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- 2. “O Timothy! Guard what was committed to your trust, avoiding the profane and idle babblings and contradictions of what is falsely called knowledge.” 1 Timothy 6:20
- 7. Ideas matters! Kim Jung Un North Korea “I am superior” “I am invincible”
- 8. “But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, whose minds, the god of this age, has blinded…” 2 Corinthians 4:3-4
- 9. “But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, whose ideas, the demons of our day, have shaped…” 2 Corinthians 4:3-4
- 10. “Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God… made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men.” Philippians 2:5-7 God-shaped ideas
- 11. “…The weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and …bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,” 2 Corinthians 10:3-5 God-shaped ideas
- 13. History of Bethesda Five porches of Bethesda “House of Grace” Asclepius god of medicine
- 14. Lethal Ideas If you are sick, blind, lame or paralyzed, it was the result of God’s curse, and you are considered “contaminated”. Awful Idea #1
- 15. Lethal Ideas Round up all of the “dirty people” into one area in order to keep “good people” clean. Awful Idea #2
- 16. Lethal Ideas Let’s keep the name, Bethesda, meaning, “House of Grace”, in order to feel better about ourselves. Awful Idea #3
- 17. Lethal Ideas Since these people have no hope, let’s advocate a meaningless legend that has more to do with Greek Mythology, and less to do with the Truth of God’s Word. Awful Idea #4
- 18. Your Ideas Matter Marriage: A.) To make me happy B.) To make me Christlike The primary purpose of…
- 19. Your Ideas Matter Marriage: A.) To make me happy B.) To make me Christlike The primary purpose of… Church: A.) To meet my needs B.) To meet with God
- 20. Your Ideas Matter Marriage: A.) To make me happy B.) To make me Christlike The primary purpose of… Church: A.) To meet my needs B.) To meet with God The Bible: A.) To inform me B.) To transform me
- 21. Your Ideas Matter Marriage: A.) To make me happy B.) To make me Christlike The primary purpose of… Church: A.) To meet my needs B.) To meet with God The Bible: A.) To inform me B.) To transform me A praise band: A.) Create good worship B.) Create good worshippers
- 22. Your Ideas Matter Marriage: A.) To make me happy B.) To make me Christlike The primary purpose of… Church: A.) To meet my needs B.) To meet with God The Bible: A.) To inform me B.) To transform me A praise band: A.) Create good worship B.) Create good worshippers Prayer: A.) To bend God’s will B.) To know God’s will
- 23. Your Ideas Matter Marriage: To make me Christlike The primary purpose of… Church: To meet with God The Bible: To transform me A praise band: Create good worshippers Prayer: To know God’s will
- 25. Legalism… Always divides the Body of Christ
- 26. Legalism… Always judges you based on performance
- 27. Legalism… Creates a spiritual cast system where one group is the “elite”, and the mainstream are a lower-class.
- 28. Legalism… Controls people, conforming them into strictly regulated prayer, worship dress, speech and other lifestyle choices
- 29. Legalism… Creates attitudes that are critical, suspicious, rigid, harsh and unhappy
- 31. “Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.” “Liberty” Galatians 5:1