Friday, June 12, 2009

False Teachers

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God has laid it upon my heart to study this subject: false teachers. I was 'briefed' on it last week, but I know there is more that needs to be covered. On looking through my concordance, there is so much more, to the point that I feel rather overwhelmed. Nevertheless, this is Part 1.
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First, 2nd Timothy 4:2-5. Verse 2 explains our rights and responsibilities with regards to how we speak God’s word.

“Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.”

Verses 3 and 4 explain what is going on, and why.

“For the time will come when they will not indure sound doctrine, but according to their desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables.”

Verse 5 explains our response, and further responsibilities.

“But you be watchful in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.”
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Second, 1st Timothy 4:1-3. More about what will happen.

“Now the Spirit expressly/explicitly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons, speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience seared with a hot iron, forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.”
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Thirdly, 1st Timothy 4:12-14. Encouragement on how to conduct ourselves.

“Let no one despise (or, look down on) your youthfulness, but be an example to the believers in the word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity. Until I come, give attention to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine (teaching).”
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Monday, June 1, 2009

Outline: Genesis 1

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Gen 1:1 > In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
Gen 1:2 > (the earth was) without form, void; darkness on the face of the deep;
Gen 1:2 > Spirit of God hovering over the (face of the) waters;
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Gen 1:3 > LIGHT
Gen 1:4 > good. God divided the light from the darkness.
Gen 1:5 > light = day; darkness = night;
Gen 1:5 > 1st day.
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Gen 1:6 > FIRMAMENT/EXPANSE (called Heaven; Gen 1:8)
Gen 1:6 > in the midst of the waters, dividing them;
Gen 1:7 > divided the waters under from the waters above;
Gen 1:8 > 2nd day.
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Gen 1:9 > DRY LAND
Gen 1:9 > let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into once place and let dry land appear.
Gen 1:10 > waters = seas; dry land = earth; good.
Gen 1:11-12 > grass, herb with seed, fruit trees with fruit > brought forth from the earth
Gen 1:13 > 3rd day.
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Gen 1:14 > LIGHTS IN FIRMAMENT
- to divide the day from night;
- for signs and seasons, days and years;
Gen 1:15 > to give light on the earth;
Gen 1:16 > TWO GREAT LIGHTS, the greater to rule the day, the lesser to rule the night.
Gen 1:16 > stars also.
Gen 1:17-18 > God set them in the firmament of the heavens 1. to give light (on the earth) 2. to rule over the day and night 3. to divide light from darkness;
Gen 1:19 > 4th day.
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Gen 1:20-21 > SEA CREATURES, BIRDS
- living creatures in the water > great sea creatures, etc. (abundance!)
- birds > fly above the earth, across the face of the firmament of the heavens
Gen 1:22 > God blessed them: Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.
Gen 1:23 > 5th day
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Gen 1:24-25 > LIVING CREATURES ON THE EARTH
- cattle, creeping things, beasts. good.
Gen 1:26 > Let us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish, birds, cattle, all the earth, and over every creeping thing.
Gen 1:27 > male and female
Gen 1:28 > God blessed them: Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish, birds, over every living thing that moves.
Gen 1:29-30 > herb and fruit for food, for man, beasts, birds, and creeping things.
Gen 1:31 > 6th day. (Everything) - Very good.
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