Counterfeit Kingdom – My Truth: Truth or Preference

My Truth: Truth or Preference

We live in a world filled with competing voices telling us what is true. Culture, politics, experiences, emotions, and even our own preferences can shape what we believe. But if truth changes every time our preferences change, is it really truth?

In Week 2 of Counterfeit Kingdom, My Truth: Truth or Preference?, we explore where truth comes from, why God’s truth is objective, universal, absolute, eternal, and freeing, and what happens when His Word confronts something we would rather believe. Because the real test of authority isn’t what we do when God agrees with us. It’s what we do when He doesn’t.

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Hebrews 11:3

Discussion topics

HEAD – What did Jesus say to you through the Word?

Read John 8:31–36 and Colossians 2:8–10. Jesus connects truth and freedom in John 8. What kind of freedom is He talking about, and how is that different from our culture’s idea of “living your truth”?

Colossians warns about being taken captive by “hollow and deceptive philosophy.” What are some sources that influence what people believe is true today? How can we distinguish between something being true and something simply being familiar, popular, or repeatedly communicated?

The message described truth as objective, universal, absolute, eternal, and freeing. Which of those five helps you understand biblical truth differently, and why?

HEART – How did it make you feel?

Think about this week’s Kingdom Diagnostic: What happens inside of you when God’s Word tells you something you don’t want to hear? Do you tend to submit, argue, ignore, explain it away, or look for someone who agrees with you?