Truth Is - Part 3 [Notes]

In a world where the very concept of truth is under attack, we are called upon to know the truth and be able to defend it (Jude 1:6). The truth can impact our relationship with God, and it can lead to true freedom (John 8:32). Unfortunately, many in our society no longer value the truth, and they don't know where to turn in order to find it. What are some ways in which our culture has strayed from the truth and how can we graciously stand firm as we face those in our society who look to undermine it? Join us this week for our new series!

Today's Takeaway // Jesus alone is qualified to be the Savior of the world.

"Enter through the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the road is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who go through it. How narrow is the gate and difficult the road that leads to life, and few find it."
– Matthew 7:13-14 (HCSB)

"There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to people, and we must be saved by it."
– Acts 4:12 (HCSB)

Jesus told him, "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through Me."
– John 14:6 (HCSB)

Anyone who believes in Him is not condemned, but anyone who does not believe is already condemned, because he has not believed in the name of the One and Only Son of God.
– John 3:18 (HCSB)

For there is one God and one mediator between God and humanity, Christ Jesus, Himself human.
– 1 Timothy 2:5 (HCSB)

"Now listen: You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you will call His name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David. He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and His kingdom will have no end." Mary asked the angel, "How can this be, since I have not been intimate with a man?" The angel replied to her: "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore, the holy One to be born will be called the Son of God."
– Luke 1:31-35 (HCSB)

"For God loved the world in this way: He gave His One and Only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life."
– John 3:16 (HCSB)

The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Here is the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! This is the One I told you about: ‘After me comes a man who has surpassed me, because He existed before me.’”
– John 1:29-30 (HCSB)

“Who among you can convict Me of sin?”
– John 8:46a (HCSB)

He made the One who did not know sin to be sin for us, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
– Corinthians 5:21 (HCSB)

For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
– Romans 6:23 (HCSB)

Death, where is your victory? Death, where is your sting? Now the sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!
– 1 Corinthians 15:55-57 (HCSB)

Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in Me, even if he dies, will live."
– John 11:25 (HCSB)

"My sheep hear My voice, I know them, and they follow Me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish—ever! No one will snatch them out of My hand."
– John 10:27-28 (HCSB)

But so you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—then He told the paralytic, “Get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”
– Matthew 9:6 (HCSB)

1. What do you think most people think we need to do in order to get right with God? What is wrong with some of these ideas?
2. How would you respond to someone who said, “All religions lead to God?” Can you think of any Bible verses that would challenge this statement?
3. Read John 14:6 and Acts 4:12. Why is Jesus the only way to God? Do you think there could have been any other way to save us apart from Christ? Explain your answer.
4. Read Luke 1:31-35 and John 1:29-30. What are some things we learn about Jesus from these verses? Why do you think an incarnation was necessary if Jesus was to become the Savior of the world?
5. Why is it important that people realize who Jesus is and what He came to do? What responsibility do you think we have to spread the Gospel to others?

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