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True and False Religion (1 Kings 12:28-33)

True and False Religion (1 Kings 12:28-33).

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True and False Religion (1 Kings 12:28-33)

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  1. True and False Religion(1 Kings 12:28-33) Therefore the king asked advice, made two calves of gold, and said to the people, “It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem. Here are your gods, O Israel, which brought you up from the land of Egypt!” And he set up one in Bethel, and the other he put in Dan. Now this thing became a sin, for the people went to worship before the one as far as Dan. He made shrines on the high places, and made priests from every class of people, who were not of the sons of Levi. Jeroboam ordained a feast on the 15th day of the 8th month, like the feast that was in Judah, and offered sacrifices on the altar.

  2. True and False Religion(1 Kings 12:28-33) So he did at Bethel, sacrificing to the calves that he had made. And at Bethel he installed the priests of the high places which he had made. So he made offerings on the altar which he had made at Bethel on the 15th day of the 8th month, in the month which he had devised in his own heart. And he ordained a feast for the children of Israel, and offered sacrifices on the altar and burned incense. (1 Kings 12:28-33)

  3. True Religion Can Be Distinguished From False Religion(1 Kings 12:28-33)

  4. Church Jesus Built Had A Beginning

  5. Church Jesus Built Has A Head • Listen To Head – Mk. 9:2-8 • Head Has All Authority – Mt. 28:18 • Only One Lawgiver – Jas. 4:12 • Listen To No Other – Gal. 1:6-9 • Test All Things – 1 Thess. 5:21 • Test the Spirits – 1 John 4:1 • Take Heed Only To Those Who Teach What the Head Teaches – 2 John 9-11 There Are No: Popes or Presidents! Conventions or Synods! Any Other Legislative Body!

  6. Church Jesus Built Has Headquarters “Which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places” (Eph. 1:20). “This Jesus God has raised up…Therefore being exalted to the right hand of God…For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he says himself: ‘The LORD said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand’” (Acts 2:32-34). “Look! I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!” (Acts 7:56). “So then, after the Lord had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God” (Mark 16:19). • This Eliminates Earthly Headquarters! • New York City – Jehovah Witnesses • New York City – Presbyterian Church • New York City – Episcopal Church • Salt Lake City – Latter Day Saints/Mormons • Vatican – Roman Catholic • Nashville, TN – Southern Baptist • Nashville, TN – United Methodist Headquarters Are In Heaven Where Christ, The Head Is!

  7. Church Jesus Built Has An Organization “Paul and Timothy, bondservants of Jesus Christ, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with the bishops and deacons” (Phil. 1:1). “So when they had appointed elders in every church, and prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord in whom they had believed” (Acts 14:23). “Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood” (Acts 20:28). “For this reason I left you in Crete, that you should set in order the things that are lacking, and appoint elders in every city as I commanded you” (Titus 1:5). • This Eliminates Human Organizations! • Conventions • Synods, Dioceses • One-man Pastor • Associations: Local, National, & International • Missionary Societies Local Autonomous Organization Elders Deacons Saints

  8. Church Jesus Built Has A Means of Raising Money “Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given orders to the churches of Galatia, so you must do also: On the first day of the week let each one of you lay something aside, storing up as he may prosper, that there be no collections when I come” (1 Cor. 16:1-2). “But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver” (2 Cor. 9:6-7). Unauthorized Things Bake Sales, Car Washes Tithing, Investments Ticket Sales Offering During The Week Raffles, Bingo, Etc. Members Give As Prospered on the First Day of Every Week!

  9. Church Jesus Built Has A Mission • Preach The Gospel – Mk. 16:15-16; 1 Tim. 3:15 • Edify Itself – Eph. 4:12 • Care For Needy Saints – Rom. 15:25-26; Acts 6:1-6 • Additional Works Are Condemned – 2 John 9; Gal. 1:6-9; Col. 3:17 • Unauthorized Works • Church-Sponsored Recreation, Entertainment • Church-Sponsored Picnics • Sponsoring Church Evangelism • Gyms, Fellowship Halls, Ball Fields • Secular Schools, Day Care, Kindergarten • Orphan Homes, Hospitals, Medical Missions

  10. Church Jesus Built Has A Distinctive Message • The Gospel – 1 Tim. 3:15; Jn. 8:32; 12:48 • Message Never Changes – 1 Pet. 1:22-23 • Strange To World – Acts 17:19-20 • Strange When Practiced – 1 Pet. 4:3-4 • Not Well-Received By All – Jn. 15:18-21 • Not Appeal To All – 1 John 4:5-6 • Faithful Preachers Will Still Proclaim It – 2 Tim. 4:1-2 Message of the World Humor, Politics Entertainment Personal Stories Personal Testimonies Financial Peace University The Message of the Bible Salvation of the Soul

  11. Church Jesus Built Has A Pattern Or Form of Worship • “God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth” (John 4:24). • Hold Fast To The Pattern – 2 Tim. 1:13. • Gave Same Orders To Every Church – 1 Cor. 16:1; 4:17 • Singing – Eph. 5:19 • Giving – 1 Cor. 16:1-2 • Prayer – Acts 2:42; 1 Cor. 14:15 • Lord’s Supper Weekly – 1 Cor. 11:23-26; Acts 20:7 • Preaching The Gospel – Acts 2:42; 20:7 • No Changes AllowedGal. 1:6-9; Lev. 10:1-2; Mt. 15:8-9 • This Rules Out: • Burning Incense, Counting Beads • Prayers To Mary or Other “Saints” • Instrumental Music, Humming • Drama Presentations, Skits, Plays • Easter and Christmas Holidays

  12. Church Jesus Built Has Definite Terms of Membership • Must Be Born Again - John 3:3-5 • Hear The Gospel – Rom. 10:17 • Believe The Gospel – Mk. 16:15-16 • Confess Faith In Christ – Rom. 10:10 • Repent of Sins – Acts 2:38 • Be Baptized For Remission of Sins – Acts 2:38 • Be Faithful – 1 John 2:3-6; Rev. 2:10 • Things Not Taught In The Bible • Altar Call and Sinner’s Prayer • Faith Only • Salvation By Works of Man • Baptism As An Outward Sign of Forgiveness • Sprinkling or Pouring for Baptism • Infant Baptism

  13. True and False Religion

  14. ARE YOU A MEMBER OF THE CHURCH THAT JESUS BUILT?

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