1. No Stopping Place! Achan - Saw, Coveted, Took (Josh. 7:21). Caused death of 36 innocent soldiers. Implicated family in his sin. Didn’t intend it to go this far. David - Saw, Desired, Took (2 Sam. 11:2-4). Led to deception, murder, cover-up. Death of child, shame, guilt, hurt to God’s cause. Did not see where sin would lead him.

2. No Stopping Place! Preventing Fornication: –Rules in school –Policy designed to help guard against lust. –School: atmosphere of learning, not lusting. Some not heed the Rules: –Pregnancy, unwed mothers, early marriage –Dropouts, STD’s - never intended to go this far. Must be a stopping place! –Jas. 1:14-16; 1 Thess. 4:3-5; 1 Cor. 6:18 –Teach the young: 2 Tim. 2:22; Heb. 13:4

3. No Stopping Place! Leaving the Authority of God: –“Must we have authority for everything?” –“Where does it say ‘not to?’” Plain Answer Given in Scripture: –And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him (Col. 3:17). –If anyone speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God (1 Pet. 4:11). –Whoever transgresses and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ does not have God… (2 Jn. 9).

4. No Stopping Place! The Authority of God Church Supported Orphan Homes Church Supported Colleges Church Sponsored Dinners Church Sponsored Recreation Multi-purpose Rooms - Family Life Ctrs. Open Fellowship With Denominations Instrumental Music In Worship Is It IN the Doctrine of Christ?

5. No Stopping Place! Placing Sinful Matters Into Romans 14: –Agree to disagree and still fellowship each other. –Christian Church says Romans 14 covers things like the instrument and missionary society. –Institutional churches say Romans 14 covers church supported orphan homes, recreation, sponsoring church evangelism, etc. –Some brethren claim some matters of the faith belong in Romans 14: MDR & fellowship of false teachers. Plain Answer Given in Romans 14: –Romans 14 does discuss fellowship over matters which are indifferent to God, not different doctrines or sinful matters.

6. No Stopping Place! Fellowship With God Fellowship Teachers of Error on MDR Fellowship the Product = The Adulterer? Fellowship Teachers of Error on Alcohol? Fellowship the Product = The Social Drinker? Fellowship All Forms of Worldliness? Fellowship Liberalism in All Its Forms? Sprinkling, Instruments, Societies? Is It IN the Doctrine of Christ?

7. No Stopping Place! Core versus Side Issues Core Belief in Christ Side Issues Frequency of Partaking Lord’s Supper Purpose of Baptism Kind of Music From A Denominational And Ultra-Liberal Viewpoint

8. No Stopping Place! Core versus Side Issues Core Baptism Worship Side Issues Worldliness Social Drinking Error on MDR According to Some Brethren DancingImmodesty

9. No Stopping Place! Romans 14 Receive the vegetarian who is weak in the faith (vs. 1-3). God is able to make him stand (v. 4). Practice is “done to the Lord” (v. 5-8). “Nothing unclean of itself” (v. 14). “All things indeed are pure” (v. 20).

10. No Stopping Place! Three Categories of Action 1. Some Things Are Commanded We have no choice, only one right way to act We have no choice, only one right way to act Must do them if we are to adhere to God’s pattern Must do them if we are to adhere to God’s pattern 2. Some Things Are Forbidden We have no choice, only one right to act We have no choice, only one right to act Must not do them if adhere to God’s pattern Must not do them if adhere to God’s pattern 3. Some Things Are Allowed We have a choice, a plurality of right actions We have a choice, a plurality of right actions May do or not do them without inherent sin May do or not do them without inherent sin Depends on situation & personal conscience Depends on situation & personal conscience

11. No Stopping Place! 2 John 9-11 9 Whoever transgresses and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ does not have God. He who abides in the doctrine of Christ has both the Father and the Son. 10 If anyone comes to you and does not bring this doctrine, do not receive him into your house nor greet him; 11 for he who greets him shares in his evil deeds.