Correction Without Christlikeness Is Just Pride | Speaking the Truth in Love | Ephesians 4:14–16

In Part 20 of the Growing Into the Image of God series, Josiah teaches from Ephesians 4:14–16 to show that the way we speak truth reveals whether we truly carry the image of God. Truth isn’t just about being right—it’s about being like Jesus. The one who walks in God’s image communicates truth in love, within the right season, and with the motive to reflect God—not self. Conviction comes not from boldness alone, but from timing, posture, and love. This episode reminds us that it’s possible to be right and still misrepresent God.

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Transcript

Now This Is What The Bible Is Trying To Tell Us
That There Are Certain Deception Going On
And This Deception Is Speaking Truth But Not In Love
I'm Going To Stress On The Speaking Truth In Love
Because I've Heard Some People In Some Time Say That
As For Me When The Truth Is There
I'm Going To Say It Nothing Is Going To Stop Me
Without Any Remorse I'm Going To Speak The Truth
I Stand For The Truth Thou Shall Know The Truth
And The Truth Shall Set You Free
Just All Those Things Coming Together
But This Is What The Scripture Is Saying
That The Truth Has A Way It Should Be Presented
That If You Are Carrying The Image Of God
Or You Want Everybody To Come Into The Image Of God
You Don't Just Speak The Truth
You Speak The Truth Under The Conditions Of Love
How And Why The Bible Said That
That We May Grow Into Him In All Things
We Might Carry The Image Of God In Everything We Do
So What Is The Image Of God
Christlikeness
How Do We Communicate Truth
Truth No. 1
Is Communicated Within Seasons
Not When You Desire Truth Has Nothing To Do With Desire
Truth Is A System Jesus Is The Truth
And That There Is A Way We Communicate Truth
It Is Done Within Seasons
There Are Certain Seasons You Have To Keep Quiet
There Are Certain Seasons You Have To Talk
And When You Are Talking You Need To Speak The Truth
There Are Certain Seasons There Is A Kind Of Truth We Bring
Imagine Paul
Who The Sorcerer Was Calling Him Man Of God Just For Endorsement
Paul Didn't Stop The Sorcerer The First Day
He Didn't Stop The Sorcerer The Second Day
It Was The Third Day When He Was Being Called A Man Of God
He Rebuked That Spirit Which Was Talking Through The Girl
What Does It Tell Us
Truth Communicated Without The Right Timing Can Bring Conviction
It Can Even Take Somebody Out Of The Church
And We Will Sit There And Say That We Don't Care Even
If They Go They Should Go
These Are Baby Christians Please
How Did You Communicate The Truth
Was It In Love Now
We Don't Correct Errors Because We Know The Right Thing
We Correct Errors
Because We Want The People To Grow Into The Image Of God
And So Now When We Are Correcting Errors
We Don't Do It By Our Experience
We Do It By The Spirit Of God
And Whenever The Spirit Of God Is Coming And You Are Speaking Truth
You Are Doing It In Love
And When You're Doing It In Love
It Doesn't Magnify You As The One Who Knows
It Magnifies God Who Is Love
It's Not About Speaking The Truth
It's Not About Being Honest
It's About Communicating In Love
We Can See It With How Our Mothers Treat Their Children
When The Child Is Doing Something
They Can Correct The Child
But Sometimes They Smile And Walk Away
Because There Are Times Where When You Communicate
Instead Of The Child Growing
You Break The Child's Confidence
There Are Times Where You Don't Even Speak It
You Show It You Show By Working
It's A Form Of Speaking
What Do We Have Nowadays Some Pride Filled People As For Me
I Cannot Stand Here For This Evil To Go On
While You Are There And The Evil Has Started Going On
Know That You Don't Have Any Power
Because We Should Get To The Point Where When We Are There
Evil Will Struggle To Go On
We Don't Have To Talk If The Evil Has Started Going On While We
While We Are There Use Wisdom
Tap Into The Code Of Love
Tap Into The Atmosphere Of Love
Anytime You Want To Communicate
Even In Your Anger Without The Atmosphere Of Love Don't Talk
Have You Realised You Are Giving Advice And Nobody Is Listening To You
Yet What You Are Saying Is True
They Didn't Listen To You And They Went To Fall Into The Trouble
And It Still Affected You Because You Didn't Communicate In Love
The Fact That You Loved The Person Before You Communicated
Is Not Proof That You Communicated In Love
I Pray For You In The Name Of Jesus
You Will Not Leave The Atmosphere Of Love
And Your Communications Will Not Miss Revealing Christ
In The Name Of Jesus Christ
Anybody You Try To Correct
Anybody You Speak To You Will Do That Communications In Love
And It Will Bring The Image Of God
Comprehensively In The Heart Of Men
In The Mighty Name Of Jesus Christ
I Pray For You That Your Words Will Carry That Potency In
To Bringing People Into The Body
That We'll Be Fitly Joined To Project The Image Of God