Apostasy
A child of God
can "die"- Romans
8:12-13, Revelation
3:1-5, Also can be
"disinherited" Numbers
14:11-12. See also James
5:19-20, I
Timothy 4:1-3,
Galatians
5:4, I
Corinthians 10:12 & 9:27, II
Timothy 2:17-18, Hebrews
3:12,
I
John 1:7-10, II
Peter 3:17, Revelation
2:4-5, II
Peter 2:20-21, Hebrews
10:26-30,
Matthew
13:40-42, Galatians
6:7-8, Ezekiel
18:24, Eternal life already given like,
Joshua
6:1-2.
Attendance
Hebrews
10:25-26 (and Isaiah
54:7), Matthew
6:33, Titus
3:1, Psalms
122:1.
Authority
of the Bible
II
Timothy 3:16, Deuteronomy
18:20, Revelation
22:18-19, Deuteronomy
4:2,
Numbers
24:12-13, Luke
16:15, Proverbs
14:12. The final revelation-
Galatians
1:8-9, John
16:13, II
Peter 1:3.
Baptism
Purpose- Acts
2:38, Mark
16:15-16, Acts
22:16, I
Peter 3:20-21, Acts
10:48,
John
3:5, Luke
7:30. Read II
Corinthians 5:17 with Galatians
3:27.
Action- Romans
6:3-5, Acts
8:36-38, Mark
1:9-10, John
3:23.
Candidates- Those taught; Matthew
28:19 (see also Isaiah
28:9). Believers;
Mark
16:15-16, Acts
8:36-37. Must repent; Acts
2:38. Must confess faith;
Acts
8:36-38, Matthew
10:32-33.
Infants not need- Matthew
188:3, Mark
10:13-15, Ezekiel
18:20, Romans
14:12.
Holy Spirit baptism- See "Holy Spirit"
(separate listing)
Salvation
Hear- Romans
10:17, Matthew
7:24-27.
Believe- Hebrews
11:6, Mark
16:15-16 (not faith
only- James
2:24, John
12:42).
Repent- Acts
2:38 & 17:30, Luke
13:3.
Confess- Matthew
10:32-33, Acts
8:36-37.
Be Baptized- See "Baptism."
Live Faithfully- Revelation
2:10 (see also "Obedience" and
"Conversion.")
Church
(Christians)
Matthew
16:18, Ephesians
5:23-27, Acts
20:28. The church is the "body of
Christ,"
Ephesians
1:22-23, Colossians
1:18 & 1:24. There is one body, Ephesians
4:4-6,
I
Corinthians 12:12-13, Colossians
3:15. "Churches of Christ," Romans
16:16.
Saved "Added by the Lord" and not voted in, Acts
2:47, II
John 1:9-10.
Religious division is sinful- see "Division."
Name- see "Name."
Conversion
(examples of)
1. Pentecost- Acts
2:22 & 2:36-47
2.
Samaria
- Acts
88:4-13
3. Ethiopian eunuch- Acts
8:26-39
4. Paul (Saul)- Acts
9:1-20 & 22:6-16
5. Cornelius- Acts
10:1-48 & 11:1-18
6.
Lydia
- Acts
16:13-15
7. Philippian jailer- Acts
16:23-24
8. Corinthians- Acts
18:8
Division
Sinful- I Corinthians
1:10-13, John
17:20-21. Only one body- Ephesians
4:4 &
1:22-23, I
Corinthians 12:13. See "Church." To
support a false teacher is sinful-
II
John 1:10-11, Isaiah
5:20, Proverbs
17:15.
Divorce
Matthew
19:8-9 & 5:31-32, I
Corinthians 7:10-11, Luke
16:18, Romans
7:1-3,
Mark
6:16-18, Ezra
10:1-3.
Elders
& Deacons
Titus
1:5-9, I
Timothy 3:1-13 & 5:17, Acts
20:28, Hebrews
13:17.
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
18:16 & 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.
Faith
Only
James
2:24 & 2:26, John
12:42. See "Works" and
"Obedience."
False
Teachers
II
Corinthians 11:13-15, II
Timothy 4:2-4, I
Timothy 4:1-3, Matthew
24:24,
Acts
20:28-30, Galatians
1:7-9, Deuteronomy
18:21-22.
To support is sinful- II
John 1:10-11.
Grace
Justified by grace Romans
3:23-24, but not grace only-Titus
2:11,
Matthew
7:13-14. See "Obedience."
Holy
Spirit
Member of the Godhead- Matthew
28:19, I
John 5:7-8. "He"-John
16:13 &
14:16-17, Acts
8:29. Gave us God's Word- II
Peter 1:21. "Sword of Spirit" is
"Word"-Ephesians
6:17.
Holy Spirit Baptism- Occurred twice:
1. Pentecost- to give power to the apostles- Acts
1:8 & 2:1-4.
2. At Cornelius' house to show that gentiles 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 & 2:38.
It is commanded of everyone- Matthew
28:19, Mark
16:16.
Inspiration
II
Timothy 3:16, II
Peter 1:21, I
Corinthians 14:37, I
Thessalonians 2:13,
Galatians
1:11-12, Matthew
10:19-20, Luke
1:68-70, Galatians
1:8-9.
Judgment
Hebrews
9:27, Acts
17:30-31, Matthew
25:31-46, Luke
11:31-32, II
Peter 2:9,
II
Corinthians 5:10-11. See "Eternal
Punishment."
Kingdom
"At hand"- Matthew
3:2. To come in first century with
"power"- Mark
9:1.
"Power" to come with Holy Spirit- Acts
1:8. This happened on the day of Pentecost-
Acts
2:1-4. The Kingdom was in existence in Paul's
day- Colossians
1:13.
It is the church- Matthew
16:18-19.
Lord's
Supper
Matthew
26:26-28, I
Corinthians 11:23-29. "Upon the first day of
the week"-
Acts
20:7 (note: this is the same wording used for the
weekly contribution-
I
Corinthians 16:1-:2 and for the Sabbath- Exodus
20:8).
Music
New Testament church used only vocal music- Ephesians
5:19, Colossians
3:16,
Matthew
26:30. It is sinful to add to or take from God's
word- Revelation
22:18-19,
Deuteronomy
4:2. See "Authority." Vain worship- Matthew
15:9.
Name
Romans
16:16, Acts
4:12, Matthew
16:18, Philippians
2:9-10, Isaiah
62:2,
Colossians
3:17.
Obedience
Matthew
7:21, Acts
10:34-35, II
Thessalonians 1:7-9, John
14:15 & 14:23,
I
Peter 1:22-23, Hebrews
5:8-9, I
John 2:4 & 5:3, Romans
6:16, James
2:24.
See "Works."
Old
Testament (Law)
For our
learning- Romans
15:4. Changed- Hebrews
7:12 & 8:7- 8,13 & 10:9,
Ephesians
2:13-15, Colossians
2:14. Ended at the death of Christ-
Hebrews
9:15-17, Galatians
3:19,16 & 3:24-25, Galatians
5:4,18.
Sabbath to Jews- Deuteronomy
5:2-3, 15. Made known at Sinai-
Nehemiah
9:13-14.
Once
Saved Always Saved
See "Apostasy" and "Obedience."
Sin
What is sin?- I
John 3:4, James
4:17. "All have sinned"- Romans
3:23.
Sin is not inherited- Ezekiel
18:20, Matthew
18:3, Mark
10:13-15, Romans
14:12.
Sincerity
not Enough
Paul was- Acts
23:1 & 26:9-11, I
Timothy 1:12-16, Acts
7:58-60 & 8:1.
Cornelius was- Acts
10:1-2 &11:13-14. See also Proverbs
14:12,
Luke
16:15, Isaiah
55:8-9.
Works
James
2:14-17,19,24,26, John
12:42, Galatians
5:6, Acts
10:34-35,
Matthew
7:21, Hebrews
5:9.
Kinds of Works:
1. Works of the flesh- Galatians
5:19-21
2. Our own works- Acts
7:41, II
Timothy 1:9
3. Works of the law of Moses- Galatians
2:16
4. Works of obedience- Acts
10:34-35, Luke
6:46, John
6:29.
See "Obedience."
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