2. Arithmetic - a branch of mathematics that deals with numbers and their addition, subtraction, division and multiplication

4. “If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:” Rev. 22:18 “You shall not add to the word which I command you” Deut. 4:2

5. Jas. 1:21 “Therefore lay aside all filthiness” “putting away all dirty behaviour” BBE Filthiness = dirtiness morally 2 Cor. 7:1 “let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit”

6. “Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:” Eph. 4:31 Blasphemia = shameful speaking “But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.” Col. 3:8

7. “Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.” 2 Thes.3:6 Salvation of disorderly Purity of congregation

8. “And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy,” Rev. 22:19 “Neither shall ye diminish ought from it” Deut.4:2

9. Matt. 25:35-36

10. James 1:27a “Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction” 1 Tim. 5:3 “Honour widows that are widows indeed.”

11. Good Samaritan Luke 10:30-37 “What is mine is thine”

12. 2 Tim. 2:15 “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” “handling aright” – ASV “rightly explaining” - NRSV

13. Among Brethren Ps. 133:1 “dwell together in unity” Mt. 12:25 – divided shall not stand Among Churches 1 Cor. 1:10 “all speak the same thing”

14. Israel – Gen. 47:27 “grew and multiplied” Church Acts 6:1 “number of disciples was multiplied” Acts 6:7 “multiplied in Jerusalem greatly”

16. “And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth” Gen.1:28 Responsibility to bring up the children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

17. Do Not Add Do Not Subtract Have a proper division Multiply knowledge of word

18. Add Christian Graces Subtract sins Divide or share with others Multiply our love

19. Saved are added Withdraw from disorderly Do not divide but be united Multiply by teaching the Lost

20. Saved added to heavenly group Sinful excluded from heaven Division of families and friends Multiply sorrows = hell / joys = heaven

21. Ecclesiastes 3:1 “To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:”

22. Sermon by Arthur Pigman Evans Church of Christ 515 Gibbs Road Evans, Ga. 30809 706-855-1249evanscoc@bellsouth.netwww.evansgachurchofchrist.org Sunday Evening December 14, 2014