John 14:15-16, Is Christianity Intolerant?; Is Tolerance Good or Bad?; Lordship Salvation?; What is the difference between a Christian and a disciple?; Are Christians Freed From Or Under The Law of Moses, the 10 Commandments?; Under The Law Of Christ!; Civil, ceremonial, or moral Law; Comforter/Helper parakletos

1. John 14:15-16
Is Christianity Intolerant?; Is Tolerance Good Or
Bad?; Lordship Salvation?; A Difference Between
Christian And Disciple?; Are Christians Freed From Or
Under The Law Of Moses, The 10 Commandments?;
Under The Law Of Christ!; Civil, Ceremonial, Or Moral
Law; Comforter/Helper parakletos
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2. BIBLE IN FIVE
Pastor Dave Kooyers
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3. What does it mean that Jesus died for our sins?
#Jesusdied Find out:
http://www.gotquestions.org/Jesus-died-for-our-
sins.html
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4. Tolerance: Good or Bad?
• Faith requires an object
• Similarly tolerance requires an object
• Ask yourself if tolerance is good or bad in each
circumstance;
• Pedophilia, abortion
• A spouse who leaves the toilet seat up
• A burglar in your home
• Someone’s music is too loud
• Felony child abuse
• Neighbors un-mown lawn
• Human sex trafficking 4

5. Tolerance: is Good!
• NAU Romans 14:1 Now accept the one who is weak in
faith, but not for the purpose of passing judgment on his
opinions. 2 One person has faith that he may eat all things,
but he who is weak eats vegetables only. 3 The one who
eats is not to regard with contempt the one who does not
eat, and the one who does not eat is not to judge the one
who eats, for God has accepted him. 4 Who are you to
judge the servant of another? To his own master he stands
or falls; and he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him
stand. 5 One person regards one day above another,
another regards every day alike. Each person must be fully
convinced in his own mind.
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6. Tolerance: is Bad!
• NAU 1 Corinthians 5:12 For what have I to do
with judging outsiders? Do you not judge those
who are within the church? 13 But those who
are outside, God judges. REMOVE THE WICKED
MAN FROM AMONG YOURSELVES.
• NAU 1 Corinthians 5:5 I have decided to deliver
such a one to Satan for the destruction of his
flesh, so that his spirit may be saved in the day
of the Lord Jesus.
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7. Tolerance: is Bad!
• NAU 1 Timothy 1:20 …Alexander, whom I have handed over to
Satan, so that they will be taught not to blaspheme.
• NAU Jude 1:3 …appealing that you contend earnestly for the faith
which was once for all handed down to the saints.
• NAU Matthew 23:15 "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees,
hypocrites, because you travel around on sea and land to make
one proselyte; and when he becomes one, you make him twice as
much a son of hell as yourselves.
• Acts 13:9-11 …Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit… said, "You who are
full of all deceit and fraud, you son of the devil, you enemy of all
righteousness… the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you will be
blind and not see the sun for a time…
• Acts 5:3-10, Matthew 23:13-29, 2 Corinthians 11:13-15
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8. John 14:15, Lordship Salvation?
• NAU John 14:15 "If you love Me, you will keep My
commandments.
• NAU John 14:21-23 "He who has My commandments
and keeps them is the one who loves Me; and he who
loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love
him and will disclose Myself to him.”…
• NAU John 15:10 "If you keep My commandments,
you will abide in My love; just as I have kept My
Father's commandments and abide in His love.
• NAU John 15:14 "You are My friends if you do what I
command you. 8

9. John 14:15, Obeying Christ
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10. John 14:15, Lordship Salvation?
• Some Bible teachers now make a huge distinction between
“believers” and “disciples”.
• NAU 1 John 1:8 If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving
ourselves and the truth is not in us.
• NAU Proverbs 20:9 Who can say, "I have cleansed my heart, I
am pure from my sin?
• NAU 1 Corinthians 6:11 Such were some of you; but you were
washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the
name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.
• NAU 1 John 2:1 My little children, I am writing these things to
you so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an
Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous;
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11. Question: "What is the difference
between a Christian and a disciple?",
gotquestions.org
• Answer: The terms disciple and Christian are related but not synonymous.
• The Greek term for “disciple” in the New Testament is mathetes, which means more than just “student” or “learner.” A
disciple is a “follower,” someone who adheres completely to the teachings of another, making them his rule of life and
conduct. The Pharisees prided themselves in being disciples of Moses (John 9:28). Jesus’ followers were called
“disciples” long before they were ever called “Christians.” Their discipleship began with Jesus’ call and required them to
exercise their will to follow Him (Matthew 9:9).
• Jesus was quite explicit about the cost of following Him. Discipleship requires a totally committed life: “Any of you who
does not give up everything he has cannot be my disciple” (Luke 14:33). Sacrifice is expected: “Jesus said to his disciples,
‘If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me’” (Matthew 16:24).
• Not all of Jesus’ followers were able to make such a commitment. There were many who left Jesus after a while. “From
this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him” (John 6:66).
• Jesus used the term disciple but never Christian. The first instance of the word Christian is found in the book of Acts:
“The disciples were first called Christians in Antioch” (Acts 11:26). Most Bible scholars agree that it is unlikely that the
believers themselves thought up the name “Christians.” The early church had other names for themselves, such as
“disciples” (Acts 13:52; 20:1; 21:4) and “saints” (Romans 1:7; 1 Corinthians 16:1; Ephesians 1:1) and “brothers” (1
Corinthians 1:9; 1 Peter 3:8).
• The name “Christian,” meaning “belonging to Christ,” appears to have been invented by those outside of the church. It
was most likely meant as a derogatory term. Only two other times does the word appear in the New Testament (Acts
26:28; 1 Peter 4:16). The idea that the term Christian was originally a pejorative finds some support in 1 Peter 4:16:
“However, if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name.”
• Biblically speaking, a Christian is a disciple of Christ. A Christian is someone who has placed his faith in the Lord Jesus
Christ (John 1:12). A Christian has been born again by the power of the Holy Spirit (John 3:3). A Christian “belongs to
Christ” and is daily being transformed into the likeness of Christ (2 Corinthians 3:18).
• A true Christian (and not one in name only) will have to be a disciple of Christ as well. That is, he has counted the cost
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12. John 14:15, Yoga; Can Swearing
Make You More Relaxed?
• In a pub in Calgary, Canada, yoga enthusiasts are encouraged to [partake in] a new twist on an ancient art:
Rage Yoga. This new concept takes the quiet, zen-like environment of a yoga class and flips it on its head—
those who attend the classes are encouraged to swear and shout between poses, and stick around
afterwards for a beer. Creator Lindsay Istace, 24, who teaches flexibility and wellness, stumbled upon the
idea of releasing her anger with her asanas (yoga poses, postures and positions) after a bad breakup. “I was
in a really rough spot,” Istace explained. “I was very hurt and angry and confused.” She found she was
inadvertently incorporating expletives into her daily yoga practice. Research led by psychologist Dr.
Richard Stephens at Keele University in the UK showed that swearing can help you become more
persuasive and increase pain tolerance, particularly for those who seldom swear in everyday life. The
reason? Swearing seems to trigger the “fight or flight” stress response.
• -www.bbc.com, 5 April 2016
• Arno Froese <info@midnightcall.com Commentary: Human values in a civilized society are being trod
underfoot. The yoga religion has conquered the world, often even offered in churches. Granted, this
particular form of it is the exception, but it does show the tenacity of religion, without morals and decency.
The Bible warns, “Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things
ought not so to be” (James 3:10). David writes about his enemies, “As he loved cursing, so let it come unto
him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him” (Psalm 109:17), and Psalm 59:12 and 14
reads, “For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for
cursing and lying which they speak…And at evening let them return; and let them make a noise like a dog,
and go round about the city.” (For more on yoga, read Yoga and the Body of Christ, Item 2224.) 6252
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13. John 14:15, Keep The Law?
• NAU John 14:15 "If you love Me, you will keep
[Moses] My commandments.
• Very many Christians arbitrarily divide the law of
Moses into civil, ceremonial, and moral Law. It seems
to me that they kind of pick through to decide what
part of the law they feel we are under, and should
keep, and which to ignore.
• First century Jews, and the early church, would never
have dreamed that there were parts of the law of
God that you could completely ignore. And arbitrarily
choose which parts to obey. The Bible never teaches 1
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14. John 14:15
Under The Whole Law
• Those under the law are under the whole Law;
• NAU James 2:10 For whoever keeps the whole law and yet
stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of all.
• NAU Matthew 5:18 …not the smallest letter or stroke shall
pass from the Law until all is accomplished.19 "Whoever then
annuls one of the least of these commandments, and teaches
others to do the same, shall be called least in the kingdom of
heaven…
• NAU Galatians 3:10 For as many as are of the works of the
Law are under a curse; for it is written, "CURSED IS
EVERYONE WHO DOES NOT ABIDE BY ALL THINGS WRITTEN
IN THE BOOK OF THE LAW, TO PERFORM THEM.”
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15. John 14:15, Keep The Law?
• Jesus Christ fulfilled the whole Law.
• NAU Romans 8:4 so that the requirement of the Law
might be fulfilled in us…
• NAU Luke 23:41 "And we indeed are suffering justly, for
we are receiving what we deserve for our deeds; but this
man has done nothing wrong.”
• NAU 1 Peter 1:19 but with precious blood, as of a lamb
unblemished and spotless, the blood of Christ.
• NAU Hebrews 9:14 …offered Himself without blemish to
God,
• NAU 1 Peter 3:18 For Christ …the just for the unjust…
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16. John 14:15
Freed From The Law!
• Christians are under the Law Christ;
• NAU 1 Corinthians 9:21 …not being without the law of God
but under the law of Christ, …
• NAU Galatians 6:2 Bear one another's burdens, and thereby
fulfill the law of Christ.
• NAU Romans 13:8 Owe nothing to anyone except to love
one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the
law.
• NAU Galatians 5:14 For the whole Law is fulfilled in one
word, in the statement, "YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR
AS YOURSELF.”
• NAU James 2:12 So speak and so act as those who are to be
judged by the law of liberty.
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17. John 14:15
Freed From The Law?
• NAU Romans 8:2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus
has set you free from the law of sin and of death.
• NAU 1 Corinthians 15:56 …the power of sin is the law; 57 but
thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord
Jesus Christ.
• NAU Acts 15:10 "Now therefore why do you put God to the
test by placing upon the neck of the disciples a yoke which
neither our fathers nor we have been able to bear?… 28 "For it
seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay upon you no
greater burden than these essentials: 29 that you abstain from
things sacrificed to idols and from blood and from things
strangled and from fornication; if you keep yourselves free
from such things, you will do well. Farewell.” 17

18. John 14:15
Freed From The Law?
• Galatians 2:3-21, … 3 But not even Titus… was
compelled to be circumcised… 4…the false brethren
who had sneaked in to spy out our liberty which we
have in Christ Jesus, in order to bring us into
bondage… 10 They only asked us to remember the
poor… 16 …a man is not justified by the works of the
Law but through faith in Christ Jesus… 19 "For through
the Law I died to the Law… 20 "I have been crucified
with Christ…
• NAU Romans 7:1-14, …4 …you also were made to die
to the Law through the body of Christ… 6 But now we
have been released from the Law… 18

19. Freed From The Law of Moses, Yet
Under The Law Of Christ
• Nine of the 10 Commandments are repeated in the New
Testament for Christians to observe. They are even elevated to
a higher level;
• NAU Matthew 5:22 …everyone who is angry with his brother
…shall be guilty enough to go into the fiery hell. [1 John 3:15, Matt 5:32, 34,
39, 44, Luke 6:27]
• NAU Matthew 5:28 …everyone who looks …with lust for her has
already committed adultery with her in his heart.
• NAU Matthew 5:48 "Therefore you are to be perfect, as your
heavenly Father is perfect.
• NAU Romans 13:1 Every person is to be in subjection to the
governing authorities. For there is no authority except from
God, and those which exist are established by God. 19

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21. John 14:16, 26, Helper
• NAU John 14:16 "I will ask the Father, and He will give you
another [243 ἄλλος allos] Helper [3875 παράκλητος parakletos], that
He may be with you forever;
• This Greek word “parakletos” means “one called alongside
to help; or Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor” it is unique
to John, it is only used 4X’s in his gospel (and only
meaning the Holy Spirit), and once in;
• NAU 1 John 2:1 My little children, I am writing these
things to you so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins,
we have an Advocate [3875 παράκλητος parakletos] with the
Father, Jesus Christ the righteous;

22. John 14:16, Comforter/Helper
• John 14:16 …another Helper…
• Sunday after church, a Mom asked her very
young daughter what the lesson was about.
The daughter answered, "Don't be scared,
you'll get your quilt." Needless to say, the
Mom was perplexed. Later in the day, the
pastor stopped by for tea and the Mom asked
him what that morning's Sunday school lesson
was about.
• He said "Be not afraid, thy comforter is
coming."

23. KJV John 14:16, “Comforter”
• This translation “Comforter” is unique to the
KJV family of translations.
• NAS NKJ ESV NAU …Helper…
• GNV YLT KJV …Comforter…
• NET …Advocate…
• NIVO …Counselor…
• BYZ BGT …παράκλητον…
• NJB …Paraclete…
• MIT …companion… 23

24. KJV John 14:16, “another
Comforter"
• KJV John 14:16 …Comforter…
• 3875 παράκλητον parakletos {par-ak'-lay-tos}
• Meaning: 1) summoned, called to one's side,
esp. called to one's aid 1a) one who pleads
another's cause before a judge, a pleader,
counsel for defense, legal assistant, an
advocate 1b) one who pleads another's cause
with one, an intercessor
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25. •In conclusion

26. THE
END

27. Isaiah 40:1-, Comforter
David Hocking
Israel And The
Comfort Of
God

28. BIBLE IN FIVE
Pastor Dave Kooyers
Valley Bible Fellowship
Box 433
Boonville CA 95415
http://www.slideshare.net/dkooyers
www.ValleyBibleFellowship.org
(707) 895-2325
God bless you as you examine His Word,
Your servant in Christ, 2Cor. 4:5
These Microsoft PowerPoint presentations are provided "for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ"
(Ephesians 4:12-15). To help Christians to "to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head, even Christ." So that "we are no longer...tossed here and
there...by every wind of doctrine." They may be downloaded and modified free of charge.
Matthew 10:8 …Freely you received, freely give.