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Thessalonians & Church Discipline

CHURCH DISCIPLINE & LOVE ~ 6 of 12

And now, dear brothers and sisters, we give you this command in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ...

So many Christians and churches disobey this verse. They do just the opposite. They are unwittingly causing destruction in two ways...

Now regarding your question about the money being collected for God’s people in Jerusalem…

In the 3rd century, Roman historian Tertullian wrote of the Christians...

Corinthians & Church Discipline

CHURCH DISCIPLINE & LOVE ~ 5 of 12

"I can hardly believe the report about the sexual immorality going on among you—something that even pagans don’t do...

The entire chapter of 1 Corinthians 5 is on the subject of church discipline...

It is time for judgment to begin with the household of God...

You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its taste?

Wife Directive 9(b): Headship & Head Covering!

Last week we looked at the importance of Headship. Now we want to look at how head coverings relates to Headship.

* “If a man has long hair, it is a dishonor to him.”

* “If a woman has long hair, it is a glory to her.”

Custom of the world at that time?

But Paul destroyed this so-called world’s custom argument when he concluded in writing...

Today there are still all sorts of different customs with some women who:

* Wear a head covering all the time,

* Cover their whole head, face, and body with only hands showing.

* Never wear anything on their head, and some, not wear much anywhere else.

But NONE of these customs are what this Scripture teaches. These verses clearly teach...

Husband Directive 10: Be Filled With The Spirit!

"Don't be drunk with wine, because that will ruin your life. Instead, be filled with the Spirit...

Today many Christians think about being "filled with the Spirit" in reference to speaking in “tongues.” However, “being filled with the Spirit” to speak in “tongues” was only referenced once in all the NT (Acts 2). And there it was for the specific purpose of evangelizing Jews from foreign countries by hearing all the local Believers supernaturally speaking all there foreign languages without ever having learned them.

But here in Ephesians 5 is the only place in all the NT where it tells us - “be filled with the Spirit.” And here there are two major differences...

How do we practically get filled with the Spirit?

JESUS SAID (Mat. 5:19): DO & TEACH GOD’S LAW

God’s Law 1: Only Choose Christian Rulers!

The “royal law” means the King’s law, the law of the Lord Jesus Christ who is “King of kings.”

Only Christians Ruled Cities

When America colonies got started their Charters were for the cause of Christianity...Virginia Charter... Delaware Charter...

Practically, what can be done?

What Will Happen If We Don't Establish GOD'S CIVIL LAW?

In the 1960’s, for the first time in America history, Democrat Leftists along with Leftists judges they appointed, began to openly defy God and the Bible...

* Legalizing the murder of babies - abortion.

* Legalizing sexual perversion - sodomy.

* Legalizing marriage perversion - the marriage of sodomites.

* Legalizing human perversion - to preform transsexual mutilations.

* Legalizing societal perversion - making a host of unbiblical socialistic laws.

Now hear what God declares at the conclusion of His national Law...

Romans & Church Discipline

CHURCH DISCIPLINE & LOVE ~ 4 of 12

Did you know that most all of the NT churches that the Apostle Paul wrote to he gave specific instruction for church discipline?

“Division” is the ONLY sin that Jesus prayed against for all Believers today...

It is very interesting to note that in every place where church discipline is referenced in the New Testament, God never gives this instruction for spiritual leaders but for all Believers to obey.

In both the Old and New Testament, judgments or church disciplines were not written to the leaders but to all God’s people. God always judges anyone and everyone who does not judge sin...

Flattery is Satan’s “net” to pull you toward themselves and away from others, a "flattering net" for dividing.

Holy Spirit & Church Discipline!

CHURCH DISCIPLINE & LOVE ~ 3 of 12

The first church discipline in the first church...

“I will spit you out of my mouth!”

The biggest accusation that non-believers have regarding modern day Christians is that they are hypocrites...

Wife Directive 9(a): Headship & Head Covering

“There is one thing I want you to know: The head of every man is Christ, the head of woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.” (1 Corinthians 11:3)

This is God’s creation headship order for here on earth since the beginning of time. It is not just for married persons but for all males and females. Therefore, since this is of God - our flesh, our culture and Satan will rebel against it!

But all the implications of this are staggering...

Either the church is going to effect the world or the world is going to effect the church.

Husband Directive 9: Marriage Authority!

Just as God the Father gave Jesus "authority over everything," God also has given the husband authority over his wife "in everything" (Eph. 5:22-24; Col. 3:18). But note what John said. Because Jesus "knew" that He had "authority over everything," including his disciples, for that reason He got up...