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The role of doctrine plays a very important part in the life of the church in various aspects. The word “doctrine” simply means “teaching.” Christianity is a teaching religion (Matthew 28:18-20; 2 Timothy 2:2). Elders (1 Timothy 5:17; Titus 1:9), preachers (1 Timothy 4:6,13,16; 6:1,3; 2 Timothy 3:16; Titus 2:7,10), and all Christians are to teach (Titus 2:1-10) and practice true and sound (healthy) doctrine.
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American society has developed another definition of “love” over the past sixty years that is totally and diametrically opposed to the Bible's definition of love. If there was another synonym for American society's definition of “love”, it would be the word “acceptance.” Many Americans believe that you must accept (or “love”) everybody no matter what their behavior is.
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Hebrews 11:32-40 states: “And what more shall I say? For the time would fail me to tell of Gideon and Barak and Samson and Jephthah, also of David and Samuel and the prophets: who through faith subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became valiant in battle, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.
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What is the rapture? It is part of the larger false doctrine concerning the end-times known as premillennialism, which means “before the millennium (1000 years).” Although there are different “waves” of this doctrine, we will try to focus on what these “waves” have in common, namely:
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First, everything we do must be authorized by the Scriptures (Colossians 3:17). In the first century A.D., Christians usually met in another Christian's home for the worship assembly and/or for a meal (Acts 2:46; 20:8-11; Acts 14:12; Romans 16:5; Colossians 4:15).
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May some Christians get up during the worship assembly and begin preparing for a fellowship meal that will occur after the worship time has ended? To answer this question, let us consider some biblical principles:
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Paul wrote in 2 Corinthians 12:1–6: “It is doubtless not profitable for me to boast. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord:
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Paul wrote in 2 Corinthians 12:1–6: “It is doubtless not profitable for me to boast. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord:
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The New Testament does not support the notion that Christians ought to be coercive and violent to those who will not obey Christ (compare Acts 18:4; 26:28; 28:24). Past violent acts in the name of Christianity (such as, the Crusades, the Inquisition, the Salem Witch Trials, etc.) were not acts of Christianity but were unauthorized acts of sinful persons who claimed to be Christians.
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According to God’s word, there will be degrees of rewards for some of the righteous in heaven and there will also be harsher degrees of punishment for the wicked in hell. God is a just God and knows exactly what He is doing - even though we may not fully comprehend or understand it (Genesis 18:25). He knows what it is in every heart (Hebrews 4:13). God will not be mocked or fooled by anyone (Galatians 6:8,9).
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In 1 Corinthians 14, Paul issues commands on how members of the Corinthian church are to use their miraculous gifts in the assembly. They were to not abuse the gifts; instead, they were to utilize their gifts with the goal of promoting edification in the church (1 Corinthians 14:1-4).
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When it comes to rightly dividing God’s word (2 Timothy 2:15), a worker must distinguish between the temporary and the permanent when applicable. In the first century A.D. there were evil spirits called demons who inhabited the physical bodies of human beings. God allowed Satan (and his “angels”, Matthew 25:41) to have this type of power during that temporary period of time. One purpose of demon exorcism was to demonstrate that Jesus, as the Son of God, had power in the spiritual realm as well as the other realms (Matthew 12:25–29). This was not to remain permanent (thus indicates the principal of Mark 16:20; 1 Corinthians 13:8-10).
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The Lord's Supper was a partial "carry over" of the Passover (which involved the Passover lamb, unleavened bread, bitter herbs and later on “wine”; read Exodus 12:1-11; Matthew 26:17-29).
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The seal of the Holy Spirit is mentioned in several passages but remains a mystery for many students of the Scriptures.
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In this video we address the question: "Should a woman pray in the presence of a Christian man?" This video Q & A addresses the important question of a woman's role in worship as it relates to prayer. New Testament references are given to support the answer from Scripture as well as for the idividual to study on their own.
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What is the “anointing of the Holy Spirit” mentioned in 2 Corinthians 1:22,23 and 1 John 2:20-27?
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This question is what would be known as a complex question because it can be answered both “yes” and “no”.
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1 Corinthians 7:27,28 states: “Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be loosed. Are you loosed from a wife? Do not seek a wife. But even if you do marry, you have not sinned; and if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. Nevertheless such will have trouble in the flesh, but I would spare you.”
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