{"id":2026,"date":"2017-07-29T22:52:23","date_gmt":"2017-07-29T12:52:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sdreformedbaptist.org.au\/?p=2026"},"modified":"2018-02-24T21:40:27","modified_gmt":"2018-02-24T10:40:27","slug":"those-who-buy-the-truth-cherish-the-truth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sdreformedbaptist.org.au\/?p=2026","title":{"rendered":"Those who buy the truth cherish the truth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2623\" src=\"http:\/\/sdreformedbaptist.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/1200x-1-300x154.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"154\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Church bulletin<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Prov 23:23, <i>\u201c<\/i><i>Buy the truth, and do not sell\u00a0it, also wisdom and instruction and understanding\u201d. <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">How do we buy the truth? Prov 2:1-5 tells us how. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u201cMy son, if you receive my words, and treasure my commands within you, <\/span><sup><span style=\"font-size: small;\">2 <\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">so that you incline your ear to wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding; <\/span><sup><span style=\"font-size: small;\">3<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0yes, if you cry out for discernment, and lift up your voice for understanding, <\/span><sup><span style=\"font-size: small;\">4 <\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">If you seek her as silver, and search for her as\u00a0for hidden treasures; <\/span><sup><span style=\"font-size: small;\">5 t<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">hen you will understand the fear of the\u00a0Lord, and find the knowledge of God.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">We buy the truth when we study it and cry out to God for understanding. In other words it costs us something; it takes effort to acquire it. If you want to own a new car you have to work for it; if you want to own the truth you have to work for it. This not only relates to personal Bible study, even in the listening of sermons we need to apply ourselves (Acts 17:10-11). <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The idea of selling the truth is to surrender it or compromise it for an easier option; it becomes too inconvenient and costly to hang on to. Think of the person who makes a profession of faith only to return to a sinful lifestyle. Truth has been sold for self-gratification. Think of the Christian attending a good Reformed church, yet they opt for something \u201cwishy washy\u201d because there is less expectation. Truth has been sold in order to accommodate other interests. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Truth is most easily given up by those who do not really value it. If we have bought the truth, it has been personalised and it means something. People who work hard to get ahead in life generally look after what they have and don\u2019t easily give it up. On the other hand, people who sponge off others often don\u2019t appreciate what they are given and are quick to desire whatever else captures their attention. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Truth is precious above all else and worth working for. For those who apply themselves little to the gaining of truth, little will they do to keep what they have. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Church bulletin Prov 23:23, \u201cBuy the truth, and do not sell\u00a0it, also wisdom and instruction and understanding\u201d. How do we buy the truth? 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