Scripture is filled with warnings about liars. God hates liars. God cannot lie, the Bible says.

He is truth. Satan is a liar. He is the father of lies. They all sort of generate out of his

spiritual mindset. We then have to be able to discern between the truth and the lie with regard to

everything that God has revealed to us.

Welcome to Grace to You with John MacArthur. I'm your host, Phil Johnson. It's the most

important issue you will face as you live out your Christian life in this

world. That's what John MacArthur said about today's topic on Grace to You, and what was that

most important issue? In a word, it's discernment. But what exactly is discernment? And why is it so

important? And how do you cultivate it?

John answers those questions as he issues a plea for discernment. That's the title of the study.

He begins today, one that John preached to over a thousand students during chapel services

at the Master's University. So follow along now as John begins today's lesson.

As I was thinking about what I might address in our chapels together,

I just kind of asked myself the question,

what's the most important thing that I could address?

What's the most important issue that's going to face us?

As we live out our Christian lives in this world, given that we know the Lord Jesus Christ,

given that we understand the theology of justification and sanctification and all of that,

what do we really need to know? And I thought that this is an educational institution.

This is all about learning. This is all about gaining knowledge, a body of knowledge, so that

you are a truly educated person. But more than that, knowledge is only valuable if it becomes

the driving, compelling force in the choices that you make.

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