CHOOSE YOUR DOCTRINE?

2 TIMOTHY 4:3-4  3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; 4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.

1 TIMOTHY 4:1  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 JOHN 9-10  9 Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son. 10 If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, …

JOHN 14:6  Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: …

HEBREWS 13:9  Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. …

PERSECUTION ANYONE?

2 TIMOTHY 3:12  … all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.

JOHN 15:20  … The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; …

MATTHEW 23:33-34  33 Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell? 34 … I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city:

MATTHEW 10:18-22  18 And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles. 19 But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak. … 22 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.

2 CORINTHIANS12:9-10  9 … My grace is sufficient for thee: … 10 Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.

HEBREWS 12:2  Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, …

CHOICES, THE WORLD OR JESUS CHRIST

2 TIMOTHY 3:1-5  1 … in the last days perilous times shall come. 2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, … 4 … lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;

5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

1 JOHN 2:15  Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

ROMANS 12:2  And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

JAMES 4:4,10  4 … whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God. 10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.

1 JOHN 5:19-20  19 …the whole world lieth in wickedness. 20 And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.

LORD SET US FREE

2 TIMOTHY 2:19  … The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.

PSALM 19:13  Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: …

THE HOLY SPIRIT

JOHN 16:8  And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, …

ROMANS 6:1-2  1 … Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? 2 God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?

HIS FIRST COMING  

MATTHEW 1:21  … JESUS: … shall save his people from their sins.

HIS SECOND COMING  

HEBREWS 9:28  So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.

TITUS 2: 11-12  11 For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, 12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;

TITUS 2:13-14  13 … our Saviour Jesus Christ; 14 … gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, …

SEARCH AND BE FREE

2 TIMOTHY 2:15  Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

ACTS 17:11  … received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, …

JOHN 5:39  Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: …

JOHN 17:17  … thy word is truth

JOHN 8:31,32 31 … If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; 32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

HOW TO REPLACE FEAR

2 TIMOTHY 1:7  For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

1 JOHN 4:18  There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear:

HEBREWS 13:6 … The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.

ISAIAH 41:10  Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; …

ISAIAH 43:1  But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, ,,, and he that formed thee, … Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, … thou art mine.

DO YOU KNOW YOUR SPIRITUAL GIFTS?

1 TIMOTHY 4:14   Neglect not the gift that is in thee, …

2 TIMOTHY 1:6  … stir up the gift of God, which is in thee …

1 CORINTHIANS 12:1 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.

1 CORINTHIANS 12:31  But covet earnestly the best gifts: …

1 CORINTHIANS 14:1  Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, …

EPHESIANS 4:7-13  7 But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ. 8 … When he ascended up on high, he … gave gifts unto men. 12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: 13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, …

ROMANS 1:7,11  7 … Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. 11 …  I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;

WHO ARE WE FOLLOWING?

1 TIMOTHY 4:1  … in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;

2 TIMOTHY 4:3-4  3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; … 4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, …

2 PETER 2:1-2  1 … there shall be false teachers among you, … even denying the Lord that bought them, ,,, 2 And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.

MATTHEW 24:5  … many shall come in my name, … and shall deceive many.

JOHN 17:17  Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.

PSALM 119:160  Thy word is true from the beginning: …

JOHN 14:6  Jesus saith … I am the way, the truth, and the life: …

THINK ON THIS, GOD DIED FOR ME

1 TIMOTHY 3:16  … God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.

HEBREWS 1:8  But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: …

MATTHEW 1:23  Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.

REVELATION 21:6  … I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.

JOHN 14:9  Jesus saith he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; …

JOHN 14:6 …Jesus … the way, the truth, and the life. …

GOD’S PLAN TO SAVE ALL

1 TIMOTHY 2:3-4  3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; 4 Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.

TITUS 2:11  For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,

MATTHEW 1:21  And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.

REVELATION 22:17  … whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.

LUKE 9:56  For the Son of man is not come to destroy men’s lives, but to save them. …

1 TIMOTHY 1:15  … Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; …

JOSHUA 24:15  … choose you this day whom ye will serve; … but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.