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Sunday, January 31, 2021

An Imperative Regarding Grumbling



This is the manuscript of the sermon delivered at Christ Church on January 31, 2021. This is the fifth sermon in a sermon series "Great Imperatives For Effective Living"

As believers, we are given a new way to live and a new message to share. In Christ, we are given a new identity and a new future. Most importantly, we are transformed into a “new-er” version of ourselves. 

In the midst of a number of great affirmations and challenges to the Philippians, Paul also talks about a negative concern that he has.  It comes through loud and clear that the saints would not bring glory to God or happiness to themselves if they gripe and grumble about things around them.

Philippians 2:14‭-‬15 NLT Do everything without complaining and arguing, so that no one can criticize you. Live clean, innocent lives as children of God, shining like bright lights in a world full of crooked and perverse people.

For an audio recording of the sermon click the YouTube link at the end of this manuscript.  

To see a video of the entire service click this link https://youtu.be/mC7TNWgQyAQ


Sermon Scripture

Philippians 2:12‭-‬18 NLT Dear friends, you always followed my instructions when I was with you. And now that I am away, it is even more important. Work hard to show the results of your salvation, obeying God with deep reverence and fear. For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him. Do everything without complaining and arguing, so that no one can criticize you. Live clean, innocent lives as children of God, shining like bright lights in a world full of crooked and perverse people. Hold firmly to the word of life; then, on the day of Christ’s return, I will be proud that I did not run the race in vain and that my work was not useless. But I will rejoice even if I lose my life, pouring it out like a liquid offering to God, just like your faithful service is an offering to God. And I want all of you to share that joy. Yes, you should rejoice, and I will share your joy.

Text: 

Philippians 2:14‭-‬15 NLT Do everything without complaining and arguing, so that no one can criticize you. Live clean, innocent lives as children of God, shining like bright lights in a world full of crooked and perverse people.

Introduction


Remember at the start of this series I said that even with all the struggle and uncertainty of today we can rejoice in the  opportunities for ministry to others and service to our Lord.


As believers, we are given a new way to live and a new message to share. In Christ, we are given a new identity and a new future. Most importantly, we are transformed into a “new-er” version of ourselves. 


I want to end the series with one final exhortation from Paul to the Philippians.  


In the midst of a number of great affirmations and challenges to the Philippians, Paul also talks about a negative concern that he has.  It comes through loud and clear that the saints would not bring glory to God or happiness to themselves if they gripe and grumble about things around them.


Philippians 2:14‭-‬15 NLT Do everything without complaining and arguing, so that no one can criticize you. Live clean, innocent lives as children of God, shining like bright lights in a world full of crooked and perverse people.


To properly understand the significance of this concern we need to examine the context. Paul was speaking to Christians.  He wanted them to have the highest and the best the Father God had for them. He wanted the personal satisfaction of seeing them fulfill God’s purpose for them. This would be a source of joy to him not only during his life, but also in the day when Jesus Christ comes to receive and reward his followers. 


Philippians 2:16 NIV as you hold firmly to the word of life. And then I will be able to boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.


In this passage we read today let's notice the work of God in us, and let's consider the response that we should make to him.

 

I. The good work of God within us.


Philippians 2:13 NLT For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him.

This verse contains the good news of God’s personal presence in the heart of the believer as an individual and in the fellowship of the church as a collective body.

Ephesians 2:9‭-‬10 NLT Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.

This is good news letting us know that our great and eternal God is not an unmoved, unconcerned creator. He is the God who has come in the person of the Holy Spirit to dwell within us and to work his good work within us. 

Back in chapter 1 of Phillippians at verse 6 Paul had spoken about the beginning of this good work, and its completion at some undated time in the future.

Philippians 1:6 NLT And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.

And in Philippians 3:20‭-‬21 it says;

Philippians 3:20‭-‬21 NLT But we are citizens of heaven, where the Lord Jesus Christ lives. And we are eagerly waiting for him to return as our Savior. He will take our weak mortal bodies and change them into glorious bodies like his own, using the same power with which he will bring everything under his control.

In the meantime, God, Himself through the Holy Spirit, is at work to deliver us from the inward corruption of a sinful nature and from the contaminating effect of the crooked and perverse world we live in.

A. God works within us to help us choose and then energize us  to do good and right 


Philippians 2:13 NLT For God is working in you, giving

you the desire and the power to do what pleases him.


C. God wants us to be blameless in the midst of a sinful world. 


Philippians 2:14‭-‬16 NLT Do everything without

complaining and arguing, so that no one can criticize

you.


God wants us to live clean, innocent lives like salt that

adds flavor in a world full of crooked and perverse

people. 


Matthew 5:13 (NLT2)13  “You are the salt of the earth.

But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you

make it salty again? It will be thrown out and trampled

underfoot as worthless.


It is God’s will that we show ourselves to have not been

polluted by the world system.


Psalms 15:2‭-‬3 NLT Those who lead blameless lives and

do what is right, speaking the truth from sincere hearts.

People who refuse to gossip or harm their neighbors or

speak evil of their friends.



Romans 12:2 NLT Don’t copy the behavior and customs

of this world, but let God transform you into a new

person by changing the way you think. Then you will

learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and

pleasing and perfect.



D. God wants us to be without fault or flaw in the midst of a sinful world. 


Colossians 1:21‭-‬22 NLT This includes you who were

once far away from God. You were his enemies,

separated from him by your evil thoughts and actions.

Yet now he has reconciled you to himself through the

death of Christ in his physical body. As a result, he has

brought you into his own presence, and you are holy and

blameless as you stand before him without a single fault.


As we manifest these characteristics, we prove

ourselves and give evidence that we are indeed the

children of God.


E. God wants us to shine in the darkness and to  reflect  the word of light to those in spiritual darkness 


Philippians 2:14‭-‬16 NLT Do everything without complaining and arguing, so that no one can criticize you. Live clean, innocent lives as children of God, shining like bright lights in a world full of crooked and perverse people. Hold firmly to the word of life; then, on the day of Christ’s return, I will be proud that I did not run the race in vain and that my work was not useless.

Our light points others to the way of God.


Matthew 5:14‭-‬16 NLT “You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden.  No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house.  In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.


Our Heavenly Father God is interested in doing more for us than merely giving us a ticket to heaven and saving us from an eternity in hell. It is His will that we demonstrate the traits of our heavenly citizenship today. He wants us to guide others away from the life of no faith because that leads to ruin and eternal separation from God. 




II. The proper human response to God’s good work.


How will we respond as individuals and as a body of believers to the good work of God within us? Paul makes some very positive suggestions.


A. First of all, he suggests that we be obedient 


Philippians 2:12 NLT Dear friends, you always followed

my instructions when I was with you. And now that I am

away, it is even more important. Work hard to show the

results of your salvation, obeying God with deep

reverence and fear.


For example Jesus strongly asserted that we give proof

of our genuine discipleship by being obedient to His

commandment of love.


John 13:34‭-‬35 NLT So now I am giving you a new

commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved

you, you should love each other.  Your love for one

another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.”


He also declared, “You are my friends if you do what I

command you” 


John 15:13‭-‬15 NLT There is no greater love than to lay

down one’s life for one’s friends.  You are my friends if

you do what I command.  I no longer call you slaves,

because a master doesn’t confide in his slaves. Now you

are my friends, since I have told you everything the

Father told me.


There is no substitute for obedience. It is impossible for

God to accomplish his purpose in us or through us if we

do not respond to him with loving, joyful obedience.


B. We also must be willing to cooperate with God as he works within us. 


Ephesians 3:20‭-‬21 NLT Now all glory to God, who is

able, through his mighty power at work within us, to

accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or

think. Glory to him in the church and in Christ Jesus

through all generations forever and ever! Amen.


Responding in joy and excitement and loyalty, we must

work with God as he works in us. Our reason for

working with God should not be because we think that

work will save us and get us into heaven. 


We know that we are saved by God’s grace because of

our faith.


Ephesians 2:8-9 (NLT2)8  God saved you by his grace

when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is

a gift from God.9  Salvation is not a reward for the good

things we have done, so none of us can boast about it.  


Paul was not teaching that we can work our way to

heaven. He was insisting that we  must work with God to

avoid failure in our lives and in our witness.  There

needs to be some evidence of our citizenship.  



James 2:14‭-‬17 NLT What good is it, dear brothers and

sisters, if you say you have faith but don’t show it by

your actions? Can that kind of faith save anyone?

Suppose you see a brother or sister who has no food or

clothing, and you say, “Good-bye and have a good day;

stay warm and eat well”—but then you don’t give that 

person any food or clothing. What good does that do? 

So you see, faith by itself isn’t enough. Unless it

produces good deeds, it is dead and useless.



C. Paul warns us about  grumbling and complaining when called to demonstrate that we are in the family of God and about Kingdom business. 


The pilgrimage of Israel from Egypt to the promised land

gives us the background for this suggestion. A study of

the Old Testament reveals that Moses had a complaining

attitude at times and the people of Israel had a

consistent performance record of grumbling and griping

and finding fault, not only with God, but with Moses and

Aaron. Jean gave us an example of Israel’s complaining 

in the scripture that she read this morning.  Exodus

16:1‭-‬12 NLT


Moses complained after he went to Pharaoh, as God

commanded him and Pharaoh didn't let the people go.


Exodus 5:22‭-‬23 NLT Then Moses went back to the Lord

and protested, “Why have you brought all this trouble on

your own people, Lord? Why did you send me? Ever

since I came to Pharaoh as your spokesman, he has

been even more brutal to your people. And you have

done nothing to rescue them!”


Grumbling and complaining  often indicate the following:


1. Intellectual rebellion against God.

2. Moral rebellion.

3. The absence of faith.

4. The absence of love for God and others.

5. The absence of wisdom. 

6. The absence of concern for others.


Grumbling seldom if ever accomplishes  anything

good. Nothing positive comes by complaining about

our circumstances and doing nothing.


 Conclusion


The pathway of grumbling and faultfinding is the pathway to failure and disappointment. We Christians are to be above criticism when it comes to our behavior with regard to kingdom business. We are not above criticism if we are constantly grumbling and complaining.  This doesn’t mean that we can’t disagree, which is often healthy, but disagreeing and grumbling are two entirely different things. 

It’s normal for people to have different views, and there are times when disciples of Jesus Christ need to stand up in the face of opposition for what we believe. But we need to state our positions in a positive and factual way without becoming angry, bitter, or insulting. 

You’ve probably heard the phrase we can “disagree without being disagreeable.”  and we can be.

Proverbs 13:10 NLT says Pride leads to conflict; those who take advice are wise.

Avoiding grumbling  begins with our motives and desires. If you care more about “winning an argument” or “being right,” a spirit of contention is almost certain to follow.  This is something I have to personally work on.

Are you a grumbler? Are you a faultfinder? 

Grumbling is a human fault to which all of us must plead some degree of guilt. Let us recognize that grumbling is not only foolish but is also sinful. Let us forsake this negative attitude and abrasive habit so that God can accomplish his good purpose within us.

Father, you have hidden us in Christ. Our salvation is not a one-time event, but an ongoing, eternal relationship with you. Let us live each day of knowing that we are joined to you, seeking your kingdom for your glory.

John 14:6 KJV says 

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

The gift of Salvation is a FREE gift that is offered to everyone and is a simple to receive. To receive Christ into your life, you have to:

Admit that you are a sinner.

“For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;” (Romans 3:23)

The result of sin is Spiritual death, which means eternal separation of God.“For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord” (Romans 6:23). Admitting that you have sinned and are separated from God is the first step of repentance (turning from sin and self and turning to God) and receiving God into your life.

Believe that Jesus Christ is God’s Son and that He died for your sins

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved” (John 3:16-17).

Although we have done nothing to deserve God’s love and salvation, God provided salvation for all who would repent of their sins and believe in Jesus Christ.

Confess your sin to God and then confess that Jesus Christ is Lord of your life.

“…if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation” (Romans 10:9-10)

Receive Jesus Christ into your heart and life

“For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved” (Romans 10:13)

Then tell somebody.

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Sunday, January 24, 2021

An Imperative Regarding False Teachers



This is the manuscript of the sermon delivered at Christ Church on January 24, 2021. This is the third sermon in a sermon series "Great Imperatives For Effective Living"

Paul is concerned with false teachers, and he warned the congregation in Philippi, and us today, against the danger of being misled in their and our faith. Paul warns the Philippians, and us today, about the necessity of being on guard against false teaching and false teachers. Paul was afraid that the Philippian congregation would be subjected to the same kind of dangers that he dealt with in his letter to the Galatians.

The Galatians had initially responded to the gospel by faith but later they had become confused and misled by these Judaizers, who caused them to fall away from the way of grace. They added the works of the law to faith as essentials for salvation.

Galatians 3:1‭-‬4 NLT Oh, foolish Galatians! Who has cast an evil spell on you? For the meaning of Jesus Christ’s death was made as clear to you as if you had seen a picture of his death on the cross. Let me ask you this one question: Did you receive the Holy Spirit by obeying the law of Moses? Of course not! You received the Spirit because you believed the message you heard about Christ. How foolish can you be? After starting your new lives in the Spirit, why are you now trying to become perfect by your own human effort? Have you experienced so much for nothing? Surely it was not in vain, was it?

Paul was concerned that the same would happen to the Philippians. 

For an audio recording of the sermon click the YouTube link at the end of this manuscript.  

To see a video of the entire service click this link https://youtu.be/ZLlZ92AClSU

Scripture Reading: 

Philippians 3:2‭-‬11 NLT Watch out for those dogs, those people who do evil, those mutilators who say you must be circumcised to be saved. For we who worship by the Spirit of God are the ones who are truly circumcised. We rely on what Christ Jesus has done for us. We put no confidence in human effort, though I could have confidence in my own effort if anyone could. Indeed, if others have reason for confidence in their own efforts, I have even more! I was circumcised when I was eight days old. I am a pure-blooded citizen of Israel and a member of the tribe of Benjamin—a real Hebrew if there ever was one! I was a member of the Pharisees, who demand the strictest obedience to the Jewish law. I was so zealous that I harshly persecuted the church. And as for righteousness, I obeyed the law without fault. I once thought these things were valuable, but now I consider them worthless because of what Christ has done. Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I could gain Christ and become one with him. I no longer count on my own righteousness through obeying the law; rather, I become righteous through faith in Christ. For God’s way of making us right with himself depends on faith. I want to know Christ and experience the mighty power that raised him from the dead. I want to suffer with him, sharing in his death, so that one way or another I will experience the resurrection from the dead!


Text: 

Philippians 3:2 NLT Watch out for those dogs, those people who do evil, those mutilators who say you must be circumcised to be saved.

Introduction

In this part of his letter to the Philippians Paul is concerned with false teachers, and he warned the congregation in Philippi, and us today, against the danger of being misled in their and our faith. In the verses that follow the text, which we just read, we get  the impression that these false teachers were the Judaizers.Judaizers were those who believed that Gentiles must become Jews in order to be Christians. We get that impression because Paul said that these people were saying that you must be circumcised.  Circumcision was the sign of the covenant between God and Abraham and his descendents.  

Genesis 17:12‭-‬14 NLT From generation to generation, every male child must be circumcised on the eighth day after his birth. This applies not only to members of your family but also to the servants born in your household and the foreign-born servants whom you have purchased. All must be circumcised. Your bodies will bear the mark of my everlasting covenant. Any male who fails to be circumcised will be cut off from the covenant family for breaking the covenant.”

The Judaizers found it very difficult to believe that the Gentiles were included in God’s great redemptive purpose. They would have preferred to restrict Christianity to the Jews, and they resisted every outreach effort that was extended toward non-Jews. The Judaizers were seemingly unable to see that their traditions placed restrictions on the love and mercy of God. They were legalistic and literalistic in their interpretations of the Old Testament. Every “i” of the Law must be dotted and every "t” crossed. They were blind to the changes that the preaching of the gospel and the work of the Holy Spirit were bringing about in the hearts and lives of Gentile believers, in that salvation and a relationship with God was achieved by faith and not by the works including obeying the Law.

Paul warns the Philippians, and us today, about the necessity of being on guard against false teaching and false teachers. Paul was afraid that the Philippian congregation would be subjected to the same kind of dangers that he dealt with in his letter to the Galatians. Jean read some of that letter this morning, in Galatians 1:1-14. 

The Galatians had initially responded to the gospel by faith but later they had become confused and misled by these Judaizers, who caused them to fall away from the way of grace. They added the works of the law to faith as essentials for salvation.

Let's go back to 

Galatians 3:1‭-‬4 NLT Oh, foolish Galatians! Who has cast an evil spell on you? For the meaning of Jesus Christ’s death was made as clear to you as if you had seen a picture of his death on the cross. Let me ask you this one question: Did you receive the Holy Spirit by obeying the law of Moses? Of course not! You received the Spirit because you believed the message you heard about Christ. How foolish can you be? After starting your new lives in the Spirit, why are you now trying to become perfect by your own human effort? Have you experienced so much for nothing? Surely it was not in vain, was it?

Paul was concerned that the same would happen to the Philippians. 

I. So Paul issues a warning against legalism.

From verse 3 of Philippians on, we draw the conclusion that Paul was informing his converts in Philippi to be on their guard. They needed to oppose those who insisted that the proper observance of external religious ceremonies, along with ancestral relationships, gave them a special position of privilege in God’s sight.

Genesis 15:4‭-‬6 NLT Then the Lord said to him, “No, your servant will not be your heir, for you will have a son of your own who will be your heir.” Then the Lord took Abram outside and said to him, “Look up into the sky and count the stars if you can. That’s how many descendants you will have!” And Abram believed the Lord , and the Lord counted him as righteous because of his faith.

Galatians 3:6‭-‬7 NLT In the same way, “Abraham believed God, and God counted him as righteous because of his faith.”  The real children of Abraham, then, are those who put their faith in God.

So it was faith that caused God to count Abraham as righteous not anything that Abraham did other than believe Him.

So the fact that you were a direct descendant of Abraham gave you  no special position of privilege in God’s sight.

Paul addressed this point again  about religious ceremonies, and ancestral relationships, in his letter to the Romans.

Romans 4:1‭-‬3 NLT Abraham was, humanly speaking, the founder of our Jewish nation. What did he discover about being made right with God? If his good deeds had made him acceptable to God, he would have had something to boast about. But that was not God’s way. For the Scriptures tell us, “Abraham believed God, and God counted him as righteous because of his faith.”

Romans 14:5‭-‬9 NLT In the same way, some think one day is more holy than another day, while others think every day is alike. You should each be fully convinced that whichever day you choose is acceptable. Those who worship the Lord on a special day do it to honor him. Those who eat any kind of food do so to honor the Lord, since they give thanks to God before eating. And those who refuse to eat certain foods also want to please the Lord and give thanks to God. For we don’t live for ourselves or die for ourselves. If we live, it’s to honor the Lord. And if we die, it’s to honor the Lord. So whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord. Christ died and rose again for this very purpose—to be Lord both of the living and of the dead.

Paul went into great detail, in his letter to the Phillippians, to demonstrate that he no longer put his faith and trust in his ancestral heritage and his works, the things on which he previously had based his hope for a right relationship with God. 

In other words, He no longer put faith in his religious self-discipline or achievements as a basis for acceptance before the Father God.

Philippians 3:5‭-‬7 NLT I was circumcised when I was eight days old. I am a pure-blooded citizen of Israel and a member of the tribe of Benjamin—a real Hebrew if there ever was one! I was a member of the Pharisees, who demand the strictest obedience to the Jewish law. I was so zealous that I harshly persecuted the church. And as for righteousness, I obeyed the law without fault. I once thought these things were valuable, but now I consider them worthless because of what Christ has done.

As we said last week Paul was saying that he was not going to waste any more time worrying about the past, he was now concerned with the main thing, he was going to press on toward the goal ahead.  

Paul encouraged the Philippian congregation to trust in Jesus Christ plus nothing else, for a righteousness that comes through faith.

Philippians 3:8‭-‬9 NLT Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I could gain Christ and become one with him. I no longer count on my own righteousness through obeying the law; rather, I become righteous through faith in Christ. For God’s way of making us right with himself depends on faith.



II. Paul then  issues a warning against false teachings.

In the closing verses of Philippians 3, Paul warned believers against listening to and following those who separate belief from conduct and behavior.  

Philippians 3:17‭-‬19 NLT Dear brothers and sisters, pattern your lives after mine, and learn from those who follow our example. For I have told you often before, and I say it again with tears in my eyes, that there are many whose conduct shows they are really enemies of the cross of Christ. They are headed for destruction. Their god is their appetite, they brag about shameful things, and they think only about this life here on earth.

The false teachers in this passage may be the Gnostics, who believed that people found acceptance before God on the basis of a superior knowledge. This belief was communicated to them by those who thought they had the secrets of the knowledge of God. The Gnostics believed that any natural matter, people plants, animals, any natural thing, is essentially evil and that the Creator God is so exalted and so far removed from mankind that he is really unconcerned about human conduct.

These false teachers denied the true humanity of Jesus Christ and in so doing also denied his divinity. Paul warns his beloved Philippians against the belief that there is no relationship between the condition of the life that someone lives and eternity.     In fact how you live is very important and determines the rewards we will receive at the judgement seat of Christ.

2 Corinthians 5:10 NLT For we must all stand before Christ to be judged. We will each receive whatever we deserve for the good or evil we have done in this earthly body.

Conclusion

There are many false teachers in the world today and some of them are very sophisticated. We need to beware because these folk and these religious teachers can lead us astray from the truth of God’s Word. 

2 Corinthians 11:12‭-‬15 NLT But I will continue doing what I have always done. This will undercut those who are looking for an opportunity to boast that their work is just like ours. These people are false apostles. They are deceitful workers who disguise themselves as apostles of Christ. But I am not surprised! Even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. So it is no wonder that his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. In the end they will get the punishment their wicked deeds deserve.

In a series of sermons last year I called these people counterfeiters passing a counterfeit religion.  These people are even more devious than those who counterfeit clothes,  perfumes and money.  

We need to be cautious to make sure that we are not led away from the path of righteousness by what we hear on the radio, see on television or in videos or from the pulpit. We need to be on guard so that we are not led astray by the customs and the traditions of our culture that are often accepted as the law and the gospel.

Here is what Jesus said once about the Pharisees,  the religious teachers of the time He walked the earth;

Matthew 15:13‭-‬14 NLT Jesus replied, “Every plant not planted by my heavenly Father will be uprooted,  so ignore them. They are blind guides leading the blind, and if one blind person guides another, they will both fall into a ditch.”

The  best way to prevent ourselves from being misled is to make a total commitment to Jesus Christ as heaven’s infallible teacher as well as our Lord and Savior and the Holy Spirit who Jesus said would teach us.   

John 14:23‭-‬26 NLT Jesus replied, “All who love me will do what I say. My Father will love them, and we will come and make our home with each of them.  Anyone who doesn’t love me will not obey me. And remember, my words are not my own. What I am telling you is from the Father who sent me.  I am telling you these things now while I am still with you.  But when the Father sends the Advocate as my representative—that is, the Holy Spirit—he will teach you everything and will remind you of everything I have told you.

Where do we find His teaching, His instruction?  We find it in His Word, in the Bible.  

Your local bank tellers know when a counterfeit bill comes their way because they’ve memorized the details of a real dollar. In the same way, believers with sound biblical knowledge will recognize and discard an anti-Christ message or attitude when it reaches their ears.

Let’s listen to him as he speaks to us with authority concerning God, others, and things that are of eternal value.


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