Don’t take our word for it. Taste and see for yourself that the Lord is good (Psalm 34:8).
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I I can't say this enough. If the only I I can't say this enough. If the only way you get the Bible is through a way you get the Bible is through a way you get the Bible is through a speaker on a stage, and I'm one of speaker on a stage, and I'm one of speaker on a stage, and I'm one of those. I'm one of those speakers on the those. I'm one of those speakers on the those. I'm one of those speakers on the stage. But [laughter] I'm the only way stage. But [laughter] I'm the only way stage. But [laughter] I'm the only way you're getting the Bible or Brian or you're getting the Bible or Brian or you're getting the Bible or Brian or Ali, Kyle, whatever you're listening to. Ali, Kyle, whatever you're listening to. Ali, Kyle, whatever you're listening to. Oh my gosh, you are not going to be Oh my gosh, you are not going to be Oh my gosh, you are not going to be equipped to really discern false equipped to really discern false equipped to really discern false teaching. It's impossible to not deal teaching. It's impossible to not deal teaching. It's impossible to not deal with the real stuff. with the real stuff. with the real stuff. If you just read through the Bible, you If you just read through the Bible, you If you just read through the Bible, you just got to wrestle with it. And false just got to wrestle with it. And false just got to wrestle with it. And false teaching is very, very, very common and teaching is very, very, very common and teaching is very, very, very common and very, very, very toxic. very, very, very toxic. very, very, very toxic. >> That's the evil one's strategy. I mean, >> That's the evil one's strategy. I mean, >> That's the evil one's strategy. I mean, if you look at the the apple, right? if you look at the the apple, right? if you look at the the apple, right? Like I mean, he he wraps his lie in Like I mean, he he wraps his lie in Like I mean, he he wraps his lie in truth. truth. truth. Around around Well, you know, it's the Around around Well, you know, it's the Around around Well, you know, it's the apple. Whatever the fruit was. He wraps apple. Whatever the fruit was. He wraps apple. Whatever the fruit was. He wraps his lie in truth. I think you're right. his lie in truth. I think you're right. his lie in truth. I think you're right. That's often a a common pattern or trait That's often a a common pattern or trait That's often a a common pattern or trait of false teaching is like there's of false teaching is like there's of false teaching is like there's something There's a nugget in there. something There's a nugget in there. something There's a nugget in there. It is so important that you read the It is so important that you read the It is so important that you read the Bible for yourself. Bible for yourself. Bible for yourself. >> That's right.
Summary
The sermon emphasizes the critical importance of personal Bible study to discern truth from deception. It warns that relying solely on spoken teachings makes one vulnerable to false doctrines, which often mask lies within appealing truths, much like the serpent deceiving Eve with the forbidden fruit. The takeaway is that true spiritual equipage comes from wrestling with the scriptures firsthand.
Bible Verses
| Reference | Timestamp |
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| Psalm 34:8 |