Boundaries

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Boundaries

• Football Basketball
• Property Line City Limits
• National Border Lines on Road
• Path through Mountains
• Coloring book lines
• Thus saith Jehovah, Stand ye in the ways and see,
  and ask for the old paths, where is the good way
  and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your
  souls but they said, We will not walk (therein).
  Jer 616

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Boundaries

• Enter ye in by the narrow gate for wide is the
  gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to
  destruction, and many are they that enter in
  thereby. 14For narrow is the gate, and straitened
  the way, that leadeth unto life, and few are they
  that find it. Mt 713-14

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Boundaries

• Whosoever goeth onward and abideth not in the
  teaching of Christ, hath not God he that abideth
  in the teaching, the same hath both the Father
  and the Son. 10 If any one cometh unto you, and
  bringeth not this teaching, receive him not into
  (your) house, and give him no greeting 11 for he
  that giveth him greeting partaketh in his evil
  works. 2Jn 9-11

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Boundaries

• The teaching of Christ are our boundary
• word I spake will judge in last day Jn 1248
• abide in my word truly my disciples know the
  truth make you free. Jn 831-32
• these words of mine Mt 724-27
• Hear and do wise builds on rock
• Hear and dont do foolish builds on sand

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Writings of Apostles Prophets

• Also the teaching of Christ
• I have many things to say spirit of truth will
  guide you into all truth Jn 1613-14
• the apostles teach them all things what soever I
  commanded you Mt 2818-20
• things which I write unto you, are the
  commandment of the Lord 1Cor 1437
• we are of God he that knoweth God heareth us he
  who is not of God heareth us not. By this we know
  the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error. 1
  Jn 46

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Writings of Apostles Prophets

• Also the teaching of Christ
• He that hears you hears me and he that rejects
  you rejects me and he that rejects me rejects
  him that sent me. Lk 1016
• Most assuredly, I say to you, he who receives
  whomever I send receives Me and he who receives
  Me receives Him who sent Me. Jn 1320
• So Jesus said to them again, Peace to you! As the
  Father has sent Me, I also send you. Jn 2021-22

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Writings of Apostles Prophets

• So then ye are no more strangers and sojourners,
  but ye are fellow-citizens with the saints, and
  of the household of God, 20 being built upon the
  foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ
  Jesus himself being the chief corner stone Eph
  219-20
• how that by revelation was made known unto me the
  mystery, as I wrote before in few words, 4
  whereby, when ye read, ye can perceive my
  understanding in the mystery of Christ 5 which
  in other generation was not made known unto the
  sons of men, as it hath now been revealed unto
  his holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit Eph
  33-5

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Most important Boundary

• Between True Wisdom Human Folly
• to the intent that now the manifold wisdom of God
  might be made known by the church to the
  principalities and powers in the heavenly places,
  11 according to the eternal purpose which He
  accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord, Eph 310-12

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Manifold - Manisided Multifaceted Many colored
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Church does to God's Wisdom as a diamond or
rainbow to light
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• When the principalities and powers in heavenly
  places see the church
• They see manifold wisdom of God.
• Worship Organization/autonomy terms of
  membership doctrine morality etc. Every part
  of the teaching of Christ.
• according to Gods eternal purpose accomplished
  in Christ Eph 310-12

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• What do we see?
• For the message of the cross is foolishness to
  those who are perishing, but to us who are being
  saved it is the power of God. 1 Cor 118-19
• Foolishness? perishing
• Power of God? Being Saved

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• What do we see?
• but we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a
  stumbling block and to the Greeks foolishness, 24
  but to those who are called, both Jews and
  Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of
  God. 25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser
  than men, and the weakness of God is stronger
  than men 1Cor 123-25
• Foolishness?
• Power wisdom of God?

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• God has chosen the foolish things of the world to
  put to shame the wise
• God has chosen the weak things of the world to
  put to shame the things which are mighty
• And the base things of the world
• and the things which are despised God has chosen,
  
• and the things which are not, to bring to nothing
  the things that are
• that no flesh should glory in His presence. 1
  Cor 127-31

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• When angelic hosts see Jesus teaching through the
  apostles on any subject they see the wisdom of
  God.
• Morality Divorce fornication homosexuality
  death penalty modesty abortion as murder.
• Worship vocal singing Lords supper men
  praying and preaching women in submission
  giving as prospered No entertainment!
• Work of Church Evangelism Edification
  Benevolence
• Family unit one man one woman for life. Wives in
  submission husband leading in love
• Membership in church hear believe repent
  confess be baptized live faithful till death.

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• For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my
  words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed,
  when he cometh in his own glory, and (the glory)
  of the Father, and of the holy angels. Luke 926
• For I am not ashamed of the gospel for it is the
  power of God unto salvation to every one that
  believeth to the Jew first, and also to the
  Greek. Rom 116
• Be not ashamed therefore of the testimony of our
  Lord, nor of me his prisoner but suffer hardship
  with the gospel according to the power of God 2
  Tim 18

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• God chose foolish things of the world to put to
  shame the wise
• God chose the weak things of the world to put to
  shame mighty things
• And base things of the world
• and things which are despised
• and things which are not.
• CAN WE ACCEPT BY FAITH HIS BOUNDARY HERE?

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Boundaries

• Football Basketball
• Property Line City Limits
• National Border Lines on Road
• Path through Mountains
• Coloring book lines
• Thus saith Jehovah, Stand ye in the ways and see,
  and ask for the old paths, where is the good way
  and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your
  souls but they said, We will not walk (therein).
  Jer 616

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Boundaries

• Enter ye in by the narrow gate for wide is the
  gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to
  destruction, and many are they that enter in
  thereby. 14For narrow is the gate, and straitened
  the way, that leadeth unto life, and few are they
  that find it. Mt 713-14

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Boundaries

• Whosoever goeth onward and abideth not in the
  teaching of Christ, hath not God he that abideth
  in the teaching, the same hath both the Father
  and the Son. 10 If any one cometh unto you, and
  bringeth not this teaching, receive him not into
  (your) house, and give him no greeting 11 for he
  that giveth him greeting partaketh in his evil
  works. 2Jn 9-11

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