John 2:13-17

Jesus and love are always in conflict with Satan and sin.

• Matthew 4:8-11, 17

• Jesus was never about tolerating sin. He was against sin from the beginning!

• John 8:34-36

• Acts 26:15-18

• James 4:4

• I John 2:15 – Don’t love the sinful things of the world!

• I John 5:2-3

• We need to be like Jesus and condemn sin.

  • Matthew 25:41

• Jesus never made conflict for the sake of conflict.

  • Matthew 18:15

Truth must always be prioritized.

• Mark 8:38

• Over relationships

  • Matthew 10:32 – Jesus is more important than all other relationships.

  • Luke 11:27-28

• Over supposed experts

  • Luke 11:39-54

• Over decorum

  • Luke 7:36-39

  • Luke 11:37-38 – Jesus broke decorum to start a teaching opportunity.

  • Luke 8:1-3 – Women were involved in teaching, despite this being against cultural norms.

• We have to thicken our skin enough to stand for the truth.

  • Acts 15:1

  • Galatians 2:11

  • Matthew 19:9; Romans 1:26-27; Ephesians 5:4; I Timothy 6:10 – Many of Jesus’ teachings are controversial today!