Maintained inTruth

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on 2-14 STEVSTAR wrote:

<<Because Jesus is
faithful there is the perpetual promise that the Church will be
Maintained in Truth.  He who is the Truth will Maintain the Truth!  In
the midst of doubts and divisions, persecution and heresies, backsliding
and compromising, Jesus will Maintain His Church in Truth!>>

TRUTH, as it appears from where I sit, has little to do with our
interpretations of Scripture.

Rather, it is an alternate way of expressing the GOSPEL of the GRACE of God..
REALITY would be another way to describe it.  Our fathers in the Old Testament
era lived in the realm of SHADOW.  We now have access to REALITY, TRUTH,
GRACE, PERSONAL CONTACT WITH THE GOD OF THE UNIVERSE.

If TRUTH were only a set of interpretations of the Word, it is and has been,
held in unrighteousness for many generations.  Interpretations have been
EXTOLLED, MALIGNED and FOUGHT OVER by men dominated by the spirit of MAN,
rather than the SPIRIT OF TRUTH.

TRUTH, the REALITY OF THE GOSPEL, can stand alone.  It needs no defense.  We
LIVE IT.

TRUTH will conquer and triumph over any and all obstacles, and remain victor
on the field when the dust of battle is settled.  Every doctrine formulated by
man has enough error in it to cause it to be trampled on the field of battle,
and come to nought.

TRUTH is the very NATURE OF GOD Himself.  We carry it IN OUR HEARTS-- not in
our brief case.  It is called WISDOM by the writer of Proverbs.  It is to be
revered, sought after and diligently followed after by every believer.

Let us embrace Jesus, WHO IS THE TRUTH, and spend less time bickering over our
interpretations of the scriptures.

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