Solid Building Blocks
Composed of the following:
Isaiah28:10 For it is precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon
line, line upon line; here a little, there a little.
Ephesians 4:14. That we
henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every
wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they
lie in wait to deceive;
Colossians 1:23 If ye
continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope
of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature
which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister.
The Church meets together locally, under various names and denominations, for the purpose of worship, praise, fellowship, and the teaching and preaching of God’s Word: with its governing body of Pastors, Elders, Deacons, etc.
EPHESIANS 5:23 For
the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is head of the
Church: and is Savior of the body.
COLOSSIANS 2:19 And he
is head of the body, the Church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the
dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.
2 CORINTHIANS 11:2 For I
am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I espoused you to one husband, that
I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.
ACTS 2:47 Praising God,
and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the Church daily
such as should be saved.
PHILIPPIANS 1:1 Paul and
Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which
are at Philippi, with the Bishops and Deacons.
HEBREW 10:25 Not
forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but
exhorting one another: and so much more, as ye see the day approaching.
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The Judgment Seat of Christ will take place, when the Church is caught up to meet him in the air at his second coming. this judgment is upon the works and not the sins of the believer. The results of this judgment will be reward or loss of reward, but the believer shall be saved.
JOHN 5:22 For the
Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son.
2 CORINTHIANS 5:10 For
we must all appear before the Judgment Seat of Christ; that
every one may
receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it
be good or bad.
ROMANS 14:10-12 But why
dost thou judge thy brother? Or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? For we
must all stand before the Judgment Seat of Christ. As I live, saith the lord,
every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God. So then every
one of us shall give account of himself to God.
1 CORINTHIANS 3:13-15
Every mans work shall be manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it
shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every mans work of what sort
it is. If any mans work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a
reward. If any mans work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself
shall be saved; yet so as by fire.
1 PETER 1:17 And if ye
call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every
mans work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear.
REVELATIONS 22:12 Behold
I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his
work shall be.
HEBREWS 9:27 It is
appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment.
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The Great White
Throne Judgment will be upon all the unsaved people,
from the beginning
of humanity to the end.
This judgment will be according to peoples works and any person not found in the
Book of life, is thrown into the Lake of Fire. This judgment will take place
at the end of the
Millennial Reign of Jesus Christ.
There will be a day of
reckoning, for all the evil things that have been done;
throughout all of humanity. God has seen everything and it has been recorded
and each will be judged according to what was written.
REVELATIONS 20:11-15
And I saw a great white throne, and Him that sat on it, from whose face the
earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
Vs.12 And I saw the
dead, small and great stand before God; and the books were opened: and another
book was opened, which is the Book of Life: and the dead were judged out of
those things that were written in the books, according to their works
Vs.13 And the sea gave
up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which
were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
Vs.14 And death and hell
were cast into the Lake of Fire. this is the second death.
Vs.15 And whosoever was
not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the Lake of Fire.
JUDE 1:14-15 And Enoch
also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these saying, behold the Lord cometh
with ten thousands of his saints, To execute judgment upon all, and to convince
all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have
ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have
spoken against him.
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Jesus Christ commanded his disciples to preach the gospel to all the world, baptizing all who believed, in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. This command was faithfully carried out in the early church. Water baptism is for believers only; those who hear the gospel, believe, and turn to Christ as their Savior.
This is the pattern we see throughout the early church, as is seen in the book of Acts. Water baptism is the outward symbolic act, of the regeneration, that has already taken place in the heart ( spirit ). It symbolizes the death of the old life and the birth of the new.
MARK 16:15-16 And he
said unto them. “Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every
creature”.
Vs.16. “ He that believes
and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned”.
MATTHEW 28:19 “Go ye
therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and
of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost”.
ACTS 8:35-38 Then Philip
opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.
Vs.36 And as they went
on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, “See, here is
water, what doth hinder me to be baptized”?
Vs.37 And Philip said,
“If thou believeth with all thine heart, thou mayest”. And he answered and said,
“I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God”.
Vs.38 And he commanded
the chariot to stand still: and they went down into the water, both Philip and
the eunuch: and he baptized him.
See the following:
ACTS 10:1-48
Notice
that while Peter was preaching about Jesus they received the Holy Spirit,
later they were baptized in water. ( Only born again Christians receive the Holy
Spirit ) they became Christians before they were baptized in water. Water
Baptism has nothing to do with regeneration.
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Communion, also called the Lord’s supper is an ordinance that the church observes; in remembrance of the sacrifices that the Lord Jesus made. The bread is a symbol of his body, broken for us and the cup, a symbol of his blood, shed for the remission of our sins.
MATTHEW 26:26-28 And
as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and gave it to his
disciples, and said, take, eat; this is my body.
Vs.27 And he took the
cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, drink ye all of it;
Vs.28 For this is my
blood of the new testament, which is shed for the remission of sins.
LUKE 22:17-20 And he
took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, take this and divide it among
yourselves:
Vs.18 For I say unto
you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall
come.
Vs.19 And he took bread
and gave thanks, and broke it and gave unto them, saying, this is my body which
is given for you: do this in remembrance of me.
Vs. 20 Likewise also the
cup after supper, saying, this cup is the New Testament in my blood, which is
shed for you.
1 CORINTHIANS
11:20-34...Vs.26 For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do
shew the Lords death till he come.
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The scriptures teach that we are the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus ( Galatians 3:26) and as sons, are joint heirs with Jesus Christ.
A. CHILDREN OF GOD
JOHN 1:12 But as many as
receive him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that
believe on his name.
GALATIANS 4:6 And
because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts,
crying Abba, Father.
PHILIPPIANS 2:15 That ye
may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of
a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world.
ROMANS 8:15-16 For ye
have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the
Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry Abba Father.
Vs.16 The Spirit itself
( himself ) beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God.
1 JOHN 3:1-2 Behold what
manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the
sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
Vs.2 Beloved, now are ye
the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that,
when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
B. HEIRS OF GOD
1 PETER 1:4 To an
inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in
heaven for you.
ROMANS 8:17 And if
children then heirs; heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ; if so be that we
suffer with him, that we may be glorified together.
GALATIANS 3:29 And if ye
be Christ’s then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.
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The righteousness of God, is all that God demands and approves, to be in good standing with him, and is ultimately found in Christ. By faith in Jesus Christ, the righteousness of Christ was imputed unto us.
ROMANS 3:21-22 But
now the righteousness of God apart from the law is manifested, being witnessed
by the prophets.
Vs.22 Even the
righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all
them that believe; for there is no difference.
ROMANS 3:26 To declare,
I say, at this time his righteousness, that he might be just, and the justifier
of him who believeth in Jesus.
ROMANS 4:3 For what
saith the scripture, Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for
righteousness.
ROMANS 4:6 Even as David
also decribeth the blessedness of the man unto whom God
imputeth
righteousness apart from works.
ROMANS 10:4 For Christ
is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believes.
2 CORINTHIANS 5:17 For
he hath made him who knew no sin, to be sin for us, that we might be made the
righteousness of God in him.
PHILIPPIANS 3:9 And be
found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that
which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by
faith.
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Death can be defined as separation. Physical death is the separation of the spirit and the soul from the body; spiritual death, is the separation of a person from God; ( as in the case of people who have not accepted and received Jesus Christ as their Savior ) and the second death is eternal separation from God, in the Lake of Fire, without no hope.
By his death, burial, and resurrection, Jesus Christ defeated death, the grave, and hell, for all of humanity. His victory has become our victory, delivering us from the fear of death. ( This is not automatically applied to the human race, it is only to those who have receive Jesus as their Savior).
Jesus Defeated Death
HEBREWS 2:14-15
Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also
himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him
that had the power of death, that is, the devil;
Vs.15 And deliver them
who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.
REVELATION 1:18 I am he
that liveth, and was dead; and behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have
the keys of hell and death.
Physical Death
GENESIS 3:19 In the
sweat of thy face, shalt thou eat thy bread, till thou return to the ground, for
out of it thou was taken, for dust thou are and unto dust thou shall return.
HEBREWS 9:27 It is
appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment.
2 CORINTHIANS 5:8 We are
confident I say and willing rather to be absent from the body and to be present
with the Lord.
Spiritual Death
EPHESIANS 2:1 You hath
he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins.
EPHESIANS 4:18 Having
the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through
ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their hearts.
2nd Death
REVELATION 20:14 And
death and hell were cast into the Lake of Fire. This is the 2nd. death. ( see
also John 8:24 )
In Christ's Service
E.L. Davis
Good News
Ministries
St. Marys Ohio 45885
P.O. Box 522
USA