James 4:4 Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God. Colossians 2:8 Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. 1 John 4:1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. 1 Timothy 4:1 Now the......
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Rom 12:3-8; I Cor 12:1-30; 14:12; Ep 4:7-8, 11-12; I Pe 4:9-11 The Distribution of the Gifts: Each Has Different Gifts 1Co 12:4, Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. I Co 12:14 For the body is not one member, but many. Ro 12:6, Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us Every Christian Has Some Gifts I Co 12:7, 11, But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. God Decides Who Gets What Gifts I Co 12:11, as......
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Biblical Facts About Finances – these should govern all we do relative to finances. 1) God owns everything (including our finances), Deu 8:18; I Chr 29:14; Rom 11:36 2) Money is God’s training ground, Luke 16:11 (be careful of debt, overspending, too much interest paid to the world, covetousness, speculation, etc.) 3) Having money is not sin, loving money is sin, I Tim 6:10, 17 Biblical Principles About Finances 1) Decisions should “not” be based on finances (that’s the world’s way), they should be based on Biblical principles and God’s will. (riches do......
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Following are seven reasons from the Bible why a born-again Christian cannot lose his salvation. Over 200 Scriptures are referenced, which are given at the end for ease of readability. Anyone reading this who doubts the truth of this doctrine, sometimes called “once saved, always saved”, is encouraged to look up and read the Scriptures for himself. 1. Eternal Life – The Bible says that ETERNAL life is a present possession [1]. If we could lose that life from God [2] then we never had ETERNAL life. Our life is Christ’s life when we......
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I felt it important to mention the dangerous teachings of the charismatic movement, since this movement has become so prevalent today. Each section will only summarise the doctrinal problems of this dangerous movement. You will have to study each one in more detail if necessary. Authority We must begin at the beginning – “what is truth”? If we don’t know where the final authority is, then truth is what each of us decides it to be. A Bible-believing Christian must settle the fact that the final authority for God’s creation is what God......
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There are over 170 names of Jesus, we will look at 86 (mostly ones capitalized) Many types in OT, not going to look at those, only names Purpose of this series: Heb 12:3, so we will “consider Him”. I Pet 2:7, to make Him more “precious” to us. Scriptural Order (When introduced as Jesus’ name): 1. Shiloh, Gen 49:10 (means “Peace bringer”) the only occurrence of this Hebrew word in the Bible unto Him shall the gathering of the people be Is 2:2; Mic 4:1, during the Kingdom, all shall flow to Jerusalem......
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The term “Baptist Brider” refers to a belief system held by a minority of independent Baptist churches around the world. The exact percentage would be impossible to determine since independent Baptists are “independent” and therefore don’t all subscribe to the same directories or accounting systems. The term itself is one that has been adopted over time for convenience, and emphasizes the belief held by this group that only Baptists from the proper belief system are part of the body of Christ, and therefore the “bride” of Christ; hence the phrase. This group of......
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