Cutting Up The Word of God

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Cutting Up The Word of God
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Cutting Up The Word of God

• And it happened when Jehudi had read three or
  four columns that the king cut it with the
  scribes knife and cast it into the fire that was
  on the hearth, until all the scroll was consumed
  in the fire that was on the hearth (Jeremiah
  3622)

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Cutting Up the Word of God

• Many today, like Jehoiakim, are dissatisfied with
  Gods word
• Many exalt themselves over Gods word and reject
  it (Prov. 129-30)

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The Bible is Special

• We are to stand in awe of it Psa.
  119161
• We are to tremble at it Isa. 662,5
• We are to speak it faithfully Jer. 2328
• We are to search it Acts 1711

• We are to speak it boldly Acts 429, 31
• We are to preach it Acts 825
• We are to receive it Acts 111
• We are to glorify it Acts 1348

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The Bible is Special

• We are to teach it Acts 1811
• We are to obey it I Pet. 31
• We are to handle it correctly 2
  Tim. 215
• We are to do what it says Jas. 122-23
• We are to suffer for it Rev. 19

• We are not to use mans wisdom with it (1 Cor.
  24,13)
• We are not to use it deceitfully (2
  Cor. 42)
• We are not to alter it (Rev. 2218-19)

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Four Ways to Cut Up the Word of God Today

• Continuous, or Latter-day Revelations
• Traditions and Creeds of Men
• Altering the Scriptures
• Liberalism

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Continuous or Latter Day Revelations

• Mormonism believes the Bible to be the word of
  God as it is translated correctly the Bible is
  not enough (2 Nephi 29) the Book of Mormon is
  the word of God
• Seventh Day Adventism believes that the
  writings of founder Ellen G. White to be inspired
  and equal to the Bible
• All latter-day revelations if true, they are
  not new if new, they are not true
  (Gal. 16-9 2 Tim. 316-17 Jude 3)

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Traditions of Men(Catholics)

• Council of Trent (A.D. 1545) the scriptures do
  not contain all truth tradition is also truth
• James Cardinal Gibbons Faith of Our Fathers
  old edition p.111 The Scriptures alone do not
  explicitly enjoin all the duties a Christian is
  obliged to practice.
• James Cardinal Gibbons ibid. p. 112
  scripture does not contain all the truths
  necessary for salvation.

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Traditions of Men(Protestants)

• Infant baptism
• Sprinkling and pouring as a substitute for
  baptism (immersion)
• Mechanical instruments of music
• Titles, clergy, women ministers
• Lords supper quarterly
• Faith only salvation
• Tithing, bake sales, etc.
• Political, social works
• Hierarchal church structure

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Traditions of Men(Churches of Christ)

• Weve always done it that way
• Faithful brethren, or well-known preachers have
  done it that way
• The pioneers of the restoration did it that way
• Look at the good it will do

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Human Traditions Are Condemned in the Scriptures

• Matt. 153 He answered and said to them, Why
  do you transgress the commandment of God because
  of your tradition? (see also verse 9)
• Col. 28 Take heed lest there shall be any one
  that maketh spoil of you through his philosophy
  and vain deceit, after the tradition of men,
  after the rudiments of the world, and not after
  Christ

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Corrupting the Scripturesby Adding to Them

• Deut. 42 You shall not add to the word which I
  command you.
• Deut. 1232 Whatever I command you, be careful
  to observe it you shall not add to it
• Rev. 2218 If anyone adds to these things, God
  will add to him the plagues

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Corrupting the Scripturesby Taking Away from
Them

• Deut. 42 nor take away from it that you may
  keep the commandments of the Lord your God which
  I command you.
• Deut. 1232 nor take away from it.
• Rev. 2219 and if anyone takes away from the
  words of this prophecy, God shall take away his
  part from the Book of Life

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Corrupting the Scriptures by Using Liberal
Arguments

• Liberalism considers the Bible a fallible, human
  book with errors (Ac. 11-4)
• Liberalism believes the Bible is just a book of
  history (Jn. 1248)
• Liberalism denies Bible truths (Jn. 1717)
• Liberalism robs the Bible of its miraculous power
  (2 Tim. 316)
• Liberalism takes out all limitations from the
  Bible (2 Jn. 9)

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The Bible Should Be Special to All People

• God will not allow his word to be cut up and
  destroyed (Jer. 3627-32 1 Pet. 125)
• Are you studying Gods word regularly in order
  that you can appreciate its value?
• Do you know Gods word well enough that you can
  identify any corruptions to it?
• Do you fully believe that Gods word, and our
  obedience to it, is what will save us?