Getting Just Enough Truth Series

AN AMAZING THOUGHT: What would it be like to live in a world where deception was shunned?

- Zechariah 13:2-6.

PART OF OUR GOAL RIGHT NOW: Passionately pursue truth.

- What gets in the way:

a. We settle for our comfort over truth.

b. We docilely accept the things we’ve been taught.

c. We refuse to stand for anything that might seem counter-cultural.

A KEY QUESTION: Do I want enough truth or all the truth?

- Examples:

a. I don’t want to forgive.

b. This church isn’t meeting my needs.

c. Everyone says living together is no big deal.

ONE AFFECTED GROUP: For many people who have been Christians a long time, this is a danger because there is a “churchianity” that is socially rewarding but spiritually empty.

- Zechariah 13:1.

- Pursuing hard truth when we don’t want to is essential to seeing ongoing spiritual maturity.

- At that point in our spiritual journey, our growth will likely be in those edges.

- The “fountain” for cleansing isn’t just for salvation, but for sanctification.

- And cleansing isn’t just a matter of forgiveness; it’s also a matter of truth.

- You can’t ask for forgiveness when you don’t know you’ve sinned.

- Example: you’re raised with a Dad who is tough on you and so you don’t realize that you should ask for forgiveness when you wrong your children.