A partial set of notes and Scriptures used:

Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened. Sir Winston Churchill

Matt? Truth
(Mal 3:6)  For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.
One of the meanings of GOSPEL is The Truth

(Heb 13:8)  Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.
Consistency and reliability
(Heb 13:9)  Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein.
Christ's government will be solidly based on TRUTH and UNITY.
(Joh 17:20)  Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;
(Joh 17:21)  That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.
(Joh 17:22)  And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one:
(Joh 17:23)  I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.
all governments will have the same LAW all over the world.

ETERNAL LIFE is a Gift from God!!
Psa 25:2  O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me.
Psa 25:3  Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.
Psa 25:4  Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths.
Psa 25:5  Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.
Psa 25:6  Remember, O LORD, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses; for they have been ever of old.
Psa 25:7  Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness' sake, O LORD.
Psa 25:8  Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.
Psa 25:9  The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way.
Psa 25:10  All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.
UCG Bible Study Course, Lesson 2 declaration on the identity of the Bible as a prism for examination and filtering / judging information streaming into us faster and faster.

To learn HUMILITY, getting OLD is an excellent way of doing it...

(Joh 4:21)  Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.
(Joh 4:22)  Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.
(Joh 4:23)  But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
(Joh 4:24)  God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
(Luk 16:13)  No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
We are not called just to "GET SALVATION" for ourselves...
Adam Clarke: Master of our Heart... We serve only what we love supremely. Can't serve/love incompatible opposites... but when the CHOICE must be made... what will WE CHOOSE?
(2Co 4:3)  But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:
(2Co 4:4)  In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
(1Pe 5:8)  Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
(1Pe 5:9)  Resist him, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by your brotherhood in the world.
(1Pe 5:10)  But may the God of all grace, who called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.
SATAN is a dangerous opponent, not to be triffled with... WE ARE NO MATCH FOR SATAN without GOD"s HELP and HOLY SPIRIT!!!!
We all need to ask GOD to show us HOW HE SEES the world around us... regardless of our age and experience.
(Isa 55:8)  "For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways," says the LORD.
(1Co 1:27)  But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty;
(1Co 1:28)  and the base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen, and the things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are,
HIS PLAN will work out the very best for maximum numbers in Salvation!!!!

SATAN is a master of Distortion & Lies...

(Psa 119:57)  You are my portion, O LORD; I have said that I would keep Your words.
“And entertainment has nothing to do with reality. Entertainment is antithetical to reality.” ― Michael Crichton, Jurassic Park

HOW do we survive in a world dominated by SATAN??
1 - we OBEY GOD without compromising.
(Psa 119:58)  I entreated Your favor with my whole heart; Be merciful to me according to Your word.
(Psa 119:59)  I thought about my ways, And turned my feet to Your testimonies.
(Psa 119:60)  I made haste, and did not delay To keep Your commandments.
(Psa 119:61)  The cords of the wicked have bound me, But I have not forgotten Your law.
(Psa 119:62)  At midnight I will rise to give thanks to You, Because of Your righteous judgments.
(Psa 119:63)  I am a companion of all who fear You, And of those who keep Your precepts.

It takes time to build up a relationship with GOD. It is NOT an "instant thing like the Internet "relationships "... a PATTERN Of Obedience and TRUE Worship must first be ESTABLISHED.

are WE CAREFUL about the people WE KEEP company and "friendships" with???
PROVERBS has MUCH to say about this matter.
Can't wait to the LAST minute to make the decision. CLOSENESS to God requires full focus, Prayer and daily Bible Study.  Like a Doctoral study program requires full focus to the exclusion of just about everything else....  I think this is from the Living Translation...

Psa 73:1  A Psalm of Asaph. Truly God is good to Israel, To such as are pure in heart.
Psa 73:2  But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled; My steps had nearly slipped.
Psa 73:3  For I was envious of the boastful, When I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
Psa 73:4  For there are no pangs in their death, But their strength is firm.
Psa 73:5  They are not in trouble as other men, Nor are they plagued like other men.
Psa 73:6  Therefore pride serves as their necklace; Violence covers them like a garment.
(Psa 73:7)  Their eyes bulge with abundance; They have more than heart could wish.
(Psa 73:8)  They scoff and speak wickedly concerning oppression; They speak loftily.
(Psa 73:9)  They set their mouth against the heavens, And their tongue walks through the earth.
(Psa 73:10)  Therefore his people return here, And waters of a full cup are drained by them.
(Psa 73:11)  And they say, "How does God know? And is there knowledge in the Most High?"
(Psa 73:12)  Behold, these are the ungodly, Who are always at ease; They increase in riches.
(Psa 73:13)  Surely I have cleansed my heart in vain, And washed my hands in innocence.
(Psa 73:14)  For all day long I have been plagued, And chastened every morning.
(Psa 73:15)  If I had said, "I will speak thus," Behold, I would have been untrue to the generation of Your children.
(Psa 73:16)  When I thought how to understand this, It was too painful for me—
(Psa 73:17)  Until I went into the sanctuary of God; Then I understood their end.

Psa 73:18  Surely You set them in slippery places; You cast them down to destruction.
Psa 73:19  Oh, how they are brought to desolation, as in a moment! They are utterly consumed with terrors.
Psa 73:20  As a dream when one awakes, So, Lord, when You awake, You shall despise their image.
Psa 73:21  Thus my heart was grieved, And I was vexed in my mind.
Psa 73:22  I was so foolish and ignorant; I was like a beast before You.
Psa 73:23  Nevertheless I am continually with You; You hold me by my right hand.
Psa 73:24  You will guide me with Your counsel, And afterward receive me to glory.

Psa 73:25  Whom have I in heaven but You? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides You.
Psa 73:26  My flesh and my heart fail; But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Psa 73:27  For indeed, those who are far from You shall perish; You have destroyed all those who desert You for harlotry.
Psa 73:28  But it is good for me to draw near to God; I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, That I may declare all Your works.
As the WEAK OF THE WORLD we have been given a unique opportunity to grow so when the time comes we will be in a position to help those still living as humans in the world.