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  • I Timothy 1:1-5
  • I Timothy 1:19-20 - An example of those whose hypocrisy has become known.
  • Developing a sincere faith matters to:
    • God
      • I Chronicles 29:5-9 - The people gave with their whole heart.
      • We should not look at Christianity as a prison camp and only serve God because we feel like we have to.
      • II Corinthians 6:3-6 - Genuine love commends us to God.
      • If I live an unrighteous, hypocritical life, I undermine my influence and that of the church.
    • Self
      • Philippians 1:9-11
      • Mark 10:20-22 - At this point, this man was not at peace.
      • Hebrews 10:22
    • Others
      • II Timothy 1:5 - The faith of Timothy’s mother and grandmother mattered to him!
      • II Corinthians 2:17 - Others will be able to tell if we are sincere in our faith.

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  • II Peter 3:14 - We need to be at peace with God. We need to metaphorically bleach our clothes and be blameless and clean in God’s eyes.
  • Review
    • II Peter 1:
      • Theme: Make one’s calling and election sure through spiritual growth in true knowledge. II Peter 1:1-11
      • Purpose: Put believers in continual rememberance. II Peter 1:12-15
      • Validity/authority: II Peter 1:16-21
    • II Peter 2:
      • Warning: False teachers will arise among them. II Peter 2:1-3
      • Examples: II Peter 2:4-10
      • Descriptions: II Peter 2:11-22
    • II Peter 3:
      • Warning: II Peter 3:1-10
      • Admonitions: Conduct of the believers. II Peter 3:11-18
      • Doxology: II Peter 3:18b

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  • Deuteronomy 7:1-5 - God warns the people about intermarrying with the Canaanites.
  • Nehemiah 13:23-28 - Nehemiah fights the intermarriage problem agian.
  • Ezra 9:3-4.
  • Ezra 9:5-15 - This shows the attitude we should have before God in prayer and particularly when we find ourselves in sin.
  • Ezra 10:1-4 - The people come to Ezra, wanting to make their sin right.
  • Ezra 10:5-17 - Straightening out the intermarriage problem was a big task and took three months or so.
  • Ezra 10:18 - No one is exempt from God’s law.
  • Ezra 10:44 - There were many earthly consequences to their sin.

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  • Titus 2:1-2
  • What does the Bible teach us about becoming sound in the faith?
    • Retain the standard of sound words (II Timothy 1:13
      • I Timothy 6:3-5
      • I Timothy 1:10 - Sin is what is contrary to sound teaching.
      • Titus 1:9
    • Don’t chase a good ear-tickling (II Timothy 4:3
      • II Timothy 4:1-5
      • Truth can hurt. It is always tempting to surround yourself with people who tell you what you want to hear.
    • Accept a severe reproof (Titus 1:13
      • Titus 1:10-14 - The objective of reproof is to build someone up in the faith.
    • Genesis 4:3-8 - We have to get good at being told we are wrong and then improving rather than having a fit.
    • Proverbs 16:18 - Pride gets in our way so much.
    • Genesis 3:12-13 - Excuses get in our way.
    • Romans 12:11 - Laziness gets in our way.
    • Acts 26:14-15 - Paul did not prove disobedient to the vision he saw.

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