To Tell the Truth

John 14:5–6 (NIV84)

Thomas said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way?”

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the TRUTH and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

Jesus is THE TRUTH and we are truth ambassadors

2 Corinthians 5:20

2 Corinthians 5:20 NIV84

We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.

As ambassadors, what does than mean

People see us as God’s voices here

Ephesians 4:25

Ephesians 4:25 NIV84

Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one body.

Ambassadors represent their country in the midst of another country

Often we must stand for God’s truth in country of lies

Romans 1:18-25

Romans 1:18–25 NIV84

The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness, since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse. For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles. Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator—who is forever praised. Amen.

We will often need to stand against the Head of that country

John 8:44

John 8:44 NIV84

You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desire. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.

We also are responsive to those who seek asylum in our Country

Ephesians 1:13-14

Ephesians 1:13–14 NIV84

And you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession—to the praise of his glory.

We must be careful, the enemy nation will work hard to make people defect

Galatians 5:7

Galatians 5:7–10 NIV84

You were running a good race. Who cut in on you and kept you from obeying the truth? That kind of persuasion does not come from the one who calls you. “A little yeast works through the whole batch of dough.” I am confident in the Lord that you will take no other view. The one who is throwing you into confusion will pay the penalty, whoever he may be.

When we stand firm as ambassadors we are God’s greatest prize: When we stand firm in HIS WORD THE TRUTH

James 1:18

James 1:18 NIV84

He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.