Jesus said … "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but through Me.
1. Community misunderstanding of the question
2. The proper understanding of the question
3. How to recognise the church of Christ today
4. How to be in the church of Christ today
(a) How to BE saved
(b) How to STAY saved
The NT contains numerous “one another” passages.
We’ve been reminded of some of these Scriptures this morning:
[Of course, these three points overlap.]
We may feel that we are crying in a wilderness today:
But let’s continue to be committed to the Lord and do His will, as John did!
Are You Drifting?
Drifting away from obedience to God’s word (Heb. 2:1-4)
| 1. In the first century |
(a) The sect of the Pharisees added to the word of God
(b) The sect of the Sadducees took away from the word of God
(c) Jesus and His disciples simply obeyed the word of God
| 2. Today |
(a) Modern sects/denominations also add to the word of God
(b) Modern sects/denominations also take away from the word of God
(c) Like Jesus, we must simply obey the word of God
| Conclusion |
Our lesson today has been: Do not add to or take from God’s commands
Reject all modern sects/denominations which add to or take away from the word of God!
Simply be added to and remain in the church that Jesus built
Have you not Read?
What Happened at the Beginning? Where God Spoke and it was So? Gen 1:6-7; Gen 1:9; Gen 1:14-15; Gen 1:24; Psa 33:8-9 Where God gave Commandments to Adam Gen 2:15-18 Where Mankind Believed a Lie? Gen 3:1-6; 1Ti 2:14 What Jesus Said in His Day? Jesus uses the Word of God as his Sword to defeat Satan Mat 4:3-10 Jesus warns followers about the unfaithful teachings of the religious leaders Mat 23:1-3; Mat 15:1-3; Mat 22:1-5 What we need to do? Where Jesus gives the great Commission? Mat 28:18-20 How we know that we know Him? 1Jn 2:3-6 If you Don’t do his Will? Mat 7:21-23; Rev 21:7-8
“Put On The Full Armour Of God”
(Eph. 6:11)
Why do we need God’s armour? Christians are in a real spiritual struggle against supernatural foes – it is life or death, spiritually!
Will you guard your spiritual welfare in the way God has prescribed (Eph. 6:10-17)?
But be assured that we have all we need to win the battle for our souls:
Note: Jesus was able to remove Satan’s armour:
(1Cor. 14:34)
let’s all be reminded of:
| Rules of
Speech |
Elaboration | Justification | |
|
Tongues |
2 or 3,
in turn, one interprets |
no interpreter
= keep silent |
speak to himself
and God, not church |
|
Prophets |
2 or 3,
others weigh, one by one |
revelation to
one sitting, first keep silent |
spirits of prophets
are subject to prophets |
|
Women |
keep silent,
subjection, as Law says |
learn by asking
men at home |
improper for
a woman to speak in church |
Paul’s 4 arguments against women speaking in church
What about women singing, etc. in church?
Universal application (not just to the church in Corinth, not just the culture of Paul’s day, not just to the time of “gifts”) – this subjection was God’s plan from the beginning!
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This is not a matter of superiority/inferiority – but different roles God has assigned in the church!
Someone asked Jesus a very relevant question: And someone said to Him, “Lord, are there just a few who are being saved?”
Let’s consider Jesus’ teaching in Lk.13:24-30 today under the following headings:
Will you and I be among the saved when the door is shut?
Not yet a Christian?
Erring as a Christian?
Already a Christian?
(Psalm 23)
Not all are the Lord’s sheep! This is evident even in the psalm itself
But for those who are the Lord’s sheep, Psalm 23 is a truly wonderful psalm!