Ephesians 6:13-14 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist,
The belt STABILIZES and STRENGTHENS the core.
TRUTH Truth: An OBJECTIVE STANDARD by which reality is measured.
TRUTH is what stabilizes the believer during BATTLE.
John 8:44 You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
The Devil DEALS in DECEPTION.
1. Truth is ABSOLUTE For something to be TRUE, something else must be FALSE.
Discernment is not knowing the difference between right and wrong; it is knowing the difference between right and ALMOST RIGHT.—Charles Spurgeon
2. Truth can be KNOWN
Hebrews 1:1-3 In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the universe. The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.
John 14:6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. Truth is a PERSON, and his name is JESUS.
WWJD: WHAT WOULD JESUS DO
3. The Truth HURTS But it always HELPS. John 8:32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
It’s GOD’S truth, not MAN’S ideas, that set people FREE.
