Is Your Truth The Truth Is Your Truth

Is “Your Truth” “The Truth”?

Is “Your Truth” “The Truth”? What is truth anyway? (cf. Jn. 18: 38)

Is “Your Truth” “The Truth”? “Sanctify them in the truth: thy word is truth” (John 17: 17)

The Epistle of III John Is your truth the truth?

Is Your Truth The Truth? • You love “in truth” – know we are of “the truth” (3 Jn. 1, 2 Jn. 1, I Jn. 3: 1819, I Pet. 1: 22, Eph. 4: 2, Col. 3: 13)

Is Your Truth The Truth? • You love “in truth” – know we are of “the truth” (3 Jn. 1, 2 Jn. 1, I Jn. 3: 1819, I Pet. 1: 22, Eph. 4: 2, Col. 3: 13 ) • You walk “in truth” – Gaius walking in “the truth” (3 Jn. 3 -4, 2 Jn. 4)

Is Your Truth The Truth? • You love “in truth” – know we are of “the truth” (3 Jn. 1, 2 Jn. 1, I Jn. 3: 1819, I Pet. 1: 22) • You walk “in truth” – Gaius walking in “the truth” (3 Jn. 3 -4, 2 Jn. 4) • Is your “soul prospering”? (v. 2)

Is Your Truth The Truth? • Your love translates into being a fellow worker “for the truth” (3 Jn. 58; Titus 3: 8, 13 -14, Matt. 10: 10, Matt. 25: 31, Heb. 13: 1 -2)

Imitate Good – Not Evil • Evil Diotrephes – Demanded “his truth” (3 Jn. 9 -10, 2 Jn. 9 -11)

Imitate Good – Not Evil • Evil Diotrephes – Demanded “his truth” (3 Jn. 9 -10, 2 Jn. 9 -11) • Wicked Words – “nonsense” • Wicked Actions – not receive, forbid others, cast them out of the church

Imitate Good – Not Evil • Evil Diotrephes – Demanded “his truth” (3 Jn. 9 -10, 2 Jn. 9 -11) • Wicked Words – “nonsense” • Wicked Actions – not receive, forbid others, cast them out of the church • Good Demetrius – has testimony of “the truth” (3 Jn. 12, Lk. 6: 26) • Witness of all men

The Character of Our life Our Love Our Example “Sanctify them in the truth: thy word is truth” (John 17: 17)