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  PROPER PRESENTATION
  by Miles J. Stanford
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Summary: Proper presentation of truth involves presenting it in a way
that is both certain and suitable to the audience, under the direction
of the Holy Spirit.

Topics: "Spiritual Guidance", "Effective Evangelism"
Scripture References: Titus 2:10

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Miles J. Stanford emphasizes the importance of passing down God's truth
to faithful individuals who can teach others, highlighting the need to
communicate truth with grace and love, ensuring it is suited to the
recipients' readiness to receive it. He stresses the significance of
serving under God's direction and according to His pleasure, rather than
based on mere opportunities or needs, pointing out the value of being
led by God to share truth tailored to the state of souls. Stanford
encourages speaking not with human wisdom but with the guidance of the
Holy Spirit, drawing on spiritual insights to convey God's message
effectively.

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"The things that thou hast heard from me among many witnesses, the same
commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also" (2
Timothy 2:2).

Truth based upon law will be presented legally--it will be legislated.
Truth based upon grace will be shared graciously, in love. "Adorn the
doctrine of God" by "speaking the truth in love" (Titus 2:10; Ephesians
4:15).

"There are two things that have to be taken into account in
communicating truth. Not merely should there be certainty that it is the
truth from God, but it must also be suited truth to those whom you
address. They might need it all, but they may not be in condition to
receive it; and the more precious the truth, the greater the injury, in
a certain sense, if it is presented to those who are not in a state to
profit by it."

"We are to serve under His direction, and according to His pleasure; not
just because opportunity or need offers. We require His direction, and
the knowledge of His pleasure, however favorable the opportunity or the
occasion. We see a servant in Acts 8 taken away from an interesting
field of service, to meet one man in the desert. "It is not a question
of how we succeed; but have we the assurance that we are doing the
Lord's pleasure? Happy is the servant who is so led by Him that he
always presents the measure of truth suited to the state of souls, and
refuses to supply the knowledge that puffeth up."

"Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom
teacheth, but which the Holy Spirit teacheth, comparing spiritual things
with spiritual" (1 Corinthians 2:13).

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