Speak Where the Bible Speaks

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Speak Where the Bible Speaks
1 Peter 411
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Language and Identity

• When we lose our language we lose our identity
  (Neh. 1324 Ex. 3427)
• Some brethren today have lost their identity and
  cannot speak in the language of the NT church
• Faithful brethren care to hold on to their NT
  identity (2 Thess. 210-11,15 2 Tim. 113 22
  42-4)
• Our speech tells others who we are
  (Judges 125-6 Mt. 2673)

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Speak Where the Bible SpeaksWhat Does It Mean?

• We do not preach another gospel (Gal. 16-9)
• We do Gods work in Gods way (Eph. 210)
• We demand Bible authority for all we do in
  religion (Col. 317)
• We hold to a pattern of sound words (2 Tim. 113)
• We do not go beyond the word of God (2 Jn. 9-11
  Rev. 2218-19)

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Speak Where the Bible SpeaksWhat Does It Mean?

• We do not mishandle the world of God
  (2 Cor. 217 41-2)
• We use Bible terms in Bible ways (1 Pet. 411)
• Some misuse Bible words out of ignorance
• Others misuse Bible words to defend a religious
  doctrine

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Speak Where the Bible SpeaksMiracle

• The religious world a miracle is any remarkable,
  amazing, or wonderful happening it was a
  miracle rescue he discovered a miracle drug
• The Bible a miracle is a direct, supernatural,
  divine act of God that suspends or circumvents
  natural law mighty works, wonders, and signs
  (Acts 222)
• Miracles were performed to confirm the revelation
  from God and then were removed (Mk. 1620
  Heb. 23-4 1 Cor. 138-10)

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Speak Where the Bible SpeaksPastor

• The religious world a pastor is a preacher
  (protestants) or a priest (Catholics, Lutherans)
  my pastor had a great sermon last Sunday
• The Bible a pastor (shepherd), found only once
  in the NT, is another term for elder (Eph. 411)
• Pastors are elders, not preachers, who feed and
  tend the flock of God (Acts 2017,28 1 Pet.
  52)

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Speak Where the Bible SpeaksFellowship

• The religious world fellowship means getting
  together to eat and socialize we will all meet
  after church for a fun, food, and fellowship in
  the fellowship hall
• The Bible fellowship refers to a spiritual
  relationship between Christians and the Godhead
  (1 Jn. 13,6,7)
• Fellowship is limited to activities that
  Christians do in the Lords work, not social or
  recreational activities

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Speak Where the Bible SpeaksBaptism

• The religious world baptism is a ceremony
  admitting a person into a particular church
  through sprinkling, pouring, or immersion in
  water my friend was baptized into the Baptist
  Church on Sunday
• The Bible baptism is immersion in water
  (Rom. 63-4 Col. 212) for the remission of
  sins and to place one into the body of Christ
  (Acts 238,47 2216 Gal. 326-27)

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Speak Where the Bible SpeaksChurch

• The religious world a church is a building
  belonging to Christians as opposed to a Synagogue
  (Jews), a Mosque (Muslims), or a Temple
  (Buddhists) we attended a beautiful church
  wedding last weekend
• The Bible a church is a group of Christians in
  one place (Acts 511 84 1122 1 Cor. 12), a
  region (Rom. 1616 2 Cor. 81 Gal. 12,22 Rev.
  14), or everywhere and in all times (Heb. 1223)

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Speak Where the Bible SpeaksChurch

• The religious world a church is a particular
  sect, denomination or division of Christians I
  was raised in the Presbyterian Church, but now I
  go to the Baptist Church
• The Bible a church is a group of Christians
  belonging to one body of Christ, not many divided
  bodies of men (Mt. 1618 1 Cor. 1017 Eph.
  122 44-6 523 Col. 118)

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Speak Where the Bible SpeaksFaith

• The religious world faith is an inner, mystical
  feeling you have, or a way of life, or what you
  have when you dont have anything else we
  accept things by faith we dont know about we
  take a leap of faith in the dark we have an
  unquestioning faith in this person
• The Bible faith is a subjective trust and
  confidence (Rom. 18 1422) based upon and
  generated by the objective evidence of Gods word
  (Acts 67 Rom. 1017 Gal. 123 Eph.
  45 Heb. 111 Jude 3)

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Speak Where the Bible SpeaksSpiritual

• The religious world a spiritual person is
  concerned with non-material things,
  contemplative, philosophical, benevolent he is
  really spiritual because he talks a lot about a
  higher being a spiritual moment is emotionally
  stimulating the beautiful sunset was really
  spiritual
• The Bible a spiritual person allows his spirit
  to be guided by the words of the Holy Spirit in
  the NT (Rom. 84,14 1 Cor. 213-15 Gal.
  516-18,23-25 61 Col. 19)

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Speak Where the Bible SpeaksChristian

• The religious world a Christian is any person
  who claims to believe in Jesus Christ any
  descent, respectable person we live in a
  Christian nation he may not go to church, but
  hes a good Christian man
• The Bible a Christian is any person who has
  obeyed the gospel of Jesus Christ and lives
  faithfully by the same gospel (Acts 1126 2628
  1 Pet. 416)

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Speak Where the Bible Speaks

• It is true that many in the world misuse Bible
  terms without any wrong motives
• Nonetheless, false ideas are conveyed and
  erroneous doctrines are practiced with inaccurate
  language (a right Bible word with a wrong
  definition)
• Let us all speak with language that is without
  corruption (Eph. 429) and condemnation (Tit.
  28). Let us all speak where the Bible speaks!