OUTLINE: On Marriage and FamilyWe believers are held to a higher standard. And, remember, man does not set the bar. “disregards not man but God”If you stand up for the Truth, expect to be persecuted (ala Jn 15:20 “If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours.”). […]
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Please don your philosophical cap for a moment while I dissect the concept of obedience with you. First, let me begin with a fair enough definition: Obedience, in human behavior, is a form of “social influence in which a person yields to explicit instructions or orders from an authority figure”. Obedience is generally distinguished from
The question on the table is this, “What, exactly, is authority orientation?” The term “authority orientation” is a theological one used to describe a person’s willingness to orient to God-ordained authority. Can this type of orientation be perverted, where a person claims it’s one way but the truth, in God’s eyes, is another? Of course, hence the
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People seeking the truth are looking for facts. In a “perfect world” (I write as a man) that would reward all of our fact-seeking efforts, any time we had a question about something, we could simply open our Bibles (maybe go to the back where someone has painstakingly organized doctrines by category or has included
OUTLINE: Seeking the LordIt’s the intentions of the heart that dictate whether or not we receive godly wisdom. It’s HOW we seek the Lord that matters most. (Pr 2:1-12) Seeking the LordWhy would we ever reject discipline from God’s authorities? Don’t you want someone who loves you to wake you up? (Pr 3:11-13) Remember…Good parenting
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OUTLINE: 1Ti 3:4-5See here that a father must first prove himself worthy in his own household because the analog to his household fatherhood is the fatherhood he has over the household of faith.Eph 5:17So then do not be foolish [from aphron – means to lack perspective because of short- sightedness, i.e. lacking the “big- picture” perspective needed to act prudently],
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OUTLINE: Ecc 12:13 (emphasis mine)“The CONCLUSION…when ALL has been heard, is…FEAR GOD and keep His commandments… because this applies to EVERY person.” SynthesizeJn 14:1“Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God, believealso in Me…Ecc 1:9c“So there is nothing new under the sun.”…Heb 13:8Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. Gal
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TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES: NO RECORDING OUTLINE: Ecc 12:13 (emphasis mine)“The CONCLUSION…when ALL has been heard, is…FEAR GOD and keep His commandments… because this applies to EVERY person.” Jesus’ Personal EncouragementJn 14:1“Do not let your heart be troubled [e.g., live without fear in your life]; believe in God, believe also in Me.” Gal 5:13For you were called
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Skeptics love to point out that man wrote the Bible. In many ways, they rest their caps and their arguments against true faith in Jesus Christ on this very supposition. Me? Well, I guess I’m a bit like the apostle Peter, the one who relished the fact that every last bit of his confidence, spanning
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”And every created thing which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all things in them, I heard saying, ‘To Him who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb, be blessing and honor and glory and dominion forever and ever.’” — Revelation 5:13 By the
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