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DANGER

DANGER. What could Happen: Drift (Heb. 2:1) Led away by error (Acts 20:28-32). DANGER. The effect it could have : What we believe (Acts 20:30) How we live (1 Cor. 15:33) Strength of local churches (Acts 20:29) Destiny of our souls (Acts 20:29-30). DANGER. What can we do?

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DANGER

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  1. DANGER • What could Happen: • Drift (Heb. 2:1) • Led away by error (Acts 20:28-32)

  2. DANGER • The effect it could have: • What we believe (Acts 20:30) • How we live (1 Cor. 15:33) • Strength of local churches (Acts 20:29) • Destiny of our souls (Acts 20:29-30)

  3. DANGER What can we do? Watch & be alert (Acts 20:31)

  4. Gradually &Slowly Heb. 2:1

  5. Mid 1800’s Midway, KY Gradual Steps Toward Apostasy 1. Change in attitude 2. Talk about new ideas - long before suggested. 3. Slowly introduce questionable practices 4. Full innovation

  6. Instrument Introduced Slowly

  7. I. Soft Preaching A. What preaching should be: • Biblical in content (1 Pet. 4:11) • Positive & negative(2 Tim. 4:2-5) • Distinctive (1 John 4:6)

  8. I. Soft Preaching A. What preaching should be B. Signs of softer preaching • Little or no Scripture • Message says nothing • Not distinctive • Vague - little or no application • Topics are social . . . • Don’t want anything will offend

  9. I. Soft Preaching A. What preaching should be B. Signs of softer preaching C. Hard to identify • Not what ARE saying. • It is what ARE NOT saying.

  10. I. Soft Preaching A. What preaching should be B. Signs of softer preaching C. Hard to identify D. Effect: • Weaker Christians & churches • Tolerant environment • Fertile ground for error

  11. II. Soft On Worldliness A. Worldliness is: Participation in sin that makes us like the world Dancing (Prom) Immodesty Social Drinking Petting & Fornication Watching Filth Divorce Materialism

  12. II. Soft On Worldliness A. Wordliness is B. Signs of being soft: • Little or no preaching against it • Those who participate - left alone • Parents, preachers & elders doing the same thing!

  13. II. Soft On Worldliness A. Worldliness is B. Signs of being soft: C. Sin must be dealt with • Souls are in danger (1 Jno. 2:15-17) • Part of preaching - truth(2 Tim. 4:2)

  14. III. Tolerant of error and its teachers A. Error is dangerous - must be marked • 1 Cor. 15:33 • Rom. 16:17-18 • 2 Tim. 2:16-18 • 2 Thess. 2:10-12

  15. III. Tolerant of error and its teachers A. Error is dangerous - must be marked B. Efforts to be more tolerant • Broaden the scope of Romans 14 • Narrow the scope of “false teacher”

  16. Romans 14 Doctrine Faith Morals Indifference Liberty ? • God received him (v. 3) • To the Lord (v. 6) • Not to judge (condemn) him (v. 13) • Not wrong within itself (v. 14) • Keep it to self (v. 22)

  17. “False Teacher” Teaches error / false doc. Dishonest ? • Consequence: honest man could not be a false teacher • Consequence: Teacher’s attitude makes the difference:

  18. Doctrine: Guilty Party Can Remarry -------------- Error / False Teaches Teaches Honest Dishonest Marry Marry Which Couple Is In Adultery?

  19. “False Teacher” Teaches error / false doc. Dishonest ? • Consequence: honest man could not be a false teacher • Consequence: Teacher’s attitude makes the difference: • How can we know if he is false teacher? By what he teaches (1 John 4:1, 6)

  20. III. Tolerant of error and its teachers • Broaden the scope of Romans 14 • Narrow the scope of “false teacher” Point of All This: “Don’t call me a ‘false teacher’ or cut off fellowship because you think my doctrine is wrong. Allow me to teach what I want!”

  21. Abuse Of Romans 14 What’s The Big Deal About Romans 14? Error!

  22. IV. Confusing Excitementwith Edification A. Real edification & spirituality • Edified by the word (1 Cor. 14) • Tongues (w/o interp) - not edify • Prophecy (reveals word) - edifies • Faith comes by the word (Rom. 10:17)

  23. IV. Confusing Excitementwith Edification A. Real edification & spirituality B. Confusion: • Think if speaker is dynamic, pleasant, stirs excitement & emotions - really edified! • Think if a class is fun, lot of discussion, good argument, exciting - really edified! • If feel good about self following a class, sermon, etc. - it was great! • Think if we enjoy social events (eating, playing games, laughing) - “That was edifying!”

  24. V. Special ProgramsFor Women & Children Women’s Retreats & Lectureships Collinsville Hosts Ladies Lectureship The church in Collinsville (Illinois DVR) was the host on Saturday, March 19, to an all day "Lectureship for Ladies." Designed to serve the needs of the metropolitan St. Louis area, the event brought more than 650 ladies from 51 different area congregations together. Mrs. Ray Felts of the Brookside church in Tulsa, OKIa., was the guest lecturer for the three lecture event. Her theme was "Journey Into The Unknown" and the topics she discussed were "Making the Right Preparations," "Laying Aside Every Weight" and "Steering a Straight Course." Church Women To Hear Talks Two lectures for women of the Shoals area have been scheduled at Eastwood church of Christ, 102 Leland Dr., Florence. On Sunday, Mrs. B.C. Goodpasture of Nashville, Tenn., will speak at 9 a.m. Her topic will be "Rejoicing With Those That Rejoice." She is well known as a church speaker throughout the country. On Wednesday, Mrs. Elvis Huffard, wife of the minister of Eastside church of Christ in Sheffield, will speak at 9:30 a.m. Her topic will be "Dealing With Nervous Tensions.” (Florence Times 1971) History 60’s -70’s “liberals” had special Ladies’ Lectureships Area Ladies' Devotional The ladies of the South Antonio Church of Christ have planned an area devotional on the evening of April 23. A light meal will be served, beginning at 6:00. At 7:30 the worship time will begin. The theme of the program will be THE CHRISTIAN WAY, featuring six Christian women from area congregations as speakers. Young women of Junior High, High School, and College age are also invited. (Berney Points Bulletin - May 12, 1966)

  25. V. Special ProgramsFor Women & Children Women’s Retreats & Lectureships History 60’s -70’s Special Ladies’ Lectureships Women Elders Women Preachers Danger Feel of pulpit & public acts. “First step that leads to the second step” -Mrs. Lee Suggests: Something Missing Needs are not being met

  26. V. Special ProgramsFor Women & Children Women’s Retreats & Lectureships Youth Lectureships Implies that reg. services & meetings is not for them Casual & Informal Same concerns have for “youth minister” Why not preach to all? (Titus 2)

  27. N. B. Hardeman On Special Young People’s Meetings It is the duty of the overseers to feed and to develop the members of any church. To do so does not require organization of something unknown to the Bible Many brethren have looked upon our young people's meetings with some degree of suspicion. If we are not careful, we may have an organization not at all different from others which we now condemn. Really, brethren, I have failed to find anywhere in the Bible where there is a difference made in teaching or church work between a young fellow and an old fellow Just where is that passage which intimates that the church should be divided according to years? Brethren Srygley and Tant thought that such distinctions evidenced our drifting away To say the least of such, there is danger. I submit to you preachers that we should be exceeding careful lest, in our enthusiasm to make a big show, we turn apart from the straight and narrow path and have within our midst something that the Lord does not want. (Tabernacle Sermons V:53)

  28. VI. Compromise WithEvolution A. What are the compromises? Gap Theory Millions of year between Gen. 1:1 & Gen. 1:2 Day Age Theory Day = millions of years Literal Day + Long Gap Day = 24 hrs. millions of year between

  29. VI. Compromise WithEvolution A. What are the compromises? B. Consequences: • Puts rest of Genesis suspect to figurative interpretation • Questions the word & its accuracy • Undermines our faith

  30. VI. Compromise WithEvolution A. What are the compromises? B. Consequences: C. What does the text say? • Evening & Morning = Day (Gen. 1) • Creation week = Work week (Exo. 31:16-17) • Spoke it - done (Psa. 33:6-9)

  31. Matt. 19:4-6; Mark 10:6 “He who made them at the beginning ‘made them male and female,’” Created Closer to us than begin. Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Made Man Day 7 “Now”

  32. Dangers Facing The Church I. Soft preaching II. Soft on worldliness III. Tolerant of error & Its teachers IV. Confusing excitement with edification V. Special Programs - Women / Children VI. Compromise With Evolution

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