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What is the purpose of defending truth?
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If we are true Christians, we can no longer stand by idle and let others misinterpret or depict Gods Word in any way other than how God intended.
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The purpose of defending truth is to build a case by showing 3 things that the Bible is:
1. internally consistent
2. factually accurate
3. existentially viable and meaningful
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Coming to an agreement that there is something that we call truth, I think, is the first step. Let’s agree on the definition of it, and where it came from. What is the standard that we judge it against? Defending truth is the case for Gods existence. And if God exists a person has some decisions to make about who he thinks God is. Christianity is the most likely explanation from a rational standpoint.
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Defending truth sets people free. In John 8:31 Jesus says we will know the truth by His word and it will set us free. Today in a world where truth can be twisted into different ideas, people need to know the truth. They will only find it through the Hoy Spirit, through us. People will find freedom, be saved, healed set free from futility and hopelessness. Jesus said He was the only way back to God, the way, the truth and the life, John 14:6. Either he was a liar or He was telling the truth. From experience and developing a relationship with Him, I have found this to be true. Jesus commanded us to go out and make disciples, so we need to be defending what we have found to be truth. We are inviting people into this new way of life.
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The purpose of defending truth is to invite “someone into a new way of life, an eternal fellowship with Christ and all the redeemed.”
