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 Faithful

Pastor Mark Schwarzbauer PhDFamily 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 RelativeUnder 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- EMETIn 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 __________________