
Jesus prayed for His disciples as He was preparing them for His departure.

Are people receiving Christ as their Lord and Savior through this ministry?īut there’s more to it than that. So the first thing to look for is the saving work of the Spirit. The Word of truth releases the Holy Spirit to convict the unsaved and draw them to Christ. Simply put, the Word of truth gets people saved. The Word of truth is synonymous with the Gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit… Keep in mind that even though you may not like the methods of some ministry, that doesn’t mean that they’re not walking in the truth.Īnd you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. The question is how do I know if someone or some group is declaring the Word of truth? So I felt led to devote this whole article to it. That phrase is found throughout the New Testament.

One of the defining qualities of ministry is that it proclaims the Word of truth. That’s especially the case because we’re talking about the earmarks of true ministry. The phrase, in truthful speech, is not what Paul wrote. …in truthful speech and in the power of God with weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left…Īs I was studying for this installment, this verse caught me totally off guard. I’m continuing my look at the qualities Paul describes to the church at Corinth.
