Sincerity Not Enough for Salvation

Paul was Sincere
Acts 23:1 & 26:9-11
1 Timothy 1:12-16
Acts 7:58-60 & 8:1

Cornelius was Sincere
Acts 10:1-2 & 11:13-14

See also Proverbs 14:12, Luke 16:15, Isaiah 55:8-9

Holy Spirit

Member of Godhead—Matthew 28: 19, 1 John 5:7-8

"He"—John 16:13 & 14:16-17, Acts 8:29

Gave us God's word—2 Peter 1:21

"Sword of Spirit" is "Word"—Ephesians 6:17,

Holy Spirit baptism—Occurred twice
1. On Pentecost—To give power to the apostles—Acts 1:8 & 2:1-4
2. At Cornelius' house to show that 1gentiles accepted—Acts 11:15-18 & 15:7-8.
3. Paul later wrote that there is now only "One Baptism"—Ephesians 4:4
4. Baptism in the name of Christ is water baptism—Acts 10:47-48 and Acts 2:38. It is commanded of everyone—Matthew 28:19, Mark 16:16

What Does The Bible Say About Eternal Punishment?

Matthew 25:41-46
Mark 9:43-48
Matthew 10:28
Luke 16:19-31
Matthew 13:40-42
Revelation 14:9-11 & 21:8

Punishment worse than death:
Matthew 18:6 & 26:24
Hebrews 10:28-29

Wicked raised for this:
John 5:28-29
Acts 24:14-15
Daniel 12:2

Wicked at future judgment:
Matthew 10:15
Luke 11:31-32

Divorce

Matthew 19:8-9 & 5:31-32,
1 Corinthians 7:10-11,
Luke 16:18
Romans 7:1-3
Mark 6:16-18
Ezra 10:1-3

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Bible Geo coding

Reasons People Are Leaving The Church

For whatever reason, churches are closing their doors and individual Christians are giving up on Christ's church and giving in to the world.

Reasons Church has Slow Growth:

1. Church is too quick to condemn.
2. People have offended them.
3. Church can become irrelevant to the culture like missionaries study.
4. Church is not proving to be transformational.
5. People move to new area and don't connect to the body of Christ in the new area.

How to have a good attitude about church:

1. God chose us to be His witness.
2. We need church.
3. Church comes at a great cost.

Galatians 6:14

Proposition: All men have need of the cross of Christ.
Objective: To show the blessings found in the cross.
Key Word: Blessings

I. The sinner's refuge
II. The sinner's remedy
III. The sinner's life

Flesh vs. Spirit

Text: Galatians 5:16-25
Proposition: Man can not serve both the desires of the flesh and the desires of God.
Objective: Enable people to see they can not serve two masters.
Key Word: Aspects
Transitional Sentence: Paul discusses the aspects of this choice.

I. Deeds of the flesh. (19-21)
II. Fruits of the Spirit. (22-23)
III. Decision must be made. (16-18, 24-25)

Spiritual Priorities

Galatians 5:6

Proposition: There are things that are of no use or worth in our spiritual lives.
Objective: To show what truly "avails" spiritually.
Transitional Sentence: What truly avails is:
I. Faith.
II. Faith working.
III. Faith working through love.

Questions About God's Promise

Galatians 3:22-29

Objective: To bring people to share in God's promise.
Proposition: All people need God's promise.
Transitional Sentence: There are questions about God's promise that you need answered.

I. Who Receives The Promise? (22-23)
II. What is The Promise? (24-26)
III. How Do I Obtain The Promise? (27-29)