THE FAITH ONCE DELIVERED

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THE FAITHONCEDELIVERED
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THERE ARE SOME THINGSTHAT DO NOT CHANGE!
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WE MUST STILL TEACH

• The one plan of salvation.
• The one true church.
• The one way of worship.
• The one way of organization.
• The same love.
• The same responsibilities.

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WE CANNOT CHANGETHE MESSAGE!
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THE WORD OF GODDOES NOT CHANGE

• Bible versions.
• Books.
• Preachers.
• People cant really change Gods word.

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Matthew 2436

• "Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words
  will by no means pass away.

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• Bible given by inspiration (2 Timothy 316-17).
• It is adapted to man as he is.
• Provides all things that pertain to life and
  godliness (2 Peter 13).
• Thoroughly equips us for every good work.
• It does not need to change to meet our needs.

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JUDE 3

• Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to
  you concerning our common salvation, I found it
  necessary to write to you exhorting you to
  contend earnestly for the faith which was once
  for all delivered to the saints.

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Necessary

• Found 18 times in the New Testament.
• must (Rom. 135).
• needs (Heb. 727).
• Necessity (1 Cor. 916).

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1 Corinthians 916

• For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing
  to boast of, for necessity is laid upon me yes,
  woe is me if I do not preach the gospel!

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I found it necessary

• Something he had to do.
• He had no choice.
• Exhort them to earnestly contend for the faith.

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Exhort

• it is translated by the English words plead
  (Mt. 85), begged (Mt. 831) pray (Mt.
  2653), imploring (Mk. 140), exhortations
  (Lk. 318), exhorted (Jude 3), asked (Ac.
  831), and urge (Ac. 2734)

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Acts 240

• And with many other words he testified and
  exhorted them, saying, "Be saved from
  this perverse generation."

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1 Thessalonians 41

• Finally then, brethren, we urge and exhort
  in the Lord Jesus that you should abound more
  and more, just as you received from us how you
  ought to walk and to please God

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1 Thessalonians 514

• Now we exhort you, brethren, warn those
  who are unruly, comfort the fainthearted, uphold
  the weak, be patient with all.

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Hebrews 313

• but exhort one another daily, while it is called
  "Today," lest any of you be hardened through the
  deceitfulness of sin.

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Hebrews 1025

• not forsaking the assembling of ourselves
  together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting
  one another, and so much the more as you see the
  Day approaching.

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Noun form

• Translated Helper (NKJV) Comforter (KJV).
  (John 1416,26 1526 167)
• "a pleader, one who pleads another's cause before
  a judge, counsel for defense, legal assistance.
  (Thayer).
• translated "advocate" in 1 John 21.

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Contend

• "to contend about a thing, as a combatant.
  (Vine).
• "contend strenuously in defense of. (Moulton).
• to fight for or in reference to something.
  (Word Study Dictionary).

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Romans 1617-18

• Now I urge you, brethren, note those who cause
  divisions and offenses, contrary to the doctrine
  which you learned, and avoid them. For those who
  are such do not serve our Lord Jesus Christ, but
  their own belly, and by smooth words and
  flattering speech deceive the hearts of the
  simple.

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2 Peter 21-2

• But there were also false prophets among
  the people, even as there will be false
  teachers among you, who will secretly bring in
  destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who
  bought them, and bring on themselves swift
  destruction. And many will follow their
  destructive ways, because of whom the way of
  truth will be blasphemed.

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The Faith

• Used 77 times in the Bible.
• 35 times the Greek uses the definite article
  the (the faith), but our English translation
  does not bring that over into the English.

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Acts 159

• "and made no distinction between us and them,
  purifying their hearts by faith.
• Greek by the faith.
• The faith refers to the gospel.
• Our hearts are not purified by personal faith
  (belief).

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John 1242

• Nevertheless even among the rulers many
  believed in Him, but because of the
  Pharisees they did not confess Him, lest they
  should be put out of the synagogue.
• Not purified by their faith.

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James 217

• The demons believe and tremble
• Not purified by their faith.

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The hearts in Acts 15

• Were purified by THE FAITH.
• The gospel.
• Their obedience to the gospel.
• Jude was speaking of something very specific when
  he used the phrase the faith.

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Hes speaking about.

• What the priests obeyed

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Acts 67

• "and a great many of the priests were
  obedient to the faith.."

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Hes speaking about.

• What the priests obeyed
• What the nations obeyed

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Romans 15

• Through Him we have received grace and
  apostleship for obedience to the faith among all
  nations for His name

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Hes speaking about.

• What the priests obeyed
• What the nations obeyed
• The one faith

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Ephesians 45

• one Lord, one faith, one
  baptism

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Hes speaking about.

• What the priests obeyed
• What the nations obeyed
• The one faith
• The faith that brings unity

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Ephesians 413

• till we all come to the unity of the faith
  and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a
  perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the
  fullness of Christ

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Hes speaking about.

• What the priests obeyed
• What the nations obeyed
• This is the one faith
• Unity of the faith
• The faith from which people stray

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1 Timothy 610

• For the love of money is a root of all
  kinds of evil, for which some have strayed
  from the faith in their greediness, and pierced
  themselves through with many sorrows.

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The Faith Is

• The Pattern
• The Word
• The New Testament
• It must be contended for!

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Once for all delivered

• No changes will be made!
• denotes once, one time...once for all, of what
  is of perpetual validity, not requiring
  repetition... (Vine).

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Once for all delivered

• It has been delivered once.
• It will never be modified, changed, or added to.
• There will be no more revelation from God.
• There are no latter day revelations.

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1 Peter 318

• For Christ also suffered once for sins,
  the just for the unjust, that He might bring us
  to God, being put to death in the flesh but made
  alive by the Spirit,

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How many timesdid Christ suffer?

• Once.
• Once for all time.
• He will never suffer for our sins again.
• When He died on the cross it was the first and
  last time.

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How many timeswas the faith delivered?

• Once.
• Once for all time.
• He will never deliver any more of the faith.
• When it was delivered, it was the first and last
  time.
• There will be no more revelation.

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1 Corinthians 213

• These things we also speak, not in words which
  man's wisdom teaches but which the Holy Spirit
  teaches, comparing spiritual things with
  spiritual.

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Galatians 111-12

• But I make known to you, brethren, that the
  gospel which was preached by me is not according
  to man. For I neither received it from man, nor
  was I taught it, but it came through the
  revelation of Jesus Christ.

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1 Timothy 620-21

• O Timothy! Guard what was committed to your
  trust, avoiding the profane and idle babblings
  and contradictions of what is falsely called
  knowledge by professing it some have strayed
  concerning the faith. Grace be with you. Amen.

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JUDE 3

• Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to
  you concerning our common salvation, I found it
  necessary to write to you exhorting you to
  contend earnestly for the faith which was once
  for all delivered to the saints.

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Matthew 713-14

• "Enter by the narrow gate for wide is the
  gate and broad is the way that leads to
  destruction, and there are many who go in by it.
  Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the
  way which leads to life, and there are few who
  find it.

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GODS PLAN OF SALVATION

• Believe that Jesus is the Son of God (John 824)
• Repent of sin (Acts 238)
• Confess Christ before men (Romans 109-10)
• Be baptized for the remission of sins (Acts 238)
• Hear the gospel (Romans 1017)
• Live a faithful Christian life (Revelation 210)

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GODS SECOND LAWOF PARDON

• Confess your sins (1 John 19).
• Repent of your sins and ask God to forgive you
  (Acts 822-24).