The Election Changes Nothing

The Main Idea: The Bible is always our guide in living out the Christian life.
1. Biblical Commands of scripture using good hermeneutical principles.
A. No room for _____________
B. Good question to ask is “Is this a ____ _____from God?”
C. To ________ is to be brought into the _____ of the LORD. To _______ is to ________ the consequences
D. 1 John 5:2-3
2. Wisdom Decisions (I like this better than “personal convictions”)
A. If there is no clear directive (to do or not to do something) in scripture then we are to use ______wisdom.
B. Wisdom is advised in the Scripture
o The book of Proverbs (it is a book pleading for a son to use wisdom)
o James tells us to ask for wisdom (James 1:5-8)
o Paul tells us to seek the mind of Christ (Col 2:2-3, 3:16; Phil 2:1-5)
o “To put it simply, it is wrong to do what is unwise.”
C. Two examples:
o _______-
o _______-
D. Some questions to ask ourselves in application:
o _______ for fellow believers is the overriding determiner of doing/not doing something NOT commanded by God.
• John 13:34-35
• Phil 2:1-4
• 1 John 4:20-21
o G-Does it _________ God? (1 Co 10:31)
o L-Is it _______? (see point 1)
o E-Is it _________? To me?, to others? (Rom 14:19; 1 Co 14:26; 2 Co 12:19; Eph 4:16; 4:29)
o P-Does it/will it have ________ over me?
o S-Would it be a _____________ block to others? (1 Co 10:31-33; Gal 5:13
o We do not force/encourage a fellow believer to violate their ________ (Rom 14)
o A good rule of thumb "My ___________ ends where an offense/ stumbling block ________"
3. Community (church) standards
A. The only biblical directives are:
o ________/________ (teach and lead) and _________ (serve the needs of the people)
o ________/______ the Gospel
o ________/__________
o __________ the lost/_______ the believer
o _____________ else is based on that local church’s desires
B. Each church is different in how they do things: tradition, issues of the past…
C. _______ we accept and agree to abide by as members of the local body of believers
o Keeping them doesn’t get us to heaven
o But it does help the church run in a decently and orderly fashion
o If we can’t accept the “rules” find another _________