Proverbs 23:19-23

“Hear my son and be wise; and guide your heart in the way. Do not mix with winebibbers, or with gluttonous eaters of meat; for the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will cloth a man with rags…”

Proverbs 23:19-23

“…Listen to your father who begot you and do not despise your mother when she is old. By the truth, and do not sell it, also wisdom and instruction and understanding” (NKJV).

Proverbs 23:19-23

“Buy the truth, and do not sell it”

Things That Hinder Truth Seeking

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I. A Fear of Being Wrong

I. A Fear of Being Wrong

A. The Pharisees & Jesus’ Authority (Matthew 21:23-27).

B. Felix & Paul (Acts 24:22-25).

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II. The Cares of the World

II. The Cares of the World

A. The Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13:22).

B. Paul on Marriage (I Corinthians. 7:33).

C. Mary & Martha (Luke 10:38-42; 12:25).

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III. Overconfidence in the Understanding of Others

III. Overconfidence in the Understanding of Others

A. Amos & Amaziah (Amos 7:10-15; John 12:48; I Thess 5:21).

B. The Pharisees & Tradition (Matthew 15:9; 23:13).

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IV. Overconfidence in Our Own Understanding

IV. Overconfidence in Our Own Understanding

A. Apollos and Priscilla & Aquila (Acts 18:24-28; Galatians 6:1).

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V. A Lack of Love For Truth

V. A Lack of Love for Truth

A. “Those Who Have Pleasure in Unrighteousness” (II Thessalonians 2:9-12).

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To Find Truth—We Must Seek It! (John 8:30-32)