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A Sound Church

• 2 Timothy 113

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A Sound Church

• Sometimes brethren will look for a sound church
  to attend on vacation, a move, etc.
• Are we a sound church? (Answer again after the
  lesson!)

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A Sound Church( Our Standard )

• A church that has a good reputation
• A church that bears the name church of Christ
• A church that does not engage in liberalism or
  institutionalism
• A church that does not use instruments
• A church that does not teach error on M-D-R

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A Sound Church( Our Standard )

• A church may be sound (or conservative)
  because of the above, but those things alone do
  not determine soundness (Lk. 1811)
• Consider the church at Corinth, was it sound (1
  Cor. 1-15)?
• Consider the churches of Asia, were they sound
  (Rev. 2-3)

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A Sound Church( The Bible Definition )

• Sound (Gr. hugies, hugiano) means healthy,
  whole, uncorrupt (Eng. hygiene)
• The NT speaks of sound
• Doctrine (1 Tim. 110 2 Tim. 43 Tit. 19 21)
• Words (1 Tim. 63 2 Tim. 113)
• Faith (Tit. 113 22)
• Speech (Tit. 28)

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A Sound Church( Gods Standard )

• A church that is organized scripturally
  (Acts 1423 Phil. 11)
• A church that worships scripturally (Jn. 424)
• A church that works scripturally evangelism,
  edification, benevolence (1 Cor. 1558
  Eph. 210)
• A church that upholds all truths (1 Tim. 315)

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A Sound Church( Gods Standard )

• A church that demands truth (2 Tim. 42-4)
• A church that is disciplined with pure and
  faithful members (Phil. 215 2 Thess. 36)
• A church that is active in its membership (Rom.
  124-8 Eph. 416)

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A Sound Church

• A church that teaches and practices all that the
  Lord authorizes and only what the Lord authorizes
  is sound
• Are we a sound church (2 Cor. 135)?