A NEW CYCLE OF APOSTASY: Symptoms

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A NEW CYCLE OF APOSTASYSymptoms Disease

• 1 TIM. 41-5
• 1 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the
  latter times some shall depart from the faith,
  giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of
  devils
• 2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy having their
  conscience seared with a hot iron
• 3 Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain
  from meats, which God hath created to be received
  with thanksgiving of them which believe and know
  the truth.
• 4 For every creature of God is good, and nothing
  to be refused, if it be received with
  thanksgiving
• 5 For it is sanctified by the word of God and
  prayer.

(By Ron Halbrook)
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A NEW CYCLE OF APOSTASYSymptoms Disease

• Intro.
• 1. 1 Tim. 41-5 Depart, Apostatize Change
  Attitudes, Convictions, Preaching, Practice
• 2. History of Gods People
• Judg. 27-10 New Generation Not Grounded
• Judg. 827 Older Generation Compromise
• 3. Acts 2029-32 Ceaseless Warnings Needed
• 4. 2 Thess. 23, 7 Warn of Dangers
• 5. See Symptoms Before Diagnose Disease

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I. Changing Attitudes (1 Jn. 45)

• Positive Approach
• Contrary to Bible Model 2 Tim. 41-2 216-18
• Avoid Debate Controversy
• Contrary to Bible Model Acts 85, 12 1717
• Moral Compromise
• Contrary to Holiness Rom. 122 Gal. 519-21
• Leaven Christianity Magazine
• Leaven Florida College
• Shift from Bible Issues to Personal Issues
• Diversion Tactic Jn. 1829-30 Acts 257-8

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II. Divorce-Remarriage Error as Leaven (Gal. 53,
7-9)

• God Gives Right to Marry
• If Never Married Gen. 224 Heb. 134
• If Mate Dead Rom. 72-3
• If Divorce Mate for Fornication Matt. 199
• Homer Hailey Error
• Christs MDR Law Apply Only After Baptism
• Belen, NM March 1988
• The Divorced Remarried Who Would Come to God
  (1991 1998)

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II. Divorce-Remarriage Error as Leaven

• Many False Theories Spread
• Put-Away Fornicator Marry New Mate-J.Freeman
• Jerry Don Bassett, Rethinking MDR
• 1 Cor. 715 As Second Exception
• Baptism Sanctify Adulterous Marriage
• Put-Away Fornicator Marry New Mate
• Redefine Adultery Non-Sexual Covenant Breaking
• Jim Puterbaugh Theories
• Redefine Adultery Non-Sexual Covenant Breaking
• No Matter Why Divorced, Marry New Mate
• Polygamy Not Condemned by Gospel
• One Eternal Moral Covenant

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II. Divorce-Remarriage Error as Leaven

• D. Cases Multiply
• Ed Harrell Fellowship False Teachers
• Hailey Doctrine False, But Not False TeacherWe
  May Continue Fellowship (Homer Hailey False
  Teacher? C.M., Nov. 1988)
• 16 Articles on Unity (C.M., Feb. 1989-May 1990)
• Misuse Rom. 14 We May Tolerate Contradictory
  Teachings Practices on Important Moral
  Doctrinal Questions (C.M., May 1990)
• F. Leaven Florida College

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III. Fellowship Error Worsens (2 Tim. 313)

• Harrell on Unity Leaven Other C.M. Editors
• Dee Bowman, Paul Earnhart, Sewell Hall, Brent
  Lewis Demonstrate General Agreement
• Continued Work Together (Had agreed to quit if
  serious differences arise, C.M., Apr. 1984)
• No Editor Published Articles Refuting Harrells
  Series as False Doctrine
• Harrell Series Republished as Booklet Jan. 1998
• False Teachers on MDR Used by Editors
• Work Together with False Teachers in Meetings
  Lectureships

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III. Fellowship Error Worsens (2 Tim. 313)

• Rom. 14 Unity-In-Diversity Errors Expand
• Don Patton Rom. 14 in MDR Context I Dont Have
  to Divide Over That (Apr. 12, 1990)
• Bob Owen Fellowship in Context of MDR, Rom.
  14 Not Limited to Matters of Indifference
  (Sept. 2, 1993)
  Hailey MDR Doctrine False,
  But Not False TeacherContinue Fellowship (Feb.
  19, 1995)
• Sam Dawson Fellowship (1988) Apply to MDR
  Fellowship on MDR (1992)
• Wallace Little Matters of FAITH in Rom. 14
  (Dec. 12, 1996)
  Fellowship MDR False Teachers (May 12, 1992)

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III. Fellowship Error Worsens (2 Tim. 313)

• C. Unity-In-Diversity in Foreign Fields
• D. Unity-In-Diversity Compromise with
  False Teachers Gal. 211-21
• Peter Not Preach False Doctrine, But Fellowship
  False Teachers
• Other Good Men Influenced
• Compromise Undermines Truth Vv. 11, 18

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III. Fellowship Error Worsens (2 Tim. 313)

• E. Unity-In-Diversity Redefine False Teacher
• Bible Defines Rom. 1617 1 Cor. 1512-15
  Gal. 16-9 23-4 1 Tim. 41 2 Pet. 112 21
  1 Jn. 46 2 Jn. 9-11
• Wrong to Fellowship False Teachers, So Redefine
• Redefine Bad Character Not False Teaching Make
  False Teacher
• Ed Harrell Hailey Not False Teacher (Nov. 1988)
• Bob Owen Tommy Poarch
  Hailey Not False Teacher (Feb. 19, 1995)
• Wallace Little Bassett, Hailey, Puterbaugh,
  Hicks, Etc. Not False Teachers

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III. Fellowship Error Worsens (2 Tim. 313)

• F. Personal Attacks if Stand for Truth
• If Identify Error Source, Charged with
  Personal AttacksDiversion!
• False Charge of Personal AttackPersonal Attack
• Personal Charges Attacks
• Make a Name for Self, BUT 2 Tim. 216-18
• Violate Congregational Autonomy, BUT Rev. 2-3
• Violate Matt. 1815, BUT Gal. 211-14 Rev. 2-3
• Rule Brotherhood, BUT Preaching Is Not Ruling
• Refuse Study, Charge DishonestyActs 2413

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IV. Unity-In-Diversity Spreads to Other Issues

• Creation Days as Ages
• Gen. 15 Ex. 208-11 Matt. 194 Six Days
• Shane Scott The Days Cannot Be Literal
  (Sentry, Apr. 1995)
• Hill Roberts Big Bang, Billions of Years
  (Genesis the Time Thing CD)
• Not Agree with Doctrine, But Fellowship

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IV. Unity-In-Diversity Spreads to Other Issues

• B. No Literal Serpent
• Gen. 31-5, 14-15 Rev. 129 Satan in Form of
  Serpent Tempted Eve, Cursed by God
• Marty Pickup Serpent from Ancient Creation
  Myths, Literary Device (The Gospel in the Old
  Testament FC Lectures 2003, pp. 60-62)
• Not Agree with Doctrine, But Fellowship
• C. No Universal Flood
• Gen. 717-24 Only Those in Ark Escaped
• Hill Roberts Flood Local (Genesis CD)
• Not Agree with Doctrine, But Fellowship

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IV. Unity-In-Diversity Spreads to Other Issues

• D. Hell Not Eternal Torment
• Matt. 2546 Mk. 943-48 Heaven Hell Eternal
• Homer Hailey Torment Temporary, Then Extinction
  (Gods Judgments Punishments, 2003)
• Not Agree with Doctrine, But Fellowship
• E. Justify Eating Blood
• Gen. 93-4 Acts 1520, 28-29 164-5 Blood Not
  to be Eaten as Food
• J. Puterbaugh May Eat Blood, Acts 15 Temporary
• Not Agree with Doctrine, But Fellowship

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IV. Unity-In-Diversity Spreads to Other Issues

• F. One Eternal Covenant Theory
• Gal. 424 The Two Covenants
• Gal. 324-25 Law of Moses Temporary
• Col. 214-17 Jer. 3131-34 Heb. 8 Gospel of
  Christ Final Perfect Covenant
• J. Puterbaugh One Eternal Covenant Theory
• Moral Cov. Law of Moses on MDR Same Now
• Cov. Of Salvation Sermon on Mt. Continues One
  Cov., Col. 214 Not Law of Moses Nailed to Cross,
  Jer. 3131 Not Promise New Cov.
• Not Agree with Doctrine, But Fellowship

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IV. Unity-In-Diversity Spreads to Other Issues

• G. Tolerate, Accept Denominationalism
• Unity-In-Diversity Paves the Way
• Not Identify Denominations in Preaching
• Doubt, Deny People in Denominations Lost
• Books Promote Denominational Error
• H. Fla. College on Slippery Slope?
• I. Unity-In-Diversity Resists Truth
• Acts 751-54 Truth Error in Mortal Combat
• Tolerate Error False Teachers, But Not Truth
• If Speak Out Despised, Persecuted
• Gal. 69 Bear It Patiently, Teach Truth in Love

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A NEW CYCLE OF APOSTASY

• Invitation
• Let us resolve to heed the warning (1 Tim. 41)
  to sound a warning (Acts 2031)!
• If fallen back into sin error repent,
  return to God (Acts 822).
• If never obeyed the gospel believe, repent,
  confess Christ, be baptized (Mk. 1616).

"Behold, now is the accepted time behold, now
is the day of salvation!" 2 Cor. 62