Paul, the

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Paul, the "Anti"
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Anti
Defined A person opposed to a practice, law,
policy, movement Used as a prefix signifying
opposite, against, instead, counter
As an anti is one who opposes a thing or
person, his being branded as good or evil is
dependent upon what he opposes
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Paul, the AntiPREACHING

• Opposed to unsound preaching
• 2 Timothy 41-4 Titus 110-11 21
• In favor of sound preaching
• 1 Corinthians 22

Paul was not anti-preaching, but he was
anti-unsound preaching!
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Paul, the AntiCOOPERATION

• In favor of cooperation believed in working
  with God
• 2 Corinthians 61 118 Phil 415
• Believed churches could send funds to churches
  whose members were in physical distress
• Acts 1127-30 1 Corinthians 161-4
• Opposed to a sponsoring church arrangement
• Acts 2028

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The UNscriptural Plan
Local Church
Evangelism Benevolence Edification
Sponsoring Church
Local Church
over
Local Church
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The Scriptural Plan
Members Evangelism Worship Benevolence Discipline
Every Local Church
Over its own
1 Timothy 35 Acts 2028 1 Pet 52 Heb 1317
1 Tim 517
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Paul, the AntiBENEVOLENCE

• In favor of Christians helping all men
• Galatians 610
• Opposed to the church assuming the obligation of
  unlimited benevolence
• Acts 1127-30 1 Cor 161-4 1 Timothy
  53-16

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The Benevolent Work of the Church
Scripture Relieved Relieved Relieved Administered Relief Administered Relief Administered Relief
Saint Alien Orphan Local Church Spons Church Benev Society









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Acts 244-45
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Acts 432-35
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Acts 61-6
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Acts 1127-30
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Rom 1525-32
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1 Cor 161-3
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2 Cor 81-4
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2 Cor 91, 12
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1 Tim 516
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Paul, the AntiSOCIAL

• Not opposed to eating but was opposed to such
  as promoted by the church for entertainement
• Romans 1417
• Did not promote recreation as a work of the
  church
• 1 Corinthians 22

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Entertainment focuses upon what is agreeable to
the person, while worship channels ones
attention to what is deserving of God. In
entertainment man is absorbed with his likes.
In true worship, man is absorbed with his
God. True conversion is when man is drawn to
Christ by the Father, taught by hearing and
learning Gods Word, not drawn by food or games.
(John 644-45)
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Paul, the AntiCONCLUSION

• If opposing the things that Paul opposed makes
  any one of us an anti then we should gladly
  stand with him!

He was against practicing anything that would be
in violation of Gods inspired Word!