Controversial Subjects

 

One True God

 

Exodus 20:1-3  Then God spoke all these words, saying,  (2)  "I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.  (3)  "You shall have no other gods before Me.

 

1 Corinthians 8:6  yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom are all things and we exist for Him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we exist through Him.

 

Only One Savior

 

John 14:6  Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.

 

Acts 4:12  "And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved."

 

Deity Composed of 3 Separate Beings

 

Matthew 3:16-17  After being baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove and lighting on Him,  (17)  and behold, a voice out of the heavens said, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well-pleased."

 

Matthew 28:19  "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,

 

Acts 5:3-4  But Peter said, "Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back some of the price of the land?  (4)  "While it remained unsold, did it not remain your own? And after it was sold, was it not under your control? Why is it that you have conceived this deed in your heart? You have not lied to men but to God."

 

God Created Earth In 6 Days

 

Exodus 20:11  "For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day; therefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day and made it holy.

 

Psalms 33:6-9  By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, And by the breath of His mouth all their host.  (7)  He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap; He lays up the deeps in storehouses.  (8)  Let all the earth fear the LORD; Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.  (9)  For He spoke, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast.

 

Virgin Birth &  Miracles of Jesus

 

Matthew 1:18  Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit.

 

John 20:30-31  Therefore many other signs Jesus also performed in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book;  (31)  but these have been written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you may have life in His name.

 

1 Church - 1 Plan of Salvation

 

Ephesians 4:4  There is one body and one Spirit, just as also you were called in one hope of your calling;

 

Matthew 16:18  "I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades will not overpower it.

 

Mark 16:16  "He who has believed and has been baptized shall be saved; but he who has disbelieved shall be condemned.

 

Acts 2:38  Peter said to them, "Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

 

Acts 2:47  praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord was adding to their number day by day those who were being saved.

 

Galatians 3:27  For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.

 

1 Corinthians 12:13  For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to drink of one Spirit.

 

One Mediator - Jesus

 

1 Timothy 2:5  For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,

 

Peter: Apostle - Equal To All Other Apostles

 

Baptism = Immersion

 

Romans 6:3-4  Or do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus have been baptized into His death?  (4)  Therefore we have been buried with Him through baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life.

 

Acts 8:38-39  And he ordered the chariot to stop; and they both went down into the water, Philip as well as the eunuch, and he baptized him.  (39)  When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away; and the eunuch no longer saw him, but went on his way rejoicing.

 

Colossians 2:12  having been buried with Him in baptism, in which you were also raised up with Him through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead.

 

Baptism Is For The Remission of Sins

 

Acts 2:38  Peter said to them, "Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

 

Acts 22:16  'Now why do you delay? Get up and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on His name.'

 

Baptism Is For Penitent Believers

 

Mark 16:16  "He who has believed and has been baptized shall be saved; but he who has disbelieved shall be condemned.

 

Acts 2:38  Peter said to them, "Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

 

Acts 8:35-39  Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture he preached Jesus to him.  (36)  As they went along the road they came to some water; and the eunuch *said, "Look! Water! What prevents me from being baptized?"  (37)  [And Philip said, "If you believe with all your heart, you may." And he answered and said, "I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God."]  (38)  And he ordered the chariot to stop; and they both went down into the water, Philip as well as the eunuch, and he baptized him.  (39)  When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away; and the eunuch no longer saw him, but went on his way rejoicing.

 

Lord’s Supper On First Day of Every Week

 

Acts 20:7  On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul began talking to them, intending to leave the next day, and he prolonged his message until midnight.

 

Sing In Worship

 

Ephesians 5:19  speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord;

 

1 Corinthians 14:15  What is the outcome then? I will pray with the spirit and I will pray with the mind also; I will sing with the spirit and I will sing with the mind also.

 

Colossians 3:16  Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God.