The Religion of Christ

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The Religion of Christ

• Is Exclusive!

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The Gospel is For All

• Mark 1615 Preach the gospel to every creature
• 1 Tim. 23-4 God desires all to be saved come
  to a knowledge of the truth
• 2 Cor. 514 2 Pet. 39
• Truth is NOT self-defined! (Jer. 1023 Prov.
  1412 Jno. 1717)

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Objections Raised

• You think youre the only ones going to heaven
• You think youre the only Christians
• You think yours is the only true church

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Objections Answered

• You think youre the only ones going to heaven
• Only the people God says will go to heaven!
• Matt. 721, 13-14

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Objections Answered

• You think youre the only Christians
• Only disciples of Jesus are truly Christians!
• Acts 1126 Lk. 640 Jn. 831
• If false apostles, then false Christians 2 Cor.
  1113

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Objections Answered

• You think yours is the only true church
• The only true church belongs to Jesus!
• Matt. 1618 Eph. 122-23 44

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Matthew 721

• Not everyone who says to Me, Lord, Lord, shall
  enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the
  will of My Father in heaven.

• What part of the Fathers will can we leave out
  of our lives and still enter the kingdom of
  heaven?

Gal. 16-9 1 Cor. 46 Rev. 2218-19
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Matthew 721

• Not everyone who says to Me, Lord, Lord, shall
  enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the
  will of My Father in heaven.

• How much of Gods will can we replace with mans
  will and still enter heaven?

Gal. 16-9 1 Cor. 46 Rev. 2218-19
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Ephesians 43-6

• 4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you
  were called in one hope of your calling 5 one
  Lord, one faith, one baptism 6 one God and
  Father of all, who is above all, and through all,
  and in you all.

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2 John 9-11

• 9 Whoever transgresses and does not abide in the
  doctrine of Christ does not have God. He who
  abides in the doctrine of Christ has both the
  Father and the Son. 10 If anyone comes to you
  and does not bring this doctrine, do not receive
  him into your house nor greet him 11 for he who
  greets him shares in his evil deeds.

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Agree to Disagree?

• Not Gods will that we agree to disagree over
  revealed truth
• Know the truth - Jno. 831-32
• Be one - Jno. 1720-21 1 Cor. 110
• Understanding - Eph. 33-4 517

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It is not arrogant

• To know the truth be united in knowledge
  practice of truth!
• To accept advocate the exclusive nature of the
  gospel of Christ and N.T. Christianity!

It is Essential!
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Christianity
Because

• Is Exclusive

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Jesus is Exclusive

• Only begotten-Jno. 114 (316)
• Only one of his kind, unique
• Isaac was the exclusive child of promise-Heb.
  1117-19
• The only Christ
• Psa. 26-7
• The only God man
• Col. 29 Jno. 11-3, 14

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Jesus is Exclusive

• Savior-Jno. 146 Acts 412
• Sacrifice for sin-Heb. 1012
• Authority-Mt. 2818 Col. 317
• Foundation-1 Cor. 311

This is NO other Jesus! Jno.
668-69 2 Cor. 114
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Christianity

• Is Exclusive

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Truth is Exclusive

• Jesus is the Truth-Jno. 146
• Jesus feeds the soul
• He is bread of God-Jno. 633
• He is bread of life-Jno. 635, 48
• Eat drink to live-Jno. 656-58
• How? Words!-Jno. 663, 67-68

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Truth is Exclusive

• the word of the truth of the gospel Col. 15
• Not according to man-Gal. 111-12
• It effectively works in believers to save-1 Ths.
  213
• Incorruptible seed-1 Pet. 122-25
• Judges in last day-Jno. 1248

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Truth is Exclusive

• Shall we put up with a different gospel? 2 Cor.
  114
• Shall we turn away from Christ to a different
  gospel? Gal. 16-10
• No grace-16
• Trouble perversion-17
• Accursed of God-18-9
• Do not please God-110

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Truth Excludes

• Sin immorality-Jno. 1717
• False doctrine-2 Jno. 1-2,4,7-9 (2 Tim. 42-4)
• Philosophy-Col. 28 (1 Cor. 121)
• Mens traditions-Matt. 153-9

Oracles of God! 1 Peter 411
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Christianity

• Is Exclusive

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Christs Church is Exclusive (Mt. 1618)

• Builder foundation-Matt. 1618
• Cost-Acts 2028
• Entrance-Acts 237-47 (513-14)
• Head-Eph. 121-23 (523)
• Work-Jno. 1836 (Eph. 412)
• Worship-Jno. 424
• Organization-Acts 1423 Phil. 11

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Christs Church is Exclusive (Mt. 1618)

• I write so that you may know how you ought to
  conduct yourself in the house of God, which is
  the church of the living God, the pillar and
  ground of the truth. 1 Tim. 315

Churches of men are not the church of Christ!
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Christianity

• Is Exclusive

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Heaven is Exclusive (Matt. 721 Lk. 1323-24)

• No defilement-Rev. 2127
• Sinners do not enter
• Rev. 218 Gal. 521
• No pain sorrow death
• Rev. 214

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Heaven is Exclusive (Matt. 721 Lk. 1323-24)

• Those enrolled-Heb. 1222-23
• In the Book of Life-Rev. 2127
• The church of Christ-Eph. 523 (122-23 44)
• Righteous ones-Heb. 1223

Only citizens of heaven! Philippians
320
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Christianity

• Is Exclusive

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Christianity is Exclusive
Not everyone who says to Me, Lord, Lord, shall
enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the
will of My Father in heaven -Matt. 721
ONE Christ Gospel Church Heaven
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Christianity is Exclusive
Jesus said to him, I am the way, the truth, and
the life. No one comes to the Father except
through Me -Jno. 146