Balanced Christianity

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Balanced Christianity
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Balanced Christianity

• Ecclesiastes 718
• It is good to grasp the one
• and not let go of the other.
• The man who fears God will avoid all extremes.

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Balancing Grace And Faith With Law And Works

• Ephesians 28-9
• For by grace you have been saved through faith,
  and that not of yourselves it is the gift of
  God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast.

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Balancing Grace And Faith With Law And Works
Romans 52 through whom also we have access by
faith into this grace in which we stand, and
rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
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Balancing Grace And Faith With Law And Works
James 224 You see then that a man is justified
by works, and not by faith only.
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Balancing Grace And Faith With Law And Works
James 212-13 So speak and so do as those who
will be judged by the law of liberty.
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Balancing Grace And Faith With Law And Works
John 1415 "If you love Me, keep My commandments.
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Balancing Grace And FaithWith Law And Works

• Galatians 56
• For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor
  uncircumcision avails anything, but faith working
  through love.

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Balancing Grace And FaithWith Law And Works

• Ephesians 28-9
• By grace ye are saved through faith..Not of works

• James 224
• By works a man is justified, and not by faith
  only.

• Galatians 56
• Faith working through love

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Balancing Zeal And LoveWith Knowledge

• 1 Corinthians 1313
• And now abide faith, hope, love, these three but
  the greatest of these is love.

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Balancing Zeal And LoveWith Knowledge

• Romans 102
• For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for
  God, but not according to knowledge.

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Balancing Zeal And LoveWith Knowledge

• 1 Corinthians 132
• And though I have the gift of prophecy, and
  understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and
  though I have all faith, so that I could remove
  mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

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Balancing Zeal And LoveWith Knowledge

• Philippians19-10
• And this I pray, that your love may abound still
  more and more in knowledge and all discernment,

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Balancing Zeal And LoveWith Knowledge

• Matthew 2237
• Jesus said to him, "'You shall love the LORD
  your God with all your heart, with all your soul,
  and with all your mind.'

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Balancing Zeal And LoveWith Knowledge

• 1 John 53-4
• For this is the love of God, that we keep His
  commandments.

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Balancing Zeal And LoveWith Knowledge

• 1 Corinthians 132
• If I have all knowledge
• But do not have love
• I am nothing

• Romans 102
• They have a zeal
• for God
• But not according to knowledge.

• Philippians 19
• That your love may abound more and more
• In knowledge and all judgment.

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Balancing Worshipping In SpiritWith Worshipping
In Truth

• John 424
• God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must
  worship in spirit and truth."

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Balancing Worshipping In SpiritWith Worshipping
In Truth
Matthew 159 And in vain they worship
Me, Teaching as doctrines the commandments of
men.'"
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Balancing Worshipping In SpiritWith Worshipping
In Truth

• 1 Samuel 1522
• So Samuel said"Has the LORD as great delight
  in burnt offerings and sacrifices,
• As in obeying the voice of the LORD?
• Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice,
• And to heed than the fat of rams.

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Balancing Worshipping In SpiritWith Worshipping
In Truth

• Isaiah 2913
• Therefore the Lord said "Inasmuch as these
  people draw near with their mouths And honor Me
  with their lips, But have removed their hearts
  far from Me, And their fear toward Me is taught
  by the commandment of men,

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Balancing Worshipping In SpiritWith Worshipping
In Truth

• Ephesians 519
• speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and
  spiritual songs, singing and making melody in
  your heart to the Lord,

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Balancing Worshipping In SpiritWith Worshipping
In Truth

• 1 Corinthians 1128
• For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy manner
  eats and drinks judgment to himself, not
  discerning the Lord's body.

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Balancing Worshipping In SpiritWith Worshipping
In Truth

• Matthew 159
• In vain they do worship me, teaching for
  doctrines the commandments of men.

• Isaiah 2913
• With their lips do honor me, but have removed
  their heart far from me.

• John 424
• God is a Spirit and they that worship Him must
  worship Him in spirit and in truth.

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