First Principles of Christ

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First Principles of Christ

• Grounding new converts Hebrews 61-3

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Danger of New Converts Falling Away (Heb. 37-14)

• Grounding in the word of God is necessary to have
  strong personal faith, Col. 26-7 (2 Pet. 318)
• Begins with first principles, Heb. 512
• Elementary, fundamental, basic
• Learn and live to grow to maturity, Heb. 513-14
  1 Pet. 22 (Acts 2032)

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Basic Principles about First Principles

• Beginning, not the end, Heb. 512
• Foundation for growth, Heb. 61
• Putting away sins prepares the heart to receive
  truth and grow in it, 1 Peter
  21-2
• Growth comes by obeying the word, James 121-25

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Basic Principles about First Principles

• Help become skilled in the word of righteousness,
  Heb. 513
• Through learning and use, 514 2 Peter 318
• Add to your faith 2 Peter 15

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Basic Principles about First Principles

• Must be built upon, not forgotten, Hebrews 61
• Leaving is advancing do not linger, but go
  onward to higher attainments
• Lest by lingering on the basics you recede and
  fall away through neglect (64-6), 63 (11-12)
• Never tireremember, 2 Pet. 112-15
• Not seeking some new thing, it is maturing into
  the image of Christ in all things, Luke 640

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First Principles for New Converts, Hebrews 61-2

• From dead works (sin), Lk. 133, 5 Acts 1730
• Repentance is
• Change of mind toward God and sin, Acts 2021
• Produced by godly sorrow, 2
  Cor. 79-10
• Produces a change of life, 2
  Cor. 711 (Acts 1919)

REPENTANCE
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First Principles for New Converts, Hebrews 61-2

• Repentance is not
• Denying the sin
• Being sorry for the sin
• Telling about the sin
• Being afraid because of sin
• Just stopping or promising to stop
• Forgetting about the sin

REPENTANCE
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First Principles for New Converts, Hebrews 61-2

• Gods order When sin occurs
• Godly sorrow over your sin
• Genuine change of mind (repent)
• Turn to God, Acts 2620
• Works of repentance, Rev. 25 (Acts 822)
• Do not return to sin, Rom. 61-2, 22

REPENTANCE
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First Principles for New Converts, Hebrews 61-2

• Toward God, 61
• Necessity of faith, Heb. 116 Jno. 823-24,
  58 2030-31
• Nature of faith, Heb. 111 Rom. 1017
  Jas. 217 (14-26)
• Nurture your faith, 2 Pet 15-11 1 John 54

FAITH
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First Principles for New Converts, Hebrews 61-2

• Doctrines of, 62
• One (Great Commission), Eph. 45
• Purpose, Acts 238 Rom. 63-4 Gal. 327
• Necessary, Mk. 1616 1 Pet. 321
• Element Water, John 35 Acts 814-16,
  36-38 1047-48

BAPTISMS
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First Principles for New Converts, Hebrews 61-2

• Laying on of hands, 62
• To miraculously heal, Acts 288
• To impart miraculous gifts (by
  apostles), Acts 817-19 196
• To set in place (for a work), to show
  approval or endorsement, Acts 66 133 1 Tim.
  522

MIRACLES
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First Principles for New Converts, Hebrews 61-2

• Of the dead, 62
• Denied by Sadducees, Acts 238
• Ridiculed by philosophers, Acts 1732
• Clearly taught by the Savior, John 528-29
  1125-26
• Bodily at Christs return, 1
  Cor. 1520, 23-24, 35ff (42-44)

RESURRECTION
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First Principles for New Converts, Hebrews 61-2

• Eternal, 62
• Inclusive and personal, 2 Cor.
  510 Rom. 1412
• By truth, righteous and impartial, Rom. 22-6, 11
• Reward and punishment, Matt. 2534, 41,
  46 2 Tim. 47-8
• Heaven and hell Real and Eternal
• Hope for the faithful, Rom. 51-2

JUDGMENT
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Go on to Perfection Hebrews 61, 3

• The Lord expects every Christian to mature, Acts
  241-42 (47)
• Desire the pure milk of the word in order to
  grow, 1 Peter 22
• The Lord has fully equipped us to
• Mature, be steadfast, work and be strong, Eph.
  411-16

MATURITY