EMET – FAITHFUL & TRUE
Family Worship CenterPastor Mark Schwarzbauer PhD
In 2014 God is calling you to
reap the rewards of faithfulness!
The Power of Faithfulness
Pastor Mark Schwarzbauer PhDFamily Worship Center
The Power of a Pledge to Be
FaithfulPastor Mark Schwarzbauer PhD
Family Worship Center
Commitment Card… With God’s help as I start 2014 I commit myself to be…
• …Faithful to God in daily devotions and attending church.• …Faithful to my family and other relationships, keeping sex
only in marriage.• …Faithful in my work doing all things diligently for Christ.• …Faithful in my health taking care of the temple of the
Holy Spirit.• …Faithful in my finances, being a wise steward of what God
blesses me with.
• Signed ____________
Part One: The Faithful
and True
Revelation 19:11“Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse. And He who sat on him was called Faithful and True”
In Hebrew the concepts of
faithfulness and truth are
inseparable
Faithful and True• Bible translations interpret ONE
Hebrew word EMET as both the words “Faithful” and “Truth”. • Genesis 24:27 “His mercy and His
truth” (NKJV).• Genesis 24:27 “his kindness and
faithfulness” (NIV).
If you are going to be faithful you
need to know what is true.
Part Two: Sort of and
Relative
Our culture says truth is relative and what is true for you may not be true for me.
Sort of and Relative• Based on the Greek Philosopher
Protagoras’ way of thinking that truth is found in our relationship between our thinking and the reality of the world around us. He taught that “Man is the measure of all things.”
Sort of and Relative
•Because it focuses on “ME” the definition of truth changes depending on my view point.
Sort of and Relative
Under this Protagoras’ Greek form of thinking God becomes defined by how YOU view him with your culture and personal point of view.
Sort of and Relative• There is no absolute truth in this
world view. • All religious views are considered
equally true by them• Their ideal view of truth becomes
tolerance or coexistence. • Judaism and therefore
Christianity are falsely seen as intolerant.
Sort of and Relative
This has been sold to our culture as
the truth… but is it true?
Part Three: The Faithful
Truth- EMET
The Faithful Truth- EMET
In the Hebrew/Christian word for “Truth” God is the
center and not man (meaning you).
The Faithful Truth- EMET
Aleph is the first letter of the Alephbet and represents the breath of God or our awareness of Him. Therefore truth begins with our awareness of God
The middle letter Mem in Hebrew was originally the symbol for water and is also understood to represent the Messiah. In Mem the Hebrew sees divine wisdom from the fountain of life itself which is God, the creator and king of the heavens and the earth is the center of truth.
The final letter of EMET is Tav which is the last letter of the Alephbet. Tav is seen at the expression of simple faith to the Hebrew. This letter corresponds to the kingdom as given to us in Torah or Scriptures
The Faithful Truth- EMET•God alone represents or
determines what TRUTH is. • Therefore it is not what you
or I think but what God thinks that is TRUTH.
The Faithful Truth- EMET
The letters tma are “stable”
“reliable” and therefore
FAITHFUL!
The Faithful Truth- EMET• To live a Faithful and True life in
2014 and beyond…• We must accept that God alone
determines what is true.• God must be the center of our lives.• We must be committed to reading
His Word the Bible and apply it in our lives.
Today’s Commitment Card• I commit to recognizing God alone
has the authority to determine truth and He reveals it to us in His Word the Holy Bible.• I commit myself to faithfully
reading God’s Word in 2014.• I commit myself to being a person
of faithfulness and truth.
Signed __________________