• 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?