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Am I Therefore Become Your Enemy
Gal 4.12-16
- 1. Attitudes toward teaching influence what is taught and how it is delivered
- a. meeting of physical, financial and emotional needs priority
- b. peace and compromise are not just taught they are expected
- 2. The nature of the Christian’s work
- a. John 13.34 - love one another
- b. Rom 12.10 - kindly affectioned one to another
- c. John 14.15 - if ye love me keep my commandments
- d. John 12.43 - loved praises of men more than praises of God
- e. Matt 28.19 - go ye therefore and teach all nations
- 3. The nature of the world
- a. Matt 10.16 - harmless as doves, wise as serpents
- b. Luke 10.3 - I send you forth as lambs among wolves
- c. Matt 10.22 - ye shall be hated of all men
- d. John 17.14 - the world hath hated them
- 4. Examples of Reactions
- a. Acts 2.36-37 - Jesus whom ye have crucified (guilt)
- b. Acts 6.9-14 - Stephen (tradition)
- c. Acts 19.21-28 - Diana & the Ephesians (greed)
- d. Phil 3.18 - enemies of the cross of Christ (hate)
- e. Phil 1.14-18 - some preach of contention and some of good will (envy)