1 Corinthians 3, Carnal Christians, Bema Seat Rewards Christian Judgment; Suicide,, Our Bodies,...

1 Corinthians 3Bema Seat Christian Judgment Suicide Infants Babies in Christ Medicine Health Our Bodies

Lordship Salvation babes Foundations Are Important Immaturity

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(707) 895-2325God bless you as you examine His WordYour servant in Christ 2Cor 45

These Microsoft PowerPoint presentations are provided for the equipping of the saints for the work of service to the building up of the body of Christ (Ephesians 412-15) To help Christians to to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head even Christ So that we are no longertossed here and thereby every wind of doctrine They may be downloaded and modified free of charge

Matthew 108 hellipFreely you received freely give

1Corinthians 31 Carnal Christians

bull NAU 1 Corinthians 31 And I brethren could not speak to you as to spiritual men but as to men of flesh as to infants in Christ

bull KJV NKJ 1 Corinthians 31 And I brethren could not speak to you as to spiritual people but as to carnal as to babes in Christbull Charles Ryrie said ldquoThe easiest place in which to

be spiritual is in public the most difficult is at homerdquo


bull KJV NKJ 1 Corinthians 31 hellipas to carnalhellipbull I could only find the word ldquocarnalrdquo in the KJV

family of texts It comes from the Latin ldquocarnalisrdquo and is usually translated into English as ldquofleshlyrdquo Yet these Corinthians are ldquosaintsrdquo (believers Christians) 1 Corinthians 12 35 910 16 21 22 23

Vernrsquos Chart On The Growing Of Believers

ldquoIf we collect the various passages that speak of spiritual food in terms of milk and meat appropriate to the various ages and stages of spiritual maturity we can generate a chart like thisrdquo

1 Corinthians 32 I Gave You Milk

bull NAU 1 Corinthians 32 I gave you milk to drink not solid food for you were not yet able to receive it Indeed even now you are not yet able

bull NAU 1 Peter 22 like newborn babies long for the pure milk of the word so that by it you may grow in respect to salvation

bull NAU Hebrews 512 For though by this time you ought to be teachers you have need again for someone to teach you the elementary principles of the oracles of God and you have come to need milk and not solid food 13 For everyone who partakes only of milk is not accustomed to the word of righteousness for he is an infant


1 Corinthians 32Be Gentle With ldquobabes in Christrdquo

bull NAU 1 Corinthians 32 hellipmilk to drinkhellipbull NAU Colossians 313 bearing with one another

and forgiving each other whoever has a complaint against anyone just as the Lord forgave you so also should you

bull NAU Galatians 61 Brethren even if anyone is caught in any trespass you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness each one looking to yourself so that you too will not be tempted

bull Proverbs 1911 Romans 151 1 Thessalonians 514 Romans 141 1 Corinthians 922 2 Corinthians 1129

1 Corinthians 32Press On To Maturity

bull NAU 1 Corinthians 1420 Brethren do not be children in your thinking yet in evil be infants but in your thinking be mature

bull NAU Ephesians 413 until we all attain to hellipa mature manhellip to the fullness of Christ

bull NAU Hebrews 514 But solid food is for the mature who because of practice have their senses trained to discern good and evil

bull NAU Hebrews 61 Therefore leaving the elementary teaching about the Christ let us press on to maturity not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God

Corinthians 32 Growing Up AB Simpson from his song Himself

bull Once it was the blessing Now it is the Lordbull Once it was the feeling Now it is His Wordbull Once His gifts I wanted Now the Giver ownbull Once I sought for healing Now Himself alone

bull Once twas painful trying Now tis perfect trustbull Once a half salvation Now the uttermostbull Once twas ceaseless holding Now He holds me fastbull Once twas constant drifting Now my anchors cast

bull Once twas busy planning Now tis trustful prayerbull Once twas anxious caring Now He has the carebull Once twas what I wanted Now what Jesus saysbull Once twas constant asking Now tis ceaseless praise

1 Corinthians 32 Growing Up AB Simpson from his song

Himselfbull Once it was my working His it hence shall bebull Once I tried to use Him Now He uses mebull Once the power I wanted Now the Mighty Onebull Once for self I labored Now for Him alone

bull Once I hoped in Jesus Now I know Hes minebull Once my lamps were dying Now they brightly shinebull Once for death I waited Now His coming hailbull And my hopes are anchored Safe within the veil

bull --AB Simpson from his song Himself (Simpson lived from December 15 1843 to October 29 1919 a Canadian preacher theologian author and founder of the Christian and Missionary Alliance)

1 Corinthians 33 Mature Into The Godly Man He Wants You To Be

bull NAU 1 Corinthians 33 for you are still fleshly For since there is jealousy and strife among you are you not fleshly and are you not walking like mere men

bull Do not live like ldquolike mere menrdquo but grow up into Christ likeness

bull NAU Ephesians 525 Husbands love your wives just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her

bull NAU 1 Peter 37 You husbands in the same way live with your wives in an understanding way as with someone weaker since she is a woman and show her honor as a fellow heir of the grace of life so that your prayers will not be hindered

1 Cor 32

bull Do not let the church of Jesus Christ be ldquolike mere menrdquo

1 Corinthians 32 Grow Up

bull Ephesians 415 but speaking the truth in love we are to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head even Christ

Lets read 1 Corinthians 34ndash8

bull Paul is still warning against schisms

1 Corinthians 38 Rewards According To Deeds

bull 1 Corinthians 38hellipeach will receive his own rewardhellipbull 1 Corinthians 314 If any mans work which he has built on it

remains he will receive a rewardbull Hebrews 1124 By faith Moseshellip26 considering the reproach of

Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt for he was looking to the reward

bull 2 John 18 Watch yourselves that you do not lose what we have accomplished but that you may receive a full reward

bull Revelation 1118hellipthe time came for the dead to be judged and the time to reward Your bond-servants the prophets and the saints and those who fear Your name the small and the greathellip

bull Revelation 2212 hellipMy reward is with Me to render to every man according to what he has done

1 Corinthians 38 Rewards According To Labor

bull NAU 1 Cor 38 hellipreward according to his own laborbull NAU Ephesians 428 He hellipmust labor performing with

his own hands what is goodhellipbull NAU 1 Timothy 410 For it is for this we labor and strive

because we have fixed our hope on the living Godhellipbull John MacArthur said ldquoChristians are to ldquolaborrdquo which

refers to hard manual work Hard work is honorable As Christians we should work hard so that we will have enough to give to those in need not so that we will have more of what we donrsquot needrdquo

Is Obeying Christ Lordship Salvation

bull NAU John 1415 If you love Me you will keep My commandments

bull NAU John 1421-23 He who has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me and he who loves Me will be loved by My Father and I will love him and will disclose Myself to himrdquohellip

bull NAU John 1510 If you keep My commandments you will abide in My love just as I have kept My Fathers commandments and abide in His love

bull NAU John 1514 You are My friends if you do what I command you

bull NAU Hebrews 59 And having been made perfect He became to all those who obey Him the source of eternal salvation


bull Matthew 1627 For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory of His Father with His angels and WILL THEN REPAY EVERY MAN ACCORDING TO HIS DEEDS

bull Ephesians 28 For by grace you have been saved through faith and that not of yourselves it is the gift of God 9 not as a result of works so that no one may boast

bull Romans 1219 hellipVENGEANCE IS MINE I WILL REPAY says the Lord

bull 2 Thessalonians 16 For after all it is only just for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you

bull Mark 941helliphe will not lose his rewardbull Luke 623 hellip your reward is great in heavenhellip

1 Cor 310 Foundations Are Important


bull What will last eternally

1 Corinthians 312-15 Bema Seat Christian Judgment

bull The Bema Seat judgment is not for judging sin He accomplish that on the cross The Bema Seat judgment tests the motives of good works Will ours stand the test If accomplished through the Holy Spirit for Gods glory it will be rewarded

bull Colossians 213-14 hellipHe made you alive together with Him having forgiven us all our transgressions 14 having canceled out the certificate of debt hellipHe has taken it out of the way having nailed it to the crosshellip 23 Whatever you do do your work heartily as for the Lord rather than for men 24 knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance It is the Lord Christ whom you serve

1 Corinthians 312-15Bema Is Not About Our Sin

bull NAU 2 Corinthians 510 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ so that each one may be recompensed for his deeds in the body according to what he has done whether good or bad

bull NAU Psalm 10312 As far as the east is from the west So far has He removed our transgressions from us

bull NAU Romans 47 BLESSED ARE THOSE WHOSE LAWLESS DEEDS HAVE BEEN FORGIVEN AND WHOSE SINS HAVE BEEN COVERED

bull NAU 1 John 17 but if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light we have fellowship with one another and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin

1 Corinthians 312-15Bema Is About Our Rewards

bull NAU John 155 I am the vine you are the branches he who abides in Me and I in him he bears much fruit for apart from Me you can do nothing

bull NAU Romans 1423 But he who doubts is condemned if he eats because his eating is not from faith and whatever is not from faith is sin

bull NAU Habakkuk 24 Behold as for the proud one His soul is not right within him But the righteous will live by his faith

1 Corinthians 312-15 Rewards

bull compassorg wrote ldquoThe Bible mentions five rewards Believers can receive by faith

bull Martyred for your faith (James 112)bull Maturity in your faith (1 Corinthians 924-27)bull Having faith God will use your testimony

(1 Thessalonians 219-20)bull Having faith Jesus will return to the earth

(2 Timothy 45-8)bull Having faith that shepherding others is feeding

His sheep (1 Peter 52-4)rdquo

Our Heavenly Body A Bible Study by Jack Kelley

bull ldquohellip The judgment seat of Christ is also called the bema seat judgment (The Greek word ldquobemardquo simply means ldquojudgment seatrdquo)

bull This judgment will take place after the raptureresurrection so it doesnrsquot have anything to do with our salvation Everyone there will be saved and in the presence of the Lord forever

bull It will concern what we did for the Lord during our Christian life here on earth In1 Cor 310-15 Paul said the Lord will divide the things we did into two groups One group will be compared to gold silver and precious gems things that have


bull value In 2 Cor 510 these things are called ldquogoodrdquo The other group will be compared to wood hay and stubble things only suitable for burning in the judgment fire These are called ldquobadrdquo in 2 Cor 510

bull In his summary statement of this judgment Paul said ldquoIf it (what wersquove done) is burned up he will suffer loss he himself will be saved but only as one escaping through the flamesrdquo (1 Cor 315)

bull Taken together these two passages confirm that the judgment seat of Christ is not for the purpose of reviewing every good or bad thing wersquove ever done itrsquos for the purpose of identifying which of the things wersquove done qualify for special recognitionhelliprdquo

1 Corinthians 312-15 Strive Toward Bema Seat Rewards

1 Corinthians 313 Bema Seat Is Christian Judgment

bull NAU 1 Corinthians 313 each mans work will become evident for the day will show it because it is to be revealed with fire and the fire itself will test the quality of each mans work

bull NAU Romans 1410 But you why do you judge your brother Or you again why do you regard your brother with contempt For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God

bull There is a judgment for Christians not for salvation but for rewards an examination of earthly deeds we did after our salvation

bull 2 Corinthians 510

1 Corinthians 314 Rewards

bull NAU 1 Corinthians 314 If any mans work which he has built on it remains he will receive a reward

bull NAU Matthew 512 Rejoice and be glad for your reward in heaven is great for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you

bull NAU Luke 1926 I tell you that to everyone who has more shall be given but from the one who does not have even what he does have shall be taken away

bull NAU Revelation 2212 Behold I am coming quickly and My reward is with Me to render to every man according to what he has done

1 Cor 316-17 ldquoIf any man destroys the temple of Godrdquo= Suicide

bull NAU 1 Corinthians 316 Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you 17 If any man destroys the temple of God God will destroy him for the temple of God is holy and that is what you are

bull GNV NJB NAS NIVO NET ESV NAU hellipdestroyshellipbull NKJ KJV hellipdefilehellipbull YLT hellipdoth wastehellipbull MIT hellipreduces Gods temple to ruinshellip

bull David Hocking and DLK prefer ldquodefilerdquo


bull NAU 1 Corinthians 316 hellipdestroyshellipbull NKJ KJV hellipdefilehellipbull 5351 φθείρω phtheiro fthi-ro bull Meaning 1) to corrupt to destroy 1a) in the opinion of the

Jews the temple was corrupted or destroyed when anyone defiled or in the slightest degree damaged anything in it or if its guardians neglected their duties 1b) to lead away a Christian church from that state of knowledge and holiness in which it ought to abide 1c) to be destroyed to perish 1d) in an ethical sense to corrupt deprave

bull Origin probably strengthened from phthio (to pine or waste) TDNT - 9931259 v

bull Usage AV - corrupt 4 corrupt (ones) self 1 be corrupt 1 defile 1 destroy 1 8hellip

1 Cor 316-17 gracethrufaithcom

Does Suicide Cancel Salvation bull Q I have heard it stated by people especially those who are saved that if a born again Christian takes their own

life they will still go to hell One of my friends had a best friend who truly was saved but hung himself My friend who is also a true believer thinks his friend went to hell even though this person was a born again Christian The Bible is pretty quiet on this one so I was wondering what the answer is Does that person go to hell or do they get into heaven by the skin of their teeth

bull A This one takes the application of some simple logic In Ephesians 113-14Paul wrote that when we heard the gospel and believed it the Holy Spirit was sealed within us as a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance In 2 Cor 121-22he added to this saying that God Himself has accepted responsibility for us and put His mark of ownership on us Together these verses mean our salvation was guaranteed before we had a chance to do anything good or bad after becoming saved

bull Then in Colossians 213-14 he said that the Lord forgave us all our sins at the cross The word translated ldquoallrdquo means ldquoeach and every any and allrdquo Therefore all the sins of our life past present and future were paid for at the cross

bull Put another way since God knows the end from the beginning He knew every sin we would ever commit The moment we accepted the Gospel and became born again all of them were forgiven even the sin of taking our own life if it comes to that That means the only way your friend can be right about this is if his friend was never saved in the first place

bull Some teach that 1 Cor 316-17 means our body is Godrsquos Temple and if anyone destroys Godrsquos temple God will destroy him Therefore a Christian who commits suicide will go to hell But thatrsquos not what the verses say They say ldquoyou yourselvesrdquo are Godrsquos temple The Greek word translated ldquoyou yourselvesrdquo is plural while the one for temple is singular That means all believers together make up the one temple of God It doesnrsquot mean each believer is a separate temple In effect Paul was saying that if anyone were to destroy the whole Church God would destroy him

bull Since this statement comes right after Paulrsquos description of the Bema judgment (1 Cor 310-15) I believe itrsquos a reassurance that even if all the works of all the believers in the entire Church age get burned up in the fire we would all still be saved because we are Godrsquos Temple If He destroyed us He would have to destroy Himself

bull httpgracethrufaithcomask-a-bible-teacherdoes-suicide-cancel-salvationutm_source=feedburneramputm_medium=emailamputm_campaign=Feed3A+Gracethrufaith+28GraceThruFaith29

Dont squint The complete article follows after the THE END slide

1 Cor 316-17 Suicide bull gracethrufaithcom says ldquoSome teach that 1 Cor

316-17 means our body is Godrsquos Temple and if anyone destroys Godrsquos temple God will destroy him Therefore a Christian who commits suicide will go to hell But thatrsquos not what the verses say They say ldquoyou yourselvesrdquo are Godrsquos temple The Greek word translated ldquoyou yourselvesrdquo is plural while the one for temple is singular That means all believers together make up the one temple of God It doesnrsquot mean each believer is a separate temple In effect Paul was saying that if anyone were to destroy the whole Church God would destroy himrdquo

1 Cor 316-17 Some Loads Drive People To Suicide

bull Romans 828 And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God to those who are called according to His purpose

bull Galatians 220 I have been crucified with Christ and it is no longer I who live but Christ lives in me and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God who loved me and gave Himself up for me

bull Psalm 3418 The LORD is near to the brokenhearted And saves those who are crushed in spirit

bull NAU Job 121 He said Naked I came from my mothers womb And naked I shall return there The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away Blessed be the name of the LORD

bull Isaiah 2916hellip Shall the potter be considered as equal with the clay


bull 1 Peter 57 casting all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you

bull John 530 I can do nothing on My own initiative bull Lamentations 322 The LORDS lovingkindnesses indeed never

cease For His compassions never fail bull John 1633 These things I have spoken to you so that in Me

you may have peace In the world you have tribulation but take courage I have overcome the world

bull Deuteronomy 235 Nevertheless the LORD your God was not willing to listen to Balaam but the LORD your God turned the curse into a blessing for you because the LORD your God loves you

bull NAU Psalm 435 Why are you in despair O my soul And why are you disturbed within me Hope in God for I shall again praise Him The help of my countenance and my God

1 Corinthians 316-17 Suicide Midnight Call Inc

bull ldquoWhy do people want to end their life There are many reasons but one is clear they are interfering with the Life-giver and that is the Creator the God of heaven There are a number of suicides listed in Scripture Saul and his armor-bearer (1 Samuel 313-6) Ahithophel (2 Samuel 1723) Zimri (1 Kings 1618) and in the New Testament Judas (Matthew 275) In all of these cases the Bible gives a negative and unfavorable view of one taking his own life During the Great Tribulation something out of this world is to occur on planet Earth as we can read in Revelation 95-6 ldquoAnd to them it was given that they should not kill them but that they should be tormented five months and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion when he striketh a man And in those days shall men seek death and shall not find it and shall desire to die and death shall flee from themrdquo4942 Midnight Call Inc 1-800-845-2420

NAU 1 Corinthians 320 and again

THE LORD KNOWS THE REASONINGS of the wise THAT

THEY ARE USELESS

So in closing

THE ENDJesus is the only solution to suicide

Vernrsquos Chart On The Growing Of Believers bull Growing ndash what is God doingbull bull To grow and mature spiritually would not even be possible if God had not acted out of His mercy and grace to save us Everything about each believerrsquos position in Christ and eternal salvation is accomplished by God Himself ndash all we did is believe bull bull 1 Corinthians 130abull But by His doing you are in Christ Jesushellipbull bull Ephesians 24-9bull But God being rich in mercy because of His great love with which He loved us 5 even when we were dead in our transgressions made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved) 6 and raised us up with Him and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus 7 so that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus 8 For by

grace you have been saved through faith and that not of yourselves it is the gift of God 9 not as a result of works so that no one may boastbull bull Titus 35-7bull He saved us not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness but according to His mercy by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit 6 whom He poured out upon us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior 7 so that being justified by His grace we would be made heirs according to the hope of eternal lifebull bull So God accomplished everything about our salvation and our position in Christ when we first believed It is all Godrsquos doing that we are in Christ and have the New Man the New Nature and a new history These are unchanging And since the time of our initial salvation God has had an essential part in our ongoing growth and maturity which is a change that God accomplishes in the Continuing Person That growth

and maturing process is our Continuing Person catching up with who we are in Christ the New Man the New Nature and the new history that we have because we now share Christrsquos history bull bull death gt burial gt resurrection gt ascension gt seating in the heavenliesbull bull Today we will want to examine what God has done and is doing to bring about spiritual growth in us and to bring us to maturity The ultimate standard of the characteristics of maturity and the direction towards which we are to be growing is Jesus Christ the Lord bull bull God works through circumstancesbull bull God works through circumstances - even the really hard ones ndash to bring about growth and maturity in the believer God is sovereign and even when human beings make choices to think and act contrary to Godrsquos moral and spiritual will Godrsquos purposes will not be thwarted God does work all things together for good (Romans 828 29) and manages all of history towards a specific future in which all things will be

summed up in Christ (Ephesians 19 10) and works all things according to the counsel of His will (Ephesians 111) So while people will make their choices and be free to do so God will make everything from supposed acts of nature to acts of mankind and failures of mankind to act a planned part of our growth and maturity God is fully able to bring about a good outcome of all things in our lives even those that are unpleasant or painful or truly bad

bull bull James 12-4 (Expanded amp Explained)bull You must esteem it ultimate joy my Israelite brethren in Christ when you encounter various fiery tests with a view to approval 3 knowing that the fiery testing with a view to approval of your faith produces endurance ndash patience through and under the circumstances 4 And you must choose to have endurance ndash patience through and under the circumstances - have its maturity-producing result so that you may be

spiritually mature and complete lacking in nothing that God intends to bring about in your lifebull bull Now while many have thought that James was very Jewish and lsquolegalrsquo in his perspective we must point out that based on Deuteronomy 28 and related passages the Jews thought that any earthly trial in a personrsquos life was the result of Godrsquos curse upon the person for violating the Law of Moses (see Deuteronomy 281-68 amp John 91-34) James writing from a perspective of grace turns that perspective upside down

sayingbull bull The Christian must come to a perspective of seeing the trials as Godrsquos test of the believer with a view to approval by God ndash not a curse from God Jamesrsquo friend in the faith Paul said that those who are in Christ are blessed unconditionally (Galatians 29 Ephesians 13)bull bull While the Israelites came to view bad circumstances as curses from God for disobedience which is the expression of a character flaw James is calling for believers to see the trial as Godrsquos intentional test with a view to approval that has a beneficial character outcome which is spiritual maturitybull bull bull 1 Peter 13-9bull Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead 4 to obtain an inheritance which is imperishable and undefiled and will not fade away reserved in heaven for you 5 who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time 6 In

this you greatly rejoice even though now for a little while if necessary you have been distressed by various trials 7 so that the proof of your faith being more precious than gold which is perishable even though tested by fire may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ 8 and though you have not seen Him you love Him and though you do not see Him now but believe in Him you greatly rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory 9 obtaining as the outcome of your faith the salvation of your souls

bull bull Peter does not say that the trails are just bad things that happen that we just have to grit our teeth and just get through them Rather Peter places the trails in an eternal context with words and phrases like lsquoliving hopersquo lsquothe revelation of Jesus Christrsquo and lsquoyou love Himrsquo and lsquobelieve in Himrsquo Our trials are about our relationship with Christ and our fellowship with Him Like James Peter also sees these trials as a fiery

testing with a view to approval Though James and Peter choose some similar words Peter particularly makes a comparison of the believerrsquos trials with a metallurgical refining process intended to prove out the valuable content of the ore or metal nuggets The trials that Peter lsquospeaksrsquo of are forward looking and ultimately are spiritually productive (see Peterrsquos use of the words lsquoresultrsquo and lsquooutcomersquo)bull bull The Holy Spiritbull bull The Holy Spirit has had and continues to have several ministries that are an essential part of the believerrsquos spiritual growth and maturity These includebull bull Bringing the word of God to us the inspiration and preservation of Godrsquos word as Godrsquos special revelation to us (John 1613 2 Timothy 316 17)bull Bringing us to the word of God bringing the message of the word of God to the heart of the believer (1 Thessalonians 15 6)bull Using the word of God mightily in our hearts and lives (Ephesians 617)bull Directing believers to focus upon and behold Christ who is revealed in the written word of God (John 1614)bull bull It is for this reason that the same Peter who wrote about trials in the passage quoted above writes this about the Holy Spirit inspired word of God and spiritual growthbull bull 1 Peter 22bull helliplike newborn babies long for the pure milk of the word so that by it you may grow in respect to salvation 3 if you have tasted the kindness of the Lordbull bull Now Peterrsquos comparison of the believerrsquos to newborn babes brings us to another important point The content of the word of God as fitting for various ages and stages of spiritual maturity is a word picture that is persistent throughout the New Testament epistles Here we quote two passages that mention both milk and meat in relation to spiritual food and express that the readers ought to be ready for spiritual meat

but are not yet ready so are only able to take in spiritual milkbull bull bull bull 1 Corinthians 31-3bull And I brethren could not speak to you as to spiritual men but as to men of flesh as to infants in Christ 2 I gave you milk to drink not solid food for you were not yet able to receive it Indeed even now you are not yet able 3 for you are still fleshly For since there is jealousy and strife among you are you not fleshly and are you not walking like mere menbull bull Hebrews 511-14bull Concerning him we have much to say and it is hard to explain since you have become dull of hearing 12 For though by this time you ought to be teachers you have need again for someone to teach you the elementary principles of the oracles of God and you have come to need milk and not solid food 13 For everyone who partakes only of milk is not accustomed to the word of righteousness for he is an infant 14 But

solid food is for the mature who because of practice have their senses trained to discern good and evilbull bull If we collect the various passages that speak of spiritual food in terms of milk and meat appropriate to the various ages and stages of spiritual maturity we can generate a chart like this bull bull bull The growing of believers isnrsquot to be in just a physical way or in some way that is impersonal but rather it is focused upon the person of Jesus Christ by Godrsquos intent bull bull 2 Peter 317-18bull You therefore beloved knowing this beforehand be on your guard so that you are not carried away by the error of unprincipled men and fall from your own steadfastness 18 but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity Amenbull bull God has clearly provided both the milk and the meat Next Sunday wersquoll look at the believerrsquos part in moving from milk to meat at the right age and stage of spiritual growthbull When we say that people are free to make choices we do not mean that they have absolute and total freedom The freedom that a person has to make choices is constrained by 1) circumstances within which each person chooses 2) the capabilities and capacities of the individual 3) that personrsquos own nature (in the case of an unbeliever) or natures (in the case of a believer) With the believer the ultimate choice is

that of dependence upon the sin nature or dependence upon who we have been made to be in Christbull bull This set of words is identical to 2 Corinthians 13 and Ephesians 13










1 Cor 316-17 Question What is the Christian view of suicide What does the

Bible say about suicide bull

ldquoAnswer The Bible mentions six specific people who committed suicide Abimelech (Judges 954) Saul (1 Samuel 314) Saulrsquos armor-bearer (1 Samuel 314ndash6) Ahithophel (2 Samuel 1723) Zimri (1 Kings 1618) and Judas (Matthew 275) Five of these men were noted for their wickedness (the exception is Saulrsquos armor-bearermdashnothing is said of his character) Some consider Samsonrsquos death an instance of suicide because he knew his actions would lead to his death (Judges 1626ndash31) but Samsonrsquos goal was to kill Philistines not himself

The Bible views suicide as equal to murder which is what it ismdashself-murder God is the only one who is to decide when and how a person should die We should say with the psalmist ldquoMy times are in your handsrdquo (Psalm 3115)

God is the giver of life He gives and He takes away (Job 121) Suicide the taking of onersquos own life is ungodly because it rejects Godrsquos gift of life No man or woman should presume to take Godrsquos authority upon themselves to end his or her own life

Some people in Scripture felt deep despair in life Solomon in his pursuit of pleasure reached the point where he ldquohated liferdquo (Ecclesiastes 217) Elijah was fearful and depressed and yearned for death (1 Kings 194) Jonah was so angry at God that he wished to die (Jonah 48) Even the apostle Paul and his missionary companions at one point ldquowere under great pressure far beyond our ability to endure so that we despaired of life itselfrdquo (2 Corinthians 18)

However none of these men committed suicide Solomon learned to ldquofear God and keep his commandments for this is the duty of all mankindrdquo (Ecclesiastes 1213) Elijah was comforted by an angel allowed to rest and given a new commission Jonah received admonition and rebuke from God Paul learned that although the pressure he faced was beyond his ability to endure the Lord can bear all things ldquoThis happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God who raises the deadrdquo (2 Corinthians 19)

So according to the Bible suicide is a sin It is not the ldquogreatestrdquo sinmdashit is no worse than other evils in terms of how God sees it and it does not determine whether or not a person goes to hell However suicide definitely has a deep and lasting impact on those left behind The painful scars left by a suicide do not heal easily May God grant His grace to each one who is facing trials today (Psalm 671) And may each of us take hope in the promise ldquoEveryone who calls on the name of the Lord will be savedrdquo (Romans 1013)rdquoRecommended Resources Life in Spite of Me Extraordinary Hope After a Fatal Choice by Anderson amp Goyer and Logos Bible Software

1 Corinthians 316-17 Suicidebull September 23 2013

bullFORGET TREATMENT COURAGE IS NOW PUSHING YOUR LOVED ONE INTO ASSISTED SUICIDE [Excerpts]

bull bull And we wonder why there is an epidemic of geriatric suicide The Humanist has published an

article that could have been a perfect fit for the old Hemlock Quarterly in which a wife (non theist) wholeheartedly supports her husband Johns desire to commit suicide because he has Alzheimers disease The day we both faced the inevitable we gazed at one another with tears in our eyes He took a deep breath and then told me that when he could no longer follow his intellectual pursuits when he could no longer drive legally when he was not yet incontinent or blaming me for his own inabilities he would take his own life Nyo assuring the man that whatever happens the wife wants John to live and she will never leave his side come what may No suggestions of suicide prevention or treatment for geriatric depression No siree

bull bull They joined the suicide self-delivery helping service Final Exit Network whose counselor

helped John commit suicide by helium (FEN is a traveling suicide clinic Two of its counselors feloniously helped a mentally ill woman kill herself a few years ago)

bull bull This was all about burdens and being relieved of the them He made and executed a very

brave and loving decision and I thoroughly agreed with it He will be missed more than he could ever know Why am I sharing this most personal account I want the world to know how much I admire Johns courage and selflessness Imagine being elderly--sinking and afraid--as your family tells you how loving and courageous you are to commit suicide

bull The Berean Call | PO Box 7019 | Bend | OR | 97702 httpwwwlifenewscom20130910forget-treatment-courage-is-now-pushing-your-loved-one-into-assisted-suicide

1 Corinthians 316-17 Suicidebull gotquestionsorg Question If a Christian commits suicide is heshe still saved

Answer It is a sad fact that some Christians have committed suicide Adding to the tragedy is the false teaching that committing suicide automatically consigns one to hell Many believe that a Christian who commits suicide will not be saved This teaching is not supported in the Bible

Scripture teaches that from the moment we truly believe in Christ we are guaranteed eternal life (John 316) According to the Bible Christians can know beyond any doubt that they possess eternal life (1 John 513) Nothing can separate a Christian from Godrsquos love (Romans 838ndash39) No ldquocreated thingrdquo can separate a Christian from Godrsquos love and even a Christian who commits suicide is a ldquocreated thingrdquo therefore not even suicide can separate a Christian from Godrsquos love Jesus died for all of our sins and if a true Christian in a time of spiritual attack and weakness commits suicide his sin is still covered by the blood of Christ

According to the Bible suicide is not what determines whether a person gains entrance into heaven If an unsaved person commits suicide he has done nothing but ldquoexpediterdquo his journey to hell However that person who committed suicide will ultimately be in hell for rejecting salvation through Christ not because he committed suicide (see John 318) We should also point out however that no one truly knows what was happening in a personrsquos heart the moment he or she died Some people have ldquodeathbed conversionsrdquo and accept Christ in the moments before death It is possible that a suicide could have a last-second change of heart and cry out for Godrsquos mercy We leave such judgments to God (1 Samuel 167)

The suicide of a believer is evidence that anyone can struggle with despair and that our enemy Satan is ldquoa murderer from the beginningrdquo (John844) Suicide is still a serious sin against God According to the Bible suicide is murder it is always wrong Christians are called to live their lives for God and the decision of when to die is Godrsquos and Godrsquos alone

May God grant grace and the psalmistrsquos perspective to each one who is facing trials today ldquoWhy my soul are you downcast Why so disturbed within me Put your hope in God for I will yet praise him my Savior and my Godrdquo (Psalm 435)

1 Corinthians 316-17 Suicide Depression

bull See saved in PDF Bible in Five and in Book Studies

bull Depression Rose_Bible_eCharts_HFTHDepression How to Help Someone Who Is Depressed (1)

1 Corinthians 316-17 Suicide Doctors to Become Deliverers of Death

bull No one can stop a person who has decided to commit suicide and who is able to do so But doctors should never be a part of itmdashdoctors are there to protect and save lives Supporters of doctor-assisted suicide say terminally ill patients such as cancer patients would be spared profound suffering if they were able to ldquofreelyrdquo end their own lives They say they are fighting for the rights of patients who want a ldquodignifiedrdquo death They portray patients as having to face an impersonal and cold industrial system of medicine along with long periods spent in a vegetative state leading to a far-too-late and excruciating death But such a suicide is never ldquodignifiedrdquomdashneither for the patient nor for the society that allows it Suicide bears no relation to dignity if yoursquore motivated by a fear of appearing egotistical for wanting to live on Legalizing assisted suicide would also put doctors in an untenable position They would have to advise patients as to whether continuing living was worthwhile Whole fields of medicine would see a career path filled with hundreds or even thousands of assisted deaths-wwwdwde 13 November 2014

The debate on assisted suicide (self-murder) will continue indefinitely It is our understanding that eventually the whole world will agree to assisted suicide That is the tendency of the world today As believers we respect life as a gift of God It is not in my power to be born neither should it be in my power to end life We are fully aware of the hopeless situation of terminally ill people medical practice and their authority realizing the often difficult decision doctors have to make But it cannot and must not lead to a person of sound mind to determine the hour of hisher death It was Job ldquoperfect and uprightrdquo who made this statement ldquothe LORD gave and the LORD hath taken away blessed be the name of the LORDrdquo (Job 121) Never must we interfere in Godrsquos ways(For more on Job read The Remarkable Record of Job Item 2273)5009

1 Corinthians 32-3 So Many Interpretations Unbelief Peripheral Secondary Issues Lack Of Training Poor Hermeneutics Ignorance Pride

Immaturity Traditions GotQuestionsorgbull GotQuestionsorgbull Question Why are there so many different Christian interpretations If all Christians have the same Bible and the same Holy Spirit should not Christians be able to agree

Answer Scripture says there is ldquoone Lord one faith one baptismrdquo (Ephesians 45) This passage emphasizes the unity that should exist in the body of Christ as we are indwelt by ldquoone Spiritrdquo (verse 4) In verse 3 Paul makes an appeal to humility meekness patience and lovemdashall of which are necessary to preserve unity According to 1 Corinthians 210-13 the Holy Spirit knows the mind of God (verse 11) which He reveals (verse 10) and teaches (verse 13) to those whom He indwells This activity of the Holy Spirit is called illumination

In a perfect world every believer would dutifully study the Bible (2 Timothy 215) in prayerful dependence upon the Holy Spiritrsquos illumination As can be clearly seen this is not a perfect world Not everyone who possesses the Holy Spirit actually listens to the Holy Spirit There are Christians who grieve Him (Ephesians 430) Ask any educatormdasheven the best classroom teacher has his share of wayward students who seem to resist learning no matter what the teacher does So one reason different people have different interpretations of the Bible is simply that some do not listen to the Teachermdashthe Holy Spirit Following are some other reasons for the wide divergence of beliefs among those who teach the Bible

1 Unbelief The fact is that many who claim to be Christians have never been born again They wear the label of ldquoChristianrdquo but there has been no true change of heart Many who do not even believe the Bible to be true presume to teach it They claim to speak for God yet live in a state of unbelief Most false interpretations of Scripture come from such sources

It is impossible for an unbeliever to correctly interpret Scripture ldquoThe man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God for they are foolishness to him and he cannot understand them because they are spiritually discernedrdquo (1 Corinthians 214) An unsaved man cannot understand the truth of the Bible He has no illumination Further even being a pastor or theologian does not guarantee onersquos salvation

An example of the chaos created by unbelief is found in John 1228-29 Jesus prays to the Father saying ldquoFather glorify your namerdquo The Father responds with an audible voice from heaven which everyone nearby hears Notice however the difference in interpretation ldquoThe crowd that was there and heard it said it had thundered others said an angel had spoken to himrdquo Everyone heard the same thingmdashan intelligible statement from heavenmdashyet everyone heard what he wanted to hear

2 Lack of training The apostle Peter warns against those who misinterpret the Scriptures He attributes their spurious teachings in part to the fact that they are ldquoignorantrdquo (2 Peter 316) Timothy is told to ldquoDo your best to present yourself to God as one approved a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truthrdquo (2 Timothy 215) There is no shortcut to proper biblical interpretation we are constrained to study

3 Poor hermeneutics Much error has been promoted because of a simple failure to apply good hermeneutics (the science of interpreting Scripture) Taking a verse out of its immediate context can do great damage to the intent of the verse Ignoring the wider context of the chapter and book or failing to understand the historicalcultural context will also lead to problems

4 Ignorance of the whole Word of God Apollos was a powerful and eloquent preacher but he only knew the baptism of John He was ignorant of Jesus and His provision of salvation so his message was incomplete Aquila and Priscilla took him aside and ldquoexplained to him the way of God more adequatelyrdquo (Acts 1824-28) After that Apollos preached Jesus Christ Some groups and individuals today have an incomplete message because they concentrate on certain passages to the exclusion of others They fail to compare Scripture with Scripture

5 Selfishness and pride Sad to say many interpretations of the Bible are based on an individualrsquos own personal biases and pet doctrines Some people see an opportunity for personal advancement by promoting a ldquonew perspectiverdquo on Scripture (See the description of false teachers in Judersquos epistle)

6 Failure to mature When Christians are not maturing as they should their handling of the Word of God is affected ldquoI gave you milk not solid food for you were not yet ready for it Indeed you are still not ready You are still worldlyrdquo (1 Corinthians 32-3) An immature Christian is not ready for the ldquomeatrdquo of Godrsquos Word Note that the proof of the Corinthiansrsquo carnality is a division in their church (verse 4)

7 Undue emphasis on tradition Some churches claim to believe the Bible but their interpretation is always filtered through the established traditions of their church Where tradition and the teaching of the Bible are in conflict tradition is given precedence This effectively negates the authority of the Word and grants supremacy to the church leadership

On the essentials the Bible is abundantly clear There is nothing ambiguous about the deity of Christ the reality of heaven and hell and salvation by grace through faith On some issues of less importance however the teaching of Scripture is less clear and this naturally leads to different interpretations For example we have no direct biblical command governing the frequency of communion or the style of music to use Honest sincere Christians can have differing interpretations of the passages concerning these peripheral issues

The important thing is to be dogmatic where Scripture is and to avoid being dogmatic where Scripture is not Churches should strive to follow the model of the early church in Jerusalem ldquoThey devoted themselves to the apostles teaching and to the fellowship to the breaking of bread and to prayerrdquo (Acts 242) There was unity in the early church because they were steadfast in the apostlesrsquo doctrine There will be unity in the church again when we get back to the apostlesrsquo doctrine and forego the other doctrines fads and gimmicks that have crept into the church

Recommended Resources The Moody Handbook of Theology by Paul Enns and Logos Bible Software

1 Corinthians 316-17 Suicide Medicine TODAYS CREATION MOMENT THE BODYS INCREDIBLE HEALING POWERS

bull God has given your body incredible powers of healing and repair and you could almost say that we carry our very own doctor and pharmacy inside us

bull When testing new medicines one group of patients gets the medicine and another group gets a placebo The placebo does nothing but no one knows who gets it However doctors have known for years that a placebo effect sometimes takes place For example if the body thinks it is getting aspirin for a headache but is actually getting a placebo the body expects the medicine to work and the headache will often disappear Studies over recent years have shown that the body does produce its own painkillers It has been found that one of these pain-killing chemicals made by the body can reduce pain as effectively as 8 milligrams of morphine or 80 milligrams of DemerolStudies on the bodys built-in pharmacy have so far confirmed that the body is also able to treat coughs anxiety high blood pressure depression asthma colds arthritis ulcers high cholesterol and even warts Often the medicines we take simply give the body permission to do its own healing by giving us the belief we are going to get better

bull Medicine is often the study of how the body solves problems ndash in other words a study of the work of the Great Physician Himself

bull Notes Photo Some of these cures work because of the placebo effect (PD)bull httpwwwcreationmomentscomradiotranscriptsbodys-incredible-healing-powers

Holly Hills Bible Church - 15 What God is doing in the believer ndash April 10 2011Growing ndash what is God doing - Page of 4

Growing ndash what is God doing

To grow and mature spiritually would not even be possible if God had not acted out of His mercy and grace to save us Everything about each believerrsquos position in Christ and eternal salvation is accomplished by God Himself ndash all we did is believe

1 Corinthians 130aBut by His doing you are in Christ Jesushellip

Ephesians 24-9But God being rich in mercy because of His great love with which He loved us 5 even when we were dead in our transgressions made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved) 6 and raised us up with Him and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus 7 so that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith and that not of yourselves it is the gift of God 9 not as a result of works so that no one may boast

Titus 35-7He saved us not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness but according to His mercy by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit 6 whom He poured out upon us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior 7 so that being justified by His grace we would be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life

So God accomplished everything about our salvation and our position in Christ when we first believed It is all Godrsquos doing that we are in Christ and have the New Man the New Nature and a new history These are unchanging And since the time of our initial salvation God has had an essential part in our ongoing growth and maturity which is a change that God accomplishes in the Continuing Person That growth and maturing process is our Continuing Person catching up with who we are in Christ the New Man the New Nature and the new history that we have because we now share Christrsquos history

death gt burial gt resurrection gt ascension gt seating in the heavenlies

Today we will want to examine what God has done and is doing to bring about spiritual growth in us and to bring us to maturity The ultimate standard of the characteristics of maturity and the direction towards which we are to be growing is Jesus Christ the Lord

God works through circumstances

God works through circumstances - even the really hard ones ndash to bring about growth and maturity in the believer God is sovereign and even when human beings make choices to think and act contrary to Godrsquos moral and spiritual will Godrsquos purposes will not be thwarted God does work all things together for good (Romans 828 29) and manages all of history towards a specific future in which all things will be summed up in Christ (Ephesians 19 10) and works all things according to the counsel of His will (Ephesians 111) So while people will make their choices and be free to do so God will make everything from supposed acts of nature to acts of mankind and failures of mankind to act a planned part of our growth and maturity God is fully able to bring about a good outcome of all things in our lives even those that are unpleasant or painful or truly bad

James 12-4 (Expanded amp Explained)You must esteem it ultimate joy my Israelite brethren in Christ when you encounter various fiery tests with a view to approval 3 knowing that the fiery testing with a view to approval of your faith produces endurance ndash patience through and under the circumstances 4 And you must choose to have endurance ndash patience through and under the circumstances - have its maturity-producing result so that you may be spiritually mature and complete lacking in nothing that God intends to bring about in your life

Now while many have thought that James was very Jewish and lsquolegalrsquo in his perspective we must point out that based on Deuteronomy 28 and related passages the Jews thought that any earthly trial in a personrsquos life was the result of Godrsquos curse upon the person for violating the Law of Moses (see Deuteronomy 281-68 amp John 91-34) James writing from a perspective of grace turns that perspective upside down saying

bull The Christian must come to a perspective of seeing the trials as Godrsquos test of the believer with a view to approval by God ndash not a curse from God Jamesrsquo friend in the faith Paul said that those who are in Christ are blessed unconditionally (Galatians 29 Ephesians 13)

bull While the Israelites came to view bad circumstances as curses from God for disobedience which is the expression of a character flaw James is calling for believers to see the trial as Godrsquos intentional test with a view to approval that has a beneficial character outcome which is spiritual maturity

1 Peter 13-9Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead 4 to obtain an inheritance which is imperishable and undefiled and will not fade away reserved in heaven for you 5 who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time 6 In this you greatly rejoice even though now for a little while if necessary you have been distressed by various trials 7 so that the proof of your faith being more precious than gold which is perishable even though tested by fire may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ 8 and though you have not seen Him you love Him and though you do not see Him now but believe in Him you greatly rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory 9 obtaining as the outcome of your faith the salvation of your souls

Peter does not say that the trails are just bad things that happen that we just have to grit our teeth and just get through them Rather Peter places the trails in an eternal context with words and phrases like lsquoliving hopersquo lsquothe revelation of Jesus Christrsquo and lsquoyou love Himrsquo and lsquobelieve in Himrsquo Our trials are about our relationship with Christ and our fellowship with Him Like James Peter also sees these trials as a fiery testing with a view to approval Though James and Peter choose some similar words Peter particularly makes a comparison of the believerrsquos trials with a metallurgical refining process intended to prove out the valuable content of the ore or metal nuggets The trials that Peter lsquospeaksrsquo of are forward looking and ultimately are spiritually productive (see Peterrsquos use of the words lsquoresultrsquo and lsquooutcomersquo)

The Holy Spirit

The Holy Spirit has had and continues to have several ministries that are an essential part of the believerrsquos spiritual growth and maturity These include

Bringing the word of God to us the inspiration and preservation of Godrsquos word as Godrsquos special revelation to us (John 1613 2 Timothy 316 17) Bringing us to the word of God bringing the message of the word of God to the heart of the believer (1 Thessalonians 15 6)

Using the word of God mightily in our hearts and lives (Ephesians 617) Directing believers to focus upon and behold Christ who is revealed in the written word of God (John 1614)

It is for this reason that the same Peter who wrote about trials in the passage quoted above writes this about the Holy Spirit inspired word of God and spiritual growth

1 Peter 22helliplike newborn babies long for the pure milk of the word so that by it you may grow in respect to salvation 3 if you have tasted the kindness of the Lord

Now Peterrsquos comparison of the believerrsquos to newborn babes brings us to another important point The content of the word of God as fitting for various ages and stages of spiritual maturity is a word picture that is persistent throughout the New Testament epistles Here we quote two passages that mention both milk and meat in relation to spiritual food and express that the readers ought to be ready for spiritual meat but are not yet ready so are only able to take in spiritual milk

1 Corinthians 31-3And I brethren could not speak to you as to spiritual men but as to men of flesh as to infants in Christ 2 I gave you milk to drink not solid food for you were not yet able to receive it Indeed even now you are not yet able 3 for you are still fleshly For since there is jealousy and strife among you are you not fleshly and are you not walking like mere men

Hebrews 511-14Concerning him we have much to say and it is hard to explain since you have become dull of hearing 12 For though by this time you ought to be teachers you have need again for someone to teach you the elementary principles of the oracles of God and you have come to need milk and not solid food 13 For everyone who partakes only of milk is not accustomed to the word of righteousness for he is an infant 14 But solid food is for the mature who because of practice have their senses trained to discern good and evil

If we collect the various passages that speak of spiritual food in terms of milk and meat appropriate to the various ages and stages of spiritual maturity we can generate a chart like this

The growing of believers isnrsquot to be in just a physical way or in some way that is impersonal but rather it is focused upon the person of Jesus Christ by Godrsquos intent

2 Peter 317-18You therefore beloved knowing this beforehand be on your guard so that you are not carried away by the error of unprincipled men and fall from your own steadfastness 18 but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity Amen

God has clearly provided both the milk and the meat Next Sunday wersquoll look at the believerrsquos part in moving from milk to meat at the right age and stage of spiritual growth

1 Corinthians 3

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1Corinthians 31 Carnal Christians (2)



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Corinthians 32 Growing Up AB Simpson from his song Himse

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1 Cor 32






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1 Cor 316-17 ldquoIf any man destroys the temple of Godrdquo= Suicid

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1 Cor 316-17 Suicide


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NAU 1 Corinthians 320 and again THE LORD KNOWS THE REASONIN

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Holly Hills Bible Church - 15 What God is doing in the believer

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