In this lesson we are going
to focus on the “truth” of God…Let’s look at John 17 which says “Sanctify them
by the truth; Thy Word is truth”. Let’s look at that for just a moment; what
does the word “sanctify” mean? It simply means to be set apart for God’s
purpose. In a church, the place where we worship God is called the “Sanctuary”
for example. As God’s people, as Christians, we are called to be “set apart”…
However, the previous verse tells us that it does not mean that we are to be
“taken out of the world” or that we should have nothing to do with the world,
what it does say is that we can be “protected from the evil one”, Satan, the
devil, and all his schemes and temptations, and attempts to get our eyes off of
God. And, how does it say we are to be
protected, set apart, and sanctified? (By
the truth, “Thy Word is truth”.)
Now, we actually have - literally - God’s
words within His Word. So, we can hold up the Bible, God’s Word, and say that
this is truth. In its entirety, and in each and every part of it, it is
truth. Within God’s Word, we have God’s
words that are given to us in various forms or applications.
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