Intro.

1.  "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" game show. We answer life's moral & religious situations - "Is that your final answer?!

2.  Answers many give to moral & spiritual situations of life are based on:

  a.  Human wisdom:

    i)  "I just can't see why God would do that!"

    ii) "I enjoy it & it doesn't hurt anyone else."

  b.  Cries of "peace, peace!"

  c.  "Everyone else is doing it!"

  d.  "My friend's parents let him (her) do it!"

  e.  "We do many things without Bible authority."

3.  Our "final answer" must agree with God's answers to be eternally saved! 1 Pet. 4:11; 1 Cor. 4:6; Gal. 1:8-9; Rev. 22:18-19

I. THE BIBLE PLAN OF SALVATION.

  1.  "What does it mean to call on the name of the Lord?" - Rom. 10:12

    a.  "Lord, Lord, save me!" Matt. 7:21

    b.  Pray the 'Sinner's Prayer'. Acts 9:11; 22:16

    c.  Recite "the Lord's Prayer. Matt. 6:9-13

*  d.  Appeal for salvation through obedient faith.  Acts 2:21, 36-38, 41, 47

  2.  "You can be saved like the thief on the cross by:" - Lk. 23:39-43

    a.  Mocking Jesus. Mk. 15:32

    b.  Being an evil-doer. Lk. 23:41

    c.  Without obeying Jesus. cf. Heb. 5:8-9

  3.  You will be saved by God as long as you:

    a.  Are sincere.  Lk. 9:57-62

    b.  Let your conscience be your guide.   Acts 26:9

    c.  Kind & do good deeds for others. Acts 10:1-2; 11:14

II. THE ONE TRUE CHURCH.

  1.  The church of Christ is:

    a.  Not very important. Matt. 16:18; Acts 20:28; Eph. 5:25-27

    b.  A denomination started by A. Campbell. 1 Cor. 1:12-14; 4:6

    c.  Not the only church God approves. Eph. 4:4

* d.  The fullness of Christ.  Eph. 1:22-23

  2.  The one true church is:

    a.  The Catholic Church. 1 Tim. 4:1-3

    b.  Made up of many Churches. Acts 2:47; 1 Cor. 12:13

    c.  No longer on the earth. 1 Pet. 1:22-25

* d.  Subject to & saved by Christ. Eph. 5:23-24

  1.  A false teacher is known by:

    a.  His evil character. 1 Jno. 4:1-6

    b.  His evil motives. Phil. 1:15-18

    c.  His faith-building teachings. cf. Jude 4; Acts 20:29-30

* d.  His false teachings. 2 Pet. 2:1-3 (1:19-21)

  2.  A false teacher is to be:

    a.  Blessed. Gal. 1:8-9

    b.  Received into fellowship. 2 Jno. 10-11

    c.  Compromised with. Jude 3-4

* d.  Resisted, marked & avoided. Gal. 2:5 (Ax 15:1-2); Rom. 16:17

  1.  Bible fellowship is:

    a.  Eating meals with Christians. ???

    b.  Love feasts provided by the church. ?Jude 12?; 1 Cor. 11:20-21

    c.  Having a church kitchen. 1 Cor. 11:22, 34

* d.  Joint participation in spiritual things. Acts 2:42; 1 Jno. 1:3-7

  2.  The Bible says to "have no fellowship:"

    a.  With Jesus Christ. 1 Cor. 1:9

    b.  In the gospel. Phil. 1:5

    c.  With other Christians. Gal. 2:9

* d.  With the works of darkness. Eph. 5:11, 7

  3.  When can Christians have fellowship with one who is in error or sin?

    a.  If individual matter (no congregational action). 1 Cor. 5:1, 9, 13

    b.  When error is not publicly advocated. Jude 4; 2 Tim. 3:6

    c.  Always, because nobody is perfect. 2 Cor. 6:14-7:1

* d.  Never knowingly.  Gal. 2:9, 11-14; Eph. 5:7, 11

4.  Romans 14 allows unity in diverse:

  a.  Churches. (Eph. 4:4)

  b.  Faiths (doctrines and morals). (Eph. 4:5)

  c.  Worship practices. Jno. 4:24

* d.  Authorized liberties.  Rom. 14:2-5, 14, 18, 20, 22

V.  DOCTRINE AND MORALITY.

  1.  The use of instrumental music in worship is:

    a.  Inconsequential to God. Heb. 11:4; Lev. 10:1-2

    b.  An aid to singing. Eph. 5:19

    c.  The use of one's talent & thus approved. Col. 3:17

* d.  An addition by men. Jno. 4:23-24; Col. 3:16-17

  2.  Morality is:

    a.  Ever-changing. 1 Pet. 2:11-12

    b.  Man-made rules. Titus 2:11-12

    c.  Set by the customs of the day. 1 Jno. 2:15-17

* d.  Essential to be saints. Eph. 5:3-7

  3.  Marriage, divorce and remarriage is:

    a.  Too complicated to understand. 2 Pet. 3:16-18; Eph. 3:3-4

    b.  Private and nobody else's business. Mk. 6:17-18

    c.  Talked about too much. Mk. 6:17-18 (imp. Tense: "kept on saying to Herod…" (Acts 20:27)

* d.  Regulated by the word of Christ. Matt. 19:6, 9; Heb. 13:4

  4. Modest dress:

    a.  Cannot be adequately defined.   Eph. 3:3-4 (1 Tim. 2:9).

    b.  Changes with customs and times. 1 Cor. 4:17 (Col. 2:8).

    c.  Is only for women. Rom. 13:14

* d.  Shows godliness. 1 Tim. 2:9-10 (Prov. 7:10)

Conclusion

1.  Job 40:1-5 - God's word is THE FINAL ANSWER! We must not contend with His answers!

2.  Don't argue with God's answers! - Job 9:3-4

3.  "What will your answer be?" (1 Pet. 3:15)