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  TRUTH, OR CONSEQUENCES
  by Miles J. Stanford
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Summary: The sermon emphasizes the importance of trusting in God's
unalterable truth, rather than relying on human experience or feelings.

Topics: "Faith Alone", "Spiritual Freedom"
Scripture References: 1 Timothy 4:6

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Miles J. Stanford emphasizes the strength of young men in whom the Word
of God dwells, highlighting the unchanging truth found in faith alone.
He delves into the concept that God's actions towards us are solely
based on His character, not on our own actions, leading to true freedom
and liberty in our hearts. Stanford also discusses the distinction
between the Spirit's work in revealing God's love and the transformation
of our souls to reflect Christ's image, emphasizing the importance of
trusting God's Word over our own feelings and experiences.

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"I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word
of God abideth in you" (1 John 2:14).

Experience may ratify, or it may repudiate, truth. The Word alone, to
faith, is truth unalterable.

"If I allow the thought that what I am toward God will in some way or
other affect what God is toward me, I shall be filled with the spectre
of bondage. But when I see that what God is toward me is altogether the
outcome of what He is, and that He is this though knowing perfectly what
I am, it puts my heart in the right direction for liberty." -C.A.C.

"God speaks to us according to His estimate of our standing, our
position: it may not be our heart's experience. There is a distinctness
between the operation of the Spirit of God in bringing me unto the Lord
Jesus, bearing witness to me of God's love, and of the efficacy of what
Christ has done--and His operation in my soul to produce the image of
His Son.

"That which is the subject of experience is what is produced in my soul,
whereas that which gives me peace is His testimony to the work and life
of Christ. A Christian who doubts the Father's love to him, and who
looks for peace to that which passes in his own heart, is doubting God's
truth. The Word is the revelation God has given of Himself; it displays
the love of God toward us, and what is in His heart. I can trust the
declaration of what is in God's heart, and not what I think of myself."
-J.N.D.

"If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be
a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and
of good doctrine" (1 Timothy 4:6).

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/miles-j-stanford/truth-or-consequences/
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