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Good evening everyone, welcome to First Works Baptist Church. Let's all find our seats.
As you find your seat, go ahead and grab a hymnal. Turn to song number 66 at Calvary.
Song number 66 here as our first song. Let's all stand together for this first song if you're able.
Song number 66 in your hymnals. All together on that first verse nice and strong.
🎵Years I spent in penalty and pride🎵
🎵Caring not my Lord was crucified🎵
🎵Knowing not it was for me he died🎵
🎵And Calvary🎵
🎵Mercy there was great and grace was free🎵
🎵Pardon there was multiply to me🎵
🎵There my burdens sold for liberty at Calvary🎵
🎵By God's word at last my sin I learned🎵
🎵Then I trembled at the law I'd spurned🎵
🎵Till my guilty soul in glory turned to Calvary🎵
🎵Mercy there was great and grace was free🎵
🎵Pardon there was multiply to me🎵
🎵There my burdens sold for liberty at Calvary🎵
🎵Oh the love that true salvation's planned🎵
🎵Oh the grace that brought it down to man🎵
🎵Oh the mighty goals that God did spend at Calvary🎵
🎵Mercy there was great and grace was free🎵
🎵Pardon there was multiply to me🎵
🎵There my burdens sold for liberty at Calvary🎵
🎵Now I've given to Jesus everything🎵
🎵Now I gladly own Him as my King🎵
🎵Now my raptured soul can only sing of Calvary🎵
🎵Mercy there was great and grace was free🎵
🎵Pardon there was multiply to me🎵
🎵There my burdens sold for liberty at Calvary🎵
Amen, wonderful singing. Let's start off our service with a word of prayer.
Lord God, Heavenly Father, we thank you for giving us this day,
for allowing us to come here under your house, Lord,
and to congregate with like-minded brethren, Lord, and to fellowship together.
And I thank you for your word, Lord. I thank you for Calvary, Lord,
that you saved us there on the cross.
And I ask that you please just bless the service tonight, Lord.
I ask that you please just bless the singing, Lord,
and most of all, bless the preaching of your word.
Fill Pastor Mahio with your spirit as he preaches,
and fill us with your spirit also as we listen, Lord, that we may leave edified.
Thank you, Lord, and I pray all these things in Jesus' name. Amen.
Go ahead and turn to song number 197.
Song number 197, Singing I Go.
The trusting heart to Jesus clings on that first verse, song number 197 altogether.
The trusting heart to Jesus clings,
Nor any ill forebodes,
But at the cross of Calvary sings,
Praise God for lifted loaves,
Singing I go, along life's road,
Praising the Lord, praising the Lord,
Singing I go, along life's road,
For Jesus has lifted my load.
The passing days bring many cares,
Fear not, I hear Him say,
And when my fears are turned to prayers,
The burdens slip away,
Singing I go, along life's road,
Praising the Lord, praising the Lord,
Singing I go, along life's road,
For Jesus has lifted my load.
He tells me of my Father's love,
And ever slumbering I,
My everlasting King above,
Will all my needs supply,
Singing I go, along life's road,
Praising the Lord, praising the Lord,
Singing I go, along life's road,
For Jesus has lifted my load.
When to the throne of grace I flee,
I find the promise true,
The mighty arms upholding me,
Will bear my burdens too,
Singing I go, along life's road,
Praising the Lord, praising the Lord,
Singing I go, along life's road,
For Jesus has lifted my load.
All right, great singing.
Just a few announcements here
before we sing our next song,
which will be 121,
Like a River, Glorious,
if you want to get that ready
in your songbooks, 121.
If you did not get a bulletin,
go ahead and raise your hand
and one of the ushers
can get one for you.
Our services are as follows.
Sunday morning is at 1030.
Sunday evening is at 5 p.m.
And then we have our Thursday
night Bible study at 7 o'clock.
And we are currently going
through the book of 1 Samuel,
so we welcome you to come
on Thursday evenings
for that Bible study.
You see the Sony Times and Teams,
the list of expecting mothers,
if you can continue
to pray for them.
And along with that,
we're going to remove
Miss Olivia Lee from the list
there because she had her baby.
And so congratulations to them
on the birth of Viviana Marie Lee,
six pound, two ounces.
And so if you want to be
a blessing to them
and bring them a meal,
please see my wife
for more details regarding that.
You see the important reminders there.
Please make sure that you are
supervising your children
in the building.
No children should be
in the mother-baby room alone
or any other room
without their parents.
And of course, no men allowed
in the mother-baby room
or in the women's fellowship restroom.
Please keep that in mind.
And some of the upcoming church
announced our church events.
Of course, today was
the birthday breakfast
and Judea soul winning.
Happy birthday to you all
in the month of March.
San Diego soul winning
marathon is coming up
on Saturday, March 12th.
This coming Saturday at 830.
You see the location there
if you're interested
or need more information.
You can see brother
Ulysses Hernandez for that.
Miss Ariel's baby shower
is coming up on Sunday,
March 13th.
That's next Sunday,
and that'll be right
after the service.
Music training is on Saturday,
March 19th,
and lunch will be provided.
That'll begin at 11 a.m.
And then we have
the men's prayer night
coming up on Friday,
March 24th.
Make sure you remember
that next week
is daylight savings time,
and so we're springing forward.
We're going to lose an hour,
so just keep that in mind.
I know everyone has
a digital clock,
but just something
to keep in mind there.
And then after service tonight,
there will be singspiration
by the piano.
Led by brother John,
and so if you want to
come and sing,
bring a song book,
and then they're going to
take favorites and requests
and all that,
and he'll sing you some solos
and some...
No, I'm just kidding.
He's not going to...
Just kidding.
No food or drink allowed
in the main auditorium
except for water and coffee,
and no Lord earring
in the foyer,
and fellowship hall
during the preaching service.
And then make sure
you silence your phones
during the preaching
so as to not be a distraction
during the service.
Let's go ahead and take
some soloing numbers
from this past week.
Salvation from Monday
to Thursday.
Any salvations
from Monday to Thursday?
Three.
Does that include
the ones on Thursday?
On, excuse me,
Thursday before church?
Okay.
Anybody else?
How about Friday
and Saturday?
Friday and Saturday,
salvation?
Yes.
One.
Okay, for Riverside.
Anybody else?
Three.
All right.
And then what about
Sunday afternoon?
Salvations for
Sunday afternoon.
Brother Mark?
Two for Brother Mark's team.
Three for Brother Marcus' team.
One for Brother Maury's team.
Three for...
Is that Hikes' team?
One for Brother Hikes' team.
One for Brother Glenn's team.
Anybody else?
Did I miss anybody?
Okay, great job
on the soloing.
Let's go ahead
and sing our next song.
121 Like a River.
Song number 121.
Song number 121
Like a River.
Glorious.
All together
on that first verse.
Like a river glorious
is God's perfect peace
over all victorious
in its bright increase.
Perfect yet it floweth
fuller every day.
Perfect yet it groweth
deeper all the way.
Stayed upon Jehovah
hearts are fully blest
finding as he promised
perfect peace and rest.
Hidden in the hollow
of his blessed hand
never folk can follow
never traitor stand.
Not a blast of hurry
not a shade of care
not a blast of hurry
touch the spirit there.
Stayed upon Jehovah
hearts are fully blest
finding as he promised
perfect peace and rest.
Every joy or trial
falleth from above
traced upon our diode
by the Son of Love.
We may trust him fully
all for us to do.
They who trust him wholly
find him wholly true.
Stayed upon Jehovah
hearts are fully blest
finding as he promised
perfect peace and rest.
Amen.
Wonderful singing at this time.
The ushers will come forth
to collect the offering
and you can turn in your Bibles
to 1 Timothy chapter number 6.
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Good evening.
Tonight we're in
1 Timothy chapter 6
and the Bible reads,
Let as many servants
as are under the yoke
count their own masters
worthy of all honor,
that the name of God
and his doctrine
be not blasphemed,
and they that have
believing masters
let them not despise them
because they are brethren,
but rather do them service
because they are faithful
and beloved partakers
of the benefit.
These things teach and exhort.
If any man teach otherwise
and consent not to wholesome words,
even the words of our Lord
Jesus Christ,
and to the doctrine
which is according
to godliness,
he is proud,
knowing nothing,
but doting about questions
and strifes of words.
Whereof cometh
envy, strife, railings,
evil surmisings,
perverse disputings
of men of corruption,
and destitute
of the truth,
supposing that gain
is godliness,
from such withdraw thyself.
But godliness
with contentment
is great gain,
for we brought nothing
into this world,
and it is certain
we could carry nothing out,
and having food
and raiment
let us be there
with content.
But they that will be rich
fall into temptation
and ensnare,
and into many foolish
and hurtful lusts
which drown men
in destruction
and perdition.
For the love of money
is the root of all evil,
which, while some coveted after,
they have erred
from the faith
and pierced themselves
through with many sorrows.
But thou, O man of God,
flee these things,
and follow after
righteousness, godliness,
faith, love, patience,
meekness.
Fight the good fight
of faith,
lay hold on eternal life,
whereunto thou also called,
and hast professed
a good profession
before many witnesses.
I give thee charge
in the sight of God,
who quickness all things,
and before Christ Jesus,
who before Pontius Pilate
witnessed a good confession.
Let thou keep this commandment
without spot,
unfulfilled,
in the sight of God,
who quickness all things,
and before Christ Jesus,
who before Pontius Pilate
experienced a good confession
before many witnesses.
Let thou keep this commandment
without spot,
unfulfilled,
into the appearing
of our Lord Jesus Christ,
which in his times
he shall show,
who is the blessed
and ultipotent,
the King of Kings
and Lord of Lords,
who only hath a mortality
dwelling in the light
which no man
could approach unto,
whom no man hath seen,
nor can see,
to whom be honor
and power everlasting.
Amen.
Charge them
that are rich in this world,
that they be not
high-minded,
nor trust
in uncertain riches,
but in the living God,
who giveth us richly
all things to enjoy,
that they do good,
and that they be rich
in good works,
ready to distribute,
willing to communicate,
lay up in store
for themselves
a good foundation
against the time to come,
that they may lay hold
on eternal life.
O Timothy,
keep that which is committed
to thy trust,
avoiding profane
and vain babblings,
and oppositions
of science falsely so called,
which some professing
have erred concerning the faith.
Grace be with thee.
Amen.
Dear Lord, we thank you
for this church, Lord,
and we thank you
for everyone here, Lord.
We pray that you bless
this service.
Fill pastor with your spirit
and pray that we soften
our hearts and ears
to the preaching
of your word, Lord.
Just bless this service
every aspect, Lord.
We pray this all
in Jesus' name.
Amen.
Okay, we're in
1 Timothy chapter 6 tonight,
and we're gonna be jumping
around a little bit
on 1 Timothy,
2 Timothy,
as well as the book of Titus.
Look down at your Bibles
at verse number 3
of 1 Timothy 6.
It says,
if any man teach otherwise
consent not to wholesome words,
even the words of our Lord
Jesus Christ,
into the doctrine which is
according to godliness,
he is proud, knowing nothing,
but doting about questions
and strifes of words,
whereof cometh envy,
strife, railings,
evil surmisings,
perverse disputings
of men of corrupt minds,
and destitute of the truth,
supposing, thank you,
supposing that gain is godliness
from such withdrawal thyself.
And what I'm gonna preach
on this evening
is how to deal with heretics,
how to deal with heretics.
Now, what is a heretic?
Well, look at verse number 3.
It really gives us
a good description
or should I say a definition
of what a heretic is.
It says in verse number 3,
if any man teach otherwise
and consent not to wholesome words.
Okay?
So this is an individual
who does not agree
with the Bible.
Okay?
He doesn't agree with the Bible,
and not only that,
but maybe he kind of
goes out of his way
to kind of try to refute
the word of God.
This is what the Bible
would define as being
or describe as being a heretic.
Now, the term heretic
is actually only found
once in the Bible,
and that's in Titus chapter 3.
We're gonna go there
in just a bit.
But the word heresy
is actually used
multiple times
throughout the New Testament.
And a heresy is a belief
or a teaching that goes
against biblical doctrine.
Therefore, a heretic
is someone who's an advocate
of that false doctrine.
Okay?
Now, why preach this?
Well, the reason I want
to preach this tonight
is because throughout
our ministry,
we will have run-ins
with heretics
and those who have beliefs
that are in opposition
to the Bible, right?
And we need to know
how to distinguish them.
And in fact,
a really important thing
to do as Christians
is to not call someone
falsely a heretic,
you understand?
Because often,
we think of a heretic,
we think of the worst kind,
right?
A false prophet,
someone who is a reprobate,
someone who's a wolf
in sheep's clothing.
But I submit to you tonight
that not everyone
who is a heretic
is actually a false prophet.
Some people are just misled
in the word of God,
they've been taught wrongly,
or they do have a belief
that's in opposition
to God's word,
but they need someone
to show them
what the Bible actually says,
admonish them,
instruct them
so they can believe right.
And here's the thing,
if everyone in this world
who just doesn't believe
the Bible is just considered
a heretic,
we will all be heretics
at one point or another, right?
Because all of us
at one point or another
started off not believing
what the Bible says
regarding certain things
until someone came to us
and nudged us spiritually
and showed us
what the word of God said.
And let me say this,
not everyone here
who when the gospel
was preached unto them
accepted it right away.
You know,
some of you took
a couple rounds
of the presentation
of the gospel
and showing the truth
and you might not only
have rejected the gospel,
but maybe didn't even
agree with it.
It's like I don't consent
to these words
of the word of God.
I don't even agree
I don't consent
to these words here,
but it took a while
for that seed to germinate
and then you saw
the word of God
and then you understood
and therefore you
end up getting saved
you believe what
the word of God says.
And so we need to learn
how to distinguish these people
and not categorize
every single person
who doesn't consent
to wholesome words
as just being a heretic
like a false prophet
type of a heretic, okay?
Now obviously we understand
go to 2 Peter
if you would hold your place
there in 1 Timothy chapter 6
go to 2 Peter chapter
number 2.
Now we don't want to swing
on the opposite side
of the pendulum and say
that false prophets
don't exist.
Because they obviously exist.
There's obviously bad
people out there who are
parading as Christians,
as pastors, as reverends
or whatever it may be
and they're proclaiming
God's word but they're
doing it deceitfully.
They're holding the word
of God deceitfully
they're teaching lies
and this is one of the reasons
why so many people
have a bad taste in their
mouth for Christianity
it's not because of
the real Christians
it's because of the bad
Christians who teach
false doctrine.
Now you're in 2 Timothy
I'm going to read to you
from Jude verse 3
it says,
Beloved, when I gave all
diligence to write unto you
of the common salvation,
it was needful for me
to write unto you and
exhort you that you should
earnestly contend for the
faith which was once
delivered unto the saints.
For there are certain men
crept in unawares
who were before of old
ordained to this condemnation
ungodly men turning
the grace of our God
into lasciviousness
listen to this
and denying the
only Lord God
and our Lord Jesus Christ.
This is what the Bible
commonly refers to as
a false prophet.
So not only do they turn
the grace of God into
lasciviousness it becomes
a fleshly type of a message
but the reason they're
even teaching that to
begin with is because
previous to that they've
actually denied
the Lord Jesus Christ.
Look at 2 Peter 2 verse 1
but there were false
prophets also among the
people even as there shall
be false teachers among
you who privately,
what does that word
privately means?
It means privately,
sneakily,
privately shall bring in
damnedable heresies
even denying the Lord
that bought them and
bring upon themselves
swift destruction.
Now there is a difference
between a heresy and
a damnedable heresy.
A heresy is something
that contradicts God's
word no matter what it is.
It may not even have
to do with salvation.
It could do with end times
Bible prophecy.
It's just something that's
in opposition to what the
word of God actually teaches.
A damnedable heresy on the
other hand is messing with
salvation.
For example salvation the
Bible tells us to believe
on the Lord Jesus Christ
and thou shalt be saved.
Pretty simple right?
You know the Bible says
for by grace are you saved
through faith and that
not of yourselves it is
the gift of God not of
works that any man
should boast.
So a damnedable heresy
would be someone saying
well it says that but you
actually do have to work
for salvation.
Well it says that but you
do have to do something on
your part.
You do have to repent of
your sin.
You have to be a good
little boy or else you're
not going to get into
heaven.
That would be considered a
damnedable heresy because
at that point you're
actually messing with
someone's soul.
The destination of someone's
soul you understand?
And there's plenty of false
prophets out there and
false teachers who have a
damnedable doctrine that
teach you have to repent of
your sins or you have to do
works.
You have to keep God's
commandments.
You have to be in church.
You have to read the Bible.
They give you all these
rules that you have to
adhere to in order to be
saved.
That's under the category of
a damnedable heresy.
You're damning someone's
soul to hell for all of
eternity.
And so that is obviously
something that is absolutely
real.
False prophets.
But then you also have a
person who just believes
wrongly but doesn't
necessarily go out of their
way to promote that
heresy.
Okay.
This would fall under the
category of people you meet
out sowning.
Because the vast majority of
people you meet out sowning
believe you have to do works
for salvation.
Right?
They believe you have to do
works.
They believe you have to
adhere to the Catholic Church
or you have to make sure you
speak in tongues or you got
to make sure you got to keep
God's commandments.
And this is obviously wrong.
It's contrary to God's word.
But here's the thing.
They don't make it their
full time job to go out and
teach that damnable heresy.
You understand?
They just believe it because
they've been what?
Deceived.
You understand?
And so tonight I want to talk
about how do we deal with
these types of heretics or
what does the Bible say about
how to deal with heretics.
Go back to 1 Timothy chapter 6
if you would.
1 Timothy chapter 6.
Now the vast majority of people
who come to our church,
I'm not saying all of them,
but the vast majority of
people who come to our church,
if they don't really know
about our church, they're
obviously going to have some
things that they believe
wrongly.
Maybe about salvation.
Maybe about end times prophecy.
Maybe about, you know,
whatever it may be.
You know, their philosophy
about the church or what the
Bible says.
They're going to believe
wrongly about that.
That's why it's our job to show
them the right way, okay?
Now, how do we deal with heretics?
Well, number one, we have to
properly identify them.
So that means we can't just say,
well, he believes the complete
opposite of me, so therefore,
he's a damnable heretic.
No, that's not what the
Bible says to do, okay?
The Bible actually gives us a
step-by-step process in
identifying a person as a
heretic so that we're not
insulting them.
Because look, to call someone
a damnable heretic is a pretty
insulting thing to do.
To call someone a reprobate or
a false prophet and if they're
not, I mean, that is a very
reproachful thing to do to
them, right?
So therefore, we need to do our
due diligence to investigate
and see if it's true that
they're a heretic or not.
So how do we do that?
Well, number one, identify them.
It's important to identify a
heretic and not just throw out
some label flippantly.
How do we do that?
Well, letter A under that, if a
person doesn't agree with clear
scriptures, they're on their
way, okay?
So first thing you see is, do
they agree or disagree with
clear scriptures?
Because it says there in verse
number three, if any man teach
otherwise and consent not to
wholesome words.
Now, what does that mean,
wholesome words?
Clear words.
In other words, it's not lacking
any information, right?
It's whole, right?
There's certain things in the
Bible that are just crystal
clear.
Like Jesus Christ is God.
That's not like a controversial
thing at all, right?
It's pretty wholesome.
The Bible reiterates it over and
over again, right?
The Bible teaches the Trinity.
God the Father, God the Son, God
the Holy Spirit.
That is a wholesome teaching
because the Bible is very clear
about that.
The Bible teaches that salvation
is free.
It's by believing on Jesus
Christ.
Those are wholesome words.
So if a person doesn't consent to
that, what does that mean?
They don't agree with that, okay,
check.
This is not a good sign.
If they're not, when you show
them, hey, believe on the Lord
Jesus Christ and thou shalt be
saved, and they look at them and
say, I don't believe that.
Okay, you're not consenting to
wholesome words.
Now, obviously, if they're like,
well, I'm pre-trib, and you show
them it's after the tribulation
and they're just like, well, I
think you're just
misinterpreting that.
I think that's talking about the
Jews.
I think that's referring to a
different part of the timeline in
Daniel 70th week.
We're not going to jump down our
throat on that because they have
every right to have that opinion
if they want.
It's not, it's a secondary issue
that shouldn't be a big problem,
you understand?
But when talking about Jesus
Christ being God, that's a big
issue.
When we talk about salvation,
that's a big issue.
When we talk about the Bible
being God's word, that's a big
issue.
So if they don't consent to that,
and it says there, if any man
teach otherwise.
So now you got two problems.
You have a person who is teaching
contrary to God's word, and
they're also not consenting.
They don't agree with what the
Bible actually says, they're on
their way to be labeled a
heretic.
Okay?
What's the next thing?
The next thing is this, is
they're proud and uneducated in
God's word.
Okay?
It says there, if any man teach
otherwise, and consent not to
wholesome words, even to the
words of our Lord Jesus Christ,
and to the doctrine, which is
according to godliness, listen to
this, he is proud.
And then it says, and then it
kind of defines how that looks.
Knowing nothing.
Those are pretty strong words,
right?
Now, the vast majority of the
people we meet out soul winning
fall into this category right
here.
They're not necessarily like
false prophets, what are they?
They're just prideful people.
Because they're not willing to
admit that they're wrong.
You understand?
Well, are you saying that you're
right?
Well, I'm saying that the Bible's
right.
And if, well, we can't always
just understand the Bible.
That's true.
Not everything in the word of God
can be understood clearly, but
the vast majority of it can.
And this is in a book that God
gave to us and said like, hey,
you're only going to be able to
understand like 1% of this, and
that's it.
No, because the Bible says that
we have the Holy Spirit of God
that searches the deep things of
God.
You know, I have not seen nor
ear have heard, neither have
entered into the heart of man
the things that God has prepared
to them to love him, but God has
revealed them unto us by his
Spirit, the Bible says.
And the Bible tells us that we
have the mind of Christ, so we
can know these things.
You understand?
But the vast majority of people
when you show them and they just
deny it, they're not necessarily
wicked people.
What are they?
They're just prideful people.
And a prideful person doesn't
want to admit that they're
wrong.
Now, how do we know that?
Because we've done that too,
folks.
And I'm not even talking about
doctrine.
I'm just talking about day-to-day
life.
You know, relationships and
marriage or with friends or at
work.
You know, if we're arguing with
someone and we're bumping heads
with someone and we're
bumping heads with someone, we
don't want to admit that we're
wrong.
I don't.
But what is the quality behind
that?
Why is that?
Because we're being prideful.
We're being arrogant.
We're not willing to say, I am
wrong.
Okay?
Now, if that's true for the
day-to-day life, how much more
true is it with people who you're
coming to their door telling them
that they're going to hell and
that they believe in the Lord
Jesus Christ?
Should it surprise us that
someone would just completely
reject that offhand?
No, it shouldn't surprise us.
And let me just say this is that
one of the main qualities that
someone needs in order to be
saved is what?
Humility.
We all need to humble ourselves
because of the fact that we can't
get ourselves to heaven.
We cannot save ourselves.
We can't do anything in and of
our own part, our own effort to
get us saved.
We need someone and that's
someone being Jesus Christ.
And we're humbling ourselves to
a person that is telling us this
information and getting saved.
You understand?
So, you know, most people, when
they're on this road to being a
heretic, they don't agree with
the clear scriptures, but
they're also proud and
uneducated in the Word of God.
And I think a lot of our soul
winners in our church get
frustrated with this specific
point here.
And I think we've all been there
where we knocked on the door and
you're just like, it's right
there.
And they're just like, no.
And you're just like, so, like,
are you, I mean, you think God is
a liar?
It's like, do you think this is
just wrong?
It's just like, well, you're
misinterpreting it.
It's like, well, let me show you
another verse that backs that up
right there.
No, I just think you're just
misinterpreting that.
That can get frustrating, can it?
It's just like, oh, man.
And then you come back from
Sony, you're all mad and you're
telling everyone about what
happened.
But at the end of the day, you're
just dealing with people who are
just prideful and uneducated in
the word of God.
And let me just make this
disclaimer before I continue to
go forward on this is the fact
that just understand any time you
are talking about the word of God
to another person, you always
have the upper hand.
We're not verbally sparring with
people.
Like when we knock on the door,
we're not there to debate them.
There's no debate involved.
We don't come there to say I'm
going to win this argument
because there's no argument in
place.
We're not verbally sparring.
We're not fighting with them.
We're not hoping to get into some
arguments so we can mold them and
come back and tell your
victorious story over the person.
That's not the goal.
Why?
Because we have the upper hand
because we already know that
we're right because we have the
truth.
So it's not like we're going
there hoping to just destroy this
person.
And if that's your attitude, you
need to change your attitude in
your heart because that's a
wicked way to think.
The Son of God came not to
destroy men's lives but to save
them, the Bible says.
We're supposed to be partakers
of the ministry of
reconciliation, reconciling
mankind who's a sinner back to
God.
So we're not looking to go out
there to collect names and
numbers and these people who we
just destroyed doctrinally.
That's not the goal.
Now unfortunately because of
social media, because of
Instagram and Facebook and
now Discord, everything becomes
about destroying someone online.
Whereas what it's supposed to be
is well I already have the upper
hand and the only reason I have
the upper hand is because I got
God's word.
So I'm not here to get into an
argument.
I'm here to show them the truth
and if they don't want the truth
then I move on.
We're not there to fight them.
He says in verse 4 he is proud
knowing nothing and I've
realized that the people who
claim to know the most don't
know anything at all.
They're just prideful.
The people who really actually
do know the most are actually
those who do the less amount of
talking.
So you know you run to someone
at the door, the person who's
just listening, they're more
likely to just get saved.
Whereas the person who's
constantly interrupting and
telling you well what about
this, what about this, what
are you wrong about this, this
is what I believe, that person
is just proud because they're
not willing to adhere to what
you're saying.
He says he is proud knowing
nothing but doting about
questions and strives of words
where earth cometh envy, strife,
railings, evil surmisings.
Look at 1 Timothy chapter 1.
And look there's times where
you knock on the door, someone
answers, trying to teach him
God's word and then I keep
bringing this up because this
just keeps coming up, it's just
like yeah but you know the book
of Enoch says this.
And you don't want to chase that
rabbit because this is a dumb
rabbit to chase.
It's like here we go.
But what does the Bible tell us?
The Bible tells us that they
that are unlearned and unstable
rest the scriptures.
Rest means they pervert it,
they twist it.
Look at 1 Timothy 1 verse 7
says regarding this group of
people it says that they desire
to be teachers of the law,
understanding neither what they
say nor whereof they affirm.
So what is he telling us?
You know when they're quoting
scripture to us it's like first
of all they didn't even quote
it right?
Two, they don't even know where
it's at in the Bible.
Three, they don't really know
the interpretation of that.
And the reason this is telling
us this is because we're going
to run into people like this and
our job is not to show them 1
Timothy 1.7.
Are you just designed to be a
teacher of the law but you don't
understand what you're saying
nor whereof you affirm?
This is for our edification.
This is for us to know so that
you're not frustrated, you don't
get in an argument and this is
very common folks.
The Bible says in Hebrews go to
1 Corinthians chapter 8 if you
would.
1 Corinthians chapter 8 Hebrews
5 13 tells us for everyone that
useth milk is unskillful in the
word of righteousness for he is
a babe.
So this is referring to save
people who are babes in Christ.
If a babe in Christ is unskillful
in the word of righteousness how
much more the natural man that
receiveth not the things of the
Spirit of God.
They're going to twist the
scriptures.
They're going to arrest them.
You're not there to get into a
debate with people.
Calvinists like to do that.
Reformers like to debate.
They like to get into these
intellectual mental sparring of
words and all these things but
that's not our job as Christians
folks.
Now obviously you have to be
able to discern sincerity.
Right?
That's the key right there to
really winning someone over or
being on the brink of winning
someone over is being able to
discern sincerity because
sometimes you run into sincere
people who have sincere
questions and you might admonish
them more than twice more than
two times more than three times
excuse me more than four times
but it's because they're sincere
in what they're asking.
It's not because they're trying
to troll you.
Now you have trolls out there.
People just want to waste your
time.
But some people are just sincere
and they're asking questions
because they want to know.
Look at First Corinthians 8
verse 1.
It says,
Now as touching things offered
unto idols, we know that we all
have knowledge.
Knowledge puffeth up, but
charity edifyeth.
And if any man think that he
knoweth anything, he knoweth
nothing, yet as he ought to know.
So the man who says this, like
by the way, when you knock on
the door, oh I have that book.
I've read that already.
I already go to church.
I already have religion.
Yeah, I already know that.
Just mark it down.
They probably don't know a whole
lot.
Because the person who knows a
whole lot wants to learn more.
Right?
The person who knows a whole lot
doesn't have to tell you they
know a whole lot.
You end up figuring that out
later on.
You know what I mean?
The person who claims to know a
whole lot, you'll know that he
doesn't or that she doesn't when
they start talking.
Okay, this person doesn't really
know a whole lot.
They just want to portray
themselves as being a person of
knowledge when they don't really
know as much as they would.
Now what's causing them to do
that?
Pride.
Arrogancy.
These things will move an
individual to not to consent to
wholesome words, but also to be
proud and act like they know
what the Bible actually says when
they really don't.
Go back to 1 Timothy 6 if you
would.
So how do we identify a heretic?
Well, do they teach and not
consent to wholesome words?
Are they prideful and
uneducated in God's word?
Letter C, they only care to
discuss vain things to no
profit.
You're talking about eternal
life and they're like, but what
do you think about the earth
being flat though?
Right?
And look, this could be a
frustrating thing too because
you're like giving your heart,
talking to someone, you're just
like, you know, you want them to
be saved and they're listening
and then all of a sudden they're
like, well, what do you think
about the earth being flat
though?
That is a vain question to no
profit.
Look what it says in 1 Timothy
6 verse 4, he is proud knowing
nothing but doting about
questions and stripes of words
whereof cometh envy, strife,
railings, evil surmises.
Now what does doting mean?
Doting simply means to have an
excessive fondness for
something.
It's like someone, they have
like a hobby horse.
They only want to talk about the
Jews.
They only want to talk about
flat earth.
They want to talk about how fake
the moon landing is supposedly.
They only want to talk about
vaccines.
They have this hobby horse and
it's not, and by the way, this
is a big thing in the anti-vax
community.
Because it's like they only
bring it up so they can strive
about to words with no end.
Now our church is anti-vax for
the most part.
But here's the thing is that
we're not going to go to the
door, we're not preaching the
gospel of anti-vax.
And look, if I knock on the door
of someone who's for vaccines,
I'm not going to talk about that
because I'm not interested in
talking about that because I'm
interested in saving their soul.
We don't want to dote about
questions and stripes.
Oh, so who did you vote for?
If some guy came up to me and
was like, did you vote for Trump
or did you vote for Biden?
I'll just tell him the truth.
I didn't vote for either.
I'm illegal.
No, I'm just kidding.
I'll just tell him, you know,
and that's the honest truth,
not the illegal part.
I was born here.
The honest truth is that I
didn't vote for any one of them.
You say, why didn't you vote?
Why didn't you do your part?
Because my part as a Christian
is that I can't vote for people
who are wicked.
So I can't support people who
are wicked.
And if someone brings that up,
I'm not going to answer that
because that's a vain question
that will not profit the
conversation of their eternal
soul.
You know, if I told them I
voted for Trump, that's not
going to help them get saved.
It's just like, oh man,
tell me everything you want
then, man.
Brother.
Heretics are often fond of
asking questions that will
result in strife.
See, a lot of times as heretics,
they have a fondness for asking
certain questions because they
know it'll create an argument
because they want to argue
about that.
And that should not be our
agenda at all when we go out
there.
We don't have the agenda to go
and fight with someone verbally.
We want to get them saved,
but some people want to bring up
certain issues because they know
it'll strike up a conversation
that'll end up in an argument.
You understand?
And by the way, this not only
applies to out there when you're
knocking on doors, but it
applies in church.
Hey, it applies in marriage.
Where, you know, maybe one
spouse doesn't agree with the
other spouse, and then one
spouse just keeps ringing up the
things that they don't agree
about.
Well, that's not good.
You're just doting about
questions to strife.
You're just fond of arguing with
your family, you're fond of just
arguing with your husband,
arguing with your wife.
Folks, we're supposed to be
peacekeepers.
Right?
And if you know that that's a
button that your husband doesn't
want you to press, don't press
it!
Stay away from the button!
Go push another button!
Push the button that makes a
sandwich!
Why would you want to live in a
constant state of strife with
your spouse?
Now, obviously, look, you know,
your spouse should be your best
friend.
And you guys should agree on the
vast majority of things.
But if you're in a situation
where you just don't agree a lot
undocumentedly, well, stay away
from those buttons.
Don't dote about questions that
will result in strife and
arguments.
You will save yourself a lot of
heartache in your marriage if you
do so.
Same thing with the husband.
Don't just keep pressing that
button that's going to tick off
your wife.
You know what I mean?
Well, we need to talk about
this.
No, you just want to argue about
it.
That's what you want to do.
You understand?
Yeah, but my husband needs to
hear this, though.
I'm going to preach him the word
of God.
That's not your place.
It's not your place to try to
teach your husband what the
Bible says because you know so
much.
And by the way, just review the
previous point.
You claim to know so much, it
probably means you don't know
much at all.
It's getting kind of quiet,
amen?
They only care about to discuss
vain things to no profit, doting
about questions and strives of
words.
And what happens when you do
that?
Well, envy, strife, railings,
evil surmisings, the Bible says.
Be fond of peace.
You should be fond of peace and
gentleness and meekness.
These are the things that we
should pursue, okay?
Not strife.
It says in First Timothy,
chapter 1, verse 5, now the end
of the commandment is charity
out of a pure heart and of a
good conscience and a faith on
fame from which some having
swerved have turned aside unto
vain jangling, the Bible says.
And what is vain jangling?
Just noise.
So when people want to talk
about flat earth and the book of
Enoch and Nephilims and vaccines
and all these other things that
doesn't pertain to salvation,
it's just a bunch of noise.
They just want to make a bunch
of noise, okay?
Now what happens in a church
setting when someone brings up
these strives and questions that
result in strife?
Well, railings and evil surmisings.
Because then they'll bring up
some secondary issue that has
nothing to do with anything and
they'll try to use that against
you.
We had this a couple months ago
where someone brought that up to
me and they brought a railing
accusation against me as a
damnable heretic because I had a
different interpretation of some
obscure scripture in the book of
Daniel regarding heaven and the
judgment seat of Christ and
eternal damnation.
But it's like, and I asked them,
I said, do you use the book of
Daniel in your gospel
presentation?
No.
Have you ever used this to
describe what hell is or the
judgment seat of Christ?
No.
So why even argue about this?
If this is an obscure scripture
that people, many pastors and
many Christians have a different
interpretation of, why are you
bringing this up?
I'll tell you why.
Because they want to bring an
evil surmising, they want to
bring an evil railing accusation
against the person they're
asking the question to.
And so, you know, when you're out
there soul winning, when you're
here, what are some things that
we can do to identify a heretic?
Well, number one, are they, you
know, purposely going out to
teach this doctrine?
Number two, are they consenting
to wholesome words?
Okay.
And then number three, do they
only care to discuss vain things
to no profit?
Does it seem like they only want
to argue?
Now let me just say this,
anybody's welcome to come to our
church even if they're not saved,
believe it or not.
Especially if they're not saved,
they can come because we want to
get them saved.
But let me just give you an
extreme example, okay?
Let's say someone comes to our
church, they're not saved, and
they don't even agree with our
doctrine as far as salvation by
grace through faith.
What if they believe in
works-based salvation?
I will not impede that person
from continuously coming to our
church until they get saved.
You're like, what?
Well, hold on a second, but
doesn't a little leaven leaven
the whole lump?
Well, here's the thing, if
they're not going out of their
way to teach this and try to
convert people to what they
believe, then I don't have a
problem with it.
And just remember, there's more
of us than there are of that
person.
So fear not, okay?
Fear not if there's an unsaved
person who comes and they keep
coming, they keep coming.
You know, we have the doctrinal
hand on them, we're not going
to be won over, people are not
going to be led astray by this
one individual, okay?
Especially if they're not trying
to argue, they're not trying to
debate, they just come because
they like the preaching or they
like the church.
You know, eventually we will
want them to get saved,
obviously, and we're probably
going to keep giving them the
gospel, trying to make sure you
get saved.
So one of two things is going to
happen.
Either one, he's going to get
saved, or two, he's going to
just grow tired of us preaching
and giving him the gospel, and
then he's just going to go to
another church.
But don't have this paranoia
where it's just like, we've got
to keep an eye on him.
We've got to make sure he doesn't
get out of hand.
He's talking to brother Ron!
You know, like, he's just going
to strike or something.
Just like...
Chill out, cool down, it's okay.
Ya ba ba ba ba ba ba ba.
This is like, go have a seat,
get a cup of water, get a blood
of water, get a doughnut, go play some Jenga in the back. What is it? Jumblin'
tiles. We don't have Jenga. We have jumblin' tiles. Thank you brother
Ulysses.
Look at verse three again or verse five. So what's another indication? How do we
identify them if they're just simply a void of the truth? It says in verse five
perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds. Now at this point we are
talking about someone who is a Danville heretic because when the Bible says the
term or uses the term men of corrupt minds it's referring to, it's synonymous
what we see in Romans chapter number one, someone who has a reprobate mind. Okay
this is someone who is ever learning and never able to come to the knowledge of
the truth. It says now as Janus and Jamborees whistled Moses so do these
also resist the truth. Men of corrupt minds, listen to this, reprobate
concerning the faith. Faith is that which is needed to get saved. So if someone is
reprobate concerning the faith it means they no longer have that ability to
believe. Why? Because they're men of corrupt minds the Bible says. It's been
seared, the conscience has been seared, it's been corrupted. Okay so perverse
disputings of men of corrupt minds means there's people potentially who will come
to the church with the agenda to try to lead disciples astray, draw away disciples
after them. They want to dispute perversely, twist scriptures, you know
bring railing accusations and evil surmisings. It says perverse disputings of men of
corrupt minds and destitute of the truth supposing that gain is godliness from
such withdrawal thyself. Okay so in verse 5 at the end of verse 5 we see there's a
group of these people who think that making money is godliness. These are your
prosperity preachers. I think of Joel Osteen for example okay. Joel Osteen
doesn't really teach a whole lot of doctrine right I don't even I mean does
he? He says like God loves them and and he he he says that I don't know what is
it what is it who watched the Joel Osteen sermon from this morning I'm just
kidding. What does he teach? I don't even know what he teaches. God is not managing
no doctrine it's more like a like a like a motivational speech right right
just a fake smile with the motivational speech. He's not railing. He's not
bringing evil surmisings. He's not you know he doesn't know anything but you
know he's not trying to strive. He's not trying to fight people doctrinally but
what is he doing? He's supposing that gain is godliness though because he
always relates being blessed of God with how much money's coming in and the
Bible says from such withdraw thyself so we should separate from people who are
labeled as heretics who are into envying, strife, railing, evil surmisings, perverse
disputings but also from the category of people who are teaching that gain is
godliness. The prosperity preachers of today or it's just like send your check
in through the mail and then you know we'll bless you and you're gonna get
yourself a yacht and a Bentley and all these things you know God's gonna bless
you in this manner. They're supposing that gain is godliness. That if you make
money that somehow that equals blessing but you know that's not always true
because of the fact that Jesus Christ was poor. The son of man hath not where
to lay his head the Bible says. The foxes have holes the birds of the air have
nests but the son of man hath not where to lay his head and there's time you
know the Bible tells us that he became poor so that through his poverty we
might become rich spiritually speaking obviously and so you know obviously we
know that God provides for our needs he feeds us he won't allow us to go without
but nowhere in the Bible does it say that he's just gonna bless us with
millions and millions of dollars and a helipad and a private jet and
all these things. That's supposing that gain is godliness and in fact in the
same chapter it says you know that the love of money is the root of all evil
and so they are void of the truth so what are we to do when we discover these
factors did we just write them off as reprobates or false prophets well not
necessarily go to Titus chapter 3 so one thing I want you to learn tonight is the
fact that God is obviously very much interested in investigating something
right you're saying if they do this if they do this if they do this if they do
this then do this then at this point okay now they're rejected why is that
well because the Bible tells us that God is long-suffering he's long-suffering
he's patient and he wants us to be long-suffering and patient too now I know
it's really cool to label someone a heretic but according to God's Word it's
actually the Bible says he that answer at the matter before he hereth it is
foolishness and folly unto him so a person who doesn't investigate now
obviously if this person is just going and saying well you have to repent of
your sins to be saved it's like okay you're probably you're teaching heresy
but here's the thing is that even then God wants us to investigate and he
thinks of someone who just answers a matter before he hears it you're a fool
because you have to investigate well look at Titus 3 verse 9 says let's skip
down to verse 10 a man that is in heretic so we've already identified the
heretic right doesn't consent to wholesome words teaches contrary wise
disputes all those things that we saw in 1st Timothy 6 a man that is in heretic
after the first and second admonition reject now I want you to notice
something you probably didn't notice before he's a heretic first right
because it says a man that is a heretic in other words they fit that bill that
we see in 1st Timothy 6 he says after the first and second admonition then reject
them so what is this Bible telling us so after they we identify the heretic the
second thing that God wants us to do is admonish them what does it mean to
admonish them it means to correct them it means to say hey I heard you say this
this is actually what the Bible says let me just show you this is before we even
write them reject them okay he says a man that is in heretic after the first
and second admonition reject go with me if you would to 2nd Timothy chapter 2
2nd Timothy chapter 2 so he not only wants us to admonish him he wants us to
admonish them twice so it's like hey John 3 16 well I don't believe it says
that okay let me show you verse 36 okay well I think that's really dumb okay at
that point you reject them because God wants us to for us to give them a chance
you understand look at the Bible says in 2nd Timothy 2 and verse number 24 and
the servant of the Lord must not strive but be gentle unto all men apt to teach
patient that's an important quality gotta be patient with people and notice
that it says you have to be apt to teach first right that means you have to have
the capability of conveying that eternal message because sometimes people are
just not good communicators hey you're going to hell like okay like that did
not start off good no is it true yes it's true but doesn't the Bible said
that we should answer with meekness and fear right I'm just gonna give them the
word of God and just tell them hey you want to hear the gospel yes or no all
right well you're going to hell I'm going to heaven I'm gonna show you how
to get there what is that they obviously didn't read this because the Bible says
to be gentle unto all men apt to teach that means you formulate your
presentation with their understanding in mind you formulate your words you know
the Bible says that the righteous teacheth his lips you instruct your lips
on how to convey the message in such a way that you would say I think they
would understand it if I said it this way they're not trying to be you know
we're not trying to go there and have wisdom of man's words over here like
wow you're just so eloquent I've just never I you you speak so greatly use all
these big terms no we want our presentation to make an impression on
them because we want them to get the message they don't we don't want them to
get an impression of us want them we want the Word of God to have an
impression on them so we convey the message in such a way that we have their
understanding in mind if I word it this way I think they'll understand it you
know what soul winning is throughout our Christian life it's learning how to get
it's learning how to put the cookie on the bottom shelf as best as possible
it's learning through trial and error of going door-to-door and saying you know
what I think I'm gonna word it this way because I think they'll understand it
better if I use these terms this word this illustration because we have their
salvation in mind okay he says the servant of the Lord must not strive will
be gentle unto all men apt to teach patient in meekness listen what it says
instructing those that oppose you no actually oppose themselves if God
prayer adventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the
truth that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil who are
taken captive by him at his will so the people out there are not our enemies the
vast majority of them are not our enemies we're actually going there to
rescue them to deliver them from the clutches of Satan and this is why it's
important that we are able to discern if people are being sincere or not because
they might have 20 questions and if they're being sincere you should answer
them I've had a door where I was there for like 40 minutes and you know
typically my gospel presentation if there's no interruption it's about you
know 10 maybe 15 minutes 12 minutes or so depending but this one took like 40
minutes because he he kept having questions and there are good questions
and then when we got to this matter of eternal security he just wasn't getting
it it wasn't a heretic he wasn't a person who hated the Word of God he just
had to overcome some understanding some preconceived ideas and you know what at
the end of those 40 to 45 minutes he got saved he called upon the name of the
Lord in tears and was very grateful that I was bearing long with him because he
kind of felt bad he's like man you know I'm just not getting it and then he was
very grateful at the end of that saying you know what I'm thankful that you
didn't stop and there's times throughout that gospel presentation where I thought
to myself you know I think I just need to move on this guy's not getting it
maybe now is not the time for him to get saved but just kept pushing and kept
pushing kept answering and then finally it's like the light bulb went on it's
like I get it I get it and it's just like all right call upon the name of
Lord get saved and and he was crying I'm not saying everyone who you do this to
is gonna cry but this this examples out there are people who tear up because
they get very emotional about the fact they just got saved but they're being
recovered out of the snare of the devil okay now go back to Titus chapter 3 if
you would Titus chapter 3 so the Bible commands us to admonish them and how does
this look like in a church setting well when you're talking to someone in church
if you're giving someone the gospel or you're teaching someone about doctrine
and they just they're like well I don't really believe that okay well let me
show you something real quick and they're like I don't really agree with
that either I'm like all right well hey thanks for coming you know hope to see
you again and God bless you I'm gonna go get some coffee and a donut and walk
away I know that's very difficult to do but it's actually not very hard to do
and the only time it becomes difficult is when you're in the flesh if you're a
fleshly Christian and you get upset when someone just does not adhere to to to
replacement theology or the posture pre-wrath or the reprobate doctrine
you're just being a fleshly person because you have the doctrinal upper
hand why should it bother you if you already have the truth I mean you
believe the reprobate doctrine you believe you know what the Bible says
about end times Bible prophecy so why should it why should it get mad why
should you get mad for a person to come to our church doesn't believe that just
move on the Bible says you admonish him twice they don't accept it all right
well God bless you we'll see you later you know doesn't make them a bad person
maybe they just have more to overcome they got to keep coming to church you
know and and there you have it but some people they get frustrated get mad they
get upset and it should not be that way okay now how do we get to that point
look at Titus 3 verse 9 well number one you have to avoid stupid questions we
already talked about that but it says there in verse 9 avoid foolish questions
foolish and Greek means stupid like a fool it means that someone who's stupid
I mean I know that sounds bad but I mean this is what the Bible says avoid foolish
questions and genealogies so some guys you're talking to someone they just want
to talk about how you know you're actually come from Issachar because
you're Mexican how many you've gotten someone like that the Israel United in
Christ crowd who's just like you know the black people are the real Jews and
your white friend here he's a what he's an Edomite John's an Edomite did
someone call you an Edomite oh man he got nervous do you believe you're an
Edomite no I'm just kidding I've had that I remember someone in East LA with
Marcos this is years ago and this guy came up and he was like and we're trying
to give him the gospel and he's like do you eat pork like yes sir you shouldn't
be eating pork you're of the tribe of Issachar I'm Hispanic you know I'm like
I'm not even of Israel but then we realized that he's referring to Israel
United in Christ and then and then you know he wanted to talk about and
unfortunately we got kind of caught up in that conversation we're like younger
at that at that time and he was just like can't eat pork and I told him I was
like well according to the Bible we can eat anything you want and he's like
would you eat dog I was like well not here but if I was in Southeast Asia they
serve you dog out there so I mean if I was there I probably would I mean first
Timothy 4 says that we just have to pray over it and all that and it's not my
favorite I wouldn't like go out of my way to go get a dog but if I was in
China or or Cambodia or you know these areas that where they do that stuff you
know I probably eat it you know and I wouldn't be afraid to eat it the only
thing that I would be fearful of is like the parasites and stuff you know that's
the only thing would cause me you know but and so he's like you shouldn't do
that and then he brought his Bible out he's like is this your Jesus it was like
Caesar Borgia I look I was like no it's not him and he kind of just like looked
at me like this is your Jesus I'm like no it's not him I know it's not the man
like I know not the man
Bible says the first Timothy 1 4 or Titus 3 9 says but avoid foolish
questions and genealogies I'm talking about what tribe you're from people want
to bring that up just say you know what doesn't even matter oh what do you think
about BLM doesn't even matter what do you think about all the immigrants
coming over into the United States doesn't matter because it doesn't matter
it doesn't matter leave your political views actually take your political views
put them in a bag and then throw it in the trash that's where they belong as a
Christian now I know that offends a lot of people well I just don't think
immigrants should be here and all this stuff folks we're all immigrants
Christians are all immigrants here we don't belong in this world our
citizenship is in heaven my friend don't talk about genealogies and contentions
and strivings about the law why it says therefore they are unprofitable and vain
now look in our church after service we'll talk about end times prophecy
we'll get into the deep things of end times prophecy we'll have a powwow and
speculate but it never results in an argument and never results in people
just getting upset and yelling at each other and if it does then I walk away
from that conversation but it never does I think it's proper to talk about
doctrine and go into the deep things of God what I think is unprofitable is
things that just don't matter okay first Timothy 1 4 says neither give
heed to fables and endless genealogies which minister questions rather than
God the edifying which is in faith so do 2nd Timothy 2 23 but foolish and
unlearned questions avoid knowing that they do gender strife the Bible says so
how do we get to that point well we have to identify and reject dumb
questions okay now if you're at the door and someone's asking you a legitimate
question about Trinity that's not a dumb question or how about this maybe they're
they wanted to they're asking you a question that requires a longer answer
by end times prophecy for example book of Revelation who's the Antichrist what
comes first or whatever that's not a dumb question this is what I typically
do if it requires a longer answer I say well you know what let me answer that
after I finish with this but that's a great question but if they say hey what
do you think about Nephilim you know or do you believe in aliens these uaps out
there I'll tell them the only aliens that I know are the ones that are in the
Bible which are foreigners the Bible talks about aliens but they're
foreigners I try to avoid those questions as much as possible because
this is just vain it's unprofitable it's not gonna help them get saved okay go
back to Titus 3 so after this you admonish them you discreetly give them
the right doctrine twice okay it says that a man that is a heretic after the
first and second admonition reject and then at that point if they don't want to
they don't want to accept what you're saying about salvation about the Trinity
about the Godhead about Jesus Christ well the Bible says at that point now
you reject them you move on okay look at Titus 3 in verse number 11 knowing that
he that is such is what subverted and sinneth being condemned of himself
doesn't say knowing that you've won the argument knowing that you got the upper
hand on him and you molded him and you showed him all this stuff that's not
what it says it says knowing that he that is such is actually subverted
they're subverting the Word of God they're not esteeming the Bible as being
God's Word so this is an indication okay this person is undermining God's Word
they are rejecting the Word of God therefore they are sinning and now he's
condemned of himself shake off the dust of your feet and you move on to the next
door that's what you're supposed to do now let's just be honest all of us to a
certain extent have gone into argument out so many right getting the flesh you
get in an argument but that shouldn't be the norm the norm should be that you
just move on to the next door and the reality is this you have enough arsenal
to probably mote someone if you wanted to but you shouldn't we should just move
on because we have a responsibility to get people saved and do so now again if
someone comes to our church believing differently okay and they're brand new
and let me just say this not everyone who comes to our church the visitors
that we're getting our church are not new IFP did you know that not all of
them are new IFP you should not have the mentality everyone who comes to those
doors is gonna believe just like us because they're not and in fact there's
gonna come people people are gonna come to our church who actually use a
different version of the Bible isn't that a shocker what you don't want to do
is what happened in my old church okay there's a guy you know a brand new
visitor he came and he had like a new King James or an IV or whatever and the
guy came up to him and he's like what version of the Bible using he's like an
IV and he's just any he grabs it he just throws it in the trash now I will say
this when I first got saved I had a new King James Bible okay and I remember
sitting on the front row and my father-in-law who was not my father at
the time he was preaching and I was going through the passages I'm like why
is this saying something different this looks weird like it's not he's not
what's going on here it's like some sort of disconnect and after the service
someone came up to me and said how'd you like the service and I was like it was
great the only thing is is that my Bible was saying like something different from
what he was saying up there he said what do you got I was like well I have
a Bible it's a holy Bible and he's like no no no what kind of like version is
it I was like well it says new King James he's like oh that's trash and my
friend had just bought me that Bible because he he was helping me my spiritual
journey you know he's you want to be supportive of my of my new the new path
that I was taking and so he bought me a Bible and I was like oh like what do you
say to that you just look up it's like wait how do you respond but this is what
he said he said if you get rid of it I'll buy you a new Bible I'll get you a
King James version of the Bible if you get rid of that one and he went and you
know they had a bookstore and he bought me a King James Bible it's a really big
King James Bible and he says take this and get rid of that one and he said this
one will match up with the preaching of God's Word and I was thankful for that
okay so I throw that out there you know don't don't ever just take someone's
Bible just throw it in the trash okay if someone's using an EA I remember
Marcos had a Sunday school class and he had a Sunday school class and there's
like what five people there maybe maybe three or something like that he was
faithful and he was teaching God's Word there and there's this girl who came you
know she was a brand new visitor but she had an ESV and then there's another
girl in that class who turned around was just like uh excuse me she has a ESV on
her right now talk about awkward that's a false version of the Bible as a ESV I
mean what do you say like oh man this is brand new and I'm thankful that we're
getting a lot of new visitors who are not part of the new IP because it's
gonna train people in our church to learn how to answer and teach people
and show them the way and show them the truth and not just be spoon-fed a brand
new person who already comes ready-made now you have to come now you have to
actually teach them what the Bible actually says and teach them why we use
the King James why we believe the things that we believe because you're starting
with like a clean slate someone who doesn't know these things someone who
hasn't watched the documentaries someone who hasn't heard the preaching they come
not knowing these things and guess whose job it is to show them your job and you
know what DVDs are going out of out of style now unfortunately they're becoming
obsolete unfortunately so you know what you have to do is teach them why the
Jews are not God's chosen people like what am I supposed to use though
there's like 66 books right here well how am I supposed to teach them that
it's after the tribulation Bible oh wait but that would require for you to study
it and know what you're talking about to open it up and show them and actually
study to how to answer right but hey that's what God wants from us study to
show thyself approve them to God a workman that he is not to be ashamed
rightly dividing the word of truth and so you know we're gonna get people who
are heretics and our job is to admonish them now obviously if someone who just
believes wrongly on salvation and they come and try to rebuke me or try to
rebuke our church members and try to correct us and try to like you know
disrespect our church or disrespect people in our church because we believe
right on salvation we will not only reject them we'll probably throw them
out of the church because we don't want that nonsense here and obviously you
know no one who has any ethical background will do something like that
obviously you know where they're just coming to just rebuke everyone in the
church or something most people who come to church they're coming here because
actually looking for the truth and so we want to be the ones to give them the
truth and show them from the Word of God and teach them and say look this is what
the Bible says and and and to answer appropriately okay and not like be on
code red with some dude who's like looks like halfway feminine comes into
the church if some guys comes to our church and he's like he's kind of
effeminate looking don't like freak out and faint and just start like we're gonna
do he's he might be gay or something it's like the look the majority of men
today unfortunately are there you feminine doesn't mean they're they're
sodomites or something give them the benefit of the doubt show them what the
Word of God says and don't freak out it's just like I don't know what to do
though what if he is what if he is what are you gonna do what are you gonna do
there's more of us in there of him chill out you need to take it from the hot
orange to a cool blue and just chill out and the vast majority are not gonna be
okay and look you need to get out there in the world a little more and recognize
a lot of people the style today is just a lot different from when you're growing
up apparently and I'm not saying this right I hate the style of today you know
but that's just how the young people are today unfortunately you know and so
don't have this mentality oh man he has a ring in his nose or something like
that I mean he has an earring it's like he has a tattoos like I mean you want to
reach you you want to reach fundamental Baptist is that what you want to do is
that what you want you just want to reach independent fundamental Baptist
we're supposed to reach the one whose face looks like they fell into a tackle
box why are you afraid of them yeah but he has like tattoos on his face what if
he's like a gangster or something that's the best kind to reach do the gangsters
can be committed for the Lord once they get saved and they're often very
hardcore I like those guys yeah but I'm scared why are you scared don't be
scared and so you know the sermon tonight is simply to remind us of the
steps we need to take into identifying heretics and and giving them the benefit
of the doubt but admonishing them this is not absent of an admonishment okay
and saying look this is what the Bible says is what the Bible says and if
they're rejected okay then they're rejected they've subverted they sin it
they're being condemned of themselves amen let's pray father we thank you so
much for your word and I pray God that you'd give us patience and long
suffering towards those who are without we don't want to compromise but we also
don't want to jump the gun I pray that you'd help us to do so Lord as a church
thank you so much for the growth that we've seen and all the souls that we've
seen saved and baptized it's been a blessing Lord I pray that you continue
to use us and and and help us to honor glorify you through the salvation and
baptisms and leading people into righteousness as well we love you Lord
and we thank you pray these things in Jesus name amen
please turn your song book to song number one song number one Jesus I my
cross have taken the first song there in your hymn book song number one all
together on that first verse Jesus I my cross have taken all to leave and follow
thee test it to despise forsaken thou from hence my all shall be perish every
Oh
yeah my condition God
my own let the world despise and leave me they have left my savior too
see me now are not like man untrue and while thou shalt smile upon me God
love and my
they shot me show my face and all is bright man made trouble and distress me
will but drive me to my breast life with trials hard may press me and will
bring me sweeter rest old is not in grief to harm me while thy love is left
to me Oh were not in joy to charm me were that joy on mixed with me
pays me on from grace to glory are by faith and we by prayer
eternal days before the gods own hand shall guide me there soon shall close
thy earthly mission switch out past thy pilgrim days Oh shall change to
vision faith to side and prayer to praise amen wonderful singing you are
dismissed