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Christianity
101
Important Information For New
Christians
This paper is intended to be a
crash course in biblical Christianity for all those who are new
to the faith and for all those who wish to find out some
important facts that all Christians should be aware of.
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| Rule #1: Don't blindly trust
what anybody says - not your pastor, not some famous preacher on
TV or radio. No one! Be like the Bereans in Acts 17:11 who
checked the scriptures to see if what the Apostle Paul said was
true... Acts 17:11
- "... they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so."
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| Rule #2: Expect people who
graduate from seminaries to have a seminary-induced bias about
many biblical doctrines - a bias that locks them into a wrong
interpretation of things. And never assume that a religious title or
religious degree is a guarantee that some teacher is interpreting scripture
properly... 1Corinthians 1:26
- "For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:
27 But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
28 And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:
29 That no flesh should glory in his presence."
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| Rule #3: Expect to be deceived
by the many religious preachers, teachers and authors around you.
They know most people don't bother to really do the kind of
research often necessary to determine that they are wrong... Mark 13:22
- "For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect."
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| Rule #4: When it comes to being
really sure about the correct interpretation of many Bible
doctrines, don't expect it to be an easy task. You may need to do Greek
and Hebrew word studies but fortunately nowadays with computerized as well as
printed Bible tools such as concordances, you can uncover biblical truths in far
less time than it took Bible students in days gone by... Proverbs 25:2
- "It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter."
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| Rule #5: Expect to be
discouraged by the Christians around you. Many will say all the
right things and yet will live no differently than the lost
people you witness to every day...
Luke 12:1 - "In the mean time, when there were gathered
together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they
trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first
of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy."
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Rule #6:
Expect to be have to learn many things yourself without the initiative of church
leaders. Some of those things will include:
- Which bible versions are reliable and why?
- How do you properly interpret the bible for
yourself?
- What are the "Doctrines Of Grace"
versus the "Free-will gospel"?
- What is the social gospel?
- What is the ecumenical movement?
- Why are tongues and signs and wonders not
for today?
- Why is it unbiblical for women to teach and
oversee a congregation?
- Why do people conduct highly structured
church meetings in large special purpose buildings when the early church met
in ordinary homes?
- Why do parents send their kids to public or
private schools when the Bible says that it is parents alone who have the
primary responsibility for teaching their children?
- Why is "tithing" not a biblical practice for
the Church? (Giving is biblical, but tithing is not.)
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Click HERE
to see our Do-It-Yourself Bible Study Course (Recommended Bible Study Program
From comingintheclouds.org)
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to see our Bible Student Toolkit (Recommended
Bible Study Tools For Those Who Desire To Truly Be Like The Bereans Of Acts
17:11)
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