New Heart Community Church

Series:  Doing Church God’s Way

I Timothy 1:18-2:15-How To Deal with a Controversial Passage  (Part II)

Sunday, March 2, 2008

Announce:

Review:

·         Not every passage in the Bible is CRYSTAL CLEAR.

·         Too often, we ARGUE OVER the unclear and IGNORE the crystal clear.

·         We don’t know how to AGREE TO DISAGREE.

I.    How I see it.

I Timothy 3:1a(NIV)

1Here is a trustworthy saying: If anyone sets his heart on being an overseer, he desires a noble task. 2Now the overseer must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife,

II.      WHAT TO DO WHEN THE OTHER SIDE DOESN’T GET IT

            ? If it’s black & white and crystal clear – DIVIDE OVER IT.

                          Galatians 1:8-9/ 1 Timothy 4:7, 2 Timothy 3:5 & Titus 3:10/ 1 Corinthians 5:9-13

Galatians 1:8-9(NIV)

8But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let him be eternally condemned! 9As we have already said, so now I say again: If anybody is preaching to you a gospel other than what you accepted, let him be eternally condemned!

            � If it’s not, UNITY is more important than UNIFORMITY.

                          1 Corinthians 13:2/ 1 Corinthians 3:1-4 & 11:17-19/ Romans 14:1-13/

                                 John 13:35 & Ephesians 4:2-3/ 1 Timothy 1:5 & 1 Peter 3:8 & 4:8 & 1 John 4:20-21

I Corinthians 13:1-3(NIV)

1If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 3If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing.