2. Part 6: “An Open & Shut Case”
(Revelation 3:7-22)

3. “When they had arrived and gathered the church together, they began to report all things that God had done with them and how He had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles.”
~ Acts 14:17 (NASB)

4. ~ 1 Corinthians 16:8-9 (NASB)
“But I will remain in Ephesus until Pentecost; for a wide door for effective service has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.”
~ 1 Corinthians 16:8-9 (NASB)

5. “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites
“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those enter who are trying to.”
~ Matthew 23:13 (NIVi)

6. “Some people came from Judea and started teaching the Lord’s followers that they could not be saved, unless they were circumcised as Moses had taught.”
~ Acts 15:1 (CEV)

7. “For a person is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is true circumcision something external and physical. Rather, a person is a Jew who is one inwardly, and real circumcision is a matter of the heart – it is spiritual and not literal. Such a person receives praise not from others but from God.”
~ Romans 2:28-29 (NRSV)

8. “Test yourselves to see if you are in the faith; examine yourselves
“Test yourselves to see if you are in the faith; examine yourselves! Or do you not recognize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you – unless indeed you fail the test?”
~ 2 Corinthians 13:5 (NASB)

9. Part 6: “An Open & Shut Case”
(Revelation 3:7-22)