Boldness in Christ

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Boldness in Christ

• Mark 838
• Romans 116
• 2 Timothy 17-8
• Hebrews 36

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Defining Boldness

• Courage, Confident Assurance
• Phil. 120 (parrhesia) Contrasted with shame
  Freedom, unreserved
• Phil. 114 (tolmao) To dare to do, to act
  without fear (Mk. 1543)

3
Defining Boldness

• Plainness, Openness
• Not ambiguous, Mark 831-32
• John 713 with 726 (1024-25)
• Not concealed or secret John 1820 (2
  Cor. 312-13)

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Defining Boldness

• Act w/o Hesitation, Reservation
• In the face of opposition or conflict, Acts 429,
  31
• Without hesitation, Heb. 416

5
Boldness is Not

• Rudeness
• Bullying
• Arrogant

6
Boldness

• A courageous confidence that causes one to speak
  and act openly, without hesitation or
  reservation.

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Boldness in Christ

• Personal Faith, 2 Tim. 17-8, 12
• Courage to believe live openly
• Virtue, 2 Peter 15
• Righteousness stirs up boldness, Prov. 281
  (Phil. 127-30)

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Boldness in Christ

• In our Homes (Gen. 1819)
• Courage to live Gods design (marriage, parents
  children)
• Opposition immoral agendas
• Boldly stand up for live Gods will, Eph. 522,
  25, 33 61, 4

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Boldness in Christ

• In the Local Church (2 Cor. 74)
• Courage to participate (1Tim.313)
• Openness to strengthen relations, Hebrews 211
• To work together for growth, Ephesians 416

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Boldness in Christ

• In Teaching Defending Truth (Acts 429, 31
  929)
• Speak confidently, Eph. 619-20
• Speak without fear or shame, Phil. 114 (Rom.
  1515)
• Clearly openly, John 1820-21

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Boldness in Christ

• In Teaching Defending Truth (Acts 429, 31
  929)
• Courage to oppose error, Acts 1344-46
• Without compromise, Acts 198
• In conflict, 1 Ths. 22 (Gal. 211,14)

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Boldness in Christ

• In the Day of Judgment 1 John 228
• By abiding in Christ (obeying His word), 1
  John 224-25
• By abiding in love, 1 Jno. 416-19
• No fearno punishment (Rev. 218)

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Boldness in Christ

• Do not fear men, Matt. 1028
• Lord is present powerful His promise is
  sure, Heb. 135-6
• We have boldness to live by faith