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13 lut 2020 · The love of the truth is a technical phrase used in the Bible. It refers to having a heart-attitude which values and pursues the truth for its own sake, not just because we want to avoid getting into trouble for lying.
10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: 12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
Love of the truth comes from God through His Holy Spirit and must be nourished through our response to it. We must not only learn it but also apply it in our lives. This will make the difference between being saved and perishing (II Thessalonians 2:9-12). John W. Ritenbaugh. Prepare to Meet Your God! (The Book of Amos) (Part One) Amos 5:10.
24 lip 2024 · Don Carson explores the themes of truth and love in 1 John 4:1–5:4, emphasizing the importance of recognizing God's presence through Christ's humanity.
And with all wicked deception for those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. Therefore God sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe what is false, in order that all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
13 lut 2020 · God feels very strongly about us being totally truthful at all times, even down to the smallest details. He condemns deceit and falsehood very firmly: 7 He who practices deceit shall not dwell within my house;
Here is set forth the effect upon their own selves of refusing to accept God's gift of love of truth: God takes from them (by His natural law) their power of discerning the true from the false, and thus (as it were) actually deceives them. Every wilful sin does this double mischief: it strengthens the power of the temptation without; it weakens ...