The Lie: God Sugarcoats the Painful Things He Wants Us to Face about Ourselves

John 4:9-26, 28-29 and Matthew 23:1-33

When Jesus interacted with people there was always a common theme: He always spoke the truth.

When Jesus interacted with people there was always a common theme: He always spoke the truth.

The Holy Spirit Guides Us to Truth (John 16:13)

The Holy Spirit makes sure we find the most important truths in Scripture: the ones about what God is like, what we are like, and how we are supposed to live during our short time on the plant.

The Holy Spirit Directs Our Steps (Proverbs 16:9 and Acts 20:22)

The Holy Spirit prompts us to go in certain directions at times and usually gives us a fair number of indications that the prompts were from Him.

The Holy Spirit also prompts us to go in certain directions in light of what we believe to be true, and does all this while allowing us to go in different directions.

The Holy Spirit Convicts Us of Sin (John 16:8-9 and Ephesians 4:13)

three ways God presses followers of Christ to turn from wrongdoing and chart a new course.

• The commands of the Bible
• Our God-given consciences
• The Spirit-led rebuke of friends.

God is never shaming, demeaning, or condemning when He speaks truth to us about our flaws and bad choices, but He is going to tell it like it is.