Sermons About Heresy
The Heresy of the Well-Intended
Judges 17 illustrates God's sovereign hand in the midst of gross immorality. The setting is some 30 to 40 years after the Israelites' entrance to the promised land - a time when "every man did right in his own eyes." The account of Ephram and Micah demonstrates what happens when you overlook sin and ignore God. The steps to gross immorality depend on what you think about God. What we find is that without God, we have no standards and the decay of standards among people often starts with small reductions of God and small elevations of man. But the Bible teaches us that all peoples of the world need a Godly shepherd, and adhering to the truths of God's word is paramount so that we may not be cast unto immorality.
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Don't Swerve
The content of the Gospel message is absolutely critical in this call to endurance. The narrative of God’s covenant-keeping work in the world can be seen through the themes of creation, fall, redemption and recreation. And in the midst of this great story we can also get a glimpse into the heart of the Gospel, “For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures.” (1 Cor. 15:3-4, ESV) We must walk on in the truth of this gospel.
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Heresy of the Heart
In the closing verses of Galatians we are directed to the importance of this book by Paul's large hand writing. We also see that the real reason why these Jews are seeking circumcision is so that they do not have to suffer persecution for being a Christian. The real problem in Galatia is a Heresy of the Heart. So how do you hide your Christianity.
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O Foolish Galatians!
After Paul is finished defending the truthfulness of his message and his own authority as an Apostle he turns his attention to the Galatians. In a fit of frustration Paul seems to yell through the pages "O Foolish Galatians Who has Bewitched You!" What was it that had Paul so bent out of shape? What had they embraced? In this message we observe the Foolishness of the Galatians, the Formula for Salvation, and the Example of the Faith of Abraham. Galatians 3:1-6
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