Review

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Review

• I Modernism, inherited membership, compromise,
  indifference
• II Prejudice lack of qualified elders
  half-converted members hireling preachers lack
  of zeal and enthusiasm

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I Tendency To Lose Sight Of Plea

• April 25, 1957, A. C. Pullias lecture, Where
  There Is No Pattern
• Printed as tract, 1963
• 1 T.116 2 T.113
• If no pattern, cannot oppose denominational
  baptism, Roman Catholic organization, etc.

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We do many things w/o authority

• 2 Jn.9
• Not different from denominational attitudes?
• Ignorant of general authority E.g. NT
  doesnt mention church buildings

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The next generation

• Goebel Music, Behold The Pattern! (1991)
• The Nashville Meeting
• Reuel Lemmons establishing authority by CENI is
  18th century man-made rule
• Bill Swetmon establishing authority by CENI
  has led to hardline patternism the early
  church did not determine right and wrong in
  this way
• NT canon did not exist until 4th Century

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II Worldliness In The Church

• NT is replete w. warnings. E.g.
• Ro.121-2
• 1 Jn.53-4, world the evil sphere opposed to
  God, controlled by satan (215-17)
• If we dont overcome the world, we lack faith
  if we lack faith, we neglect the Word (Ro.1017)

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A Worldly Questionnaire

• 1. Which would you rather do spiritual or
  worldly things?
• 2. What would you rather talk about the
  soul or the body? earth or heaven?
• 3. Who would you rather please God or
  peers, fashion crowd?

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III Opposition To Negative Preaching

• Bible preachers could not speak in many
  congregations today
• Jesus, Mt.23
• Apostles, Ac.820-23
• Stephen, Ac.751-53
• Epistles, 2 Tim.41-4
• 2 Sm.12

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Preaching must be balanced

• Jesus did not say everything nega-tively (Mt.5-7
  Rv.2-3)
• Everything He said challenges us to do better
  than we have been doing
• Je.614-20
• Do you want an all-positive doctor?

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Larry King Joel Osteen

• King How about issues that the church has
  feelings about? Abortion? Same-sex marriages?
• Osteen Yeah. You know what, Larry? I don't go
  there. I just
• King You don't call them sinners? Osteen I
  don't.
• Ac.2027

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Young people are vulnerable

• Led into error through Bible studies
• Ga.417-18
• Ep.414
• Many dont see the problem
• Some gospel meetings dont help

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IV Lack Of Love Among Members

• 1 Jn.420-21
• There is something wrong when someone claims to
  love God but hates a brother or sister
• 1 Co.137
• To protect by covering
• Many ways to violate this

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Affection cannot be commanded

• Wrong!
• Ro.131, w/o natural affection (family love)
• Ro.1210, pertaining to love or affection for
  those closely related to one, particularly
  members of ones immediate family or
  in- groupfellow believers L-N, 25.41
• Love one another with brotherly affection (ESV)