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2BODYOFCHRISTNEWSJULY2014WhatisTruthTHE-REASON-U-TRUST-HIMASIHAVEMENTIONEDONPASTOCCASIONSmanypeoplehaveaproblemwithGodstruth.InST.John1613KJVJesussaysHowbeitwhenhetheSpiritoftruthiscomehewillguideyouintoalltruthforheshallnotspeakofhimselfbutwhatsoeverheshallhearthatshallhespeakandhewillshewyouthingstocome.IamgladthatIhavelearnedtoembracetruthevenwhenithaswhippedmyheadinmanyinstances.Wecantignoretruthandexpectagoodoutcomeforourlives.Ifwecaneventuallyholdontoandaccepttruthwewillseethatitdoesnotvictim-izebutitdoesopeneyes.Truthdoesnotcriminalizebutitdoesmakeuswise.Andrememberevenifwedontacceptititwillnotchange.Truthisalsoacleansingagent.Itwashesandpurifiesusatthesametime.Iwonderwhereweveheardthatphrasebefore.InST.John832KJVitsaysAndyoushallknowthetruthandthetruthshallmakeyoufree.YouaskfreefromwhatWellIlltellyouitfreesyoufromtheguiltofsinitfreesyoufromdoubtitfreesyoutoworshipitfreesyoufromworryitfreesthemindseyesothatyoutoseemoreclearlyitfreesyoufromthevenomouspoisonsofprejudiceandhatefreesyoufromselfpityfreesyoufromselfpridefreesyoufromselfdestructionfreesyoufromtheliesandalsofreesyoufromjudgementofothersImsureyouregettingthepicture.Truthisalsoknowntobeastressreliever.WhentruthisnotacceptedoradheredtowewillfindourselvesoutsidethewillofGod.WhenweareoutsideGodswillandwecalluponhiminmostinstanceswewillfeelthatGoddoesnothearus.ItsnotthatGoddoesnothearitjustthatheisnotreadytoactorre-spond.UnlikeusGodcanalwayshearthroughtheclut-terandthenoise.ThereasonmostpeoplehavetroublehearingGodisbecauseofthefrequencyvariation.Itmeanswearenotattunedtohisfre-quencyandhisexpectations.Whenyoutunearadioitbecomesclearerwhenyougettherightsignal.Ifyoudonttuneintotherightstationtherewillbenoiseandstaticallaround.ItisdefinitelyhardtoconcentrateandyouwillbedistractedwhenmostofthenoisecomesfromthosepeoplearoundyouthatwanttokeepyoufromhearingGodstruthortrytocon-fuseyouwiththeirbeliefsystemwhichhasnothingtodowithwhatGodwantsforhispeople.AndjustbecausetheworldiscurrentlyleaningacertainwayandalltypesofthingsarebeingdoneorsaidcontrarytothewordofGoddoesntmeanthatitsok.Raiseyourhandifyouareherebyyourownvolition.Raiseyourhandifyoucanforgivesin.Raiseyourhandifyoucandieforthesinsofothers.Raiseyourhandifyoucanalignthestarsandsetthemoon.Raiseyourhandifyoucanfeedthousandswithafewfishandafewloaves.Raiseyourhandifyoucanpartthesea.Raiseyourhandifyoucanfightabattlewithoutarmament.Raiseyourhandifyoucanraisethedead.Raiseyourhandifyoucangivesighttotheblind.Raiseyourhandifyoucancauseafloodtocovertheearth.Raiseyourhandifyouneverhavetoslumberorsleep.Raiseyourhandifyoucancontroltheelements.ImsuresomeofyouwouldwanttoknowwhetherornotIwillknowifyouraisedyourhandornot.TheanswerisIdonthavetoknowbutGodknows.Icansaythatifyoudidraiseyourhandyouhavejustaddedblasphemytoyourcurrentresumeofsin.WebettertrustGod.TheApostlePaulwrotemostofhisgreatestworksfromajailcell.Notbeingfreephysicallybutbeingfreespirituallybecauseofhisacknowl-edgementofthetruthandhisacceptanceofJesusastheChrist.AlsoasJohntheBaptistwasinprisonST.Matthew112-6KJVtellsusNowwhenJohnhadheardintheprisontheworksofChristhesenttwoofhisdisciplesAndsaiduntohimArtthouhethatshouldcomeordowelookforanotherJesusansweredandsaiduntothemGoandshewJohnagainthosethingswhichyedohearandseeTheblindreceivetheirsightandthelamewalkthelepersarecleansedandthedeafhearthedeadareraisedupandthepoorhavethegospelpreachedtothem.Andblessedishewhosoevershallnotbeoffendedinme.Thisistruthatitscoreandmostassuredlywasnotanunconfirmedreport.AllthoughtherearealwaysgoodarticlesintheBodyofChristnewsIparticularlypaidattentiontothreeofthearticlesinthenewsforJunewrittenbyVLWilsonStraightTalkSisterCarrieMcElroyARebelliousGenerationandT.H.MackSr.JimCrowisAliveIwouldaskthatyouconsiderthesearticlesifyouhavenotalreadydoneso.AsIreadthesearticlesIcouldfeelthepassionthatexudedfromeachofthesewriters.Ifurthermorehadnodifficultyunderstandingwheretheseauthorswerecomingfrom.Icouldsensethateachofthemwascomingfromadeepplaceofagonyconcernandfamiliarity.ThisisthetypeoftruthwhichishardforthoseofuswhoarenotrootedinthewordofGod.Justbecauseyouattendchurchservicesonaregularbasisdoesnotmeanthatyouhavereachedacertainplateauinhisword.Thisiswhysomeofuscanttaketruthinitsrawestformandpersonallydontwanttohearanythingthatmayteardownyourwallsofrefutation.Itsfinewhenyouthinkthatthewordhasmeaningdirectedtowardsothers.Whenyoutrulyhaveloveandcompassionforpeopleyoushouldalwayshaveadesiretoinformthemoftruth.Whetheryouagreeornotwithwhatwascommunicat-edinthesearticlestruthwasunambiguouslyimparted.Sincewearepresentlydealingwithtruththesearticlesinmymindhighlightedwhatwesayabouttheacceptanceoftruthwhetherwelikeitornot.Iunderstandthatsomeofusareindenial.ButuntilwegrasprealitywhichisrelatedtotruthandistruthIbelievethatwewillnevergrowintothekindofpeoplethatGodexpects.Oneofthebiggestobstacleswefaceasapeopleisovercomingourselves.InthebookofIsaiah646KJVitsaysButweareallasanuncleanthingandallourrighteousnessesareasfilthyragsandwealldofadeasaleafandouriniquitieslikethewindhavetakenusaway.IhaveoftensaidthatAhabitualliartellsthetruthsometimes.ForexampleTodaythesunisshining.Inorderforustobetruthfulwehavetoacceptitandwealsohavetopracticeit.Whateverwespendagoodamountoftimedoingtendstomakeusbetteratitevenifitslying.Thenaturalmanisautomaticallybenttowardsthethingsoftheworld.Ifyouveeverdrivendownthehighwayinawindystateortownyouwillseethatthetreesarebentinthedirectionthatthewindblowsmostfrequently.AreweaspeopleofGodbeingledbywhateverdirectionthewindblowsWhensatinfre-quentlyblowsinourearsandwedontchallengehimasJesusdidinST.Matthew41-10KJVwewillbebentinhisdirection.Ephesians610-13aKJVsaysFinallymybrethrenbestrongintheLordandinthepowerofhismight.PutonthewholearmourofGodthatyemaybeabletostandagainstthewilesofthedevil.Forwewrestlenotagainstfleshandbloodbutagainstpowersagainsttherulersofthedarknessofthisworldagainstspiritualwickednessinhighplaces.WhereforetakeuntoyouthewholearmourofGodAsmallbucketoftruthcarriesmoreweightthananextralargebucketfilledwithasmanyliesasholes.WilWilson-WilWilsonWilWilson