Lets the unbeliever know there is a God, who loves man and sent His Son.

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Divine Signposts
When Demonstrated by Christians in a Local Church

1. Lets the unbeliever know there is a God, who
   loves man and sent His Son.
2. Lets the true searcher know who true disciples of
   Christ are, that they might be led to Him.

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John 1721,23
Divine Signposts

• (21), That they all may be one, as You, Father,
  are in Me, and I in You that they also may be
  one in Us, that the world may believe that You
  sent Me.
• (23), I in them, and You in Me that they may be
  made perfect in one, and that the world may know
  that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You
  have loved Me.

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1 Corinthians 110
Divine Signposts

• Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of
  our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the
  same thing, and that there be no divisions among
  you, but that you be perfectly joined together in
  the same mind and in the same judgment.

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Philippians 22-4
Divine Signposts

• Fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the
  same love, being of one accord, of one mind. 3
  Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or
  conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem
  others better than himself. 4 Let each of you
  look out not only for his own interests, but also
  for the interests of others.

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John 1334
Divine Signposts

• A new commandment I give to you, that you love
  one another as I have loved you, that you also
  love one another.
• Our love for one another gives evidence that
  Christ has loved us.

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John 1335
Divine Signposts

• By this all will know that you are My disciples,
  if you have love for one another.
• Our love for one another shows that we are His
  disciples.

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1 Thessalonians 49-10
Divine Signposts

• But concerning brotherly love you have no need
  that I should write to you, for you yourselves
  are taught by God to love one another 10 and
  indeed you do so toward all the brethren who are
  in all Macedonia. But we urge you, brethren, that
  you increase more and more.

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Colossians 314
Divine Signposts

• But above all these things put on love, which is
  the bond of perfection.
• Here we see that love and unity go hand in hand.

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1 Peter 315
Divine Signposts

• But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and
  always be ready to give a defense to everyone who
  asks you a reason for the hope that is in you,
  with meekness and fear.
• Others may ask we must be able to answer!

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1 Peter 13-4
Divine Signposts

• Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus
  Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has
  begotten us again to a living hope through the
  resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to
  an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and
  that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for
  you.

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Matthew 516
Divine Signposts

• Let your light so shine before men, that they may
  see your good works and glorify your Father in
  heaven.

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1 Peter 31-2
Divine Signposts

• Wives, likewise, be submissive to your own
  husbands, that even if some do not obey the word,
  they, without a word, may be won by the conduct
  of their wives, 2 when they observe your chaste
  conduct accompanied by fear.

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Titus 38
Divine Signposts

• This is a faithful saying, and these things I
  want you to affirm constantly, that those who
  have believed in God should be careful to
  maintain good works. These things are good and
  profitable to men.

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Divine Signposts
With Such Signposts

• Our unity can convince people of God's love for
  them in sending Christ
• Our love can direct them to true disciples of
  Christ
• Our hope can prompt them to ask questions as to
  the reason for our faith
• Our good works can encourage them to glorify God
  by their own obedience to the gospel