Classes - Benchley church of Christ

EW

September 01, 2013

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  • Attitudes: at the core of compliance
    • Examples
    • Our attitudes are important to God
    • Should be important to us
  • Under the law of Moses, did God want compliance or hearts?
    • Compliance - Leviticus 26
    • Hearts - Jeremiah 9:23-26
  • Hearts and the Law
    • Proverbs 21:3
    • Isaiah 1:13-18
    • Joel 2:11-13
    • Deuteronomy 13:1-4
    • Deuteronomy 30:6-14
    • They go hand in hand.
      • Throughout Psalm 119
      • Jeremiah 3:7-10
    • Exampl of circumcision
      • Not just a New Testament concept
      • While Jews placed confidence in it, God placed much emphasis on the heart.
        • Deuteronomy 10:14-22
        • Romans 2:25-29
  • The disposition of the heart towards God is basic, foundational
    • Leviticus 19:18
    • Mark 12:28-33
  • How do the law and the prophets depend on these two commandments in Mark 12?
    • Structure of the law of Moses
      • Commandments
      • Ordinances which “enact” the 10 commandments
      • Basis of each commandment
        • Love for God - Exodus 20:1-11
        • Love for our neighbor - Exodus 20:11-17
      • How do the ordinances reflect this?
      • Judicial precedents
        • Deuteronomy 16:18
        • Deuteronomy 17:8
      • Rabbinic teachings - Matthew 5:43
        • Schools of law according to various sects - Acts 22:3

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Classes - Benchley church of Christ

JJ

August 28, 2013

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  • Galatians 5:26-6:18
  • Galatians 6:1-10- Each verse speaks about individuals doing spiritual good to others. There is no mention of benevolence in this context.
  • Galatians 6:17- Paul could be asking people to stop bothering him about the circumcision question because he bore the marks of having stood up for Christ already. It was senseless to accuse Paul of false teaching on circumcision and advocating a return to the old law because he was already suffering for teaching the new law.

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Sermons - Benchley church of Christ

JJ

August 25, 2013

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  • Psalm 90:10
  • The day of trouble (Nahum 1:7)
    • Psalms 50:14-15
    • Proverbs 24:10
    • Galatians 6:2- Bear one another’s burdens.
  • The day of transgression (Romans 3:23)
    • I John 2:1-2
    • Ezekiel 33:12- Man’s righteous acts won’t save him from his wickedness, but repentance and God’s forgiveness will.
  • The day of salvation (II Corinthians 6:2)
    • Philippians 3:13-14
    • Knowing that we may die at any time should cause us to get our heart right with God.
  • The day of the Lord (judgment) (I Thessalonians 5:2)
    • Proverbs 11:4- Riches mean nothing in the day of judgment. Righteousness does matter!
    • Philippians 2:16
  • All the days of our years should be lived with a view to that day. What will it be - a day of rejoicing or a day of wrath?

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Sermons - Benchley church of Christ

DW

August 25, 2013

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  • I Timothy 3:4-5
  • Does the plural word “children” exclude the man with one child?
    • Greek: tekna
    • Compare the same word in:
      • I Timothy 5:4
      • Matthew 22:24
      • I Corinthians 7:14
    • Old Testament: Genesis 21:7
    • Modern usage
      • “Do you have children?”
      • “You must supervise your children.”
  • What about children who are grown and gone?
    • Titus 1:6
    • “keeping his children under control”
    • “one who manages his own household well”
      • I Timothy 3:12
      • I Thessalonians 5:12
    • Once the children are grown and gone, is that father still “managing” / “ruling” them?
    • Is he still charged with keeping his children “under control” / “in subjection”?
  • Considerations
    • How would you rate a man who is already an elder?
    • How long, and for how much, is one accountable before God as a parent?
    • What if the grown children die?
    • What about Proverbs 22:6? “Train up a child in the way he should go. Even when he is old he will not depart from it.”
      • Proverbs gives us general truths but they have exceptions (Proverbs 18:22.
      • Example: Jehoiada and Joash (II Chronicles 24:2
      • Contrast with: Eli (I Samuel 2:29
    • The reason God wants us to look at the children is for what it reveals about the man himself. I Timothy 3:2
    • Opposite example: What about a bad dad whose kids leave hom and then turn good?
    • What if the wife did virtually all of the training?
    • We’re not interested in the kids per se. We’re interested in what we learn about the man from looking at the kids.
    • Is Titus 1:6?
      • Greek: pista
      • I Timothy 6:2
      • Matthew 24:4

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Classes - Benchley church of Christ

JJ

August 25, 2013

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  • Galatians 5:19-25
  • Galatians 5:21. The prohibition against drunkenness includes social drinking. Taking wine or alcohol for medicinal purposes is not the same as drunkenness.
  • Galatians 5:22-23- The fruit of the spiritual mind is not works of the flesh.
  • Galatians 5:23- Self-control is abstinence in things that are wrong and moderation in things that are right.
  • Galatians 5:24- If we are crucified with Christ, the spiritual mind has won the battle.

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