Does It Make Any Difference

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Does It Make Any Difference?

• Is the church of Christ really all that different
  from other churches?

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Arent all churches pretty much alike?

• Most LOOK pretty similar

• Most meet on Sunday

• Most practice some kind of baptism

• All CLAIM to follow the Bible

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Matthew 715-16a

• Beware of false prophets, who come to you in
  sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous
  wolves. 16 You will recognize them by their
  fruits

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God Speaks of False Teachers

• Sheeps clothing makes them look like other
  sheep.

Sheeps clothing is
deceiving - nice, pleasant, attractive
The fruit of the false teacher might be
unbiblical theories, organizations, missions, or
twisted scripture
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Matthew 1514

• Let them alone they are blind guides. And if the
  blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.

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God Speaks of False Teachers

• Their religious teachers were referred to as
  blind guides.

The end of following blind men is to fall into
the pit with them.
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1 John 41

• Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test
  the spirits to see whether they are from God, for
  many false prophets have gone out into the world.

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God Speaks of False Teachers

• MANY false teachers have gone out into the world.

Has the number of false teachers increased ( )
or decreased ( )
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Galatians 16-9

• I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting
  him who called you in the grace of Christ and are
  turning to a different gospel 7 not that there
  is another one, but there are some who trouble
  you and want to distort the gospel of Christ.
  8 But even if we or an angel from heaven should
  preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we
  preached to you, let him be accursed. 9 As we
  have said before, so now I say again If anyone
  is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one
  you received, let him be accursed.

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God Speaks of False Doctrines

• The RIGHT gospel is the ORIGINAL gospel.

Changing the gospel becomes desertion and
distortion.
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Matthew 1513

• He answered, Every plant that my heavenly Father
  has not planted will be rooted up.

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False Teacher/Doctrines Summed Up

• If God doesnt plant it, it will be uprooted.

Does it make any difference who our teachers are?
YES ( ) NO ( )
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Does it make any difference what we believe?
YES ( ) NO ( )
X
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Matthew 713-14

• Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide
  and the way is easy that leads to destruction,
  and those who enter by it are many. 14 For the
  gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to
  life, and those who find it are few.

Most people are on the broad path.
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Matthew 721-23

• Not everyone who says to me, Lord, Lord, will
  enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does
  the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 On
  that day many will say to me, Lord, Lord, did we
  not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in
  your name, and do many mighty works in your
  name? 23 And then will I declare to them, I
  never knew you depart from me, you workers of
  lawlessness.

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Many People WONT Enter the Kingdom

• Religious
• Prophets
• Miracle workers

One Type of Person WILL Enter
The one who DOES the will of God
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Ephesians 28-9

• For by grace you have been saved through faith.
  And this is not your own doing it is the gift of
  God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may
  boast

We are NOT saved by good works
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Hebrews 58-9

• Although he was a son, he learned obedience
  through what he suffered. 9 And being made
  perfect, he became the source of eternal
  salvation to all who obey him,

Jesus is the savior of the obedient
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Most People Arent Going to Get It

• It DOES matter what we believe.
• It DOES matter who our teacher is.
• It DOES matter where we worship/serve God.
• There IS a difference between Christs church and
  the denominations of men.

Where will you stand?