1. Welcome!
We Are Glad You Are Here!

2. Questions? Just Let Us Know!
Welcome!
Questions? Just Let Us Know!

3. II Corinthians 6:14-18
“Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? (15) And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?”

4. (16) And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols
(16) And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.”

5. (17) Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, (18) And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.”

6. When The Lights Go Out…

7. Everyone Looks The Same!

9. The distinction between light & darkness!
II Corinthians 6:14
Paul forbids Christians being joined in fellowship with non-Christians.
Under what figures?
The distinction between light & darkness!

10. Clear, But Unpleasant!
Many do not share our conviction!
We have friends, neighbors, and family members who reject such.
Compromising can and does occur when brethren succumb to the pressure to keep peace with other religious people.

11. Does Truth Matter? It was and it is a clear choice! Galatians 1:10
The desire to please friends, neighbors, and family is an enticement to soften doctrinal positions.
The desire to please God leads to doctrinal distinctiveness.

12. The Church Had To Choose
Faithfulness Acceptance by the to God religious community to God religious community
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The Church Has To Choose
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13. The Church Had To Choose
Faithfulness Acceptance by the to God religious community to God religious community
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The Church Has To Choose
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The Same Choice Is Dividing The Church Today!

14. The Call For Open Fellowship
The Jesus Proposal by Rubel Shelly & John York “fellowship denominationalism”p.171
Down In The River To Pray by John Mark Hicks “Those who respond to the gospel in any way may be part of God’s family” p.197
This approach cuts to the very heart of the distinctive nature of the Lord’s church!
If we cannot know who is lost, we cannot know who is saved.

15. Think About This Seriously!
“When everyone is somebody, then no one’s anybody.”
Either water baptism is an essential part of the new birth into Christ or it is not!
Which Is It?

16. Falling Into Error Is Usually Gradual
A “small” compromise here.
A “little” concession there.
Before you know it, the whole is changed!
Apostasy by attrition – slowly wearing away, erosion.

17. Examples & Warnings Aplenty
Acts 2:42; II John 9-11
Galatians 5:7; Galatians 6:7-9
Hebrews 2:1-3; 5:12-14
I Corinthians 15:58
I Peter 2:2; II Peter 3:18

18. A Great Temptation
Blur the lines between who is and who is not in the Christ.
Be vague as to who is & is not a Christian, a disciple of Christ.
People want to go along to get along with anyone and everyone. It’s more pleasant.

19. “Is it appropriate to attend denominational services to visit children or grandchildren who worship there?”
“To go with them is to affiliate with and build up the wrong and to encourage them in the way that leads to ruin…It will be no alleviation of the torments of hell to us or them to think we encouraged our children and friends in the course of rebellion by going with them.”
Queries & Answers, p. 229

20. What Is Our Responsibility?
We must treat people of all religions with respect & kindness.
We must treat people of no religion with respect & kindness.
We must never blur the lines that make being a Christian distinct from being anything else.

21. The Simple Plan LIVE A FAITHFUL LIFE (Rev.2:10)
HEAR – Rom.10:17; Jno.20:30,31
BELIEVE – John 8:24; Hebrews 11:6
REPENT – Luke 13:3; Acts 17:30,31
CONFESS – Rom/10:10; Acts 8:37
BE BAPTIZED – Mk.16:16; Acts 22:16
ADDED TO CHURCH (Acts 2:41,47)
LIVE A FAITHFUL LIFE (Rev.2:10)