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The New Topical Textbook
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Reuben Archer Torrey
• 2 min. read • grade level: 9
God is a God of.
Deut. 32:4
4
He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he. (Deuteronomy 32:4)
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Psa. 31:5
5
Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O Lord God of truth. (Psalm 31:5)
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Christ is.
John 14:6
6
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. (John 14:6)
, with
John 7:18
18
He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him. (John 7:18)
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Christ was full of.
John 1:14
14
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. (John 1:14)
. Christ spake.
John 8:45
45
And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not. (John 8:45)
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The Holy Ghost is the Spirit of.
John 14:17
17
Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. (John 14:17)
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The Holy Ghost guides into all.
John 16:13
13
Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will show you things to come. (John 16:13)
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The word of God is.
Dan. 10:21
21
But I will show thee that which is noted in the scripture of truth: and there is none that holdeth with me in these things, but Michael your prince. (Daniel 10:21)
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John 17:17
17
Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth. (John 17:17)
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God regards, with favor.
Jer. 5:3
3
O Lord, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return. (Jeremiah 5:3)
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The judgments of God are according to.
Psa. 96:13
13
Before the Lord: for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth. (Psalm 96:13)
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Rom. 2:2
2
But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things. (Romans 2:2)
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SAINTS SHOULD
Worship God in.
John 4:24
24
God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. (John 4:24)
, with
Psa. 145:18
18
The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth. (Psalm 145:18)
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Serve God in.
Josh. 24:14
14
Now therefore fear the Lord, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the Lord. (Joshua 24:14)
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1 Sam. 12:24
24
Only fear the Lord, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you. (1 Samuel 12:24)
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Walk before God in. 1 Kin. 2:4. 2 Kin. 20:3.
Keep religious feasts with.
1 Cor. 5:8
8
Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. (1 Corinthians 5:8)
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Esteem, as inestimable.
Prov. 23:23
23
Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding. (Proverbs 23:23)
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Rejoice in.
1 Cor. 13:6
6
Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; (1 Corinthians 13:6)
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Speak, to one another.
Zech. 8:16
16
These are the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbor; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates: (Zechariah 8:16)
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Eph. 4:25
25
Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbor: for we are members one of another. (Ephesians 4:25)
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Meditate upon. Phi. 4:8.
Write, upon the tables of the heart.
Prov. 3:3
3
Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart: (Proverbs 3:3)
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God desires in the heart.
Psa. 51:6
6
Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom. (Psalm 51:6)
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The fruit of the Spirit is in.
Eph. 5:9
9
(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;) (Ephesians 5:9)
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MINISTERS SHOULD
Speak.
2 Cor. 12:6
6
For though I would desire to glory, I shall not be a fool; for I will say the truth: but now I forbear, lest any man should think of me above that which he seeth me to be, or that he heareth of me. (2 Corinthians 12:6)
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Gal. 4:16
16
Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth? (Galatians 4:16)
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Teach in.
1 Tim. 2:7
7
Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity. (1 Timothy 2:7)
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Approve themselves by.
2 Cor. 4:2
2
But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God. (2 Corinthians 4:2)
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2 Cor. 6:7, 8
7
By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,
8
By honor and dishonor, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true; (2 Corinthians 6:7‑8)
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2 Cor. 7:14
14
For if I have boasted any thing to him of you, I am not ashamed; but as we spake all things to you in truth, even so our boasting, which I made before Titus, is found a truth. (2 Corinthians 7:14)
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Magistrates should be men of.
Ex. 18:21
21
Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens: (Exodus 18:21)
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Kings are preserved by.
Prov. 20:28
28
Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy. (Proverbs 20:28)
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THEY WHO SPEAK
Show forth righteousness.
Prov. 12:17
17
He that speaketh truth showeth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit. (Proverbs 12:17)
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Shall be established.
Prov. 12:19
19
The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment. (Proverbs 12:19)
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Are the delight of God.
Prov. 12:22
22
Lying lips are abomination to the Lord: but they that deal truly are his delight. (Proverbs 12:22)
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THE WICKED
Destitute of.
Hos. 4:1
1
Hear the word of the Lord, ye children of Israel: for the Lord hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land. (Hosea 4:1)
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Speak not. Ter. 9:5.
Uphold not.
Isa. 59:14, 15
14
And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter.
15
Yea, truth faileth; and he that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey: and the Lord saw it, and it displeased him that there was no judgment. (Isaiah 59:14‑15)
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Plead not for.
Isa. 59:4
4
None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity. (Isaiah 59:4)
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Are not valiant for.
Jer. 9:3
3
And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the Lord. (Jeremiah 9:3)
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Punished for want of.
Jer. 9:5, 9
5
And they will deceive every one his neighbor, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity. (Jeremiah 9:5)
9
Shall I not visit them for these things? saith the Lord: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this? (Jeremiah 9:9)
.
Hos. 4:1
1
Hear the word of the Lord, ye children of Israel: for the Lord hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land. (Hosea 4:1)
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THE GOSPEL AS
Came by Christ.
John 1:17
17
For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. (John 1:17)
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Christ bear witness to.
John 18:37
37
Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice. (John 18:37)
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Is in Christ.
Rom. 9:1
1
I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost, (Romans 9:1)
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1 Tim. 2:7
7
Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity. (1 Timothy 2:7)
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John bear witness to.
John 5:33
33
Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth. (John 5:33)
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Is according to godliness.
Titus 1:1
1
Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness; (Titus 1:1)
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Is sanctifying.
John 17:17, 19
17
Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth. (John 17:17)
19
And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth. (John 17:19)
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Is purifying.
1 Peter 1:22
22
Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently: (1 Peter 1:22)
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Is part of the Christian armor.
Eph. 6:14
14
Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; (Ephesians 6:14)
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Revealed abundantly to saints.
Jer. 33:6
6
Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth. (Jeremiah 33:6)
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Abides continually with saints.
2 John 2
2
For the truth's sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever. (2 John 2)
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Should be acknowledged.
2 Tim. 2:25
25
In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth; (2 Timothy 2:25)
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Should be believed. 2 The. 2:12, 13.
1 Tim. 4:3
3
Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth. (1 Timothy 4:3)
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Should be obeyed.
Rom. 2:8
8
But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, (Romans 2:8)
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Gal. 3:1
1
O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you? (Galatians 3:1)
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Should be loved.
2 Thess. 2:10
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. (2 Thessalonians 2:10)
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Should be manifested.
2 Cor. 4:2
2
But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God. (2 Corinthians 4:2)
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Should be rightly divided.
2 Tim. 2:15
15
Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. (2 Timothy 2:15)
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The wicked turn away from.
2 Tim. 4:4
4
And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. (2 Timothy 4:4)
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The wicked resist.
2 Tim. 3:8
8
Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith. (2 Timothy 3:8)
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The wicked destitute of.
1 Tim. 6:5
5
Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself. (1 Timothy 6:5)
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The church is the pillar and ground of.
1 Tim. 3:15
15
But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth. (1 Timothy 3:15)
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The devil is devoid of.
John 8:44
44
Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. (John 8:44)
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