About… First Hand Truth

Brief Doctrinal Description

Theologically, our organization shall proceed from an evangelical Christian perspective, with a biblical view of salvation based on the person and work of Jesus Christ, through faith by grace alone. No other acts of man add to a person’s salvation. Since this ministry focuses so much on Scripture, we should elucidate further a theological view of Scripture. This is from the Lausanne Covenant, and it represents a clear and proper view of the Bible.

“We affirm the divine inspiration, truthfulness and authority of both Old and New Testament Scriptures in their entirety as the only written word of God, without error in all that it affirms, and the only infallible rule of faith and practice. We also affirm the power of God’s word to accomplish his purpose of salvation. The message of the Bible is addressed to all men and women. For God’s revelation in Christ and in Scripture is unchangeable. Through it the Holy Spirit still speaks today. He illumines the minds of God’s people in every culture to perceive its truth freshly through their own eyes and thus discloses to the whole Church ever more of the many-colored wisdom of God.”

(2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:21; John 10:35; Isaiah 55:11; 1 Corinthians 1:21; Romans 1:16, Matthew 5:17,18; Jude 3; Ephesians 1:17,18; 3:10,18)

Here is some explanation of the values of First Hand Truth… This does not mean there is no place for teaching others or authorities in the healthy sense. This is about each of us not giving up our ULTIMATE relationship with God through our own lack of desire or someone else’s desire to take advantage of us.

Study the Following: Jesus is our only mediator (1 Timothy 2:5, Ephesians 2:18), He alone is our high priest (Hebrews 2:17, 3:1, 4:14-15, 5:5, 10, 6:20, etc.) All believers are priests before God and there is no hierarchy (Exodus 19:5-6, Rev 1:6, Rev 5:10, 1 Peter 2:5, Gal 3:28, Romans 12:1, Hebrews 4:16).

Study the Following: Ephesians 5:21, Philippians 2:3, Galatians 5:13, Romans 12:10

Study the following: Matthew 23:8-12 (see entire chapter); Mark 1035-45: 1 Corinthians 8:1-3, Colossians 2:18, Romans 12:16, 1 Corinthians 3:18-20, Galatians 6:3, Proverbs 11:2

Study the following: Matthew 23:8-12, Philippians 2:1-11

Christians Should Study and Know the Word! It is their wisdom, their power, their recovery, their food, their drink, their light, their way to know God!

Rightly Handling the Word of Truth / 2 Timothy 2:15 / cut straight, handle correctly, open a road to.

All scripture is breathed out by God and profitable / 2 Timothy 3:16-17

“You shall therefore lay up these words of mine in your heart and in your soul, and you shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. You shall teach them to your children, talking of them when you are sitting in your house, and when you are walking by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. / Deuteronomy 11:18-19

This book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. / Joshua 1:8

“Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God” / Matthew 4:4

Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation— / 1 Peter 2:2

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path / Psalm 119:105

The Word of God is active and alive / Hebrews 4:12

The Word should be your one voice of wisdom and truth (paired with having one ruler, the Messiah (Psalm 2) / Psalm 1

The Word has 9 qualities and results / Psalm 19

The Word has numerous benefits / Psalm 119

A Few Examples of people in the Bible studying scripture…
- Ezra / Ezra 7:10 / For Ezra had set his heart to study the Law of the Lord, and to do it and to teach his statutes and rules in Israel.
- David / Psalm 77:6 / I said, “Let me remember my song in the night; let me meditate in my heart.” Then my spirit made a diligent search:
- Bereans / Acts 17:11 / Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.
- Jesus / Luke 24:27 / And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.
- Paul / Acts 17:2-3 / And Paul went in, as was his custom, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures, explaining and proving that it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead, and saying, “This Jesus, whom I proclaim to you, is the Christ.”
- Paul’s recommendation to a church / 1 Timothy 4:13 / Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, to teaching.
- Angels / 1 Peter 1:12 / It was revealed to them that they were serving not themselves but you, in the things that have now been announced to you through those who preached the good news to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, things into which angels long to look.