philosophically that reason demands that we simply must doubt any and all truth claims. VK: But of course you don’t agree with this claim and neither should any thinking Christian? Gregg: No, of course not. Skepticism is self-refuting. If we are to doubt every truth claim we must doubt skepticism. Skepticism says we must doubt all truth claims but then tries to exempt itself from its own standard. So, the skeptic wants to claim that skepticism is the only knowable truth yet provides no reasoned basis for supporting its exemption from the standard it establishes. VK: That does seem to be a real problem. What other philosophies deny the absoluteness of truth? Gregg: Agnosticism is another philosophy that denies that absolute truth exists. There are two forms of agnosticism. The strong form of agnosticism affirms that all truth is unknowable. The soft form of agnosticism says that at least we can’t know reality even if we can know appearances. I would respond to agnosticism in this way. The “father of modern agnosticism” is Immanuel Kant. All of philosophy was shaken by his success in convincing many others that we can’t know the truth about reality. His philosophy is fascinating, but it is self-defeating. Kant claims as a truth that we cannot know absolute truth. If he is correct in his belief then he – and we – can’t even know the truth of his own statement; and if he is wrong we have no reason to even care about his philosophy. VK: That was a point that we made many times in our “Lord of Logic” series. The statement “There is no such thing as absolute truth” is self-refuting. Just as you observed about skepticism it fails the very standard it tries to establish. Gregg: A good rule for Christians to master is: “every negative presupposes a positive.” Let me restate that to make sure our audience gets a chance to absorb it. “Every negative presupposes a positive.” You can’t doubt something, the negative, without there first being the thing you’re doubting, the positive. One obvious example of this is that someone who says, “there is no truth,” presupposes the truth of his own statement. Another very common philosophy that makes a jumbled mess out of truth and the absolute character of truth is pluralism. Of course, pluralism is rampant all around us today. VK: I think that most people would say that’s a good thing. At least the word “pluralism” sounds like something we ought to support – just about like tolerance. Gregg: There’s an old saying that “it’s good to keep an open mind but don’t let your mind be so open that your brains fall out.” That’s what happens with pluralism. Pluralism affirms all so-called “truths” – even opposites. This is typical of many Eastern religions as well as many prevailing cultural and politically trendy views. But it is inescapable that the opposite of true is false. The pluralist view often degenerates to the position that whatever is sincerely believed is said to be true, but sincerity is not a test for truth. As Norman Geisler says, “A member of the Flat Earth Society may be sincere, but he is sincerely wrong.” VK: Pluralism is one of those tricky words. It has a tendency to shift shapes depending on whose using it. Plural simply means “multiple” or “having more than one.” So, in many areas of life, like ice cream flavors, plural choices are a good thing. The problem arises when you add the “ism” to the plural. Accepted literally, “pluralism” means that someone could claim to hold onto views that are directly contradictory. That turns thinking and communication into a meaningless hash of ideas from which neither truth or sense would ever emerge. What’s next? Gregg: Relativism denies absolute truth. The philosopher Alfred North Whitehead held the view that reality has no unchanging forms. This was the opposite of Plato. Whitehead also said that all truth is in the process of changing and is never found because that to which a truth claim is made is always changing, i.e., the essence of reality is change. Whitehead’s philosophy is the source of Process Theology – which is very common in some liberal seminary thinking, and championed by theologians like John Cobb. VK: And like pluralism, relativism is all around us today not only in religious discussions but also in political and cultural ones. Gregg: And it is equally hazardous to your mental health and fitness in all of its manifestations. Like the other critiques which we have been making, relativism either affirms that relativism is absolutely true – in which case it is self-defeating – or else its claim is just another relative statement for which there is no reason to believe it or accept it. As you said relativism reduces attempts to think clearly and form a coherent worldview into an impossible hash of irreconcilable claims and concepts. Well, a final philosophy that rejects the absolute nature of truth that we should discuss is post-modernism. Post-modernism avoids all truth claims and makes no truth claims. This is a radical extreme of relativism and pluralism. The idea of post-modernism – which is seen in literature, philosophy, and even architecture – is seen in the atheist Jacques Derrida, the father of “deconstructionism,” i.e., meaning anything expressed by one person can be, and should be, deconstructed by the hearer and reconstructed to meet his needs. Therefore, language is understood in the context of the hearer, not the speaker, and there is no objective meaning. VK: Yikes. The dangers of stripping the objective meaning from words – or saying that words only mean what the hearer says they mean – pretty much does away with responsible conversation. Anything anyone says can be misconstrued or misinterpreted if the hearer simply wants to. That will certainly have a chilling effect on people being able to have meaningful dialogues on any subjects other than trivial ones. Gregg: That’s absolutely correct. With Derrida simple conversations can have disastrous implications for any and all speakers. Moreover, any meaningful philosophy comes to an end, for his philosophy self-destructs as it deconstructs. Post-modernism fails because it either makes a truth claim – which would be contradictory and self-defeating – or it makes no truth claim, and is not, therefore, in the game of truth. By its own keywords – “whatever,” “so what” – it mocks truth and falls apart. Ideas have consequences, and we use language to express ideas. Communication and conversation are essential to learning and growth so when only one side controls the conversation progress and learning stop. Listen to these words: “Let me control the textbooks, and I will control the state . . . when an opponent declares ‘I will not come over to your side,’ I will calmly say, ‘What are you? You will pass on. Your descendents, however, stand in the new camp.’” Who made that statement? Answer: Adolph Hitler. The rise of post-modernism is a truly ominous turn in the spread of truth including Biblical and gospel truth. VK: That’s unbelievably sad and unbelievably dangerous. If, as you said, post-modernism constricts or stops the spread of truth ultimately it stops the spread of knowledge. Yet, the spread of knowledge, scientific and otherwise, is what produced a modern world where we enjoy so many benefits of the advancements in technology and science. Gregg: I told my Sunday school class to give some thought for a few minutes to the times of the Old Testament - to go back to some of the things in recorded history that most people agree on. Secular history tells us that there were civilizations in Egypt and Babylon and China and Canaan and the Mediterranean area we call Greece around the timeframe of 2500-2200 BC. Abraham was born around 2000 BC. The Exodus was around 1500-1450 BC; the Law given to Moses was probably around 1450 BC; David becomes king around 1000 BC; the last book of the OT, Malachi, around 400 BC. And then God was “quiet” for 400 years. In the time frame of the Old Testament there were the Empires of Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, and Persia. In the 400 “quiet years,” i.e., the “Intertestamental Years,” there emerged the Empires of Greece and Rome. Obviously, a lot was going on in the world. The Parthenon was built in 442 BC; the Great Wall of China was built between 263-233 BC. My point is this: people knew how to think in those days. There was nothing backward about their intellectual capacity. They didn’t have the technology that we do but they built impressive empires and structures. And a large part of the reason we have the technology that we do is because we “stand on the shoulders of giants” who have come before us. They people of those times knew that truth existed and despite a lack of the technology that we have today they still had accomplishments that cause us to marvel today. VK: That’s a great point. Despite our technological sophistication our generation doesn’t have a monopoly on the ability to reason and make accurate observations about the created order. We may be able to send messages around the world in an instant whereas it took the ancients days or weeks. But that doesn’t mean the content of our messages necessarily makes more sense. Transmitting nonsense or error more quickly doesn’t mean error becomes truth or nonsense makes sense. We have improved technological abilities today but that does not mean we have improved reasoning skills. Nor, sadly does it mean that people have become more virtuous or godly. Thankfully, there are many, many people being saved around the world every day but those believers are not more saved than those that Jesus preached to. And the lost today are going to be just as lost. That’s the primary reason we do these Anchored by Truth episodes. We want to save as many as people as possible and they only way to do that is to point them to the real “Anchor of Truth.” Gregg: Of course those of us who do present the gospel are well aware that we can never be the reason anyone is saved – that’s God’s job. But we can introduce one of the parties – the unbelieving one – to the other One. Jesus said, “No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him” (John 6:44); and He said, “But I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to myself” (John 12:32). That’s the good news. The sobering news is what was included in the scripture you used in the opening. Certainly, some of the most sobering verses in the entire Bible are what Paul said in Romans 1:20 – “For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.” That part about unbelievers having no excuse should motivate us to increase our efforts in evangelism and motivate those who haven’t accepted Christ as their Savior to think very carefully about that choice. VK: Well, sounds like a great time to pray. Today let’s listen to a prayer for restoration of the worship of the one true God to our communities and nation since it is only through that restoration that our unsaved friends and neighbors have the hope for salvation. ---- PRAYER FOR RESTORATION OF THE WORSHIP OF THE ONE TRUE GOD VK: We’d like to remind our audience that a lot of our radio episodes are linked together in series of topics so if they missed any episodes or if they just want to hear one again, all of these episodes are available on your favorite podcast app. To find them just search on “Anchored by Truth by Crystal Sea Books.” If you’d like to hear more, try out crystalseabooks.com where “We’re not famous but our Boss is!” (Bible Quotes from the New International Version) Romans, Chapter 1, verses 18 through 20

227 Freedom comes from knowing truth

Luke 11 // Justin White

Chad Konieczny

Series: Revelation: The Best is Yet to ComeTitle: “Why You Need to Know the Truth”Scripture: Revelation 13:1-10; Joh 8:31-32; Mark 13; Matt 11:28-30(Main commentary helps listed at the end)Last week: “What to do when you feel defeated”This week: “Why You Need to Know the Truth”Two weeks ago: “What to do when you feel defeated”This week: “Why You Need to Know the Truth”Opening story:Scotland Yard detective, an expert on identifying counterfeit bills, was asked how he was so good. He answered that he studied the authentic bills so thoroughly that he couldn't help but recognize the fakes.Q: Do you know the real Messiah/Christ well enough to recognize a fake one? Because Jesus seemed to think it would be very hard for even his followers to do this.Eugene Peterson writes in his Message paraphrase of Matthew 11, “Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won't lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you'll learn to live freely and lightly' (Matt 11:28–30).This is the remedy to overcoming the gaps between what we say we believe and how we behave/live (which is evidence of what we truly believe). The unforced rhythms of grace are the means of getting God's grace to flow in and through us daily.Do you know Jesus or a satanic imitation?My Bottom line: Knowing the Truth—really knowing—sets us free and leads to peace in a world of uncertainty, deception and falsehood.outline:Satan's fake christ (13:1-4)Murderous blasphemer (13:5-8)The call to persevere (13:9-10)The beast = AntichristNero parallelsOutlines:Applications:Key: Verify do we see Jesus as he really is enough to recognize a fake? If it were easy, Jesus wouldn't need to warn us.Knowing the word of truth is how we recognize fakes.Ill. Scotland Yard detective, an expert on identifying counterfeit bills, was asked how he was so good. He answered that he studied the authentic bills so thoroughly that he couldn't help but recognize the fakes.Satan is intent on appearing as a savior to receive praise.What about us? Why do we pursue praise from people? Is it really any different? Are we worthy?For Satan to claim to be the messiah is to say that Jesus isn't.Let's forsake any false hope in any mere human government or leader bringing in the Kingdom of God or any kind of salvation. Don't be fooled by the fakes. Stop looking to the next shiny, new political leader to turn things around in the areas that matter most.Impersonating God and Christ, Satan will blaspheme God and kill Christ-followers.How are you preparing for this?Word—saturating your mindWay/Walk—by grace through faith dailyWorks—carrying out the vision of the KOG where you live, work and playGod is our sovereign Creator still. Walk/rest in that. Rom 8:28Satan can't create anything.False prophets utter false teachings likeUniversalism—everyone is ultimately saved.Inclusivism—some go to hell but not anyone faithful to whatever religion they like; this all-roads-lead-to-heaven mindset is deeply embedded in our culture already.Jesus said plainly, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” (John 14:6)Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” Note the order:Hear teaching. Obey it. After obeying, true knowledge (comprehension) sets in.Results in freedom.Do you believe Jesus's teachings on hell?Confident you can't be led astray?If you've been chosen by God, then you cannot. You're name is in the book of life.Is that you?Doctrine of election is a comfort to those who are elect. I believe in the doctrine of election to the extent that the Bible teaches is. But I also see human responsibility and freedom in play. We're not robots.God chooses. He chose:Adam and EveNoah and his familyIsaac over IshmaelJacob over EsauJudah over ReubenDavid over his older brothersIsrael over the other nationsYou, if you're in Christ JesusYou, if you will trust Christ todaySturgeon acknowledged the brain strain this tension between God's sovereignty and human free will. He told people that he often prayed, “God save the elect and elect some more.”How do you know if you've been chosen? J. Hamilton wrote:IF you feel awful when you sin—not because you got caught but because you have offended God your holy and good Creator—that's good evidence that God is at work in your soul. Repent and turn back to God today and walk in the confidence of your name being in the book.Call to persevere (9-10) - There's no avoiding God's providential will. If he's decided something, he's fully prepared and warranted to carry it out. If you or I was to die for him, we die. This is why he follows it with the call for believers to endure nad keep believing. Because we're going to be tempted to give up and give in.Do you know Jesus or a satanic imitation?My Bottom line: Knowing Truth—really knowing—leads to peace in a world of uncertainty, deception and falsehood.Main commentary help:Exalting Jesus in Revelation by Daniel AkinRevelation by Jim HamiltonRevelation by Paige Patterson, New American Commentary seriesBreaking the Code by Bruce MetzgerSeven Seals by Matt Chandler, 2021 sermonESV Global Study BibleBible in One Year by Nicky GumbelBible Knowledge CommentaryThe Book of Revelation, NICNT, Robert MounceThe Outline Bible, Wilmington

KNOWING TRUTH. Our world is often full of deception. Unfortunately, that can also extend to our faith. In today's message, Pastor Diehl unpacks some common ways we can be deceived in our faith.

Message from Waylon Bailey on April 11, 2021

S. Elizabeth Gomes is a mystical solutionist with a heart ignited with passion to see the sons of YHWH walk as living love lights in the transfiguration power of Holy Spirit. She has a deep, passionate, burning love relationship with Abba. He is her “one thing.” From this place of her union with Him, she is committed to help facilitate the maturing of the sons of Yahweh through the Ecclesia of Burning Ones she founded in 2013. “There are no words, in any language, that can adequately describe my YHWH. He has rocked me from the inside out and I continue to live in the transforming power of His love. I love Him, simply but more than that, He loves me faithfully.” Elizabeth is a visionary and wears several hats in this glorious adventure, weaving together book publishing, designing websites, video editing, and other creative expressions into a wonderful mural.TOPICS:- See people fulfill their scrolls- Whatever we are wired to, we can engage- There's a private line to Yahweh- See your scrolls, and check out the treasures of heaven- Spiritual principles are not just for believers, they're for everyone- Honor people's uniqueness- Put your voice print into print- If you have something, then go do it- Whatever your excited about take the first step- Love the freedom of learning- Grace and truth came through Jesus Christ- In his light we are light- His voice, that walked in the garden changes me- Ascension starts with descension- Descensions takes you into ascensionsGOLD NUGGETS: 1) Who we are is recorded inside of us, it's called a testimony of Jesus. It is also recorded, wired, and hidden inside of us. 2) In the whole fabric of creation, certain principles are established. It's the joy and the goodness of our Lord to all. Spiritual principles are things like integrity, kindness, honesty, and faith. They are all great for everyone.3) If you want to do something, just be free to engage in it fully and rest in it. Enjoy the journey, no matter what the outcome is. Love the joy of stepping out, even though you don't know about the unknown. Just don't be afraid to step right into the unknown things.4) God's will is for us to follow him. He is our plumbline and our blueprint for all things.5) Knowing Truth will reveal truth. Truth reveals the truth about who he is, who I am, and everything about me. All I need is to interface with Truth and everything will be revealed.QUOTES:- Business is not separated from my spiritual life, it is who I am in all one package.- In the fabric of who I am there has to be honor, and it has to flow from me. - Galatians 6:10 - Do good to all men, when the opportunity presents itself, especially to those in the family of faith.- The journey of 1000 miles begins with the first step. - Silence is the most profound thing in all that I do. - I come to a place of unknowing, where I know him again and again and again and again.- He rocks my world with his goodness!LINKS:- Elizabeth's publishing company: https://www.ecclesiapublishing.com- Ecclesia of Burning Ones: https://www.ecclesiaofburningones.com- Get Bralynn's Acceleration Package: http://SpiritCenteredBusiness.com/coaching- Join the SCB Tribe: http://facebook.com/groups/scbtribe- Design your Leveraged, Scalable & Sustainable business model that brings Transformation in the world. Schedule a FREE Discovery call with Bralynn:http://Bralynn.appointlet.com/s/discovery

Knowing Truth is the key to solving many issues in our lives! When you don’t know the Truth and put yourself in a vicarious position, it could cause you to make decisions that affect people for generations to come that you later regret. Let’s get it right in our state with no regrets!!!Support the show (https://hisvessel.givingfuel.com/his-vessel-donations)

Women's Bible Study at Compass Bible Church

If you read a hundred online posts or listen to a hundred podcasts or watch a hundred TV commercials, you will get a hundred different opinions. And all of them will claim to be truth. I mean, who actually believes their opinion isn't true?Twenty centuries ago a regional governor in the Roman Empire asked, “What is truth?” We are still wondering that today. Is truth based on what I understand? Is it based on how I feel? Is it based on how many people believe it? Does someone get to decide what is true? Who should that be? Sometimes we see a lack of integrity or authenticity in people who are claiming to tell the truth. It is hard to know what that means.So…I wonder if there is a reliable source of truth. I wonder if it is possible to actually know what is true. And I wonder what role faith has in all of this.

What is expertise? Does it still matter? How can we know things? How can we know what the truth is? How does our faith inform everything else? And what's up with anti-intellectualism?  Dr. E. Johanna Hartelius is Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. She's the author of The Gifting Logos: Expertise in the Digital Commons and The Rhetoric of Expertise. She's also a co-host on the podcasts You're Not Accepted and Crackers and Grape Juice. And yeah, she's pretty bad-ass!

Continuing on looking at the difference between knowing about truth and actually knowing truth, why does it matter, and how do we move forward?

Whether we know Truth or know ABOUT Truth is a powerful question we all have to ask ourselves. This episode is a 2 part series where we look at the difference between knowing ABOUT Truth - and actually stepping into a place where we KNOW it personally.

“The truth will set you free.” I believe the basis of human suffering is not knowing One's ‘True Nature'; But what if we believe we were telling the truth and only our unconscious knows it's not true? In this episode we explore this statement. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blu-yogi/support