Joh 18:37 Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.
Joh 18:38 Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in him no fault at all.
Joh 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Joh 17:17 Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
2Ti 3:5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
2Ti 3:6 For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,
2Ti 3:7 Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
Joh 16:13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
1Jn 4:4 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
1Jn 4:5 They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.
1Jn 4:6 We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.
It is written, "my sheep hear my voice", so if God's word is truth or that which is written in the bible, and we know it is for it is written in plain English, then why are most of the promises of God's word rejected as truth, ignored, and/or explaining it away by adding the will of God to verses that talks only about God giving us what we want or what our will is?
For example,
Mat 17:19 Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out?
Mat 17:20 And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
Mat 17:21 Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.
Mat 21:21 Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.
Mat 21:22 And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
Verily means that what is being said is the truth.
Now I understand many of the things written in the bible have hidden meanings through metaphors, allegories, symbols, types, and the like, but some things are too plainly written to be passed off as any of the above mentioned.
So why is it not received as truth, and why is it so offensive to the so called church or believers to believe what is written, as it is written, or in many cases, simply explained away by saying, 'if it be the will of God or God's will'? If the believer is OF God and not of the devil, then why are they not hearing or receiving what is written and why are people like myself considered a type of cult and told that we teach doctrines of the devil when we tell other so called believers that God meant what He said exactly as it is written?
So what is truth if what is written is only half a truth or "not the whole council of God"?
And if the church be so divided on what the truth is on many of the important doctrines of the new covenant, such as healing, then who is OF God and who is not?
Joh 18:38 Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in him no fault at all.
Joh 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Joh 17:17 Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
2Ti 3:5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
2Ti 3:6 For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,
2Ti 3:7 Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
Joh 16:13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
1Jn 4:4 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
1Jn 4:5 They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.
1Jn 4:6 We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.
It is written, "my sheep hear my voice", so if God's word is truth or that which is written in the bible, and we know it is for it is written in plain English, then why are most of the promises of God's word rejected as truth, ignored, and/or explaining it away by adding the will of God to verses that talks only about God giving us what we want or what our will is?
For example,
Mat 17:19 Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out?
Mat 17:20 And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
Mat 17:21 Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.
Mat 21:21 Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.
Mat 21:22 And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
Verily means that what is being said is the truth.
Now I understand many of the things written in the bible have hidden meanings through metaphors, allegories, symbols, types, and the like, but some things are too plainly written to be passed off as any of the above mentioned.
So why is it not received as truth, and why is it so offensive to the so called church or believers to believe what is written, as it is written, or in many cases, simply explained away by saying, 'if it be the will of God or God's will'? If the believer is OF God and not of the devil, then why are they not hearing or receiving what is written and why are people like myself considered a type of cult and told that we teach doctrines of the devil when we tell other so called believers that God meant what He said exactly as it is written?
So what is truth if what is written is only half a truth or "not the whole council of God"?
And if the church be so divided on what the truth is on many of the important doctrines of the new covenant, such as healing, then who is OF God and who is not?
