1. How Truth Sounds

2. Are You Listening?
“He who has ears to hear, let him hear!” (Matthew 11:15; 13:9, 43; Mark 4:9; Luke 8:8)
“Therefore, take heed how you hear.” (Luke 8:18)

3. Truth sounds like hate to those who hate truth.
(Todd Wagner)
How does truth sound to you?
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4. How does truth sound to you?
Those who hate truth, hated Jesus, John 15:18, 21-25
Those who love truth, love Jesus and His word, John 14:6, 15
How does truth sound to you? John 6:60-68
As hard, harsh and demanding?
As the words of eternal life?
How does truth sound to you?

5. How does truth sound to you?
“Have I therefore become your enemy because I tell you the truth?” (Galatians 4:16)
Hate Speech? or
Love Speech?
How does truth sound to you?

6. Truth that is hated by those who hate truth

7. There Is Only One Church
Church of Christ, Matthew 16:18
His body, Ephesians 1:22-23
One body, Ephesians 4:4
Jesus is the Savior of the body (church), Ephesians 5:23
How does truth sound to you?
Hate? Love?

8. There Is Only One Church
Historical apostasy, 1 Tim. 4:1-3
Roman Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches
Protestant Churches
Gospel plea: Back to Bible! Matthew 13:18-19, 23
Saved are in church, Acts 2:47
The church of Christ is not the churches of men, 1 Cor. 3:11
How does truth sound to you?
Hate? Love?

9. Water Baptism Is Necessary For Salvation
Saved, Mark 16:15-16
Remission, Acts 2:37-41
Wash away sins, Acts 22:16
In Christ, Galatians 3:26-27
Saves us, 1 Peter 3:21
Not: Infants…Sprinkling… Pouring…After salvation
How does truth sound to you?
Hate? Love?

10. Only One Cause for Divorce and Remarriage
Marriage is for life, Matt. 19:3-6
“For the cause of fornication” Matthew 19:9
“You forbid marriage and command divorce!”
God forbids adultery and commands fidelity! Romans 7:1-3
How does truth sound to you?
Hate? Love?

11. LGBTQ Lifestyle Is A Perversion Of Love
Homosexual conduct is unnatural and unholy, Rom. 1:24-28; 1 Cor. 6:9-10
Same-sex marriage is not marriage at all, Genesis 2:23- 24; Hebrews 13:4
How does truth sound to you?
Hate? Love?

12. How does truth sound to you?
Ahab hated Micaiah because he spoke truth, 1 Kings 22:7-8
People of Jerusalem hated Jeremiah because he spoke truth, Jeremiah 20:7-10
People hated Jesus because He spoke truth, John 15:22-25
How does truth sound to you?

13. How does truth sound to you?
People will hate you when you speak the truth, Matthew 5:11-12
Be sure that truth sounds lovely to your ear! Psalm 119:140
How does truth sound to you?