SPEAK TRUTH TO ONE ANOTHER One Another – Part 5 1/28/2024 REVIEW Intro Week One Another -(allelon):one another, each other, mutually reciprocally Over 100 uses Key Truths from Scripture: 1) Its not all about you - Its about ya’ll 2) You belong to a “we, us, one-another”, that will not change Week 1 Devoted Love to One Another Devoted: φιλόστοργος, (philóstorgos): “devoted love, shown by family-members" is that special affection shared between members of God's family Honor τιμή (timé): value (weight, honor) willingly assigned to something. Key Truths from Scripture: 1) Devotion is inseparable from LOVE 2) Honor is willingly assign VALUE and God sets the VALUE not me 3) Devoted Love is a choice based on obedience not feelings Week 2 Accept Accept/Receive: προσλαμβάνω (proslambanó) to receive, grant one access to one's heart; to take into ones intimate life, i. e. family. To welcome into God’s family as brother or sister. Key Truths from Scripture: 1) Acceptance is a positional not behavioral choice (Titus 3:5) 2) Acceptance is about obedience not feelings (John 14:15) 3) Acceptance is an act of love that reveals your heart (1 John 4:1-21) Week 3 Encourage spur - παροξυσμὸν (paroxusmos): stimulate, incite, provoke encourage - παρακαλοῦντες (parakalountes): to call to or for, to exhort, to encourage, a call to positive action build up - οἰκοδομεῖτε (oikodomeó): literally to “build someone up” helping them stand strong (be strong, “study”) Key Truths from Scripture: 1) We must speak life before we can speak into someone’s life 2) Speaking life is based on obedience not feelings - it’s love in action 3) Look beyond the surface and past of a person see their position and potential and speak into their future Speak Truth Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another. Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and give no opportunity to the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear . . . Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. devil . . . Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion… Ephesians 4:25–32 ESV But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth. Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices and put on the new self which is being renewed in the knowledge after the image of the creator. Colossians 3:9 ESV Truth - ἀλήθειαν (alétheian) truth, but not merely truth as spoken; truth of idea, reality, sincerity, truth in the moral sphere, divine truth revealed to man, what is true in any matter under consideration Falsehood/Lie - ψεῦδος/ψεύδομαι (pseudos/pseudomai) to intentionally deceive, lie, speak falsely Slander - καταλαλιά (katalalia) (2 Cor. 12:20) backbiting, evil-speaking, detraction, defaming talk Gossip - ψιθυρισμοί (psithurismoi) (2 Cor. 12:20) A whisper, secret slandering, secret attacks on a person’s character What is Truth? Truth comes from God, opinions come from man (John 14:16, 17:17) There is Truth with a capital “T” which comes from God and His Word and then there is being truthful and honest in all my ways, both shared in love (Eph. 4:15) 1) Speaking truth is core to our faith and our family The character of God is truth/honesty (Exodus 34:6; Deut. 32:4; John 14:6) God sets the standard for His family Truth applies to you and ya’ll 2) Speaking truth is about obedience not feelings, fear, or shame (John 14:15) Truth brings life while slander, gossip, and lies bring death (Prov. 18:8, 21) • Stop drinking poison and obey - anything but truth poisons all involved • Truth is always between you and the person in front of you - Treat each other positionally - Your character is not dependent on the person your speaking to - Being truthful is evidence of who you are in Christ • Holy Spirit, the Spirit of Truth, emboldens and empowers us Truth is the starting point not the goal 3) Speaking truth in love binds us together allowing us to know and be known Act of trust in God and love towards each other (Prov. 3:5; 1 John 4:7) 1) Being vulnerable give us strength - sharing burdens, building up 2) Allows our faith to grow - confess, encourage, admonish 3) Provides a trust for hard times (Matthew 18:15) Truth transforms the individual and the body of Christ