Attitudes Toward the Word of God-2
A. LAST WEEK - WRONG ATTITUDES.
B. THIS WEEK - RIGHT ATTITUDES.
A. HEAR ALL THE TESTIMONY.
B. TRUTH = "ALL" THAT GOD HAS SAID, i.e. Salvation by faith.
1. Do these passages teach faith only?( John 3:16; Rom. 5:1; John 5:24 ).
2. What about the rest of the testimony?( Mat. 7:21; Gal. 5:6; James 2:24 ).
A. OF WHAT VALUE IS THE WORD IF IT CAN'T BE UNDERSTOOD?
( Deut. 29:29; Eph. 3:3-4 ).
B. WE ARE NOT TO BE TURNED AWAY FROM THE SIMPLICITY OF THE
WORD( 2 Cor. 11:3; Col. 2:8; i.e. Gal. 5:4; 1 Pet. 3:21 ).
A. FAILURE TO VALUE THE TRUTH IS TRAGIC( 2 Thes. 2:11-12 ).
B. A DESIRE FOR TRUTH ABOVE ALL ELSE WILL BE REWARDED
( Mat. 5:6; John 7:17 ).
A. NO CONTRADICTIONS IN THE NEW TESTAMENT, i.e.,
1. Gal. 6:2, 5.
2. Mat. 7:1, 16-20; John 7:24.
B. NEITHER CAN ONE PASSAGE BE USED TO NEGATE ANOTHER.
1. Rom. 5:1; John 3:16 Used to negate Acts 2:38.
2. Rom. 5:1 and 1 John 1:8-10 are in perfect harmony with
John 10:28 and 1 John 3:9.
A. 2 Pet. 1:20. THE SCRIPTURES DID NOT ORIGINATE IN THE MIND OF
MAN. WE MUST INTERPRET THEM AS GOD INTENDED - WE MUST
RECEIVE THE MESSAGE HE PLACED THERE.
B. WE MUST HANDLE IT RIGHT( 2 Tim. 2:15 ).
C. WE MUST USE IT LAWFULLY( 1 Tim. 1:8 ).
D. UNETHICAL TWISTING OF THE WORD TO FIT OUR OWN WILLS BRINGS
OUR DESTRUCTION( 2 Pet. 3:15-16 ).
A. IT IS THE TRUTH( John 17:17 ).
B. IT IS STEDFAST & ENDURING( 1 Pet. 1:25 ).
C. IT IS LIVING & POWERFUL( Heb. 4:12 ).
"SPEAK LORD, THY SERVANT HEARETH"( 1 Sam. 3:10 ).
A. WHAT IS YOUR ATTITUDE TOWARD THE WORD OF GOD?
B. WHEN GOD SPEAKS, DO YOU HEAR?
C. WHEN GOD COMMANDS, DO YOU OBEY?