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My soul longs, yes, even faints for the courts of the LORD; My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. Psalm 84:2

Simple Christianity

Simple Answers

Christianity “Different” types of Christianity Ritualistic Emotional Religious Entertainment Oppressive

God’s Plan Jeremiah 31:33-34 No need to be taught complex rituals We have learned ourselves

Simple Christianity Nothing more than a Christian Nothing less than a Christian Only one place for doctrine Practice “Primitive Christianity”

What Is So Great About Simple Christianity? Empowerment Ephesians 3:1-5 “you read… you learn…” A TRULY personal relationship with God

What Is So Great About Simple Christianity? Satisfaction I John 5:13 No one can tell you if you are saved II Chronicles 34:14-19 No fear of misapprehension I John 2:4

What Is So Great About Simple Christianity? Salvation Not all religion saves - John 14:6 having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away! 2 Timothy 3:5

What Is So Great About Simple Christianity? Salvation Not all religion saves - John 14:6 They profess to know God, but in works they deny Him, being abominable, disobedient, and disqualified for every good work. Titus 1:16

What Is So Great About Simple Christianity? Salvation Not all religion saves - John 14:6 These things indeed have an appearance of wisdom in self-imposed religion, false humility, and neglect of the body, but are of no value against the indulgence of the flesh. Colossians 2:23

What Is So Great About Simple Christianity? Salvation But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. 2 Corinthians 11:3

The Choice We Make Simple Christianity vs Man’s Christianity "And if it seems evil to you to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve” Joshua 24:15

The Gospel IS Simple Christianity For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. Romans 1:16

Is It Too Simple? 2 Kings 5:9-14 Then Naaman went with his horses and chariot, and he stood at the door of Elisha's house. And Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, "Go and wash in the Jordan seven times, and your flesh shall be restored to you, and you shall be clean.“

Is It Too Simple? 2 Kings 5:9-14 But Naaman became furious, and went away and said, "Indeed, I said to myself, 'He will surely come out to me, and stand and call on the name of the LORD his God, and wave his hand over the place, and heal the leprosy.’ Are not the Abanah and the Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not wash in them and be clean?”

Is It Too Simple? 2 Kings 5:9-14 And his servants came near and spoke to him, and said, "My father, if the prophet had told you to do something great, would you not have done it? How much more then, when he says to you, 'Wash, and be clean'?” So he went down and dipped seven times in the Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God; and his flesh was restored like the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.

'And now why are you waiting 'And now why are you waiting? Arise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.‘ Acts 22:16