Come Out and Be Separate

Text: 2 Corinthians 6:14-18 Clear distinctions made between those who are faithful and those who are not Christian & Non-Christian – 1 Peter 3:21; Galatians 3:27 Christ’s Churches & Man’s Churches – Ephesians 1:22-23; Romans 16:16 Sound Church & Unsound Church – Revelation 3:1; 2:5 Truth Teacher & False Teacher – 1 John 4:1,6 Faithful […]

The Gods That Men Serve

Text: 1 John 5:21 Man-Made Idols – Acts 19:26 Political Leaders – Acts 12:22 Material Things – Colossians 3:5 Their Own Appetite – Philippians 3:19

Contend Earnestly for the Faith

Text: Jude 3 Our Common Salvation – the originally intended topic; important, but there was a reason to discuss something else Contend Earnestly – do battle, struggle, do so with seriousness The Faith was Once Delivered – the word of God was revealed from heaven, one time for all time Why it is Necessary to […]

Doctrinal Purity

Text: 1 Timothy 4:16 Doctrine = teaching; Purity = unchanged/uncorrupted Does it matter what we believe? – 2 Thessalonians 2:10,12 NT examples of doctrinal impurity – 2 John 7-11; 1 Corinthians 15 Erroneous views can potentially lead to sin What if it doesn’t lead to sin? – still a matter of faith; do we believe […]

Original Sin

The Doctrine of Original Sin – Since Adam sinned, all his descendants were born into sin Passages Used to Defend this Doctrine – Genesis 6:5; Psalm 51:5; Ecclesiastes 7:20; 9:3; Jeremiah 13:23; John 6:64-65; Romans 3:10-11; 8:7-8; 1 Corinthians 2:14; Titus 3:3 Contradictions with Plain Passages – Ezekiel 18:2-4, 20-24; 2 Corinthians 5:10; Matthew 18:3 […]

The Great Conspiracy

Why is this a “great conspiracy”? Could lead to the destruction of our soul – Matthew 10:28 Relates to the question, “what must I do to be saved?” What do the Scriptures say? – Acts 2:37-38; 9:6,18 (22:16); 16:30-31; Romans 10:9-10 Belief, repentance, confession, baptism What do men say? Saved by faith alone Pray the […]

Right & Wrong

Text: Matthew 7:13-29 Right Way & Wrong Way (v. 13-14) Right Teaching & Wrong Teaching (v. 15) Right Fruit & Wrong Fruit (v. 16-20) Right Works & Wrong Works (v. 21-23) Right Foundation & Wrong Foundation (v. 24-27)