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Pseudo Truth

Exodus 34:6 Yahweh passed by before him, and proclaimed, "Yahweh! Yahweh, a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth,

What is Pseudo truth? Well, its not truth, it is a false truth, it is lesser truth, its a make believe truth.

adjective
1. not actually but having the appearance of; pretended; false or spurious; sham.
2. almost, approaching, or trying to be.

Human can know the truth about things on earth, we can look at the actions of other and see they are not truth, but here is a very important fact?

None of us are the truth! When this fact escapes our notice in life we ourselves can become a not so good of a person. When a person professing to be a Christian's thinks they are truth, or are in the truth by reading their bible, they are really sadly, and gladly, mislead into making very evil judgments about others.

Psalms 25:10 All the paths of Yahweh are loving kindness and truth to such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.
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Psalms 43:3 Oh, send out your light and your truth. Let them lead me. Let them bring me to your holy hill, To your tents.

Ephesians 5:9 for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth.

Proverbs 30:6 Don't you add to his words, lest he reprove you, and you be found a liar.
Establish Truth

Christ is the truth, why? Because Christ was recreated into God's exact incorruptible life upon him being put to death in his flesh and made alive in the spirit. God rewarded Christ with the gift of incorruptible life.

Hebrews 6:18 that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to take hold of the hope set before us.

God cannot lie, he is perfect truth, but can the same be said of anyone of us conceived in sin?

Romans 3:4 May it never be! Yes, let God be found true, but every man a liar. As it is written, "That you might be justified in your words, and might prevail when you come into judgment."{Psalm 51:4}

No we can't! We love truth, long for truth, but we are not truth. We have been conceived in sin which was the first lie,-

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- and that is why the bible tells us all men/woman are lair because we live in a vessel that was created from the first lie.

However, those that prove themselves unrighteous only want to expose the truth of someone else weaknesses, and lies, (untruths) by the truth of their bibles.

John 5:39 "You search the Scriptures, because you think that in them you have eternal life; and these are they which testify about me.

That is the equivalent of having an old car that smokes and is knocking, and we race another old car in the same condition and all we are worried about is winning the race, not the truth that both cars are junk! Neither one of them could enter into a real race and win without a complete overhaul, plus they aren't race cars anyway!

1 John 1:8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

Matt.7:1 "Don't judge, so that you won't be judged.
7:2 For with whatever judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you. 7:3 Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but don't consider the beam that is in your own eye? 7:4 Or how will you tell your brother, 'Let me remove the speck from your eye;' and behold, the beam is in your own eye? 7:5 You hypocrite! First remove the beam out of your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck out of your brother's eye.

That is the self-deception so many Christian's live in, its all about proving the other guy wrong that is the biggest delight in their Christian's life, it is also the way they prove they have the truth, how very sad?

The Real Truth of Christian's
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If one has been raised in a self-righteous family, that is, they are always right and everyone else is wrong then the truth of the bible will be used for the same purposes, it will not help them at all!

Rom.10:2 For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. 10:3 For being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they didn't subject themselves to the righteousness of God.

Insecurity is expressed in it greatest form in a person always having to be right. It is a fear of loss that drives the person into whatever it takes including lying to be right, it is the fear of losing face,and sadly, that is a truth that few of those claiming to love the truth can face.

1Cor.11:31 For if we discerned ourselves, we wouldn't be judged.

Romans 8:15 For you didn't receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry, "Abba{Abba is an Aramaic word for father or daddy, often used affectionately and respectfully in prayer to our Father in heaven.}! Father!"

When a person seeks a truth to preserver this life, to hang on to a position, a person, a place, a thing, by such low morals standards they are living a lie; living in a make believe truth.

John 5:41 I don't receive glory from men.

John 5:44 How can you believe, who receive glory from one another, and you don't seek the glory that comes from the only God?

The real truth for Christian's that does not sell, which can't be bought, and few want it; is to come to the truth, the light, the -

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- Christ, and have our works exposed/reproved to measure our works against the light, that is, weigh them against the truth of Christ, his life, what God's calls life, a perfect sinless life that is worthy of eternal life.

John 3:21 But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his works may be revealed, that they have been done in God."

However, the Pseudo truth we all live in is far less than Christ the truth! When we compare ourselves against the perfect truth of God, what happens? We are humbled, and humble people don't often judge others, simply because, they see how far they fail short of God's glory.

Numbers 12:3 Now the man Moses was very humble, above all the men who were on the surface of the earth.

Psalms 10:17 Yahweh, you have heard the desire of the humble. You will prepare their heart. You will cause your ear to hear.

Isaiah 32:7 The ways of the scoundrel are evil. He devises wicked devices to destroy the humble with lying words, even when the needy speaks right.

Isaiah 61:1 The Spirit of the Lord Yahweh is on me; because Yahweh has anointed me to preach good news to the humble; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening [of the prison] to those who are bound;

James 4:6 But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, "God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble."{Proverbs 3:34}

This is why its hard to understand that in our bibles we are told don't glee when our enemy falls, because we should know what's in us, -

- is the same old junky car that can break down in an instant and we ourselves can quickly come under the same judgment.

Proverbs 24:17 Don't rejoice when your enemy falls. Don't let your heart be glad when he is overthrown;

Our coming to the light, is not about fighting with everyone else, if we are in the light, we know that it is only by undeserved kindness we are in Christ our truth, and we did not put ourselves in the light, for we had nothing to offer in our sinful state to gain such merit to lets us into the light.

Titus. 3:1 Remind them to be in subjection to rulers and to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work,
3:2 to speak evil of no one, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all humility toward all men.
3:3 For we were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another. 3:4 But when the kindness of God our Savior and his love toward mankind appeared, 3:5 not by works of righteousness, which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy, he saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit.

Seeking Truth by Justice

Conversely, pseudo truth seeking makes a person hateful, do you know why? Well, it is a mystery in away? When ever a person looks at a rule of law, from the bible, from government, from commerce we are forced into a blind judgments, we can't see past the rule of law.

Matthew 23:17 You blind fools! For which is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifies the gold?

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Matthew 23:19 You blind fools! For which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift?

Matthew 23:26 You blind Pharisee, first clean the inside of the cup and of the platter, that its outside may become clean also.

John 9:24 So they called the man who was blind a second time, and said to him, "Give glory to God. We know that this man is a sinner."

John 9:25 He therefore answered, "I don't know if he is a sinner. One thing I do know: that though I was blind, now I see."

John 9:32 Since the world began it has never been heard of that anyone opened the eyes of someone born blind.

John 9:39 Jesus said, "I came into this world for judgment, that those who don't see may see; and that those who see may become blind."

What we end up with we find ourselves in that junky car trying to race another junky car, because it smoke more than our own old car. We are forced into comparison by saying we are keeping the rule of law while they are not, and forgetting neither junky car can gain eternal life, or win the race of life without complete undeserved kindness of God.

Luke.18:9 He spoke also this parable to certain people who were convinced of their own righteousness, and who despised all others.
18:10 "Two men went up into the temple to pray; one was a Pharisee, and the other was a tax collector.
18:11 The Pharisee stood and prayed to himself like this: 'God, I thank you, that I am not like the rest of men, extortioners, unrighteous, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. -

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18:12 I fast twice a week. I give tithes of all that I get.'
18:13 But the tax collector, standing far away, wouldn't even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me, a sinner!'
18:14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted."

When its only by rule of law we have no kindness we have hate towards the offender, in their getting justice that is the only thing that matter to us, because it is right, and its deserving we demand the other person get gets God's justice. The proper roll of truth is treating each person equally under the law of God, and mans laws. Which is the proper application of truth, it is that we all sin, we all fall short of God's glory, so let us walk modestly with our God.

Micah 6:8 He has shown you, O man, what is good. What does Yahweh require of you, but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?

God certainly hates an injustice and those that break righteous laws that is a fact none of us can deny, it true? So what judgment has he passed on to all sinners? Death!

There is not an in between place where a little sin can win the race if someone else has more sin than we, we then win! Truth is the same truth applied to the least, and to the greatest in God's judgment of sin.

Romans 5:12 Therefore, as sin entered into the world through one man, and death through sin; and so death passed to all men, because all sinned.

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The world gives itself the right to judge others that is how we keep things from going lawless, but with God, all sin is lawlessness, how much sin does not matter, or little sin its all lawlessness?

1 John 3:4 Everyone who sins also commits lawlessness. Sin is lawlessness.

Actually we all find ourselves in a deep hole when it comes to judging, the more righteous we thinking we are, the greater the hate for lawlessness we have; the greater the blindness against what a person breaking the law, and not necessarily their real heart condition.

John 3:17 For God didn't send his Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through him.

John 5:30 I can of myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge, and my judgment is righteous; because I don't seek my own will, but the will of my Father who sent me.

John 7:24 Don't judge according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment."

John 8:15 You judge according to the flesh. I judge no one.

Christian's are not given, or seeking a right to judge others, it is a place they are forced into while they are surrounded by their own sins. A place they should completely understand if they have came to the light in Jesus Christ.

Hebrews 5:3 Because of this, he must offer sacrifices for sins for the people, as well as for himself.

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Hebrews 7:27 who doesn't need, like those high priests, to offer up sacrifices daily, first for his own sins, and then for the sins of the people. For he did this once for all, when he offered up himself.

Christian's are not dragging a person to the light as if they are the police force of the world. They are reproving others Christian's when it effects them spiritually causing damage to themselves and others associated with the group.

1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Mark 7:21 For from within, out of the hearts of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, sexual sins, murders, thefts.

Just as Christ did when people brought him trouble, he did not go looking to put his life into others peoples business. Once the person was reproved not changed, but rebuked, or discipline they were left to themselves to come to the light if they loved truth. If not then the association ended.

1 Thessalonians 4:11 and that you make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, even as we instructed you;

Luke 9:5 As many as don't receive you, when you depart from that city, shake off even the dust from your feet for a testimony against them."

The very thing Adam could have done when Eve sinned. Christian's have no right of God to take matters into own their hands and go beyond that.

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Romans 1:29 being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil habits, secret slanderers, 1:30 backbiters, hateful to God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents.

Romans 7:19 For the good which I desire, I don't do; but the evil which I don't desire, that I practice.

Romans 12:9 Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil. Cling to that which is good.

Romans 12:17 Repay no one evil for evil. Respect what is honorable in the sight of all men.

Romans 12:21 Don't be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

What Judging by Truth is Not?

Judging by truth, that is, the life of Christ, as our truth, is not justifying ourselves, it is does not sanctification us, it does not making us righteous, it does not give us merit, or power.

1 Corinthians 4:7 For who makes you different? And what do you have that you didn't receive? But if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?

It is upholding Christ, it is to build each other up in love of Christ, what is love for us Christian's? It is the gift of grace; undeserved kindness of God. That is how God dealt with us, in our sin, how he forgave us by undeservingly setting aside our sins. Moreover, that is how we are to deal with each other so we can continual to walk in God's love.

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1 John 4:20 If a man says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who doesn't love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?

1 John 4:12 No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God remains in us, and his love has been perfected in us.

1 John 4:16 We know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and he who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him.

We have received all things in Christ, things present, things to come, all thing are ours, God's love, all that Christ has is our, even God. Nothing lack in us, that is, our life in Christ, certainly we must never think judging other gives us more than what we already have in Christ, now should we?

1Cor.3:20 And again, "The Lord knows the reasoning of the wise, that it is worthless."{Psalm 94:11} 3:21 Therefore let no one boast in men. For all things are yours, 3:22 whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come. All are yours, 3:23 and you are Christ's, and Christ is God's.

Let us always keep in mind there was a time God need not judge anyone, a time sin had not entered into our world, or the rebellion of wicked spirit forces in heaven. That is our end goal, the end game, which should tell us we are not equip to judge, and if God is equipping us now for judgment its for life in view and not death from sin.

Rom.8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who don't walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.{NU omits "who don't walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit"}

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Isaiah 58:8 Then your light shall break forth as the morning, and your healing shall spring forth speedily; and your righteousness shall go before you; the glory of Yahweh shall be your rear guard.

Jeremiah 8:15 We looked for peace, but no good came; [and] for a time of healing, and behold, dismay!

Ezekiel 47:12 By the river on its bank, on this side and on that side, shall grow every tree for food, whose leaf shall not wither, neither shall its fruit fail: it shall bring forth new fruit every month, because its waters issue out of the sanctuary; and its fruit shall be for food, and its leaf for healing.

Matthew 4:23 Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the Good News of the Kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.

Acts 10:38 even Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.

On the other hand, judging and delighting in beating others, and being better than other person or religion is the life blood of the fallen flesh.

2 Timothy 1:7 For God didn't give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.

2 Timothy 1:13 Hold the pattern of sound words which you have heard from me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

1 Timothy 6:11 But you, man of God, flee these things, and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, and gentleness.

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1 Timothy 1:5 but the goal of this command is love, out of a pure heart and a good conscience and unfeigned faith;

2 Thessalonians 2:10 and with all deception of wickedness for those who are being lost, because they didn't receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved.