Tag: truth
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Is There Any Truth in You – Genesis 42:14-16
Genesis 42:14-16 And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies: Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither. Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be…
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True Men – Genesis 42:10-13
Genesis 42:10-13 And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come. We are all one man’s sons; we are true men; thy servants are no spies. And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come. And they said, Thy servants…
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Refusing the Responsibility – Genesis 38:8-10
Genesis 38:8-10 And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother’s wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother’s wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest that he…
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The Coat and the Cover Up – Genesis 37:30-32
Genesis 37:30-32 And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go? And they took Joseph’s coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;And they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their father; and said,…
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The Dream Had to Be Told – Genesis 37:5-11
Genesis 37:5–7And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more. And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed: For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your…
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What the Flesh Produces – Genesis 36:4-5
Genesis 36:4-5“And Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz; and Bashemath bare Reuel; And Aholibamah bare Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah… these are the sons of Esau, which were born unto him in the land of Canaan.” You start reading these names, and it can feel like a list. But it is more than that. There is…
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Sincere Does Not Mean Innocent – Genesis 34:18-19
Genesis 34:18–19And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor’s son. And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob’s daughter:… and he was more honourable than all the house of his father. Hamor and Shechem agreed to the demand immediately. There was no delay. The text says the…
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You Cannot Buy What Sin Has Broken – Genesis 34:11-12
Genesis 34:11–12And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren, Let me find grace in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I will give. Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me: but give me the damsel to wife. Now…
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It Sounded Reasonable – Genesis 34:8-10
Genesis 34:8–10And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife. And make ye marriages with us, and give your daughters unto us, and take our daughters unto you.And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you;…
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Seeming and Being – Genesis 27:11-15
Genesis 27:11-15And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man: My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver, and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing. And his mother said unto him,…
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Because I Thought – Genesis 20:7-12
Genesis 20:7-12… and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine. Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were sore afraid. Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him,…
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Integrity Matters – Genesis 20:4-6
Genesis 20:4-6But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation? Said he not unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this. And God…
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Half Truth, Whole Lie – Genesis 12:13
Genesis 12:13 Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee. Abram was not inventing something out of thin air here. Sarai really was his half sister. But that is exactly what makes this so searching. A half…
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The Rise of a Rebel – Genesis 10:8
Genesis 10:8 And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth. Now a man steps onto the stage whose name says a lot before he ever does anything. Nimrod means rebel. And that is exactly what he becomes. He is not just another name in the genealogy. He stands out…
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Where Everything Starts – Genesis 1:1
Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. There is something refreshing about the way the Bible opens. No nervous explanation. No apology. No long attempt to win over the skeptic before it says what it wants to say. It just opens the door and lets the truth stand there. In…
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Do Not Tamper With It – Revelation 22:18
Revelation 22:18 For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book. That is a serious warning. John is bringing the book to a close, and the Lord…
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Too Good to Be False – Revelation 22:6
Revelation 22:6And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done. After all the glory John has seen, the Spirit seems to pause and say, Do not miss this. None of…
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The Final Call to the Creator – Revelation 14:7
Revelation 14:7 Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters. What a word this is in the middle of a world gone mad. The angel does not…
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The World Throws a Party – Revelation 11:9-10
Revelation 11:9-10 And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves. And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to…
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Truth with Backbone – Revelation 2:2-3
Revelation 2:2-3 I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liarsAnd hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name’s sake hast laboured, and hast not…
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Big Words, Small Souls – Jude 14-16
Jude 14-16 And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, to execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly…
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A Holy Interruption – Jude 3
Jude 3 Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints. Jude sat down to write one kind of letter, but the Spirit…
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Background to Jude
There are some letters you read slowly because they are hard to understand. Then there are other letters you read slowly because every line lands with unusual force. Jude is that kind of letter. It is brief, direct, and packed tight with meaning. He writes only a few verses, yet nearly every one of them…
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A Life That Speaks for Itself – 3 John 12
3 John 12 Demetrius hath good report of all men, and of the truth itself: yea, and we also bear record; and ye know that our record is true. What a beautiful thing this is. John says very little about Demetrius, and yet he says enough to make you stop and think. This man had…
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When Love Brings Things Into the Light – 3 John 10-11
3 John 10-11 Wherefore, if I come, I will remember his deeds which he doeth… prating against us with malicious words: and not content therewith, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and forbiddeth them that would, and casteth them out of the church. Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is…
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Open Doors, Wise Hearts – 3 John 8
3 John 8 We therefore ought to receive such, that we might be fellowhelpers to the truth. John is wonderfully balanced. In the last letter he said, Do not receive those who deny the truth of Christ. Now in this letter he says, Receive faithful brothers, so that you may become fellowhelpers to the truth.…
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Helping People Home – 3 John 3-7
3 John 3-7 For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth. I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers; which…
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Three Men in One Little Letter – 3 John 1
3 John 1 The elder unto the wellbeloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth. John opens this final letter with affection. You can feel it right away. There is nothing cold here. Nothing mechanical. He writes to Gaius, and he calls him wellbeloved. Not merely loved in a general sense, but dear to him…
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When Questions Wait for His Coming – 2 John 12-13
2 John 12, 13 Having many things to write unto you, I would not write with paper and ink: but I trust to come unto you, and speak face to face, that our joy may be full. The children of thy elect sister greet thee. Amen. John closes this little letter so warmly. After warning…
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Love Must Draw a Line – 2 John 9-11
2 John 9-11 Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed:For he that…
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The Team That Must Stay Together – 2 John 5-6
2 John 5-6 And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should…
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When Your Children Walk in Truth – 2 John 4
2 John 4 I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father. There is joy in this verse that every parent, every pastor, every grandparent, every spiritual leader can feel. John says, “I rejoiced greatly.” Not mildly. Not politely. Greatly. Why? Because he found children…
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Love That Refuses to Lie – 2 John 1:1-3
2 John 1:1-3 The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth;For the truth’s sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever.Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father,…
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Life Is in the Son – 1 John 5:10-11
1 John 5:10, 11 He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son. And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is…
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The Spirit Bears Witness – 1 John 5:6-7
1 John 5:6, 7 And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth. For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. John is finishing his letter the same way he has written all along, by holding the line…
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The Same Jesus All the Way Through – 1 John 5:6
1 John 5:6 This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. John is still protecting the truth about Jesus. All through this letter, he has been answering false ideas about Christ, especially the teaching that matter is evil and therefore Jesus could not…
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The Confession That Keeps You Safe – 1 John 4:14-15
1 John 4:14, 15 And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world. Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God. John keeps bringing us back to solid ground. He knows there are a lot…
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The Fire That Warms or Burns – 1 John 4:7-8
1 John 4:7-8 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. After warning us about false spirits and deceptive voices, John now shifts the focus back to something central.…
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Two Voices in the World – 1 John 4:5–6
1 John 4:5–6 They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us.Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error. John now draws a very simple line…
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When the Heart Accuses – 1 John 3:19-20
1 John 3:19-20 And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things. John now speaks to something every believer eventually experiences. There are moments when the heart begins to accuse. A quiet…
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Love With Shoes On – 1 John 3:17-18
1 John 3:17-18 But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth. John brings love down out of…
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The Spirit Bears Witness – 1 John 2:27
1 John 2:27 But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him. John is…
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The Danger of Seduction – 1 John 2:26
1 John 2:26 These things have I written unto you concerning them that seduce you. John is not warning about people who are merely confused. He is talking about those who actively seduce, those who pull, charm, flatter, and persuade in order to cloud the truth about Jesus. That is what makes false teaching so…
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The Message That Must Stay – 1 John 2:24-25
1 John 2:24-25 Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father. And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life. John keeps…
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The God Who Took the Blow – 1 John 2:21-23
1 John 2:21-23 I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth. Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son. Whosoever denieth the Son,…
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The Inner Witness – 1 John 2:20
1 John 2:20 But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things. After warning about antichrists, false teachers, and people who drift away from the fellowship, John does something very pastoral here. He steadies the saints. He says, in effect, “Yes, deception is real. Yes, there are false voices. But…
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No New Burden – 1 John 2:7
1 John 2:7 Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning. John has a wise way of calming a nervous heart. By this point, after talking about obedience and walking as Jesus…
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Knowing Him for Real – 1 John 2:3-4
1 John 2:3-4 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. John moves from communion into obedience, and that is exactly where he should go. Because if a…
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Honest Hearts, Open Doors – 1 John 1:9-10
1 John 1:9-10 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us. For years, these verses can trouble tender believers more than…
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When Light Fills the Room – 1 John 1:6
1 John 1:6 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth. John does not leave much room for pretending. He brings it right down to street level. A man can say all the right things, sit in church, open his Bible, talk about…
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Guard Your Footing – 2 Peter 3:17
2 Peter 3:17 Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness. Peter closes with a warning full of love. He does not speak to strangers. He says, beloved. He is talking to people who know the…
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Stirred by Remembrance – 2 Peter 3:1
2 Peter 3:1 This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance. Peter is nearing the end now. He knows his time is short. He knows wolves will move in after he is gone. He knows false teaching will not only attack…
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Ashes Are a Warning – 2 Peter 2:6
2 Peter 2:6 And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly. Peter keeps reaching back into history, and every example says the same thing. God is not casual about corruption. He is not indifferent to rebellion. He…
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When Compromise Mocks the Truth – 2 Peter 2:2
2 Peter 2:2 And many shall follow their pernicious ways…by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of. Peter says one of the saddest parts of false teaching is that it rarely stays small. “Many shall follow.” That is sobering. Error has a strange magnetism to it, especially when it promises…
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Feed and Warn – 2 Peter 2:1
2 Peter 2:1 But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. Peter had been a fisherman by trade, but Jesus gave him another calling entirely.…
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No Lone Verse – 2 Peter 1:20
2 Peter 1:20 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. Peter says, “Know this first.” In other words, do not miss this. When you come to Scripture, you must understand from the outset that prophecy is not a matter of private interpretation. That means God did not scatter…
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No Fables Here – 2 Peter 1:16
2 Peter 1:16 For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty. Peter draws a line in the sand here. He says, in essence, “What we told you was not made up. We were not…
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Established by Repetition – 2 Peter 1:12 to 13
2 Peter 1:12 to 13 Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and be established in the present truth.Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance. Peter is an…
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Do Not Be Fooled – James 1:16
James 1:16 Do not err, my beloved brethren. James stops and says, in effect, “Do not get this wrong.” That little sentence is short, but it carries weight. He has just traced the path of lust, sin, and death. Then he pauses and gives this loving warning: Do not err. Do not wander in your…
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Stay With the Truth — Titus 1:14
Titus 1:14 Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth. Paul continues warning Titus about the dangers that were creeping into the churches on Crete. Some people were becoming fascinated with stories, speculations, and man made rules that sounded spiritual but actually pulled people away from the truth.…
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A Sharp Rebuke for a Sick Faith — Titus 1:12–13
Titus 1:12–13 One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith. Paul now quotes a voice the people of Crete would have known well. A poet from their own island,…
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Guarding the Truth — Titus 1:10
Titus 1:10 For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision. Paul now shifts from describing the character of elders to warning Titus about the kind of opposition he would face. “There are many,” Paul says. Not a few voices. Not an occasional troublemaker. Many. They were “unruly,” meaning…
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Going Farther in the Faith — Titus 1:1
Titus 1:1 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness; Paul begins this letter by telling Titus who he is. Not a title meant to impress anyone. Just a clear description of his life. A…
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Continue in What You Learned — 2 Timothy 3:13–14
2 Timothy 3:13–14 But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them. Paul is writing these words late in his life. He has seen enough of the world to…
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The Ground That Does Not Move — 2 Timothy 2:19
2 Timothy 2:19 Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity. Paul has just warned Timothy about false teaching that spreads like a disease. But now he steadies the reader with something comforting.…
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When Truth Is Eaten Away — 2 Timothy 2:17–18
2 Timothy 2:17–18 And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus;Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some. Paul now names two men directly: Hymenaeus and Philetus. They were spreading an idea that sounded intelligent on the…
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Noise That Leads Nowhere — 2 Timothy 2:16
2 Timothy 2:16 But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness. Paul gives Timothy a very practical warning. “Shun profane and vain babblings.” In other words, learn when to walk away from empty talk. Not every conversation is worth entering. Not every argument deserves your attention. Think about that for…
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A Workman Not Ashamed — 2 Timothy 2:14–15
2 Timothy 2:14–15 Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers.Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. Paul gives Timothy two…
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Holding Fast to Sound Words — 2 Timothy 1:13–15
2 Timothy 1:13–15 Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us.This thou knowest, that all they which are in Asia be turned away from me;…
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The Last Letter Begins — 2 Timothy 1:1
2 Timothy 1:1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus. When Paul writes these words, he is not sitting in a comfortable room or traveling the Roman roads like he once did. The man who planted churches across the Mediterranean…
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Guard the Treasure — 1 Timothy 6:20–21
1 Timothy 6:20, 21 O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:Which some professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee. Amen. Paul closes his letter with a deeply personal appeal. Guard what has been entrusted to you. The…
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The Good Confession — 1 Timothy 6:13
1 Timothy 6:13 I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession. Paul reminds Timothy that his life and ministry are not lived in private. They unfold in the sight of God Himself, the One who gives life to…
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When Religion Becomes a Ladder — 1 Timothy 6:3–5
1 Timothy 6:3–5 If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness;He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,Perverse disputings of men of corrupt…
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What Time Eventually Reveals — 1 Timothy 5:24–25
1 Timothy 5:24, 25 Some men’s sins are open beforehand, going before to judgment; and some men they follow after.Likewise also the good works of some are manifest beforehand; and they that are otherwise cannot be hid. Paul ends this section with a simple truth about life that experience proves over and over again. Time…
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Watch Your Life — 1 Timothy 4:16
1 Timothy 4:16 Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee. Paul ends this chapter by bringing Timothy back to something very personal. “Take heed unto thyself.” Before looking around at everyone else, look at your own life.…
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Give Attendance to the Word — 1 Timothy 4:13
1 Timothy 4:13 Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine. Paul keeps it simple again. “Till I come, give attendance to reading.” In other words, stay with the Word. Read it. Keep it in front of the people. Do not let it drift into the background. In the early church, the…
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Say It and Live It — 1 Timothy 4:11
1 Timothy 4:11 These things command and teach. Paul does not soften his words here. “These things command and teach.” Timothy was not called to mumble truth or suggest it politely. He was to speak it plainly and then explain it patiently. Command and teach. One speaks with authority. The other brings understanding. Put them…
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Sanctified at the Table — 1 Timothy 4:4–5
1 Timothy 4:4–5 For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer. There is something beautifully ordinary about this. Paul is talking about food again. Not visions. Not mysteries. Not hidden codes. Food. The kind that…
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Gifts Meant to Be Received — 1 Timothy 4:3
1 Timothy 4:3 Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth. There is a kind of spirituality that feels tight in the chest. It is careful. Controlled. Serious about everything. It talks a lot about sacrifice. It…
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When Truth Is Not Optional — 1 Timothy 3:14–15
1 Timothy 3:14–15 These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly:But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth. Paul is not filling space on…
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Called to Speak — 1 Timothy 2:7
1 Timothy 2:7 Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity. Paul almost sounds defensive for a moment. “I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not.” Why say that unless some were questioning him? He…
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What God Desires — 1 Timothy 2:3–4
1 Timothy 2:3–4 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. Paul has just urged the church to pray for everyone, even rulers. Now he tells us why. Because this is good in the…
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Why the Law Still Speaks — 1 Timothy 1:9–11
1 Timothy 1:9–11 Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured…