Contrast between a fanatic and a follower of Jesus.
True follower vs a fake follower
A self-reflection to see if we are truly disciples of Christ.
Too often in our walk with the Lord, we may act like fans more than followers of Jesus.
Are you a true disciple of Christ?
1. The document discusses different beliefs about God that are held in various world religions and compares them to biblical Christianity.
2. It defines world religions as any religion opposed to Christian doctrines that deny fundamentals like the authority of the Bible, sovereignty of God, deity of Christ, and redemption through Christ's works.
3. The purpose of comparing world religions to biblical Christianity is to help readers grow in their faith and understanding of Christianity in order to better defend it and share it with others.
The document provides an overview of major Christian doctrines, including:
- The inspiration of Scripture comes from God superintending human authors to compose the Bible without error.
- Key doctrines like the Trinity, deity of Christ, salvation, and last things are based on what is clearly stated in the Bible.
- Heresies and errors arose when people rejected what was written in Scripture and accepted their own revelations instead of what the apostles and prophets taught.
- Church councils helped formally define doctrines to protect the clear meaning of Scripture in response to heresies.
The document provides information about the history, demographics, beliefs, and practices of Jehovah's Witnesses. It details that the religion was founded in the 19th century and has grown to over 8 million members worldwide, with over 1.2 million in the US. Core beliefs include salvation through faith in Jesus alone, rejection of the Trinity, and an exclusive path to salvation involving faith and baptism into the Jehovah's Witness organization. Practices include door-to-door preaching, rejection of holidays and blood transfusions, and potential shunning of former members.
This document provides information about different religions in the Philippines, including Buddhism, Mormonism, Iglesia ni Cristo, Jehovah's Witnesses, Rizalista, Born Again Christian, and Atheism. It discusses their core beliefs and origins. For example, it states that Buddhism focuses on spiritual development and enlightenment, while Mormonism was founded by Joseph Smith in 1830 in New York and emphasizes traditional family life.
The document discusses several "roads" in the Bible that point to Golgotha, where Jesus was crucified.
1) The Road to Damascus represents conversion and transformation from unbelief to belief. It discusses Paul's conversion experience and what it symbolizes for Christians today.
2) The Road to the Wilderness symbolizes separation from the world, spiritual warfare, solitude, and preparation for ministry. It discusses how Jesus and John the Baptist spent time in the wilderness and what Christians can learn from this.
3) All the roads ultimately lead to Golgotha, where Jesus died on the cross as the only way to salvation and forgiveness of sins. The choice is to either accept Jesus or reject Him
Calling Out The Counterfeits Matthew 23 verses 1 through 13 notes.docxNinjevangelist
1) Jesus calls out the hypocrisy of the Pharisees and Scribes, who preach God's law but do not practice it themselves. They place heavy burdens on others through extra legalistic rules but do not follow these rules.
2) The Pharisees and Scribes seek positions of power, praise, and prominence through outward displays of devotion like wearing large phylacteries and long fringes, and taking the best seats.
3) Jesus warns his followers not to act like the Pharisees, but to live humbly and genuinely practice what they preach.
Making disciples who make disciples is at the heart of the call to follow Christ. Here are some notes on the gap between our intentions and practice (adapted from Greg Ogden's book, Transforming Discipleship).
This document provides an introduction to world religions and belief systems. It discusses key concepts like worldview, religion, spirituality and belief systems. It explains that worldviews are shaped by religions and beliefs. Various religious worldviews emphasize different aspects like sacred texts, traditions or nature. The characteristics of religion are also outlined. Activities encourage analyzing different perspectives on faith. The relationship between religion and spirituality is explored, noting religion involves membership while spirituality is personal. Theology is defined as the systematic study of God using reason.
1. The document discusses different beliefs about God that are held in various world religions and compares them to biblical Christianity.
2. It defines world religions as any religion opposed to Christian doctrines that deny fundamentals like the authority of the Bible, sovereignty of God, deity of Christ, and redemption through Christ's works.
3. The purpose of comparing world religions to biblical Christianity is to help readers grow in their faith and understanding of Christianity in order to better defend it and share it with others.
The document provides an overview of major Christian doctrines, including:
- The inspiration of Scripture comes from God superintending human authors to compose the Bible without error.
- Key doctrines like the Trinity, deity of Christ, salvation, and last things are based on what is clearly stated in the Bible.
- Heresies and errors arose when people rejected what was written in Scripture and accepted their own revelations instead of what the apostles and prophets taught.
- Church councils helped formally define doctrines to protect the clear meaning of Scripture in response to heresies.
The document provides information about the history, demographics, beliefs, and practices of Jehovah's Witnesses. It details that the religion was founded in the 19th century and has grown to over 8 million members worldwide, with over 1.2 million in the US. Core beliefs include salvation through faith in Jesus alone, rejection of the Trinity, and an exclusive path to salvation involving faith and baptism into the Jehovah's Witness organization. Practices include door-to-door preaching, rejection of holidays and blood transfusions, and potential shunning of former members.
This document provides information about different religions in the Philippines, including Buddhism, Mormonism, Iglesia ni Cristo, Jehovah's Witnesses, Rizalista, Born Again Christian, and Atheism. It discusses their core beliefs and origins. For example, it states that Buddhism focuses on spiritual development and enlightenment, while Mormonism was founded by Joseph Smith in 1830 in New York and emphasizes traditional family life.
The document discusses several "roads" in the Bible that point to Golgotha, where Jesus was crucified.
1) The Road to Damascus represents conversion and transformation from unbelief to belief. It discusses Paul's conversion experience and what it symbolizes for Christians today.
2) The Road to the Wilderness symbolizes separation from the world, spiritual warfare, solitude, and preparation for ministry. It discusses how Jesus and John the Baptist spent time in the wilderness and what Christians can learn from this.
3) All the roads ultimately lead to Golgotha, where Jesus died on the cross as the only way to salvation and forgiveness of sins. The choice is to either accept Jesus or reject Him
Calling Out The Counterfeits Matthew 23 verses 1 through 13 notes.docxNinjevangelist
1) Jesus calls out the hypocrisy of the Pharisees and Scribes, who preach God's law but do not practice it themselves. They place heavy burdens on others through extra legalistic rules but do not follow these rules.
2) The Pharisees and Scribes seek positions of power, praise, and prominence through outward displays of devotion like wearing large phylacteries and long fringes, and taking the best seats.
3) Jesus warns his followers not to act like the Pharisees, but to live humbly and genuinely practice what they preach.
Making disciples who make disciples is at the heart of the call to follow Christ. Here are some notes on the gap between our intentions and practice (adapted from Greg Ogden's book, Transforming Discipleship).
This document provides an introduction to world religions and belief systems. It discusses key concepts like worldview, religion, spirituality and belief systems. It explains that worldviews are shaped by religions and beliefs. Various religious worldviews emphasize different aspects like sacred texts, traditions or nature. The characteristics of religion are also outlined. Activities encourage analyzing different perspectives on faith. The relationship between religion and spirituality is explored, noting religion involves membership while spirituality is personal. Theology is defined as the systematic study of God using reason.
Introduction to the Trinity_March 15, 2009BertBrim
Our SS community is transitioning from 8 months of teaching on Bible reading, devotion and study to the Doctrine of God. Here are the notes from our class yesterday.
This document discusses the origins and beliefs of early Anabaptist groups from the 16th century Protestant Reformation. It describes the various factions that emerged, including Spiritualists, Revolutionary Anabaptists, and later peaceable Anabaptists. The key beliefs discussed include baptism of adult believers only, separation of church and state, pacifism, emphasis on discipleship and church discipline. Important early leaders mentioned are Thomas Muntzer, Caspar Schwenkfeld, Michael Sattler, Andreas Karlstadt, Menno Simons, Jakob Hutter, and Baltahasar Hubmaier.
All Roads Lead To Golgotha
Path of the Cross Shaped Life
1. Damascus Road-Road to Salvation
2. Wilderness Road-Road to being Sanctified and Sent
3. Emmaus Road-Road to Suffering
4. Jericho Road-Road to Service
5. Golgotha Road-Road to Sacrifice
There is a relationship between the use of mood altering substances and the belief in a higher power. This presentation was made at conference at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. I used information from a white paper prepared at the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (my former employer).
This document discusses divisions that can arise in the church over issues where Christians hold differing views. It notes that Christians often find themselves on both sides of controversial issues due to differences in background, tradition, and perspective. The passage examines Romans 14, in which Paul addresses how the church should handle areas where God's will is not absolutely clear, and Christians have differing convictions. He advocates receiving one another without passing harsh judgment on disputable matters, in order to promote unity.
This document provides an overview and schedule for an evangelism gathering in Guangzhou from November 2-5, 2012. It covers various topics related to evangelism, including club planting vs evangelism, reasons people may not evangelize, the passion required for evangelism, what evangelism is and is not, different approaches to evangelism, and examples of group, personal and prophetic evangelism. The schedule includes sessions on one's identity as the church, ways to plant clubs, how to evangelize, and enthusiasm. It emphasizes having a right view of God and others in order to effectively share one's faith.
The document discusses several key aspects of religion including:
1) It defines religion as a personal or institutionalized system grounded in belief and worship of a supernatural power that controls human destiny.
2) It explores the existence of God from different perspectives including as Catholics, as people in general, and personally, and how we can learn about God through scripture and forgiveness.
3) It addresses comparing one's own personal faith and rules to those of the Church and world, and discusses whether religious or world views are easier to follow.
This document provides an overview of a lecture on systematic theology. It defines systematic theology as organizing one's study of God in a logical, non-contradictory system based on what the entire Bible teaches on a given topic. It discusses why theology is important, as everyone has a theology that impacts their life. It also covers the doctrine of the Word of God, focusing on the Bible as God's written word, and examines the process of determining the canon of scripture for both the Old and New Testaments. The document contrasts this with apocryphal and pseudepigraphal works that were not accepted as part of the biblical canon.
This document discusses Baptist beliefs and history, with a focus on views related to alcohol use. It covers key Baptist doctrines like baptism by immersion, autonomy of local churches, priesthood of believers, salvation through faith in Jesus alone, and the inspiration and authority of scripture. The document provides biblical references to discuss interpretations regarding alcohol. It emphasizes that while the Bible does not mandate total abstinence, it warns that alcohol can negatively impact lives, relationships and witness.
The document discusses different religious beliefs and asks believers to reflect critically on the foundations and logic of their own faith. It questions how Christians, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists and non-believers know their beliefs are absolutely correct over others. The document argues that the true religion must be consistent with human nature, have clear and evident beliefs, and provide guidance for all aspects of life. It presents Islam as fulfilling these criteria through its monotheistic teachings and the preserved Quran as evidence of its divine origins.
Sharing is Caring
Some tips on how to share your faith and present the Gospel in a loving, respectful, and gentle way.
1) Prayer is Essential
2) Equip and Prepare Yourself Like A Soldier
3) Spiritual Warfare is Evangelism
The Devil’s spiritual attacks on the Christian faith.pptxNinjevangelist
11 spiritual attacks and lies against the Christian Faith that the Devil uses
Exposing the enemy's tactics and resisting him
This is somewhat an exhaustive list.
What Saving Faith Looks Like
(Luke 18:35-43)
By Pastor Brett Riceley
Emphasis Notes added by Edwin Baza (bold and italicized)
Testimony of the Blind's Man Faith on the road to Jericho. Saving Faith goes beyond signs and miracles!
Are you good enough to Heaven?
Main Points Of This Gospel Slideshow Tract:
1) False Views and Statements about Heaven (Slides 2-4)
2) The Law of God (Slides 5-15)
3) The Law of God Proves No One Is Good Enough To Deserve or Earn Heaven (Slides 16-17)
4) The Law of God Demands Punishment (Hell-Slide 18)
5) False views and statements of Hell (Slide 19)
6) What is Hell and What is it like? (Slides 20-21)
7) The Gospel (Slides 22-24)
8) What is Heaven and What Is It Like? (Slides 25-26)
9) Excuses! Excuses! Excuses! (Slides 27-28)
10)Appendix: About the Sabbath (The 4th Commandment-Slides 29-32)
The document discusses not taking the gospel of salvation and grace for granted. It emphasizes that grace is not a license to sin but to overcome sin through Christ. While grace forgives sin, believers must die to sin and self and live for God. The conduct of believers should reflect their changed life in Christ so as not to cause others to stumble in their faith or doubt their own salvation. Unbelievers and new believers should see Christ living within believers through their godly behavior and speech.
The Three that fell at Jesus' Feet
Devotional Study on Mark 5:1-43
The study is broken up into:
1. Summary Recap of Chapter 4
2. Summary of the Three Stories recorded
3. Contrasts between the three people Jesus encounters
4. Similarities of the three people Jesus encounters
Disciples' Prayer in Matthew 6:9-13
(also known as Lord's Prayer)
Devotional on what to pray for. Disciples didn't know what to pray for so the Lord demonstrates the model of what to pray for.
The Gospel Triune Message Powerpoint Slide.pptxNinjevangelist
The Gospel: The Triune Message (1 Corinthians 15:3-4)
Devotional slide inspired by the Apostle Paul's letter to the Corinthian Church
Similarities of the Gospel and Trinity-Three in One
God the Father, God the Son (Jesus), and God the Holy Spirit
Attributes of Trinity/Attributes of the Gospel
Omnipotent (All Powerful), Omnipresent(All Present) , and Omniscient (All Knowing)
The Gospel is:
1) Jesus died
2) Jesus buried
3) Jesus rose from the dead (Resurrection)
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This document discusses the origins and beliefs of early Anabaptist groups from the 16th century Protestant Reformation. It describes the various factions that emerged, including Spiritualists, Revolutionary Anabaptists, and later peaceable Anabaptists. The key beliefs discussed include baptism of adult believers only, separation of church and state, pacifism, emphasis on discipleship and church discipline. Important early leaders mentioned are Thomas Muntzer, Caspar Schwenkfeld, Michael Sattler, Andreas Karlstadt, Menno Simons, Jakob Hutter, and Baltahasar Hubmaier.
All Roads Lead To Golgotha
Path of the Cross Shaped Life
1. Damascus Road-Road to Salvation
2. Wilderness Road-Road to being Sanctified and Sent
3. Emmaus Road-Road to Suffering
4. Jericho Road-Road to Service
5. Golgotha Road-Road to Sacrifice
There is a relationship between the use of mood altering substances and the belief in a higher power. This presentation was made at conference at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. I used information from a white paper prepared at the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (my former employer).
This document discusses divisions that can arise in the church over issues where Christians hold differing views. It notes that Christians often find themselves on both sides of controversial issues due to differences in background, tradition, and perspective. The passage examines Romans 14, in which Paul addresses how the church should handle areas where God's will is not absolutely clear, and Christians have differing convictions. He advocates receiving one another without passing harsh judgment on disputable matters, in order to promote unity.
This document provides an overview and schedule for an evangelism gathering in Guangzhou from November 2-5, 2012. It covers various topics related to evangelism, including club planting vs evangelism, reasons people may not evangelize, the passion required for evangelism, what evangelism is and is not, different approaches to evangelism, and examples of group, personal and prophetic evangelism. The schedule includes sessions on one's identity as the church, ways to plant clubs, how to evangelize, and enthusiasm. It emphasizes having a right view of God and others in order to effectively share one's faith.
The document discusses several key aspects of religion including:
1) It defines religion as a personal or institutionalized system grounded in belief and worship of a supernatural power that controls human destiny.
2) It explores the existence of God from different perspectives including as Catholics, as people in general, and personally, and how we can learn about God through scripture and forgiveness.
3) It addresses comparing one's own personal faith and rules to those of the Church and world, and discusses whether religious or world views are easier to follow.
This document provides an overview of a lecture on systematic theology. It defines systematic theology as organizing one's study of God in a logical, non-contradictory system based on what the entire Bible teaches on a given topic. It discusses why theology is important, as everyone has a theology that impacts their life. It also covers the doctrine of the Word of God, focusing on the Bible as God's written word, and examines the process of determining the canon of scripture for both the Old and New Testaments. The document contrasts this with apocryphal and pseudepigraphal works that were not accepted as part of the biblical canon.
This document discusses Baptist beliefs and history, with a focus on views related to alcohol use. It covers key Baptist doctrines like baptism by immersion, autonomy of local churches, priesthood of believers, salvation through faith in Jesus alone, and the inspiration and authority of scripture. The document provides biblical references to discuss interpretations regarding alcohol. It emphasizes that while the Bible does not mandate total abstinence, it warns that alcohol can negatively impact lives, relationships and witness.
The document discusses different religious beliefs and asks believers to reflect critically on the foundations and logic of their own faith. It questions how Christians, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists and non-believers know their beliefs are absolutely correct over others. The document argues that the true religion must be consistent with human nature, have clear and evident beliefs, and provide guidance for all aspects of life. It presents Islam as fulfilling these criteria through its monotheistic teachings and the preserved Quran as evidence of its divine origins.
Sharing is Caring
Some tips on how to share your faith and present the Gospel in a loving, respectful, and gentle way.
1) Prayer is Essential
2) Equip and Prepare Yourself Like A Soldier
3) Spiritual Warfare is Evangelism
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This is somewhat an exhaustive list.
What Saving Faith Looks Like
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By Pastor Brett Riceley
Emphasis Notes added by Edwin Baza (bold and italicized)
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Are you good enough to Heaven?
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2) The Law of God (Slides 5-15)
3) The Law of God Proves No One Is Good Enough To Deserve or Earn Heaven (Slides 16-17)
4) The Law of God Demands Punishment (Hell-Slide 18)
5) False views and statements of Hell (Slide 19)
6) What is Hell and What is it like? (Slides 20-21)
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8) What is Heaven and What Is It Like? (Slides 25-26)
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The Gospel is:
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1. Are you a Fanatic for Jesus or a Follower of Jesus?
Definitions To Explain the Difference:
Fanatic- One who is an admirer or enthusiastic devotee for a cause and or person. However, a fanatic
does not follow for too long and usually loses interest in the thing or person they are following.
Follower- One who follows and or comes after another. One who follows mentally and or adherer to the
opinions, ideas, or teachings of a leader, influencer, and or celebrity. However, a follower is forever
loyal and dedicated to following whoever they are following and never loses interest in them.
There are Fanatics and Followers in the Bible
*There were those who were “Fanatics Only”:
The Rich Young Ruler-Matthew 19:16-22; Mark 10:17-27; Luke 18:18-23
Herod-Luke 23:6-12
King Herod Agrippa-Acts 26:28
Felix the Governor-Acts 24:24-25
The men who approached Jesus on the road to Jerusalem- Luke 9:57-62
The Scribe who asked Jesus “Which is the greatest commandment of all”? -Mark 12:34
The Nine Lepers who were healed but did not come back to thank Jesus -Luke 17:11-19
*There were those who were Followers at first but later revealed to be Fanatics:
Many Jewish Disciples (after the feeding miracle of the 5,000)-John 6:66
Simon the Sorcerer who followed Philip in Samaria-Acts 8:9-24
Judas Iscariot-Matthew 26:14-26; Matthew 27:3-10; Mark 3:19; Mark 14:10; Luke 6:16; John 6:70-
71; John 12:4-6; John 13:21-26
Demas (fellow missionary that served with Paul)- Colossians 4:14; Philemon 1:24; 2 Timothy
4:10
Hymenaeus and Alexander (two mentioned by Paul who became false teachers)-1 Timothy 1:19-
20
Philetus (another mentioned by Paul who also became a false teacher)- 2 Timothy 2:17
*There were those who were Fanatics at first but later became Followers in secret:
Joseph Arimathea (Pharisee)- John 19:38
Nicodemus (Pharisee)- John 3:1-2; John 19:39
*There were those who became Followers then became Fanatics but later became Followers again:
2. The 12 Disciples of Jesus- Matthew 19:27-29; John 6:67-68; Mark 14:29-31; Mark 14:50-51;
Matthew 26:31-35; Luke 22:33-34; Luke 24:1-53; John 18:15-27; John 2:22; John 20:1-30; John
21:15-19; Mark 16:14; Matthew 28:1-10; Matthew 28:16-20
Mary the mother of James, Salome, and Mary Magdalene- Mark 16:1-18; John 20:11-18
The two unnamed disciples on the road to Emmaus- Luke 24:13-35
John Mark (who abandoned Paul and Barnabas)- Mark 14:51-52; Acts 15:37-41; Colossians 4:10;
2 Timothy 4:11
*There were those in Jesus’ family that did not believe at first but later became Followers:
James (step brother of Jesus) – Mark 3:29; John 7:5; Acts 1:14; 1 Corinthians 15:7; Galatians 1:19
Jude (step brother of Jesus) – Mark 3:29; John 7:5; Acts 1:14; Jude 1:1
*There was one who persecuted Followers of Christ but later became a Follower himself:
Saul (also known as Paul)- Acts 9:1-22; Acts 22:1-21; Acts 26:1-23
The Dare toCompare Chart: Are You A Fanaticand TheFollower?
THE FANATIC THE FOLLOWER
Professor of Faith-Being a Christian isjust a titleor labelthey use
Has Dead or Demonic Faith (BelievesOnly! Faith with noworks)
Unfruitful Life(No evidence toprovethat their lifehaschanged)
Possessor of Faith-Being a Christian is living out their faith
Has Saving Faith= Faith that works
Fruitful Life(Evidence toprovea changed life)
Boasts of Christ but will quickly deny Him when persecution
comes
Boasts of Christ and will not deny Him when persecution comes
They rarely talk about God but more ofthe world
Conformed totheworld (things below)
They often talkabout God ratherthan the world
Transformed by therenewal oftheir mind (thingsabove)
Trying to better oneself daily (self-help)
Does not want to give up everything to follow Christ
Dying to self-daily (self-denial)
Gives up everything to follow Christ
Ungrateful for what God hasdoneand isstill doing in theirlife
Complains everyday about anything and everything
Grateful for what God hasdoneand isstill doing in theirlife
Rejoices everyday (regardless ifthey are having a good or bad day)
Displays lack of faith when suffering comes theirway
Foundation offaith built on sinking sand
Blames God for their suffering
Believes Christians are not to sufferat all
Displays strong faith when suffering comes theirway
Foundation offaith built on solid rock
Blesses God for their suffering
Believes Christians are to suffer because it produces character,hope,and
endurance
Keeping their Christian life and witness a secret Making their Christian life and witness known to all
They are not afraid to lose relationships because they are Christian
3. Afraid to lose relationships because they are Christian
False Conversion (The Sinner’s Prayer-I prayed a prayer
and or a person prayed over me and said I was saved)
True Conversion (Heard, Believed, and Responded to the Gospel
through Repentance and Faith)
Believes the Bible is not the final authority for all matters
of life
Easily offended and disagrees with what the Bible (God’s
Word) teaches
Does not believe the Bible to be inspired by God but written
by men
Believes the Bible has flaws in it and cannot be trusted
Believes the Bible is not relevant for today
Believes the Bible is not the only revelation of God. They
believe in new revelations from God
Does not endure Sound Doctrine
Believes the Bible to be the final authority for all matters of life
Receives instruction and agrees with what the Bible (God’s Word)
teaches
Believes the Bible to be divinely inspired by God (who used men to
write and compile the Bible)
Believes the Bible to be infallible and can be trusted
Believes the Bible is both relevant today and throughout history
The Bible is the only revelation of God
(There are no more new revelations from Him)
Endures Sound Doctrine
Low view of God:
God the Father: Bell boy, The Man Upstairs, Big Brother,
Genie, etc.
God the Son: Passive, Weak, Frail, Home Boy, Good Teacher,
Love Bomber (Hippie), Enlightened Guru, Boyfriend,
Prophet, Miracle Worker, etc.
God the Spirit: A force or spirit energy you can tap into
Elevated View of God:
God the Father: Holy, Righteous, Just, Merciful, Gracious, etc.
God the Son: Lord of Lords, King of Kings, Conqueror, Mediator, The
Messiah, Savior, etc.
God the Spirit: He is God, Spirit of Truth, Spirit of the Lord, Spirit of
Wisdom and Understanding, Spirit of Adoption, Comforter, etc.
“What would Jesus do”? Therefore, I must do!
“What must I do to inherit Eternal Life”?
“What Jesus did for me already!” Therefore, it is finished!
“Lord, you hold the words of Eternal Life”?
Positive Thinking and Living Holy and Righteous Living
Does not have relations with members of the Church
Prefers isolation from the Church (De-Churching)
Favors individualism
Has relations with members of the Church
Prefers to connection with the Church
Favors community
Fickle to the cause
Lack of Commitment
Faithful to the cause
Life-long/Whole-Hearted Commitment
Serves Two Masters: God and ___________ Monotheism: Believes in God (Three in One)
4. Worships Idols more than God
Syncretism: Blends God and ___________
Serves only one Master: God
Worships God Alone
Seeks and cares for miracles, signs, and wonders only
Wants the Holy Spirit for power (to do miracles, signs, and
wonders)
Needs miracles, signs, and wonders daily to believe
Encountering and knowing God based by having mystical
and occultic experiences
Faith is seeing to believe God
Every Christian has been given apostolic power and
authority because the Bible does teach it (Not all Scripture
is descriptive! Holds to Prescriptive View)
Seeks to have a personal relationship with God
Needs the Holy Spirit to empower, lead, and guide them in their life
Does not need to see miracles, signs, and wonders daily to believe.
The greatest miracle is what the Gospel does to the human heart
(conversion).
Encountering and knowing God by reading the Word
Faith is believing without seeing God
Every Christian does not possess apostolic power and authority
because the Bible does not teach it (Not all Scripture is
prescriptive! Holds to Descriptive View)
Seeks God for material blessings rather than spiritual
blessings
Money and worldly possessions are great gain
Seeks God for spiritual blessings rather than material blessings
Godliness with contentment is great gain!
Being a Christian is a fad spiritual journey.
Believes at first but then soon departs and renounces their
faith in Christ
Being a Christian is lifelong spiritual journey
Continues to believe and never departs and or renounces their
faith in Christ
Forgiven less but loves God less
Therefore, they forgive others conditionally
Forgiven much but loves God more
Therefore, they forgive others unconditionally
Looks to their own self-interests (self-focus) Looks to the interest of others (others-focus)
Sees fellowship with other believers as a social club.
Nothing more!
Sees fellowship with other believers to grow in their faith, their
relationship with one another, and to be held accountable.
They are hearers of the Word only
They believe the Bible is centered on them
They want to hear what they want to hear
Scripture Twister (taking a scripture verse out of its
context)
Does not understand the things of God-It is foolish to them
Hates to read and study the Word
They are doers of the Word
They believe the Bible is centered on Christ (His Story)
They want to hear what God is speaking to them
Rightly divides the Word of Truth (carefully reading and studying
the Scripture in its proper context)
Understands the things of God because they are spiritually
discerned
Loves to study and read the Word
5. Indiscernible (does not test all things)
Christians are not to judge at all
Susceptible to false doctrines
Discernable (test all things)
Christians are to judge with righteous judgment
Contends against false doctrines
Refuses Church discipline if caught in sin
Denies and conceals their sin
Does not repent from sin and is not restored
Receives Church discipline if caught in sin
Confesses and admits their sin
Repents from sin and is restored
Spiritual Level: Childish
Never wants to mature in the faith
Discipleship is notnecessary for maturing
Milk of the Word Only
Spiritual Level: Maturity
Continuesto mature in the faith
Discipleship is necessary for maturing
From Milk to Meat of the Word
Worships God only on Sunday (They worship at Church)
Public Worship: Praises God with their lips and hands
during Sunday Worship but their hearts are far from Him
Private Worship: Inactive in Spiritual Disciplines in their
private life (praying, fasting, and reading, studying the
Bible)
Worships God every day (They bring their worship to Church)
Public Worship: Praises God with their lips and hands during
Sunday Worship but their hearts are in right standing with Him.
Private Worship: Proactive in Spiritual Disciplines in their life
(praying, fasting, reading, and studying the Bible)
Known tobe a CEO (Christmas/Easter service only).
They only attend service out of their own
convenience.
Known to regularly attend servicebecause of theirlove for the church and
the preaching
It is not about church attendance but it is all about coming to worship God
together as a church
Evaluates and criticizes the pastorand his preaching Evaluates themselves by the preaching and appreciates the Pastor’s
exhortation
Spectator/Attendeeat church
Lackof involvement or interest in joining and serving theChurch
Consumer: What can God and theChurch dotoservemy needs?
Spiritual Symbol: A stagnant reservoir
Member/Staff of theChurch
Actively involved with serving the Church
Contributor:How can God use me to serve theneeds oftheChurch?
Spiritual Symbol: A never-ending river that flows
Does not give financially to theChurch (they see it as God or the
Church robbing them)
If they do, they will give out of compulsion and not willfully
Stores treasures (possessions)on earth
Gives financially to the Church (they see it as a form/expression of
worship to God and a way to advance the spreading of the Gospel)
They willfully give out of a cheerful heart
Stores treasures in Heaven (spiritual rewards)
6. Life consists of accumulating material possessions
Blessed to receive rather than to give
All Christiansmust tithe10% according to the Law
(Legalistic Giving)
Life does not consistof accumulating material possessions but rather give
it away to others
Blessed to give rather than to receive
All Christiansare free to tithe whatever amount they desire
(Generous/Liberal Giving)
Shows Favoritism tothosewhoaregreat (rich and famous)-looksdown
on the least
Loves only those who lovethem
Attitude: “Who ismy neighbor”?
Hatestheir enemies
Does not show Favoritism (For God doesnot show favoritism)-cares for the least
Loves everyone equally
Attitude: My neighbor is anyone whois need
Loves theirenemies
Inconsistent with holy and righteous living
Believes they aresinless and noneed toconfess and or repent their sins
toward God
Loves sin/Believes it isok to sin (occasionally or continually)
Consistent with holy and righteous living
Believes they still sin but continually confesses and repents of sins toward God
Hates sin/Believes it isnot okay to sinat all
Sees outreach as humanitarian and philanthropy work
They oppose those whosharethe Gospel
Apatheticto sharethe Gospeltothosewhoare lost
Compromising with theculture by embracing it
Sees outreach as soul winning (evangelism)
They support and servealongside thosewho sharethe Gospel
Passionateto sharethe Gospelwith those whoarelost
Countering the culture by engaging and sharing the Gospel
Does not knowwhat the Gospel is
Ashamed ofsharing theGospel
Great Commission is not a command for all Christians
“God is love sojust love on everybody”!
They say they love other believersbut theiractionsshowthey hatethem
They tear down otherbelieversby being critical, judgmental, and gossip
They causedivision within theChurch
They put preferences over principles
They put Traditions over Truth
Knowledgeable ofwhat the Gospel is
Not ashamed tosharetheGospel
Great Commission is a command for all Christians
Speakthe truth in love!
They loveother believersand theiractions provethey love them
They build up other believersthrough words of inspiration and encouragement
They strive for unity and peacewithin the Church
They put principles overpreferences
They put Truth over Traditions
Judges, compares, and criticizes people(both believers and non-
believers)
Takes communion in vain
Examinesand judgesoneselfto see ifthey areofthefaith
Takes communion seriously and considers it sacred
Esteems Pastor and Teachersratherthan God
Favorsman-centered preaching
Esteems God for gifting theChurch with pastorsand teachers
FavorsChrist-centered preaching
7. They want immediate results totheirprayers
They always forget tobless and thank God for answered prayers
They areenvious of others being blessed by God (for they receive not
because they asknot)
They test God by demanding Him togivethem what they want (spoiled
child)
Themotive oftheirhearts is often selfish
They will wait on theLord toanswer their prayers
They arethankful and praise God alwaysfor answered prayers
They arenot envious ofothersbeing blessed by God.Rather they arecontent on how
theLord answerstheir prayers: EitherYes, no,Wait
They donot test God but remain humble in theirprayer requests
Themotive oftheirheartsis always selfless
Not Watchful/Anticipating theLord’s return
Believes Christ isdelaying His coming
Watchful/Anticipating theLord’sReturn
Believes Christ can comeatany moment
“I willavenge for theevil that hasbeendone untome”!
Repays evil for evil/insult for insult
“Vengeance belongstotheLord”! “Hewill avengeme”!
Overcomes evil with good
Man-Pleaser
Wants recognition from people
Glory toself when doing good works
Boastsin self
God-Pleaser
Does not want recognition from people
Glory toGod when doing good works
Boastsin God
Puffed Up Heart (Knowledge)
Reading and studying theBible for factsonly
Thinkstheyare wisein their own mind but foolish at heart
Thinksthey knowtheBible in and out and doesnot read and study the
Bible togrowmorein their knowledge ofGod
Thinkstheyare teachersand donot think they need mentoring from
others
Humble Heart (Knowledge)
Reading and studying theBibletoapply the Word intotheir life
Thinkstheyarenot wise but continuesto study the Word togain wisdom
Does not believe they knowtheBible in and out but continues togrowin their
knowledge ofGod
They consider themselves students ofthe Word whoneed tobementored by others