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Session 11Session 11

Knowledge ObjectivesKnowledge Objectives Explain the four key Explain the four key

functions of the Word from functions of the Word from II Timothy 3.II Timothy 3.

Understand how to use the Understand how to use the Word to help someone who Word to help someone who is hurting.is hurting.

Recognize the element of Recognize the element of unbelief that underlies unbelief that underlies disobedience to God. disobedience to God.

Application ObjectivesApplication Objectives Respond by appreciating and Respond by appreciating and

loving the Word of our God.loving the Word of our God. Respond by setting aside Respond by setting aside

regular time each week for in-regular time each week for in-depth study of the Word of God depth study of the Word of God for yourself.for yourself.

Respond by demonstrating a Respond by demonstrating a greater confidence that the greater confidence that the Word of God has the answers Word of God has the answers to the problems of living.to the problems of living.

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Session 11Session 11

Get Ready for Dangerous Get Ready for Dangerous DaysDays “All scripture is given by

inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.”

II Timothy 3:16-17

“All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.”

II Timothy 3:16-17

The Scriptures Teach The Scriptures Teach Us What Is Us What Is RightRight The Scriptures are The Scriptures are inspired.inspired.

The Scriptures are The Scriptures are infallibleinfallible..

The Scriptures are The Scriptures are authoritativeauthoritative. .

Man can make discoveries that Man can make discoveries that

are helpful, but nothing outside are helpful, but nothing outside

of the Bible is essential for his of the Bible is essential for his

godliness. godliness.

The Scriptures Teach The Scriptures Teach Us What Is Us What Is WrongWrong Confronting requires Confronting requires

prayerful prayerful self-self-examinationexamination..

Galatians 6:1Galatians 6:1 “ “Brethren, if a man be Brethren, if a man be

overtaken in a fault, ye which overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.”also be tempted.”

Matthew 7:3, 5Matthew 7:3, 5 “ “And why beholdest thou the And why beholdest thou the

mote that is in thy brother’s mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own beam that is in thine own eye? . . . Thou hypocrite, first eye? . . . Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s mote out of thy brother’s eye.” eye.”

Revelation 3:19-20Revelation 3:19-20 “ “As many as I love, I rebuke As many as I love, I rebuke

and chasten: be zealous and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. therefore, and repent. Behold, I stand at the door, Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with sup with him, and he with me.”me.”

The Scriptures Teach The Scriptures Teach Us What Is Us What Is WrongWrong Confronting requires Confronting requires

prayerful prayerful self-examinationself-examination.. Don’t just rebuke someone Don’t just rebuke someone

for his for his outward outward sin. Be sin. Be aware of how that sin is a aware of how that sin is a manifestation of a heart of manifestation of a heart of unbelief.unbelief.

Numbers 20:12Numbers 20:12 “ “And the Lord spake unto And the Lord spake unto

Moses and Aaron, Because ye Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed me notbelieved me not, to sanctify , to sanctify me in the eyes of the children me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation not bring this congregation into the land which I have into the land which I have given them.”given them.”

Deuteronomy 9:23Deuteronomy 9:23 “ “Likewise when the Lord sent Likewise when the Lord sent

you from Kadesh-barnea, you from Kadesh-barnea, saying, Go up and possess the saying, Go up and possess the land which I have given you; land which I have given you; then ye rebelled against the then ye rebelled against the commandment of the Lord commandment of the Lord your God, and ye your God, and ye believed him believed him notnot, nor hearkened to his , nor hearkened to his voice.”voice.”

Deuteronomy 32:20Deuteronomy 32:20 “ “And he said, I will hide my And he said, I will hide my

face from them, I will see face from them, I will see what their end shall be: for what their end shall be: for they are a very froward they are a very froward generation, children in whom generation, children in whom is is no faithno faith.”.”

Hebrews 3:18-19Hebrews 3:18-19 “ “And to whom sware he that And to whom sware he that

they should not enter into his they should not enter into his rest, but to them that rest, but to them that believed notbelieved not? So we see that ? So we see that they could not enter in they could not enter in because of because of unbeliefunbelief.”.”

Hebrews 4:2Hebrews 4:2 “ “For unto us was the gospel For unto us was the gospel

preached, as well as unto preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being did not profit them, not being mixed with mixed with faithfaith in them that in them that heard it.”heard it.”

Matthew 14:31Matthew 14:31 “ “And immediately Jesus And immediately Jesus

stretched forth his hand, and stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto caught him, and said unto him, O thou of him, O thou of little faithlittle faith, , wherefore didst thou wherefore didst thou doubt?doubt?””

Matthew 17:17Matthew 17:17 “ “Then Jesus answered and Then Jesus answered and

said, O said, O faithless faithless and perverse and perverse generation, how long shall I generation, how long shall I be with yoube with you? ? how long shall I how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither suffer you? bring him hither to me.”to me.”

Mark 4:40Mark 4:40 “ “And [Jesus] said unto them, And [Jesus] said unto them,

Why are ye so fearful? how is Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have it that ye have no faith?no faith?””

Luke 24:25-26Luke 24:25-26 “ “Then [Jesus] said unto them, Then [Jesus] said unto them,

O fools, and O fools, and slow of heart to slow of heart to believe believe all that the prophets all that the prophets have spoken: Ought not have spoken: Ought not Christ to have suffered these Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his things, and to enter into his glory?”glory?”

Romans 4:20-21Romans 4:20-21 “ “[Abraham] staggered not at [Abraham] staggered not at

the promise of God through the promise of God through unbeliefunbelief; but was ; but was strong in strong in faithfaith, giving glory to God; And , giving glory to God; And being being fully persuadedfully persuaded that, that, what he had promised, he what he had promised, he was able also to perform.”was able also to perform.”

Hebrews 3:12-13Hebrews 3:12-13 “ “Take heed, brethren, lest Take heed, brethren, lest

there be in any of you an evil there be in any of you an evil heart of heart of unbeliefunbelief, in departing , in departing from the living God. But from the living God. But exhort one another daily, exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of through the deceitfulness of sin.”sin.”

Hebrews 11:6Hebrews 11:6 “ “But without But without faithfaith it is it is

impossible to please him: for impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must he that cometh to God must believebelieve that he is, and that he that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.”diligently seek him.”

The Scriptures Teach The Scriptures Teach Us How to Make It Us How to Make It RightRight Part One of Correction: Part One of Correction:

ConfessingConfessing Part Two of Correction: Part Two of Correction:

ForsakingForsaking

The Scriptures Teach The Scriptures Teach Us How to Us How to KeepKeep It It RightRight PaideiaPaideia: “child : “child

training”training” The disciple-maker The disciple-maker

must bring to bear all must bring to bear all the the instruction, instruction, accountability,accountability, and and disciplinediscipline necessary for necessary for growth.growth.