Controversy Look at the Headlines Controversial Topics Trump

Controversy Look at the Headlines!

Controversial Topics Trump Muslim Immigrants Border Wall Obamacare Gun Control Gay Marriage Fake News/Media

Controversy Look at the Mirror!

Controversial Topics Struggles with… Sin Marriage Children Family Job Debt

Controversy Look at the Bible!

Controversy Adam/Eve/Satan…be like gods Worthy sacrifice/jealousy/death Abram & Lot’s men over a well/choose a location/fire rains down from the heavens David & Bathsheba/death of Uriah Jesus/Son of God/Crucified

What Does the Bible Say about Controversy? The Bible Says: Be Gentle 2 Timothy 2: 22 -26

What Does the Bible Say about Controversy? The Bible Says: Avoid Foolish Questions… Titus 3: 9 -11

Controversial Words The Bible Says: One True God Ex. 20: 1 -3 1 Cor. 8: 6

Controversial Words The Bible Says: Only One Savior John 14: 6 Acts 4: 12

Controversial Words The Bible Says: Deity Composed of 3 Separate Beings Mt. 3: 16 -17; 28: 19; Acts 5: 3 -4

Controversial Words The Bible Says: God Created Earth In 6 Days Gen. 1; Ex. 20: 11; Ps. 33: 6 -9

Controversial Words The Bible Says: Virgin Birth & Miracles of Jesus Matthew 1: 18 John 20: 30 -31

Controversial Words The Bible Says: 1 Church 1 Plan of Salvation Eph. 4: 4; Mt. 16: 18; Mk. 16: 16; Acts 2: 38, 47; Gal. 3: 27; 1 Cor. 12: 13

Controversial Words The Bible Says: One Mediator Jesus 1 Timothy 2: 5

Controversial Words The Bible Says: Baptism = Immersion Romans 6: 3 -4 Acts 8: 38 -39 Col. 2: 12

Controversial Words The Bible Says: Baptism Is For The Remission of Sins Acts 2: 38 Acts 22: 16

Controversial Words The Bible Says: Baptism Is For Penitent Believers Mark 16: 16 Acts 2: 38 Acts 8: 35 -39

Controversial Words The Bible Says: Lord’s Supper On First Day of Every Week Acts 20: 7

Controversial Words The Bible Says: Sing In Worship Ephesians 5: 19 1 Cor. 14: 15 Col. 3: 16

Others Controversial Words • Independent, Autonomous Churches – Acts 20: 28 • Marriage, Divorce, & Remarriage – Matt. 19: 9; 5: 28 • Fellowship of False Teachers – 2 John 9 -11 • False Teachers Teach False Doctrine – Matt. 7: 1520 • One Man, One Woman Joined In Marriage – Mt. 19: 5 • Homosexuality Is Sinful – 1 Cor. 6: 9 -11 • Drunkeness is Sinful – 1 Peter 4: 3

Why Do We Have Controversy? • Lack of Love – 1 Corinthians 13: 4 -8 • Love is – Patient, kind, not jealous, does not brag, is not proud, is not rude, is not selfish, cannot be made angry easily, does not remember wrongs done against it, is never happy when others do wrong, is always happy with the truth, never gives up on people, never stops trusting, never loses hope, and never quits, and will never end.

God is Love! • 1 John 4: 4 -6 • 4 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world. • 5 They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them. • 6 We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.

God is Love! • 1 John 4: 7 -9 • 7 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. • 8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. • 9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.

God is Love! • 1 John 4: 10 -12 • 10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. • 11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another. • 12 No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.

SAD WORDS IN THE BIBLE “Some Mocked” Acts 17: 32 “We Will Not Walk In It” Jer. 6: 16 “Who Concerning The Truth Have Erred” 2 Tim. 2: 17 -18 “Almost” Acts 26: 28 “Depart From Me” Matt. 25: 41 “The Door Was Shut” Matt. 25: 10 “Go Away For Now” Acts 24: 25 “Concerning The Faith Have Suffered Shipwreck” 1 Tim. 1: 19 -20