Can we know the Truth? While the world argues, Jesus came as the truth, teaching us the truth that we can know. Now revealed in the Bible, we can learn the importance of the Bible to our lives: fellowship with God, understanding, partaking of the divine nature, be a complete man, and be free.
12. [22] “Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man
attested to you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs
that God did through him in your midst, as you yourselves know—
Jesus of Nazareth, a
[23] this Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and
man attested God, youby
foreknowledge of to you crucified and killed by the hands of
God with might works and up, loosing the pangs of death,
lawless men. [24] God raised him
wonders it wassigns...
because
and not possible for him to be held by it.
(Acts 2:22-24 ESV)
(Acts 2.22, CB NT p. 210)
13. [36] Let allof Nazareth,Israel therefore know for certain that
Jesus the house of a
God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you
man attested to you by
God with might works crucified.” ...God has made
and
wonders and signs... 2:36 ESV)
(Acts
Him both Lord and
Christ, this Jesus whom
you crucified
(Acts 2.36, CB NT p. 211)
14. I am the way,
and the truth, and the
life. No one comes to the
Father except through
me.
[6] Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the
life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
(John 14:6 ESV)
(John 14.6, CB NT p. 192)
15. but in these last
days he has spoken
to us by his Son,
[1:1] Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to
our fathersappointed
whom he by the prophets, [2] but in these last days he has
spoken heir of all Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things
to us by his
the
through whom also he created the world.
things, through
(Hebrews 1:1-2 ESV)
whom also he
created the world.
(Hebrews 1.1-2, CB NT p. 381)
16. But the Helper, the Holy
Spirit, whom the Father
will send in my name, he
will teach you all things
and bring to your
remembrance all that I
have said to you.
(John 14:26, CB NT p. 192)
17. When the Spirit of truth
comes, he will guide you
into all the truth, for he
will not speak on his own
authority, but whatever
he hears he will speak,
and he will declare to
you the things that are
to come.
(John 16:13, CB NT p. 192)
18. For no prophecy was ever
produced by the will of
man, but men spoke from
God as they were carried
along by the Holy Spirit.
(2 Peter 1:21, CB NT p. 414)
21. The Truth...
that which we have seen and
heard we proclaim also to you,
so that you too may have
fellowship with us; and indeed
our fellowship is with the
Father and with his Son Jesus
Christ.
(1 John 1:3, CB NT p. 419)
23. The Truth...
how that by revelation was
made known unto me the
mystery, as I wrote before in
few words, whereby, when ye
read, ye can perceive my
understanding in the mystery
of Christ
(Ephesians 3.3-4 (ASV), CB NT p. 338)
24. The Truth...
fellowship with God
understand
partake of the divine nature
25. The Truth...
so that through them you may
become partakers of the
divine nature, having escaped
from the corruption that is in
the world because of sinful
desire.
(2 Peter 1:4, CB NT p. 338)
26. The Truth...
fellowship with God
understand
partake of the divine nature
a complete man
27. The Truth...
All Scripture is breathed out
by God and profitable for
teaching, for reproof, for
correction, and for training in
righteousness, that the man of
God may be complete, equipped
for every good work.
(2 Timothy 3:16-17, CB NT p. 374)
28. The Truth...
fellowship with God
understand
partake of the divine nature
a complete man
free
29. The Truth...
and you will know the truth,
and the truth will set you
free.
(John 8:32, CB NT p. 179)
30. The Truth...
fellowship with God
understand
partake of the divine nature
a complete man
free
31.
32. Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you
about our common salvation, I found it necessary to
write appealing to you to contend for the faith that
was once for all delivered to the saints.
(Jude 1:3, CB NT p. 430)
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