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Ten Day 14 What Is Truth?: Digging Deeper

August 20, 2020 by Ann Hale 1 Comment

Digging Deeper Days

Finding the original intent of Scripture and making good application to our everyday lives as we become equipped to correctly handle the Word of Truth!

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The Questions

1) What does Jesus mean with the words ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life’? (verse 6)

2) How is it that we can see the Father when we look at Jesus? (verse 9)

3) Why did Philip ask the question ‘show us the Father’ while he spent all this time with Jesus and when can we see the Father through His Son? (verses 8-11)

John 14:6-11

6 Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 7 If you know me, you will also know my Father. From now on you do know him and have seen him.” 8 “Lord,” said Philip, “show us the Father, and that’s enough for us.” 9 Jesus said to him, “Have I been among you all this time and you do not know me, Philip? The one who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10 Don’t you believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words I speak to you I do not speak on my own. The Father who lives in me does his works. 11 Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me. Otherwise, believe because of the works themselves.

Original Intent

1) What does Jesus mean with the words ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life’? (verse 6)
To answer this question, it’s best to read the previous verses as well. There, Jesus talks about His going away and preparing a place for His disciples, His followers. He tells them they know where He’s going, but Thomas protests, “Lord, … we don’t know where you’re going. How can we know the way?”. (John 14:5) The disciples often wondered what exactly would happen to them, and to Jesus. Especially because He tried to warn them about His upcoming suffering (Matthew 16:21; 17:22-23), but they didn’t understand His words at that time. By stating that He Himself is the way, He tells them to look at Him as their example, to keep their eyes fixed on Him. Only then can they come to the Father too. If the Father was the finish line prize, Jesus was the runner’s pathway to victory. Previously, they already heard Jesus say to the Pharisees that His testimony and judgments were true (John 8:14), and that He spoke the truth which He heard directly from God (John 8:40, 45). He also said, “If you continue in My word, you really are My disciples. You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” (John 8:31-32) The Son of God also referred to Himself as the Living Water through Whom everyone could obtain eternal life. (John 4:13-14) Those who would drink from this water would never thirst again; for the life that’s within the water is eternal and never-ending. How many times were these words proven when Jesus healed the sick (bringing new life) and raising the dead? Everything Christ did was in service to others as He was directed through the Father. Together with the Spirit, they worked as One.
Thus, Jesus told His disciples that if they would follow Him, they would know all truth and have everlasting life.

2) How is it that we can see the Father when we look at Jesus? (verse 9)
Jesus often made it clear that He only ever and always followed the will of God; they worked in perfect tandem. (John 6:38) The words He spoke were the words spoken by God the Father as they shared co-equal authority as God. Jesus claimed Himself as being the only begotten Son of the Father in heaven (John 10:36), representing His express image (Hebrews 1:3). The disciples also referred to their Master as ‘the Son of God’ (Matthew 14:33; 16:16). At the very end, even the unbelieving centurion cried out, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”. (Mark 15:39) So then, when anyone looks at Jesus and knows Him, they automatically see the Father and know Him too. Both are equal in power and authority as God, so too, the Holy Spirit as He speaks and binds them together in perfect unity. One divine being represented as 3 unique beings.

3) Why did Philip ask the question ‘show us the Father’ while he spent all this time with Jesus and when can we see the Father through His Son? (verses 8-11)
Philip was generally a little slower to fully believe in Jesus as the Son of God. We can see this when he approached Nathanael under the fig tree. He referred to Jesus as “Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph” (John 1:45) although he had just witnessed His baptism and thus also heard the words from God “this is my beloved Son”. (Matthew 3:17) Just like Thomas, he also needed to see with his own eyes in order to believe Christ was resurrected from the dead. (John 20:24-29) With Philip asking this question, it was almost like he needed extra confirmation that Jesus was who He claimed to be.  Jesus even confirmed this unbelief when He said, “Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me. Otherwise, believe because of the works themselves.” (John 14:11) After Jesus’ ascension into Heaven, Philip did many wonderful works sharing the gospel. A great example is the story the Ethiopian. An angel had led Philip to a man on the roadside and he heard the man reading from Isaiah. Phillip asked the Ethiopian if he understood the words he was reading. After confirming he really didn’t, Philip told him about Jesus! That same moment, the Ethiopian accepted Christ as the Messiah and was baptized! You can read this beautiful story in Acts 8:26-40. This story demonstrates how, through the Spirit teaching the Ethiopian in explaining God’s Word and the help of a believer, a heart was brought to see God through the works of Christ. In Jesus, through His Spirit, we can see and know God!

Everyday Application

1) What does Jesus mean with the words ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life’? (verse 6)
Jesus is our number one example for life. It’s Him we are called to follow as He alone holds all truth, wisdom, and fullness of life. If we don’t, we will be lost both in this life and in the one to come. He gave us the parable of the Good Shepherd in John 10 to remember that He indeed is the way. In this short story, Jesus compares Himself to a good shepherd who leads His sheep into safety. His sheep follow Him because they know His voice. His sheep will run away from a stranger’s voice.  He also likens Himself to the Gate, “If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved…”. (John 10:9) In other words, He alone is the way to safety for our souls. Jesus also refers to Himself as the Truth which is confirmed several times throughout the gospel of John. In the first verses, we see Jesus is represented as “the Word … full of grace and truth” (John 1:14) and “grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.” (John 1:17) We also know “in [Jesus] was life, and that life was the light of men.” (John 1:4) The Son of God gave His only life, “so that everyone who believes in Him may have eternal life.” (John 3:16) This entire verse is also reflected in 1 Timothy 2:5, “For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus.” Jesus is the way, the truth and the life; nobody comes to the Father but through Him. (John 14:6)

2) How is it that we can see the Father when we look at Jesus? (verse 9)
Since Jesus is the express image of God (Hebrews 1:3), the only begotten Son of the Father (John 3:16), and because our Savior only ever followed the Father’s will (John 6:38), we can see God the Father in His fullness when we look at Jesus. If we have a close relationship with Jesus, we’re automatically in a close relationship with God. One cannot believe in God while simultaneously rejecting His Son, or vice versa. Do you feel far from God? Do you wonder what He is like? Look at Jesus. Read His Word. Allow the Holy Spirit to speak to the Father on your behalf, teaching you about God because of how Jesus lives and loves! (John 14:26)

3) Why did Philip ask the question ‘show us the Father’ while he spent all this time with Jesus and when can we see the Father through His Son? (verses 8-11)
When reading this passage, we may think it to be a silly question to ask, yet, like Philip, still many Christians wonder who God actually is. They seem confused with the loving character of Christ in the New Testament and the ‘harsher’ God of the Old Testament. We can think for example about the story of Joshua and Jericho (Joshua 6:1-27), or the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 19) as examples of God’s judgement. Yet, we’re told that God doesn’t change (Malachi 3:6). The God of the Old Testament is still the same in the New Testament. We see this when we look at the Book of Revelation and its prophecy about the end of the world. Some might feel the destruction of the wicked is an act of hate, but instead the Lord is honoring their choice to reject Him. He is fully just and righteous. Our merciful and loving Savior can be found in every book, chapter, and verse of the Bible. If we want to know Him, we need to study His Word thoroughly, and pray without ceasing. Only then will we see the Father too!

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1) Take this passage (or any other passage).
2) Read it, and the verses around it,
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3) Write down your questions
as you think of them.
4) Ask specific culture related questions and be ready to dig around for your answers. Google them, use www.studylight.org, or look them up in a study Bible and read the footnotes (click on the little letters next to a word and it will show you
other related verses!). (www.esvbible.org)
5) Check your applications with other trusted Christians that you are in community with and embrace the fullness of God
in your everyday!

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Why Dig Deeper?

Finding the original meaning is a huge deal when we study Scripture and can make all the difference in our understanding as we apply God’s truths to our everyday lives.

In our modern-day relationships, we want people to understand our original intention as we communicate; how much more so between God and humanity?!

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Ten Day 13 What Is Truth?

August 19, 2020 by Mandy Farmer Leave a Comment

Read His Words Before Ours!

Colossians 3:1-17
Exodus 20:16
John 14:6-11
John 8:39-47
2 Corinthians 4:1-6
John 18: 28-38

Ten, Day 13

“What is Truth?” 

Mankind has grappled with the definition of truth throughout the ages. Hours before His death, Pilate posed this question to Jesus. But Pilate’s query was rhetorical, meant to dismiss the subject. He was only interested in the truth of Rome, Caesar, and political power (Morris).

Even today, the struggle to define and understand truth persists. Many people want to believe in a truth of their own, based on perspective or personal preference. But Scripture teaches God alone is our source of absolute, unchanging, timeless, big “T” Truth.

We read throughout Scripture that God cannot lie (Numbers 23:19, Titus 1:1-2). Furthermore, God declared His character to Moses on Mount Sinai:

“the Lord is a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger and abounding in faithful love and truth.” (Exodus 34:6, emphasis mine)

Brad Bright, son of the founder of Campus Crusade for Christ, comments, “He is present everywhere, knows all things, and totally understands what is real, right, and true. Therefore, whatever He says is absolutely true.”

As our source of all truth, God is the basis for everything in our lives.
God gave us the Bible to help us understand truth.
He guides us into truth through the Holy Spirit.
God revealed truth to us in the person of Jesus who said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life“. (John 14:6)
Jesus, the Son of God, IS Truth. (Guzik, Enduring Word)

In stark opposition, Satan is the Father of Lies (John 8:44). Satan spewed out the very first lie in the Garden when he assured Eve she would not die if she disobeyed God.
(Genesis 3) He has been denying, resisting, twisting, stretching, and confusing the truth ever since. In her book, Lies Women Believe and the Truth That Sets Them Free, Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth encourages us “to wake up to the deception that is so pervasive. So much of our lifestyle is rooted in ways of thinking that simply are not true. The result is a house built on sinking sand.”

Satan loves to take the Holy Scriptures and twist them, just a bit, to confuse us. If he can convince us just one part of the Bible is not true, he has his foot in the door. Soon, we question everything God has said to us.

With this knowledge of God as the source of truth and Satan as the source of lies, we can easily see why it was necessary to include the ninth commandment in the Law:

“Do not give false testimony against your neighbor.” (Exodus 20:16)

One commentary explains, “to bear false witness against others is to lie about them, especially for personal gain. God’s people were not to lie publicly, as in a court of law by laying at another’s feet any false charge that could injure him, nor were they to lie privately by whispering, tale-bearing, backbiting, slandering, or destroying his character by innuendos, sly insinuations, and evil suggestions.”

The commandments reveal God’s righteous character to us, and establish a way for us to reflect His righteous character to the world. When we embrace His exhortation to “be holy, because I am holy,” we reflect the One True God to those around us. (1 Peter 1:15-17)

By the same token, the commandments serve as a mirror for us. They reflect how
utterly lost we are and how much we need a Savior. If we judge our lives against the
Ten Commandments, we fail completely.
Without Christ, we can do nothing;
but through Christ, we are justified.
Our forgiven and transformed lives point to Christ, so others will see Him through us. (2 Corinthians 4:1-6)

Thank God for His gift of the Holy Spirit to guide and direct our lives! He reveals to us the deception of the Evil One and guides us into truth. (John 16:13) Indeed, “His divine power has given us everything required for life and godliness”. (2 Peter 1:3-4)

As you examine your life with the mirror of truth today, what reflection do you see?

In a society of relativism and the idea that “anything goes,” have we been tricked by Satan’s lies? Do our actions demonstrate our knowledge of the truth? Are we delving into God’s Word daily to walk in the light of His Truth? The truth will only be found by those who diligently and honestly seek it. Let us commit ourselves to seek Him and walk in the light of His truth.

“Teach me your way, Lord, and I will live by your truth!” (Psalm 86:11)

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Sola Day 13 But If I Don’t

May 27, 2020 by Merry Ohler Leave a Comment

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Ephesians 2:1-10
Psalm 103:15-22
John 3:1-21
John 5:19-23

Sola, Day 13

Five solas. Five convictions. Five foundational markers of our faith, each one mutually dependent upon the others and rooted in the nature of our triune God and the authority of Scripture.

But why do these five solas matter to the church today? Let’s break it down and work through this together.

Sola Scriptura: by Scripture alone.
The Word of God is His message to mankind. The Bible was transcribed by human authors, and inspired by the Holy Spirit. It is without error, serves as the final authority for believers, and is useful for all doctrine, correction, teaching, training and rebuking.

Sola Fide: by faith alone.
The faith of another person will not suffice for one’s individual faith. To put this more plainly, imagine there were two sisters who received the gospel. One sister accepted it, gave her life to God and found salvation through Jesus Christ in faith. The other sister rejected it and did not believe in God. If both sisters were to die on the same day and find themselves faced with Heaven or hell, the believing sister’s faith would not cover the sister who did not place her faith in Jesus and accept the gift of salvation. We are saved by faith alone, not by works, not by good standing in our local church, or by the generosity reflected in our bank statements. Faith alone; and we each must make this choice for ourselves.

Sola Gratia: by grace alone.
Sinners are saved only through the grace of God. It is solely, completely, only, the work of God. A claim that the grace of God requires any action beyond choice to place our faith in Christ Jesus to save us distorts the truth and delivers a false gospel. When we elevate the position and ability of mankind, we are taking the glory away from God.

Solus Christus: through Christ alone.
Salvation is obtained through Christ Jesus alone. There is no other name under Heaven by which we may be saved. Jesus said it best when He told his disciples He alone was the way, the truth and the life.

Soli Deo Gloria: for the glory of God alone.
We are saved not by any action or work of our own; all glory belongs to God. Paul’s words to the Ephesians are clear.

“For you are saved by grace through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God’s gift— not from works, so that no one can boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared ahead of time for us to do.” (Ephesians 2:8-9)
The life we live in the body, we live for Christ, for God’s glory. It’s His work, His Spirit moving and breathing, all glory is His, and His alone. (Galatians 2:20)

So, what’s the bottom line?
Each of the five solas are completely, inextricably interwoven with the other four. If we were to add to, or take anything away from them, we would find ourselves walking in the dark and preaching a false gospel. A self gospel, rather than a saving gospel.

Friends, lean in.
We have to get this right, because this is the very foundation of what we believe. 

We are absolutely incapable of cleansing ourselves of sin. We are incapable of making the sacrifice required as payment for sin. We cannot “find our own truth” or create our own path to salvation, because we have all sinned and fallen short of His glory.

It is only possible to enter right standing with God through a faith relationship with His Son, Jesus Christ. And we can take absolutely no credit for the transformative work of salvation; all glory belongs to God alone because salvation is a gift He extends to all who will receive it.

Throughout the Bible, we see countless examples of what transpired when mankind chose to add to God’s word with his own devices and intent.

David’s adultery and ensuing murder of an innocent man, fueled by his lust and desire to protect his own name and glory.

The Jewish people’s additions to the law and their religious spirits convinced them they could earn their way to right standing with God, but in fact, they missed the very Messiah God sent to save them.

Have you ever found yourself compromising when it comes to God’s Word? Can you recall a time when you found yourself softening Scriptural truth to an unbeliever . . . or a fellow believer? Or maybe even . . . yourself?

The truth is offensive.

We don’t like to believe we are sinners. We don’t like to hear we aren’t here to serve ourselves. It can feel uncomfortable to share those truths, even in love.

We’d each be lying if we said we’ve never fallen prey to the temptation to add to or “soften” the gospel message in our deep desire to avoid rejection. Do you remember that awful, sick feeling deep in your stomach?

Me, too. The feeling rushes back with nauseating clarity even as I type the words. Do you recall the result? I do. My witness was tarnished. In my need to be accepted, I traded big “T” Truth for the comforting lies of culture . . . and failed both my friend and my Savior.

Dear one, the ache of that grief hurts just as much today as it did when it was fresh. I am forgiven, but I pray I never forget the gravity of my mistake.

This is painfully uncomfortable, isn’t it? I’m with you. Same. This is a hard topic, but we must go here and hash it out. Because as a body of believers, if we don’t work through this here in our quiet places, we will venture into shaky ground out in the open, friend.

We must never allow ourselves to compromise what is true for the sake of cultural acceptance or the approval of man.

We serve an audience of One. We are called to share the reason for our hope here, in this day and age. And if we don’t have a firm grasp on what we believe and why we believe it, how can we expect to share the actual gospel message with anyone else, or even accept it for ourselves?

Father, I love and praise you. Thank You for being here with us as we wrestle through truth and recognize areas where You call us to repentance. I confess I have fallen short of delivering the truth about the gospel. Forgive me, and renew my mind and heart as You change me to be more like You. I believe the Bible is Your message to mankind, and to me, personally. I know I am a sinner, incapable of cleansing myself. I am saved through faith alone, by Your grace alone, through the saving sacrifice of Your son Jesus Christ alone, declared by Your Word alone, and for Your glory alone. My life belongs to you. Fill me with a desire to share the good news with those You send me. Everything I have is Yours alone.

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Sketched V Day 1 Saul, The Pharisee

January 28, 2019 by Merry Ohler Leave a Comment

Read His Words Before Ours!

Philippians 3:4-6
Acts 8:1-2
Acts 9:1-2
Ezekiel 36:22-29

Sketched V, Day 1

Any man would be a fool not to envy me.

I am a Hebrew, through and through. Born in Tarsus, I was raised in Jerusalem.
I cut my teeth on the Law, and was educated in the way of our fathers at the hand of the famous Rabbi Gamaliel.
I am of the tribe of Benjamin, and my lineage is untainted by Gentile blood.
I hold the Roman citizenship so many covet by birthright.
I am truly blessed by God.

My righteousness is perfect.

I am also a Pharisee, set apart, tasked and privileged to discern and uphold the Law as it applies to our people. My zeal and passion for the Way are unmatched.

Scores of so-called “Christians” will rot in prison by my hand, men and women alike.
As well they should!
Anyone who would dare challenge our holy tradition, or our God, deserves to die.
Who do they think they are?
They think that a man has come to fulfill the Law? They are out of their minds!
Clearly, God does not stand for such outrage.
Why else would he deliver so many of them into my hands?

I uphold the inspired word of God, the Torah, in addition to the rich, important traditions our people have developed over generations. I adhere to and help enforce all 600 of our laws strictly, just as I adhere to and enforce our important traditions. Our traditions and our laws work together to pave the way to righteousness.

I lead by example, and I expect nothing less than what I myself give: perfection.
All one must do is follow the rules, like I do. It isn’t impossible. I do it every single day!
And I can thank myself for my own holiness. And God, of course…but mostly, me.
I mean, sure, He laid out the Law for us, so there’s that, but all the work I’ve put in, the way I restrain myself from all evil, that is my work alone. I have made myself a good person.

I am the one who toes the line and makes sure to keep in step with the holy traditions we have implemented.
I am the one who upholds God’s laws.
It is I who pursue and punish these Christians who fail to value our Way.

Just today, a man, a Christian named Stephen was stoned by my counterparts.
I wholeheartedly approved when they laid their garments at my feet.
I wouldn’t want any blasphemer’s blood staining my robe, either!

Although, I can’t seem to shake the look in his eyes during those final moments…
So clear. So focused. So…forgiving.
It was enough to give me pause.
For a moment, I felt like what they were doing, what we are doing, might be wrong, somehow.

But it couldn’t be.
I’m, we’re, merely upholding our Way, exactly as I, we’ve, been taught. This is the Way.
Everything I’ve ever known has been preparing me for this time, this moment.
My mission is to scrub the earth of these infidels who would challenge our, God’s, Way.
And I will succeed!

But… If I am being honest.. I know the truth.
Truth I’ll never admit to a soul, barely even myself.
Truth that haunts me.

This weight of perfection, it looms heavy in my chest these days.
Day in and day out, I wonder if this will be the day when I will fail and my humanity will rear its ugly head and I will slip up. There are so many rules, so many laws. Sometimes fear grips me because if ever my heart were known by anyone, they would see that though outwardly I am flawless, my heart is empty and cold.
And truthfully, even the outer deeds …

Make me weary.

And as much as I try to forget, my mind keeps returning to that stoning I witnessed.
That man… Stephen. I’ll never forget that moment. That man. Those eyes.
That feeling of blood on my hands….
What if God saw him as innocent?

The thought makes my insides shudder and I shut it out.
As that first stone was hurled toward him, Stephen’s eyes caught mine, and in that instant time stood still.

I still can’t shake the sense that he saw right through me. Through my titles and education. Through my citizenship, and bloodline, and associations. Through the facade I have almost managed to convince myself is real.

The others, they were so angry. They picked up their stones with religious fervor and righteous anger, I know, but in that moment it felt… Wrong.

He saw through everything. And he…forgave?

Yes, he forgave.
What if there’s something I am missing for all the things I do right?

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A Note About Sketched
In this series, we are stepping into the shoes of various characters throughout history. Some are biblical, some are well-known in modern day times, and some are people our writers know personally. We do our best to research the culture and times surrounding these individuals to give an accurate representation of their first-person perspectives on life and the world, but we can’t be 100% accurate. “Sketched” is our best interpretation of how these characters view(ed) God, themselves, and the world around them. Our hope is that by stepping into their everyday, we will see our own lives a little differently!
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