{"id":13825,"date":"2025-03-17T08:44:15","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T12:44:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/?p=13825"},"modified":"2025-03-17T08:44:15","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T12:44:15","slug":"coming-to-terms-with-the-truth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/2025\/03\/coming-to-terms-with-the-truth\/","title":{"rendered":"Coming to Terms with the Truth"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>2025 THEME: Burning Hearts<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>Title: Coming to Terms with the Truth<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>Scripture: Joshua 19-Judges 12<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px; text-align: center;\">\u201cToo much of contemporary Christianity is borrowed from the philosophies of the world and<br \/>\neven other religions-phrases and mottos that on the surface look great but<br \/>\nare not rooted in Scripture or that mostly bolster one\u2019s self-image.\u201d<br \/>\nA.W. Tozer<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">I. WHAT IS TRUTH?<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">Today: Truth is (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>subjective<\/strong><\/span>), totally dependent on what you (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>think or feel<\/strong><\/span>) at the moment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">Truth is a thought, statement, or opinion that (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>lines up with reality<\/strong><\/span>). It is true for (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>all people<\/strong><\/span>) for all places and times. Truth is not altered by whether (you believe it or not), or how it (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>makes you <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>feel<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">Christianity is a belief system which stand or falls on (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>objective truth<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">II. WHAT WILL YOU DO WITH THE TRUTH?<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">Each day\u2019s reading from Everyday Gospel:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li>The truth about (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>God\u2019s promises<\/strong><\/span>). March 16<\/li>\n<li>The truth about (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>idols<\/strong><\/span>). March 17<\/li>\n<li>The truth about (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>obedience<\/strong><\/span>). March 18<\/li>\n<li>The truth about (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>worship<\/strong><\/span>). March 19<\/li>\n<li>The truth about (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>fear<\/strong><\/span>). March 20<\/li>\n<li>The truth about (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>God<\/strong><\/span>). March 21<\/li>\n<li>The truth about (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>troubles<\/strong><\/span>). March 22<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">2025 THEME: Burning Hearts<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\">Next week: Who Rules Your Roost?<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\">Scripture: Judges 13-I Samuel 12<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2025 THEME: Burning Hearts Title: Coming to Terms with the Truth Scripture: Joshua 19-Judges 12 \u201cToo much of contemporary Christianity is borrowed from the philosophies of the world and even other religions-phrases and mottos that on the surface look great but are not rooted in Scripture or that mostly bolster one\u2019s self-image.\u201d A.W. 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