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Sincerity over Speculation
Sincerity over Speculation
We all long for sincerity but even sincerity can be sincerely wrong.
The basis of our sincerity is what matters.
Are my convictions built on truth or a lie.
I can sincerely believe that I can fly and go outside jump into the air and find that one of things is true.
On one hand some will say that I lack faith.
On the other hand, God created gravity and seems to approve of its function.
As the embodiment of Truth, it is unlikely that my will is going to overcome that which God has established as Truth.
Last week we discussed how false teaching based in myths which are the spectacular and genealogies which are mundane traditions can lead us away from God’s will.
Our focus was to avoid speculation and embrace the stewardship . . . the care of what God has given us by faith.
By this we can avoid the traps that send us running after ungodly spectacle or sitting complaisant in our traditions and memories of days gone by.
Our goal is to stay in the center of God’s will and we can only do this as we remain faithful to the Truth.
Paul wrote to Timothy instructing him to charge certain people to not teach these falsehoods.
Today we look at the heart of that charge.
As we do, God will challenge us to search our own hearts and motives to see if we are being good stewards who walk by faith.
Let’s pray and ask God to bless our time in the Word.
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These verses were the focus of last weeks message.
Notice in verse 3 that Timothy is to issue a charge:
A charge is issued in authority as the leader of the church.
This can be done well, or it can be done poorly.
A charge can be received well or received poorly.
With so much risk of conflict, why would we do it.
Why not just let these errors and speculations slide.
What will it hurt?
Paul gives us the answer:
The Goal
The goal is love.
As with everything in the church we begin here.
Jesus said:
He would go on to teach his disciples:
Paul would write to the Corinthian church:
How important is the motive of love?
What if they are wrong?
The goal is always love.
At times it requires a firm word, a charge, or even discipline . . .
but it is always done in love.
How do we insure that we tackle these differences well:
It comes from a Pure Heart, a good conscience, and a sincere faith.
Jesus gives us this picture:
Where does the pure heart come from.
Confession of your sin first.
Never take the confrontation of a fellow believer lightly.
We must guard against pride and its destructive tendencies.
What comes next?
A good conscience.
I have checked my motives.
The last one:
A sincere faith.
This is the part of us that reminds us that Truth is worth standing for.
That the cost of standing for truth will be sorted out by God.
Look at the example set by these men who faced possible death but they spoke the truth by faith.
This is the core of who we are as Christians.
We speak the truth in love.
When we swerve away from our commitment to a pure heart, a good conscience, and a sincere faith we can no longer serve the body.
We become a poison.
A source of division and our selfishness leads others away from the truth.
So what is your motive?
As you see your role in this church, what guides you?
Is your love focused on others through your faith in Christ.
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