A. Translate Titus 3:11 this way!
Knowing that a denomination man is sick head turned thinking up-side-down, sinful and being self-condemned!
1. True, describe a denomination man sick head turned thinking up-side-down is a hard teaching!
2. The point is, is this truth? 100% Truth!
a. KJV put as subverted, ASV put as perverted, NIV put as warped!
b. Yes, "sick head" to ordinary people can be a curse!
c. The point is this --> all can understand!
d. Sick head turned thinking up-side-down is warped, perverted and subverted in plain language!
B. Titus 3:11 translates this way Titus 3:10 make deeper cutting sense!
Warn a denomination man once, and then warn him a second time. After that, have nothing to do with him!
1. First of all this lightens much of our frustration in talking to these people!
When you see how a denomination man reacts to Bible truth you shared!
2. Yes, I share Bible truths with many people! Some never want to see me again!
3. When your acquaintance rejected the truth you shared, you feel helplessness!
4. By knowing that he is sick head turned thinking up-side-down!
Hard feeling released immediately! Or better yet, you still feel good!
Instead you say: How true and powerful words of the Bible!!!
5. Denomination man is sick head turned thinking up-side-down!
They reacted with dislike... is their nature! This is a clear sign Satan has control over him!
6. We have to learn to let them be without being affected!
C. Hard teaching! People in church of Christ understand clearly! Jn.6:51-60
1. Jesus said: I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread,
he will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. Jn.6:51
2. Then the Jews began to argue sharply among themselves: How can this man give us his flesh to eat? Jn.6:52
3. Jesus said to them: I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood,
you have no life in you. Jn.6:53
4. Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said:
This is a hard saying; who can hear it? Jn.6:60
5. Jesus was talking about Sunday worship to God in church of Christ!
6. Remember the three points about believe I shared last Sunday?
a. Believe without water baptism is not believe! Ac.19:4-5
b. Believe without Sunday worship to God in church of Christ is not believe! Heb.10:25-26, Jn.6:51-60
c. Believe without living according to Bible truth is not believe! Jn.8:31-45 James 2:17-26
D. Truthful to what Bible says!
1. But flee youthful lusts, and follow after righteousness, faith, love, peace,
with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart. 2Tim.2:22
2. Follow after righteousness is my life long aspiration!
Yes, I can only say, I tried my best to be fair to others as hard as I can!
3. Faith here means faithfulness, trustworthy, man of his word!
4. Call on the Lord out of a pure heart! A heart that is absence of pretention!
E. We have no other choice!
1. To live a life follows after righteousness, faith, love, peace, with people call on the Lord out of a pure heart!
2. We have to share the truth in words ordinary people can understand!
3. Modify to make words sound sweet would be adding yeast into dough of wheat flour!
4. In my life, I have seen much of these!
To a man control by Satan sweetened words would give him ammunition to antagonize you!
5. I am determined not to do such foolishness anymore long time ago!
6. As I said often, God has trained me to preach this way!
Yes, is the name of your church in the Bible?
7. Be a church of Christ then come debate me!
8. Reality is this. Once people are blessed enough to be in church of Christ is instantly my brother in Christ!
F. Conclusion:
1. Blessed is he who is not offended by the truth in the Bible!
2. I thank God you read my sermon this far!
May God bless you and keep you safe always! Preach this March 29, 2020.