 All right. Good evening. I heard there was ice cream. So I had 22 pages. I cut it down to 10 To be out of here really quick. I'm just kidding So thank you very much, I want to thank past few minutes for allowing me and giving me the honor to Preach before you. I've got to meet quite a few of you this morning Thank you to the bazaarnski family Miss Heidi giving us a great lunch this afternoon and the family Being generous to us. I see brother Jared got my envelope because he gave me a nice welcome. So thank you, sir I'm just kidding There's no envelope brother. Don't ask me for a later piece So just thank you for the opportunity and most of you came back. So that's a good thing. So maybe it's the ice cream Thanks, brother Frank. That's a good idea So tonight we're in second Timothy chapter 3 Second Timothy chapter 3 look down at in your Bibles at verse number 16 The Bible reads in second Timothy 3 16 all scripture is given by inspiration of God and is profitable for doctrine for a proof for correction for Instruction and righteousness and what I like to do is I'd like to focus on this verse tonight Just to kind of encourage us, you know It's a newer church and and I myself am newer to The new IFB if you will In being Baptist and and and taking this journey with the Lord But I want to kind of focus on that verse and just help us understand how we can use the word of God for everything all scripture for To teach us to that's for the doctrine to know what's right for a proof To know what's wrong and then for correction on how to make that right so it's important that we understand that and just You know this second letter to Timothy Paul is writing, you know Paul is is writing to a young Pastor if you will you know teaching him how to set up a church how to how to start a church how to teach people in a church in this second second book that he's writing to him is basically Encouraging him not to be ashamed not to be ashamed of the gospel of Christ Not to be ashamed of the gospel of Paul himself who's writing to him, you know, it's it's important for us to understand that we We should not be ashamed You say Dave why go through this? Wasn't it true that we hear many false statements for those of us that go to a church like this a Bible believing church That one a desire to follow Jesus Christ, I mean they ridicule us for our for women addressing as women You know, they look down upon us for you know, believe in what the commandments say and trying to follow that Well, you need to keep up with the world. You need to keep up with the times I mean just things like that that we're told so tonight what I'd like to do is that I'd like to just remind us through all Scriptures that we can answer Those false statements, you know the Bible reads and you don't have to turn in but first Timothy 3 15 says this But sanctify the Lord in your hearts and we talked about that this morning and be ready always to give an answer to every man That asked you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear So we also can use the Bible all scripture to answer those that come up with these False statements, so I'd encourage you to take notes in the back of your bullets And there's a spot for you to take notes if you don't have a baby on you I'm if you like but There are many false statements Obviously, we don't have the time to Go through all of them, but I narrowed it down to just three are probably the most Often said Whether we're knocking on doors or whether we you know are in the streets and just the way we live our lives And the first one is this we do not have the preserved word of God I mean how many times have you heard that one we do not have The preserved the word of God and what I mean by that is we don't have God's actual word today in 2019 as as they had it way back when But that's a Ross. That's a false statement. How can we make that right? Well look at verse 14 there in second Timothy verse number 14 Paul says but continue thou and the things which thou has learned and has been assured of knowing of whom thou has learned them and That from a child that has known the holy scriptures which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith Which is in Christ Jesus so right at the bat you have Paul the Apostles telling Timothy that He's already got the word of God. He's already learned things from the scriptures that he has had back then But we have that same scripture now today. We have that same letter that Timothy was reading that Paul wrote him we have that today so Do we have the same word now? There's a question right you don't have the preserved word of God Dave you you have basically What was given by man and man messed it up? Well, let's see if that's true. How much it'll hold you place there in second Timothy 3 And go with me to the book of psalms If you open your Bible right in the middle you're more than likely fall in the book of psalms and go to psalm number chapter number 12 psalm chapter 12 Because we got it's important for us to to always be ready to answer those questions, right? I mean, we also have young people here that are looking at us to answer those questions So psalm chapter 12 and verse 6 the Bible reads this the words of the Lord are pure words as Sylva tried in the furnace purified seven times Thou shall keep them. Oh Lord who? God shall keep them. Thou shall preserve them from this generation How long forever so the Bible is teaching us right here that it's God's job to do that By the way in your message the ESV the NIV Doesn't say that he will keep he will preserve his word. Do you know that? So that's interesting to know that's why we are King James only in this church So whose job is it right off the bat to preserve God's word? It's his can he not keep that promise? Turn to Psalm 100 in the book of psalms few psalms down Psalm 100. Let's look at more Precepts or statues that we can look at About what God feels about his word Psalm 100 look down at verse 5 for the Lord is good. His mercy is everlasting and his truth Endureth to all Generations so that's when we're long gone. His truth is still going to be here Go to Psalms 119 longest chapter in the Bible like to highlight a few verses in Psalm 119 You cannot read Psalm 119 in the King James Bible and walk away not knowing that God is serious about his word I don't have it in my notes here, but there's a hundred and seventy six verses I think there's four of them that don't have hit the word judgment or word or statues or precept That's a hundred and seventy four For seventy two verses that actually speak about that. I think he's pretty serious about that I'm not gonna go through all of them, but I do want to highlight some look at verse 89 Psalm 119 in verse 89 Forever forever. Oh Lord thy word is subtle settled in heaven. So it's already forever verse 90 thy faithfulness is unto all Generations thou has established to earth and it abideth. I guess this generation's out of luck verse 142 thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness and thy law is The truth perhaps everlasting doesn't mean everlasting, right? verse 144 the righteousness of thy testimony is everlasting Give me understanding and I shall live. There's that everlasting. That's not really everlasting, huh? How about verse 152? Verse 152 concerning thy testimonies. I have known of all that thou has founded them Forever there might be a theme here for everlasting, huh? Verse 160 thy word is true from the beginning in every one of thy righteous judgments and Durrith forever. So we see right off the bat in this Psalm is not just Briefly escaped through a few of these but his word is forever to all generations go with me to Isaiah you're in psalm. So if you go after psalms, you got Proverbs Ecclesiastes Songs of Solomon Isaiah Isaiah 51 Proverbs Ecclesiastes song of Solomon Isaiah chapter 51 Isaiah 51 look at verse number six the Bible reads lift up your eyes to the heavens and look upon the earth beneath For the heavens shall vanish away like smoke and the earth's wax old like a garment and they that dwell therein shall die in Like manner but my salvation shall be forever and my righteousness Shall not be abolished or seven harken unto me ye that know righteousness the people in whose Heart is my law fear not the reproach of men neither be ye afraid of their revelings Don't be afraid when somebody tells you don't have the preserved word of God because we do we do Verse eight for the moth shall eat them up like a garment in the worm shall eat them like wool But my righteousness shall be for how long forever Forever and my salvation from where from generation to generation is it okay? David that's great. I'm glad you got that, but you know what did you know that we are in the New Testament? All right. Well, let's let's see that. Let's let's see it in the New Testament keep your place in Isaiah So if you keep your place in Second Timothy 3 also keep your place in Isaiah I'll try to have you not keep too many places where you run out of fingers Just so you can get back to it quickly, but go to with me in the New Testament New Testament to The book of John John chapter 17 The book of John chapter 17 I'll read from you Proverbs 30 in verse 5 every word of God is Pure he's a shield unto them that put their trust in him How could we put our trust in him if we don't have the preserved word of God? right John chapter 17 Look at verse 17 John John 17 17. This is Jesus speaking his prayer to his disciples He's praying also for us that would come after him Verse 17 sanctify them through thy truth. Thy word is truth His word is truth go back to chapter 6 and John Well, how do we know that is his word is truth if we don't have it right? John chapter 6 look all the way at the end of the chapter there down at verse 63 This is also Jesus speaking John chapter 6 and verse 63 It is the spirit that quickeneth the flesh profited nothing the words that I speak unto you They are spirit and they are life. What words? The same word that God has preserved from generation to generation to generation Otherwise that would make no sense otherwise that would Be a foolish statement Do we tell our children to obey the the things that we say for them to do and not do but yet? We don't tell them what that is No, that would be foolish So the same way with God Drop down to verse 66 there in chapter 6 From that time any of his disciples went back and walked no more with him Then said Jesus on to the 12 will ye go will ye also go away. I love the response of Peter. I Love it then said Peter in verse 68 then Simon Peter answered him Lord to whom shall we go? Thou has the words of eternal life. How do we get return life through the word of God? If we don't have it We don't have eternal life makes no sense makes no sense go Luke chapter 22 If you go backwards from John is just the next book backwards Luke chapter 22 how can it be that God preserved not his word when Jesus in the flesh says this Luke chapter 22 drop down to verse 33 Jesus speaking here Verse 33 Luke 22 verse 33 heaven and earth shall pass away, but my word shall not pass away Shall not pass away I Could be wrong, but I think that God does not need any help to preserve his word He doesn't need man to say hey, I need to do this for the Lord. No He preserved it. He promised it So we have the preserved word of God it's called the King James Bible in the English language So we indeed have the preserved word of God numbers. Otherwise God lied to us number 2319 says this God is not a man That he should lie neither the son of man that he should repent hath he said and shall he not do it Or hath he spoken and shall he not make it good hath he not said that he would preserve his word. Can he not? Fulfill that promise No, that would be silly So you say that to say that we have we don't have the preserved word God is a false statement Well, how do we make that right? We believe what the God says what God says We believe the promise that he has that he would preserve it And all this false it so the first false statement we see is this we do not have the preserved word of God Another one that we hear a lot is We're done with the Old Testament With all of the Old Testament, right? We're done with the Old Testament law. I'm so done with hearing that statement What's wrong with this statement? How do we make it right? We'll go back to our verse for tonight 2nd Timothy chapter 3 2nd Timothy chapter 3 verse number 10 says but thou has known has fully known my Doctrine manner of life purpose faith long-suffering charity peace. I want you to think about that my Doctrine Let's see if Paul's doctrine teaches That we're done with all of the Old Testament law Keep your place there in 2nd Timothy go with me to Deuteronomy in the beginning of the Bible of Genesis exodus Leviticus numbers Deuteronomy Deuteronomy chapter 4 Genesis exodus Leviticus numbers Deuteronomy chapter 4 You notice in our church we use a lot of not only New Testament scriptures, but Old Testament scriptures I'll share this quick story. I had some bozo tell me Dave Jesus is in the New Testament Well first of all if I wanted to say that Jesus is only in the New Testament tells me number one You have not read your Bible Because Jesus is just as much in the Old Testament as the first four words of the Bible As he is in the last in the New Testament as the last word in the Bible Which has four letters in the beginning God because he is God and the amen because he is the amen That just tells me You haven't read your Bible Do the right where we are yet Deuteronomy chapter 4 look at verse number one Now therefore harken, oh Israel unto the statues and unto the judgments which I teach you for to do them that you may live Interesting and go in and possess the land which the Lord God of your fathers give with you You shall not add unto the word which I command you neither shall you diminish art from it that you may keep the commandments of the Lord your God Which I command skip down to verse 5 behold. I have taught you statues and judgments Even as the Lord my God commanded me that you should do so in the land whether you go to possess it Keep what verse 6 keep what? Keep therefore and do them keep the commandments that are found in his word keep the judgments that are found in his word Keep therefore and do them for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the side of the nations Which shall hear all these statues and say surely this is a great nation and his wise and an understanding people So God gives wisdom and understanding and following in his words Proverbs 2 6 says this for the Lord giveth wisdom out of his mouth come as knowledge and understanding How do we have that if? You don't have the word of God Drop down to do around me chapter 5 Do not in chapter 5 Talking about following God's commandments that he get rid of the Old Testament Commandments Did he get rid of everything in the Old Testament do to honor me chapter 5 riddle me this Batman? This is the bozo I'm talking about that told me that Jesus is only in the New Testament riddle me this Batman How do we in it attain wisdom and knowledge? Isn't it by following his commandments? Isn't it by reading his word? Do around me chapter 5 verse 29 Oh that there were such an heart in them that they would fear me and keep just a New Testament scriptures Just some of the commandments that what it says No, it says all Commandments how often always always That it might be well with them and with their children Forever, so we see the promise because it's funny that he has a blessing when we keep his Commandments not just temporary, but forever not just for us, but for our generation to come after us It's always supposed to teach our children his commandments. They're done away with Turn to Matthew because he might say well, you're still stuck in the Old Testament Dave But go to Matthew first book in the New Testament Matthew chapter 5. Let's see what Jesus says about the law Matthew chapter 5 and verse we'll look at verse 17 Jesus says this think not that I am come to destroy the law all the prophets hmm interesting I am not come to destroy But to fulfill You say oh, yeah Dave, but you know what Romans 10 for says For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone that believe it. Well, what law is that? What law go to? Hebrews chapter 9 if you start from the back of your Bible you have Revelation Jude 3rd 2nd 1st John 2nd 1st Peter James Hebrews Hebrews chapter 9. What's ending? What's what's what is he had done away with? Hebrews chapter 9 look at verse number 1 And then barely the 1st commandment had also ordinances of divine service and a worldly sanctuary Paul is talking about the describing the purpose of the tabernacle built With hands he's talking about the the table the showbread the golden center the cherubim's are supposed to be in there The second time will drop to verse 7 verse 7 in Hebrews chapter 9 But into the second went the high priest only once every year not without blood which he offered for himself and for the Errors of the people the holy ghost this signifying that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest So the way into the holiest of all wasn't made known yet While as the first tabernacle was yet standing because this was a picture of what was to come Verse 9 which is a figure for the time then present in which were offered both gifts Sacrifices that could not make him that did this service perfect as Palsame or as pertaining to the conscious so they offered gifts and sacrifices that could not make one sinless Verse 10 which stood only in meats and drinks and diverse washings and carnals Cardinal ordinances that's important Remember that impose on them until the time of reformation ordinances. These are ordinances I wouldn't pose on it to them until the coming of Christ Verse 11 but Christ being come and high priest of good things to come by a greater and more perfect tabernacle Not made with hands that is to say not of this building neither by the blood of goats and calves But by his own blood he entered in in once into the holy place having attained eternal redemption for us so Christ was the end of what of the ordinances because we still Would be sacrificed in today if it wasn't for Christ. He was the perfect lamb of God to take away the sins Let's go found in what so we find found in what not in all the law go to Ephesians chapter 2 If you go backwards from Hebrews, you got Philemon Titus Second and first Timothy second first Thessalonians Colossians Philippians Ephesians Ephesians chapter 2 So Paul is very clear in what was abolished in the law a Ephesians chapter 2 look down at verse 13 Ephesians chapter 2 and verse number 13 But now in Christ Jesus ye who were who sometimes were a far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ For he is our peace who have made both one and had broken down the middle wall Partition between us having abolished in his flesh the entire. No, it says emity. I thought it said entire Entire law. No, but he abolished in his flesh the eminy even all the law No, even the even the law of commandments. Please don't miss it contained in the ordinances He didn't get rid of all the old testament law. He fulfilled the ordinances of the old testament law What ordinances well the ordinances that we read in Hebrews the ordinance of the animal sacrifice that could never Take away sin For to make it himself of twain one new man So making peace verse 16 and that he might reconcile both unto God and one body By the cross have enslaved the eminy thereby and came and preached peace to you which were far off and to them That were made high. So why do you abolish those laws those sacrifices in verse 18 for through him? We have we both have access by one spirit unto the father. He is the flesh the perfect sacrifice for us That's what he got rid of that's what's fulfilled Isaiah 53 12 says this therefore I will divide Him a portion with the great and he shall divide the spoil with the strong because he had poured out his soul unto death Speaking of Jesus and he was numbered with the transgressors and bear the sin of many and made intercession For our transgressions. He he did that for us. That's what's abolished We didn't look at it, but Hebrews 10 4 says this for it is impossible that the blood of bulls and goats should take away sins Was only through the blood of Christ that would be able to do that That's what's about Seems like Paul's doctrine doesn't say anything about getting rid of all the Old Testament law How do we make this statement right? We make it right by believing what the Bible says? Just read it So God has indeed preserved his word God is not destroyed all the Old Testament law. Let's talk about what is quite required for salvation because I know we hear this one a Lot you got to work to be saved Right we have to do work for us to be saved number three We have to do work. What's wrong with this statement? How do I make it right? Let's go back to our 2nd Timothy chapter 3 It's like in Timothy chapter 3. Let's look look right there verse number one This know also that in the last days perilous time shall come from men shall be lovers of them own selves covetous boasters Proud isn't those people proud when you knock on somebody's door? Yeah, I live a good life I had a pastor tell me he gave me his whole resume about when he was in elementary school What every school that he's graduated from I was like Okay, so are you? Trusting in that. No, I just needed to let you know that Okay, boasters proud but last fever is disobedient to parents unthankful and holy without natural affection true spakers false accusers Incontinent fears the spices of those that are good traders Haiti High-minded lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God people looking at their own works rather than that which was done on them on the Cross having a form of godliness but denying the power thereof from such turn away keep that in mind that turn away part Let's look at what scripture says about believing in salvation turn with me in your Bibles to Exodus 14 Genesis Exodus Exodus 14 This is this is the Lord just delivering the nation of Israel from the bondage of Egypt Exodus 14 and verse will skip down the verse 30 here Thus the Lord saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the seashore and Israel saw that great work which the Lord did Upon the Egyptians and the people feared the Lord and believe the Lord and the servant modus Moses notice chapter 15 Notice how Moses ties in salvation verse 1 then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the Lord and spake saying I will sing unto the Lord for he hath triumphed gloriously the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea The Lord is my strength and song. He is become my salvation He is my God and I will prepare him a habitation my father's God. I will exalt him The Lord is a man of war. The Lord is his name who saved them God did Go back with me to Isaiah. I don't know if I told you to keep your finger in Isaiah go to Isaiah 43 After Psalms, you have Proverbs, please. Yeah see song of Solomon Isaiah Isaiah 43 Who saves us who does the work for us? Isaiah 43 and verse 8 Babarates and bring forth the blind people that have eyes the deaf that have ears let all the nations be gathered together Let the people be assembled who among them can can declare this and show us former things Let them bring forth their witnesses that they may be justified or let them hear and say it is truth You are my witnesses say it the Lord and my servant whom I have chosen That you may know and believe who do we know and believe and Understand that I am he before me. There was no God form neither shall there be after me I even I am the Lord and beside me. There is no Saviour no one can save us except the Lord first 12 I have declared and have Saved and I have showed when there was no strange God among you therefore you are my witnesses save the Lord that I am God Yay before the day was I am he and there is none that can deliver out of my hand. I will work wait Who works? He will work and who shall let it God works He worked for us by sending his son on the cross for us Look at her Isaiah 44. It's a few pages over Verse 21 Isaiah 44 and verse 21 remember these oh Jacob in Israel for thou art my servant I have formed thee thou art my servant. Oh Israel thou shall not be forgotten of me I have blotted out as a thick cloud thy transgressions and as a cloud thy sins wait I thought I had to work to be forgiven. No He says he did that as a cloud return on to me for I have redeemed thee God saves us God does the work look at 45 Isaiah 45 verse 20 Isaiah 45 Assemble yourselves and come draw near together ye that are escaped of the nations They have no knowledge and set up and set up the wood of their graven image image and pray unto a god That cannot say by the way if you're working for your salvation You're praying to a god that will and cannot save you period Verse 21 tell ye and bring them near. Yay. Let them take counsel all together Who have to clear this from ancient time who have told it from that time have not I the Lord and there is no God Else beside me a just and a Savior there is no God beside me look on to me and be what saved wait Look under my works. No God says look on to me and be saved All the ends of the earth for I am God and there is none else. I have sworn by myself The word has gone out of my mouth and righteousness and shall not return That unto me every knee shall bow every tongue shall swear Let's go to back to Psalms. I'm not sure if I can ask you to keep your place there But some chapter one foot one forty three. Can we justify ourselves? Can we be justified? We're just looking at Nothing but scripture right all scripture profitable for doctrine Psalm 143 verse 1 hear my prayer. Oh Lord give ear to my supplication in thy faithfulness Answer me and in thy righteousness and enter not into judgment with thy servant for in thy sight No man Shall no man living be justified You can't be justified without God can't be justified without the blood of Jesus Christ can't happen We can't we can't happen you say Dave. Okay. There you go again. You are in the Old Testament Okay, go to Matthew first book in the Bible Matthew. I Think that's where the Bible says New Testament Matthew Look at Matthew chapter 1 Matthew chapter 1 verse 21 Matthew chapter 1 verse 21 and she shall bring forth a son And thou shall call his name Jesus for he shall save His people From their sins look at John chapter 4 Matthew Mark Luke John tons of scriptures We can look at tons of them. I'm gonna highlight a few John chapter 4 We got a work to be saved. I Don't know about that John chapter 4 verse 42 John chapter 4 verse 42 they believe in the woman now and said unto the woman now We believe not because of thy saying for we have heard him ourselves and know that this indeed is the Christ The Savior of the world go to acts chapter 4 next book over acts chapter 4 Who saves well? We saw that the Lord only saves he does the work Jesus was brought forth to save acts chapter 4 Peter talking here to the to the priest the Sadducees about Jesus after the healing of the lame man that was At the gate of the temple acts chapter 4 verse 12 neither is their salvation in any other But there is none other name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved Sounds like the same God Sounds like the same God in Isaiah same God in the Psalms Go to acts chapter 10 acts chapter 10 verse 43 Acts chapter 10 a few pages over To him referring to him there is Jesus give all the prophets witness. Oh, so we were talking about Jesus in The prophet Isaiah, right? I thought he wasn't in the Old Testament To him give all the prophets witness that through his name whosoever works No, that's not what it says. It says who so ever believed in his name Shall receive remission of sins. I'm gonna pause the sermon just for a second here Because I think these are pretty good Questions and I Get angry because you know, I know people, you know, like brother Jarrett was talking about this morning You know, you know people and you have family that come against you for believing these things. It's frustrating. You can get frustrating You say why you get angry why you're harping on this? Well, because here's the here's the bottom line. They're calling God a liar We don't have the preserve what oh God Then that means he lied We have to work for our salvation. That means he lied So they're calling God a liar. They're calling our father in heaven a liar We should get angry that should anger us. It should anger you when the man who's Breaking his stones weekend and week out to stand behind us doing the study to preach before us and somebody goes and tries to mock him Or his family or tear him down. Oh, but Dave, they're a pastor So what they don't believe the word of God? They call in God a liar and they're mocking him So it should anger us if young men if your dad is Busting his hump to work to make sure that you're sitting in a comfortable seat in a church like this three times a week and taking All sorts of things apart and all sorts of things that a church does and someone is mocking your dad You ought to shut them up You ought to tell them, you know what I don't need to be around you I don't need I don't need anything to do with you because you know what people like that They're friends with you. Oh, but I got them on Facebook Then my friends nobody's gonna like me now. They're gonna unfriend me What's more important guess what if they're mocking the man of God that's standing up here if they're mocking your dad What do you think they doing to you? Do you think that they're standing up for you? No No, because they're going to somebody else talking about you They're calling God a liar He just said he has I don't know if this thing is cracked because he banged it so hard earlier today, but he believes this Bible He believes this Bible So if anyone is speaking about him whether they're a pastor or some church down the street and They're telling you you ought to stand up for him I said no because you know what if we don't say anything silence is what agreement Young men if they're they're downplaying your dad your mom for doing what they're doing and you don't say anything You're agreeing with them. What did he say before brother Jared did before let them know exactly who you are Right away. You're dude. Don't talk about my dad like that You do don't talk about my brother like that You don't know You first of all you don't even believe we're not even in the same planet because you don't believe That's what we ought to say to them because it should anger us. It should anger us loyalty Because guess what if you're not loyal to the dad or to the man that's behind this pulpit that you can see How are you supposed to be loyal to the man? You can't see It doesn't work that way It doesn't work by way. Just like I said, it'll come out What do you say now? I'll just look back. I just relax I don't try to read people because they're gonna tell me out of the abundance of the heart The mouth speaks So Just on that thought Roman 16 17 says this now I beseech you brethren to mark them which cause divisions because you know what if they're talking against them the cause and division Mark them that cause the vision divisions and offenses contrary to the doctrine which you have heard which you have learned and avoid them It says avoid them It doesn't say okay. I'm just not gonna meet with you in church But I'll meet with you at Pete's coffee on a Friday night It doesn't say invite them over to your kids birthday party because we're not in church No, it says avoid them Proverbs 6 16 says this these six things of the Lord hate and brother Jared talked about this a couple of weeks ago a proud look I'm sorry these six things the Lord hate yay seven are an abomination to a proud look a lying tongue Hands that shed innocent blood a heart that devises wicked Imaginations feet that be swift and run into mischief a false witness that speaketh lies And he that soweth discord among the brethren So if they're speaking against the man of God of here if they're speaking against the man of God That's in your life. That's in your home They're causing discord among you Mark them and avoid them. Okay. I gotta press the pause button Wait, is there a pause button anymore now and I remember that remember the press pause now I don't know if that's it. That's and stereos anymore, but back to the shirt because it should anger us It should anger us Go to Romans 4. I don't know if I told you to do to go there. Where were we in acts? Yeah, go to Romans Romans chapter 4 You all know these verses well Let's look at them again Romans chapter 4 and verse 5 what to him that work if not But Works a little No, but believe it on him that justified the ungodly his faith has counted for righteousness Romans chapter 10 a few pages down Romans chapter 10 verse 9 That if thou shall confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus shall believe in thine heart that God has raised him from the dead thou shall Be saved Verse 10 for with the heart man works for himself that what it says no for with the heart man Believe it's on to righteousness and with the mouth confession Is made unto salvation by the way this is not talking about confession of your sins You want to get that wrapped up? You don't confess your sins. There's confessing that Christ is your Lord and your Savior verse 13 for whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be Saved oh, but that's work. Isn't it? I'm not even gonna go there I don't have time for that one Turn to 1st Timothy You get your finger in 2nd Timothy if you go backwards to 1st Timothy chapter 4 1st Timothy chapter 4 Look at verse 10 For therefore we both labor and suffer reproach because we trust in the living God Living God the same God that preserved this word the same God of the Old Testament the same God that works for us Who is the Savior of? All men especially of those that we believe that believe How do you make it right? We believe what the Bible says notice the theme here. We believe we believe we believe Go back to 2nd Timothy chapter 3. We'll finish up here 2nd Timothy chapter 3 So those that say we do not have the preserved word of God Those that say we are done with all the Old Testament law Those that say we have to work for us To be safe They deny the power of God. What does Paul say in verse 5? Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof From such turn away From such turn away that could be hard That could be hard From such turn away you say Dave. Yeah, but the Christian You say yeah Dave. I got him on Facebook man. We've been friends for Long time we've been homies from back in the day This is what Paul says they are verse 6 for of this sort Are they which creep into houses and lead captive silly women laden with sins led away with diverse lust ever? learning and Never able to come to the knowledge of the truth Because they don't believe in the first place They don't believe that we have to preserve word of God. So right there It's not even an even played field. We're not even on the same level Okay, Dave. What's the point? What's the point of all this? Well all that To say this Do we believe the word of God? I? Mean some of us might be new to this and just kind of questioning and working and like man That brother Jarrett Jarrett is always kicking and screaming and banging. I'm not so sure about this thing You got to ask yourself do you believe? Do we believe this first? There is a there's a scripture Isaiah 28 keep your finger there in Timothy Just go to go with me to Isaiah 28. I want I want to show you something real quick Isaiah 28 I just want to end with a couple of thoughts here Isaiah 28 look at verse 13, but the word of the Lord was on to them Precept upon precept precept upon precept line upon line line upon line here a little there a little that they may go and fall Backward and be broken and snared and taken That's what we did tonight. We just took precept upon precept We just took line upon line We just took a little here from the Old Testament and for those that question because Jesus was never in the Old Testament We took a little from the New Testament Right That's all we did. Why? Because this Bible will break you God will break you He's gonna break you one way or another whether you believe or Whether you don't You're gonna be broke one way Go back to second Timothy 3 And all we did was just look above on precept above on precept So how about when people come against us or against the man of God that labors weak in and weak out To teach you here There's no coincidence that Paul says in verse 12. Yeah, and all that will live godly and Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution, you know what that usually starts They usually starts in our families because once you take that saying once you say I believe they're like what whoa hold up Dude, I know you Dave I know your life. Yeah, you know what God does to And he forgot it He doesn't remember it When we take that leap They're gonna come against us usually our family Why why do they come against us because when we take a stance and believe that we have the preserved word of God Many won't believe When we apply the Old Testament teachings in our lives many will come against us to try to tell us hey They do keep up with the world Well, we stand on faith and faith alone in Christ to save us many will try to add works to that and Just for young parents just be careful Because you know that discord the so discord You know in our families they get the pockets of the kids to the side by themselves and they so discord Why you're not looking Just be mindful of that it happens It happens So verse 16 do we believe that all scripture is given by inspiration of God is profitable for doctrine For reproof for correction for instruction righteousness. We looked at the the doctrine we looked at the reproof We looked at the correction notice in verse 17 notice the reason Let's look at it verse 17 that the man of God may be Perfect thoroughly furnished unto all good works by the way We're not talking about a perfect as a sinless man for there is none righteous no now one But perfect unto bearing fruit good fruit unto God fearing him following His commandments that he has not gotten rid of Works meet for the glory of him in our lives The word of God all scripture is for us to be reproved is for us to be corrected It's for us to be instructed, but it's also for so that we can answer those that come up with these false statements against us So here's a question after you Well, we believe That's how it's our bow our heads in our word of prayer I don't if I'll thank you Thank you so much for this night Lord. Thank you for the opportunity and the honor To be up here to speak to your word Lord. I pray that We would glean from the scriptures Lord. I pray for the Pozzarnski family Lord as they continue to Lead the satellite Lord that you would give them strength and courage and boldness As you have already done Lord just continue to keep them safe I pray for all the families here all the brothers and sisters Lord that you would give them grace and keep them safe I pray that we would believe and I pray that we would stand and we would not be afraid Lord no matter What comes against us? But you you have not left us alone Lord. We have you Thank you for who you are Lord. Thank you for the fellowship. I pray for the rest of the evening May it be glorifying to you in Jesus name amen