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October 05, 2014Teach Others Also
II Timothy 2:2
Explain the need to use the Bible as the standard
How do we know what God expects?
II Corinthians 5:10; John 12:47-48
Appeals to self
“Yeah, but I don’t think …”
Answer: Paul, Acts 26:9-11; Proverbs 14:12
Appeals to emotion
“Surely God won’t send a person to hell for _____.”
Answer: Put something absurd in the blank – what does this prove? John 12:48
Appeals to consensus
“The overwhelming majority of Christians or Bible scholars believe this.”
Answer: But who is the judge? Matthew 7:13-14; I Corinthians 1:20
Appeals to tradition
“This is a long-standing doctrine. People have followed this practice for centuries.”
Answer: Does continued sin become right?
Example: Idolatrous kinds of Israel
Example: Paul, Galatians 1:13-14
Tradition of … child abuse? … racism?
Appeals to the love of God and Jesus
“God is a god of love and grace and forgiveness, not rules and condemnation.”
Answer: God is full of love! But what does that mean? What about Hitler? Romans 2:4-11; I John 5:3
Demonstrate how to use the Bible correctly
Context
Matthew 27:5; Luke 10:37; John 13:27
Common mistakes: Matthew 7:1; John 14:26
Harmony
Matthew 4:5-7
Example: My responsibility in worship. Is the Lord’s Supper the only thing? I Corinthians 11:23-34
Example: My responsibility in salvation. Are confession and belief the only things? Romans 10:9-10
Be an example of living the Bible
I Timothy 4:12,16
II Timothy 2:24-26
I Corinthians 9:22
30 min
October 05, 2014Hebrews, Part 4
Hebrews 2:15-4:3
Hebrews 2:17 – Under the Old Covenant, the high priest was an Israelite and served as a man. In a similar sense, Jesus came to earth and lived as a man among brethren so that He might serve as our high priest.
Hebrews 3:1 – Jesus is called the Apostle here. “Apostle” means one chosen and sent. Jesus was an apostle in that sense, but not like the twelve apostles.
Hebrews 4:3 – God’s plan of salvation was set in place from the beginning of the world. See Matthew 25:34.
30 min
October 01, 20141 and 2 Timothy and Titus, Part 18
II Timothy 2:14-3:9
II Timothy 2:14-15 – We must be careful to study at depth, but not descend into “useless wrangling” about words.
II Timothy 2:16-17 – Worldly and empty chatter is dangerous and toxic to the Christian.
II Timothy 2:17 – This could be the same Hymenaeus from I Timothy 1:20.
II Timothy 2:23-25 – We must be gentle and patient with those who oppose us.
II Timothy 3:5 – See I Timothy 4:8.
30 min
September 28, 2014Be Ye Thankful
Colossians 3:15-16
We have much to be thankful for.
We should be thankful for the saved relationship.
John 16:12-13; I Corinthians 2:13-14 – The Holy Spirit revealed the plan of salvation.
I John 1:3-4
II Thessalonians 2:9-10
We should be thankful for God’s arrangement of the local church.
Colossians 3:16
Things for which Paul was thankful: Romans 1:8; Colossians 1:4; Ephesians 1:16; Philippians 1:3; Colossians 1:3; I Thessalonians 1:2; II Thessalonians 1:3; 2:13; Philemon 1:4
Galatians 5:15 – Beware of bickering and quarreling in the church.
We should be thankful for our health.
III John 1:2
We should be thankful for the family relationship.
We should be thankful for our country.
I Timothy 2:1-2
30 min
September 28, 2014Inspiration of the Bible
Historical accuracy, prophetic fulfillment, and scientific foreknowledge
Egyptian knowledge of the day
Acts 7:22
Ebers papyrus
Exodus 15:26
Germs
Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis
Washing
Numbers 19:5-22
Drs. McMillen and Stern parallel our modern knowledge to Numbers 19
Running water
Time
Antiseptic soap
Vigorous scrubbing
Quarantine
Numbers 5:1-3; Leviticus 13:1-3,45-54
The same technique was later used to contain modern day leprosy outbreaks.
Circumcision on the eighth day
Genesis 17:12-14 (Leviticus 12:3)
The clotting protein prothrombin naturally peaks on the eighth day
Dietary regulations
Leviticus 11
David L. Macht, 1953: Studies of meat toxicity in various animals.
Ratio for ship building
Genesis 6:15 – Ratio 30:5:3
Water cycle
Ecclesiastes 1:7; 11:3a; Amos 9:6
Four types of flesh
I Corinthians 15:39
Basic sanitation
Deuteronomy 23:12-14
I Thessalonians 2:13
30 min
September 28, 2014Hebrews, Part 3
Hebrews 2:15-3:15
Hebrews 3:3 – Jesus is worthy of more glory than Moses. This statement would have made quite an impact on Jews in days of the early church.
Hebrews 3:15-19 – Let the Jews of the Old Covenant be an example. If you hear the word, don’t harden your heart and provoke God to wrath!
30 min
September 24, 2014Malachi
Malachi 1:1-4:6
The name Malachi means “My messenger”
Malachi 1:8 – Presenting unacceptable worship is still a common problem today. We must be careful to worship God correctly.
Malachi 3:16 – The book of remembrance is a book we all want to be in!
30 min
September 21, 2014What Would One Learn With the New Testament As His Only Guide?
It would lead him to believe:
That God is – Genesis 1:1; Colossians 1:16
That the Word became flesh and lived on Earth as man – John 1:1,14; Philippians 2:6; Matthew 1:21; Romans 1:16; John 14:26; 16:13; Matthew 18:18
That Jesus built His church – Matthew 16:19; Acts 20:28
There is only one saved relationship – Galatians 1:6-11
What Christ requires a church to be – II Peter 1:3; II Timothy 3:16-17
Acts 2:47 – The Lord adds to the church those who are saved.
The church is made up of saints, elders (or bishops), and deacons
In worship
In function
In structure
In how to live – I Corinthians 10:31; Matthew 6:33; I John 2:15-16
The end result of life – Matthew 25:46
30 min
September 21, 2014Goals That Christians Should Set
Identifying and evaluating our worldly goals
Taking account of our physical goals in life
Do they choke out the word of God? Mark 4:18-19
There is too much at stake!
Do they conflict with our spiritual goals? Matthew 16:24-26
Worldly goals
Seeking money: I Timothy 6:8-10
Seeking material things: Luke 12:22-23,28-31
Seeking after the praise of men: John 12:42-43
Seeking after education: Ecclesiastes 12:12
Seeking after recreation: Ecclesiastes 2:1,10-11
The problem isn’t that we don’t have time – it’s that something else is more important to us. Romans 12:12
Identifying what our spiritual goals should be
Seeking the kingdom – Matthew 6:19-21; Colossians 3:2
Seeking to constantly examine ourselves – II John 1:8
Seeking to attend the assembly faithfully – Hebrews 10:24-25
Seeking to pray – James 5:16; Philippians 4:6-7
Seeking to study God’s word – II Timothy 2:15; 3:15-17
Seeking to teach the lost – II Timothy 2:2
Seeking to give liberally and cheerfully – II Corinthians 9:7
Seeking to do good as we have the opportunity – Galatians 6:10
Seeking to love one another – I Corinthians 13:4-7
Evaluating our current goals
What are our physical goals?
Do they choke out our spiritual goals?
Do they conflict outright with Bible teachings?
What are our spiritual goals?
Do we have any?
Are we making any progress if we do have any?
Have we made any new ones?
Remember: Philippians 4:13
Consider what Paul said: I Timothy 6:7-11,17
30 min
September 21, 2014Hebrews, Part 2
Hebrews 1:14-2:15
Hebrews 1:14 – This is not talking about how angels operate today. It is talking about how they functioned under the Old Covenant.
Hebrews 2:6 – See Psalms 8:1-9.
Hebrews 2:7 – We are lower than the angels for a little while. Matthew 22 shows that we will later be on the level with the angels.
Hebrews 2:8 – See Hebrews 5:7-9.
Hebrews 2:12 – See Psalms 22:22. This was prophesying that Jesus was coming to live on earth.
Hebrews 2:13 – See Isaiah 8:17-18.
30 min

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