Classes - Benchley church of Christ

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June 25, 2014

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  • I Timothy 3:1,8-13
  • I Timothy 3:1 – It is good for a man to desire to do the work of an elder, but not in the greedy sense of chasing power.
  • I Timothy 3:8-13 – Qualifications for deacons
    • Compare Romans 16:1 – Phoebe was a female servant, but not a deacon or deaconess. She does not meet the qualifications listed in I Timothy 3.
    • I Timothy 3:8 – Condemnation of being “addicted to much wine” does not imply that drinking a little wine is okay.

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June 22, 2014

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June 22, 2014

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  • II Timothy 3:16-17
  • We need to know what’s NOT in the Bible so we can treat it that way.
    • I Corinthians 1:20; 2:1-5; Acts 17:28
    • “God helps those who help themselves.” - From Aesop’s fables, via Benjamin Franklin
      • See Romans 5:6
    • “This too, shall pass.” - From a 10th Century English poem
    • “God works in mysterious ways.” - Paraphrase of an old hymn. Compare Deuteronomy 29:29
    • “Blessings in disguise.” - Compare James 1:2
    • “Cleanliness is next to Godliness.”
    • “To thine own self be true.” - Shakespeare, Hamlet
    • I Thessalonians 2:13
  • We need to refine our knowledge of what IS in the Bible so that our thinking is accurate.
    • Almost in the Bible
      • Eve ate an apple.
      • A whale swallowed Jonah.
      • There were three wise men.
      • “Pride goes before a fall.”
      • “Spare the rod, spoil the child.” - Compare Proverbs 13:24.
      • “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” - From Roman Catholic Catechism. Compare Luke 6:31
      • “Money is the root of all evil.” - Compare I Timothy 6:10
      • I Corinthians 2:12-13
  • We need to challenge ourselves to read and learn the actual Bible!
    • John 12:48; Ephesians 3:1-5; 5:15-16
    • Are these in the Bible?
      • Infant baptism?
      • The Sinner’s Prayer?
      • “Idle hands are the devil’s workshop?”
      • The Lord’s Supper?
      • “Hate the sin, love the sinner?”
      • Once saved, always saved?
      • Elders, deacons, preachers?
      • The Pope?
      • Keeping the Sabbath?
      • Homosexuality?

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Classes - Benchley church of Christ

DW

June 22, 2014

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  • Myth: Spiritual growth happens automatically when you attend services weekly.
    • Truth: Hebrews 5:11-14; James 1:21-27; I Timothy 3:2-7; II Peter 3:18
  • Myth: Our priority as a church should be appealing to youth.
    • Truth: I Timothy 2:3-4; Titus 2:2a,3a,4,6,9a; Acts 16:1-3; II Timothy 3:10-15
  • Myth: Worship is mainly about me.
    • Truth: I Corinthians 11:17-29; John 4:23-24; Colossians 3:16-17; I Corinthians 14:12,19,26; 13:4; 14:29-31; II Corinthians 7:4-7,13-16

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Classes - Benchley church of Christ

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June 18, 2014

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  • I Timothy 2:8-3:1
  • I Timothy 2:15 – Women (and all humanity) have been saved through childbearing in the sense that Christ the Savior was born into the world through a woman (“…God sent forth His Son, born of a woman…” - Galatians 4:4). Note the statement to the serpent in Genesis 3:15. I Timothy 2 is saying that while sin did enter the world through a woman (Eve), salvation also entered the world through a woman (Mary).

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