A study by Pastor Shane Montgomery. Be Saved and Baptised Get saved (Mt 7:13-14; Mt 7:22-23; Mt 11:28; Jn 3:3; Jn 3:7; Jn 6:29; Jn 6:40; Jn 7:37; Jn 14:1; Ac 16:31; Ro 10:9; Jas 1:21; 1Jn 3:23; Re 22:17) Be Baptised (Mt 28:19; Ac 2:41; Ac 8:36-38) Pray and Fast (Mt 6:1-18; Mt 7:7-11; Mt 9:38; Mt 17:21; Mt 21:22; Mt 26:41; Mk 9:23; Mk 9:29; Mk 11:22-26; Lk 11:5-13; Lk 18:1-8; Lu 21:36; Jn 14:13-14; Jn 15:7; Jn 16:24; Ro 12:12; Ep 6:18; Php 4:6-7; Co 4:2; 1Ti 2:1; 1Ti 2:8;......
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Friendship is good, Ec 4:9-10 Choose carefully: Your future is no greater than your friends You are known by your friends (if they are trouble, guilt by association) Pr 13:20 He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. II Pe 2:7b Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked: Be Friendly: Pr 18:24 A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. Five Traits The Right Friend Does Not Have: Is Not Comfortable With......
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Jos 1:8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success. Job 23:10 But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold. Ps 1:1-3 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners,......
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Science (I Ti 6:20) Though the Bible is not a science book, it is scientifically sound and not ridiculous, as other books written during the same time period (pre-scientific days). Astronomy: Ge 1:1, Heaven created 1st. Taught to 1875 earth center of universe. Ge 1:16, Sun bigger than moon, believed until 1600 that moon bigger. Ge 15:5, Man has tried to number stars, but keeps finding more Job 22:2, stars far away Job 25:5, Moon reflected light, believed had its own until 1920. Job 26:7, Earth suspended in space. Only recently known and......
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The Bible is Inspired by (from) God – the writings are from God and the writers were inspired by God: II Ti 3:16; II Pe 1:19-21 – It claims to be from God without defending itself – “saith the LORD” 854 times in OT – total claims to be the words of God almost 4000 in OT – It’s miraculous unity and design: 40 authors (kings, priests, fishermen, shepherds, Pharisee, tax collector, soldier, scribe, butler) over 1600 years from different parts of world, written in 3 languages – It’s unique teachings about God......
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The spirit and soul are separate: I Thessalonians 5:23, And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Hebrews 4:12, For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. The body and soul are separate: Matthew 10:28,......
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In this pamphlet the Word of God will be declaring for itself the truth that “Jesus Christ is God.” This great Biblical truth will be presented in outline form. This topic can never be exhausted since Jesus Christ is “the Word of God” (John 1:1). Men may deny the Deity of Jesus Christ, but they cannot deny that the Bible plainly reveals Him as Jehovah God. The Scripture quotations will be from the King James Bible. I. Jesus Christ is called “God.” Although Jesus Christ did not feel the need to repeatedly refer......
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It is Scriptural to follow in Jesus Christ’s footsteps: 1 Jn 2:6 He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked. God’s desire is that we be conformed to Jesus Christ’s image: Ro 8:29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. We will be looking at the attitudes exemplified by Jesus that God wants to develop in our lives: 1) Servant-hood Mt 20:26-28, But it......
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His Calling Ac 20:28, the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers His Titles Pastor, Ep 4:11-12, poimen {poy-mane’} – translated “shepherd” in all other NT passages, i.e. Heb 13:20; I Pet 2:25) Bishop, Php 1:1 (officers of the church); I Pe 2:25, episkopos {ep-is’-kop-os} – I Ti 3:1, “office” of a bishop – translated “overseer” in Acts 20:28 – is also a shepherd, I Pe 2:25 Elder, I Ti 5:17, presbuteros {pres-boo’-ter-os} – same as bishop/overseer, see Ac 20:17-28; Ti 1:5-7 – same as shepherd/pastor, see Ac 20:17, 28 – I Pe 5:1-4,......
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CONTENTS Introduction Meeting Outline With Explanations Actual Outline With Scriptures (To Be Used for Refutation) I. Meeting Introduction II. History of the Jehovah’s Witnesses (Summary) III. False Prophecies of the Watchtower IV. Major Doctrines A. Deity of Jesus Christ – Jehovah B. The Efficacy of the Blood Atonement C. Hell D. Body, Soul, and Spirit of Man (Life after death) E. Trinity F. Bodily Resurrection of Christ G. Visible (Bodily) Return of Christ H. The Last Things J. Obeying Human Government K. One Mediator V. New World Translation Errors A. Manuscript Problems B.......
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