Psalms 119:9ff

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I Thessalonians 2:1-4

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I Corinthians 2:11-13 - a glimpse into the way inspiration worked

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Jeremiah 36:17-18

Chapters and verses - these were added later on by men

Section headings - added by translators

Punctuation - not in the original, adding during translation

Capital letters - Hebrews had no capital letters and the oldest Greek manuscripts were written in all capitals.

Cross-references - added by translators and other men

Italics - these are words inserted by the translators that were not in the original manuscripts

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Red letter editions - John 14:26

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Technology

Nehemiah 8:2-3 - In the old days, people heard the word of God read to them.

Recommendations and a command

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Get the Word on your heart. Deuteronomy 6:6

The saved relationship is what defines God’s people.

The church is not something we get into on the way to heaven. The church is people.

The church is people who hear God’s call (Hebrews 3:1.

“Church” comes from a word that means “called out”. It can also refer to an assembly.

Acts 19 - “church” used to refer to a riotous mob.

I Corinthians 14:26 - how a church should behave when assembled to worship

The nature of this calling

I Peter 1:15

The blessings of this calling

Romans 9:26 - We are sons of this calling.

I Corinthians 1:2 - called to be saints

I Corinthians 1:9

Colossians 3:15 - called to peace

I Peter 3:9

I Peter 5:10

The demands of the calling

We must examine ourselves to see how we answer the demands of this call. We must be participators and not just spectators in His service.

Matthew 20:25-27

The hope of this calling

Ephesians 4:4

The terms of this calling

Acts 2:36-38 - We must have faith, confess, repent, and be baptized.

I John 1:7