revelation 1:8 “i am alpha and omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the lord, which is, and...

Revelation 1:8Revelation 1:8

“I am Alpha and Omega,

the beginning and the ending,

saith the Lord, which

is, and which was,

and which is to come, the Almighty.” The Deity of the The Deity of the

Lord Jesus Lord Jesus ChristChrist

Genesis 22:7-8Genesis 22:7-8 – “And Isaac spake – “And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, said, My father: and he said,

Here am I, my son. And he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: Behold the fire and the wood:

but where is the lamb for a but where is the lamb for a burnt offering? And Abraham burnt offering? And Abraham

said, My sonsaid, My son, , God will God will provide himself a lambprovide himself a lamb for for a burnt offering: so they went a burnt offering: so they went

both of them together.”both of them together.”

Isaiah 53:10-11(a)Isaiah 53:10-11(a) Yet it pleased Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath the LORD to bruise him; he hath

put him to grief: put him to grief: when thou when thou shalt make his soul an shalt make his soul an

offering for sinoffering for sin, , he shall see he shall see his seedhis seed, he shall prolong his , he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the days, and the pleasure of the

LORD shall prosper in his hand. LORD shall prosper in his hand. He shall see of the travail of his He shall see of the travail of his soul, soul, and shall be satisfiedand shall be satisfied…”…”

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1 Timothy 4:11 Timothy 4:1 – “Now – “Now the the SpiritSpirit speaketh speaketh

expressly, that in the expressly, that in the latter times some latter times some

shall depart from the shall depart from the faith, giving heed to faith, giving heed to seducing seducing spiritsspirits, and , and doctrines of devils”doctrines of devils”

The Spirit of The Spirit of TruthTruthversvers

ususThe spirit of The spirit of ErrorError

John 16:13 – “Howbeit when He, the Spirit of the Spirit of truthtruth, is come, He will

guide you into all truth: for He shall not speak of Himself; but whatsoever He shall hear, that shall He speak: and He will

shew you things to come.”

TRUTHTRUTH• Jesus Jesus pre-existedpre-existed His PHYSICAL birth. His PHYSICAL birth.

• He He ISIS the Creator of the Creator of ALL THINGSALL THINGS..• He He isis the 2 the 2ndnd Person of Person of THE TRINITYTHE TRINITY..

• The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are ONEare ONE in in essenceessence and and attributesattributes..

• YetYet, They are 3 in distinct , They are 3 in distinct workwork and and purpose.purpose.

• Jesus is Jesus is co-equalco-equal, , co-eternalco-eternal, and , and co-co-existentexistent with The Father and The Spirit. with The Father and The Spirit.• Man will Man will NEVERNEVER be equal to God! be equal to God!

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Isaiah 9:6Isaiah 9:6 – “For unto us a – “For unto us a child is born, unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the son is given: and the

government shall be upon government shall be upon his shoulder: and his his shoulder: and his name shall be called name shall be called

Wonderful, Counsellor, Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty GodThe mighty God, The , The everlasting Father, The everlasting Father, The

Prince of Peace.”Prince of Peace.”

““The Mighty The Mighty God”God”77 timestimes inin KJVKJV•Genesis 49:24Genesis 49:24

•Psalms 50:1, 132:2, Psalms 50:1, 132:2, 132:5,132:5,

•Isaiah 9:6Isaiah 9:6•Isaiah 10:21Isaiah 10:21

•Jeremiah 32:18Jeremiah 32:18

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TheThe BackgroundBackground of Loveof Love

The The BackgroundBackground of Loveof Love

•WRITERWRITER

(verse (verse 1- a1- a))

The The BackgroundBackground of Loveof Love

• WriterWriter•RECIPIENTRECIPIENT

(verse (verse 1 - a1 - a))

The The BackgroundBackground of Loveof Love

•WriterWriter•RecipientRecipient•OCCASIOOCCASIO

NN(verse (verse 1010,,1313))

The The BackgroundBackground of Loveof Love•WriterWriter

•RecipientRecipient•OccasionOccasion•URGENCYURGENCY

(verse (verse 1212))

TheThe BasisBasis of of LoveLove

The The BasisBasis of of LoveLove

• True True biblical biblical

love has love has as it’s as it’s basis, basis,

TRUTHTRUTH!!

(verse (verse 1- b1- b))

John 1:14John 1:14 - And the Word - And the Word was made flesh, and was made flesh, and

dwelt among us, (and we dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the beheld his glory, the glory as of the only glory as of the only

begotten of the Father,) begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truthfull of grace and truth..

•Truth-2Truth-2ndnd John John•5 times in 4 verses5 times in 4 verses

The The BasisBasis of of LoveLove

•LOVE and LOVE and TRUTH are TRUTH are inseparablinseparabl

ee in in ChristianitChristianit

y!y!

(verse (verse 1- 1- b, cb, c))

The The BasisBasis of of LoveLove

•You You cannotcannot allow allow lovelove

to be to be governedgoverned

by anything by anything BUTBUT truthtruth!!

(verse (verse 1- 1- b, cb, c))

Romans 5:5 – “And hope maketh not

ashamed; because the love of God is

shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy

Ghost which is given unto us.”

John 16:13 – “Howbeit when He, the Spirit of the Spirit of truthtruth, is come, He will

guide you into all truth: for He shall not speak of Himself; but whatsoever He shall hear, that shall He speak: and He will

shew you things to come.”

The The BasisBasis of of LoveLove

•We We lovelove becausebecause we stand we stand together together in in truthtruth!!

(verse (verse 22))

The The BasisBasis of of LoveLove

•We We cancan nevernever

increase increase lovelove by by

decreasindecreasingg truthtruth!!

(verse (verse 22))

The The BasisBasis of of LoveLove

• Where Where there is nothere is no

REAL REAL TRUTH, TRUTH,

there is nothere is no REAL LOVEREAL LOVE!!

(verse (verse 22))

The The BasisBasis of of LoveLove

•The The fellowshipfellowship that we share that we share as believers is as believers is

createdcreated in in truthtruth and and

manifestmanifest by by lovelove!!

(verse (verse 33))

Philippians 2:5Philippians 2:5 – – “ Let this mind “ Let this mind

be in you, be in you, which was also which was also in Christ Jesus”in Christ Jesus”

Ephesians 4:15Ephesians 4:15 – “ – “But But speaking the speaking the truth in lovetruth in love, ,

may grow up into him may grow up into him in all things, which is in all things, which is

the head, even Christthe head, even Christ””

2nd Thessalonians 3:5 – “And the

Lord direct your hearts into the

love of God, and into the patient

waiting for Christ.”

2 Thessalonians 3:5-6 – “And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and

into the patient waiting for Christ. Now we command you, brethren, in the name

of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves

from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he

received of us.”

Ephesians 4:15Ephesians 4:15 – “ – “But But speaking the speaking the truth in lovetruth in love, ,

may grow up into him may grow up into him in all things, which is in all things, which is

the head, even Christthe head, even Christ””

The The BasisBasis of of

LoveLove•The basis of The basis of sharingsharing love is truth. love is truth.• You You do not share your love for the sake share your love for the sake

of of love..

• You You shareshare your love for the sake of your love for the sake of truthtruth..

• When truth is When truth is violated, love is , love is redirected..

TheThe BehaviorBehavior of Loveof Love

The The BehaviorBehavior of Loveof Love

•How does How does love love

operate?operate?

It It OBEYSOBEYS!!

(verse (verse 44))

The The BehaviorBehavior of Loveof Love• Walking in Walking in

lovelove is walking is walking in in TRUTHTRUTH… … Walking in Walking in

truthtruth is is walking in walking in

LOVELOVE (vs (vs 5-65-6))

TheThe BoundsBounds of Loveof Love

The The BoundsBounds of Loveof Love

• WhenWhen does does

truth truth pullpull lovelove inin??

(verses (verses 7-7-1111))

The The BoundsBounds of Loveof Love

• The reason The reason for vs. 6 is for vs. 6 is

found in verse found in verse 7. Notice first 7. Notice first word “word “forfor”!”!

(verse (verse 77))

The The BoundsBounds of Loveof Love•How we respond How we respond to false teachers to false teachers has has ETERNAL ETERNAL

CONSEQUENCECONSEQUENCESS..

(verse (verse 88))

Our Lord!Our Lord!

1 Corinthians 3:11-15 – “For other foundation can no man lay than

that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Now if any man build upon this

foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; Every

man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall

declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort

it is. If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he

shall receive a reward. If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself

shall be saved; yet so as by fire.”

The The BoundsBounds of Loveof Love

• Truth draws Truth draws lines for lovelines for love toward those toward those

who who ““transgresstransgress” ” the doctrine of the doctrine of

ChristChrist..

(verse (verse 99))

1 John 4:11 John 4:1 – “Beloved, – “Beloved, believe not every believe not every

spirit, but spirit, but trytry thethe spiritsspirits whether they whether they are of God: because are of God: because many false prophets many false prophets are gone out into the are gone out into the

world.”world.”

DO THEY:

• ADDADD anything toto the BibleBible?• SUBTRACTSUBTRACT anything fromfrom the Deity of ChristDeity of Christ?• MULTIPLYMULTIPLY human works to the finished workto the finished work

of Christ in salvation?• DIVIDEDIVIDE followers fromfrom society?

Biblical Mathematics To Test The Spirits

Revelation 1:8Revelation 1:8

“I am Alpha and Omega,

the beginning and the ending,

saith the Lord, which

is, and which was,

and which is to come, the Almighty.” The Deity of the The Deity of the

Lord Jesus Lord Jesus ChristChrist

You know that you LOVE The Word of God…You know that you LOVE The Word of God… • ByBy WhatWhat YouYou HateHate!!

• ByBy TheThe HolyHoly AttitudeAttitude WithWith WhichWhich YouYou ViewView ItIt!!

• ByBy WhatWhat ConsumesConsumes YourYour ThoughtsThoughts!!• ByBy TheThe JoyJoy YouYou Receive FromReceive From GettingGetting

IntoInto && LivingLiving ItIt!!• ByBy SurrenderSurrender ToTo ItIt!!

• ByBy YourYour InabilityInability ToTo BeBe OffendedOffended!!• ByBy TheThe DesireDesire InIn YourYour InnermostInnermost

BeingBeing ToTo ObeyObey ItIt!!

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