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Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;Praise Him, all creatures here below;Praise Him, all creatures here below;Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.—Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.—Amen.Amen.

Memory VerseMemory Verse

2 Tim 2:4,2 Tim 2:4, “No soldier in active service “No soldier in active service

entangles himself in the affairs entangles himself in the affairs of everyday life, so that he of everyday life, so that he

may please the one who may please the one who enlisted him as a soldier.”enlisted him as a soldier.”

John 16:1-6John 16:1-6

The Importance of The Importance of Preparedness. Preparedness.

TAUTA - “these things”, TAUTA - “these things”, the previous 2 chapters. The the previous 2 chapters. The promise of Divine aid in the promise of Divine aid in the face of persecutions as we face of persecutions as we

execute the unique spiritual execute the unique spiritual life of the Church Age.life of the Church Age.

LALEO - Perfect, Active, LALEO - Perfect, Active, Indicative, “to say, speak Indicative, “to say, speak or talk”, referring to Bible or talk”, referring to Bible Doctrine Jesus has taught. Doctrine Jesus has taught.

LEGO means to organize LEGO means to organize information in your mind information in your mind

and then speak it. But and then speak it. But LALEO means to LALEO means to

communicate doctrine. communicate doctrine.

The Perfect Tense: The Perfect Tense: Doctrines taught have an Doctrines taught have an impact on your life going impact on your life going

forward. forward.

HUMIN - “you all”, HUMIN - “you all”, Dative of Advantage. Dative of Advantage. To the select few who To the select few who

learn the Word of God it is learn the Word of God it is an advantage in life.an advantage in life.

ME - “not”, ME - “not”, SKANDALIZO - “stumble”. SKANDALIZO - “stumble”. Aorist, Passive, Subjunctive. Aorist, Passive, Subjunctive.

SKANDALIZO, “to put a SKANDALIZO, “to put a snare (in the way), to cause snare (in the way), to cause

to stumble, or to give to stumble, or to give offense, to cause someone offense, to cause someone to sin, or to cause someone to sin, or to cause someone

to give up his faith.”to give up his faith.”

Passive Voice; Passive Voice; “to be led into sin, to fall “to be led into sin, to fall away, i.e. apostatize.” away, i.e. apostatize.”

Cf. Mat 5:29-30Cf. Mat 5:29-30

Aorist TenseAorist Tense views the views the entirety of the action entirety of the action beginning with fear, beginning with fear,

anxiety and sorrow due to anxiety and sorrow due to persecutions that lead to persecutions that lead to

reversionism and apostasy. reversionism and apostasy.

Subjunctive MoodSubjunctive Mood is for is for potential. It is a volitional potential. It is a volitional

choice. Jesus has given choice. Jesus has given Bible doctrine for the Bible doctrine for the

purpose of edifying our purpose of edifying our souls so that we do not fall souls so that we do not fall away into reversionism. away into reversionism.

When you take in doctrine When you take in doctrine you exhale doctrine. The you exhale doctrine. The ECS is built on residual ECS is built on residual

doctrine. The more doctrine doctrine. The more doctrine you take in the greater the you take in the greater the

build-up of residual doctrine. build-up of residual doctrine. John 6:61; Mark 14:27John 6:61; Mark 14:27

John 6:61, John 6:61, “But Jesus, conscious that “But Jesus, conscious that His disciples grumbled at His disciples grumbled at this, said to them, “Does this, said to them, “Does this cause you to stumble this cause you to stumble

(SKANDALIZO)?”(SKANDALIZO)?”

Mark 14:27, Mark 14:27, “And Jesus said to them, “And Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away “You will all fall away

(SKANDALIZO), because it (SKANDALIZO), because it is written, ‘I will strike down is written, ‘I will strike down the shepherd, and the sheep the shepherd, and the sheep

shall be scattered’.”shall be scattered’.”

Bible Doctrine is designed Bible Doctrine is designed to avoid frustration, shock, to avoid frustration, shock, hurt or disillusion in any hurt or disillusion in any

pressure of life.pressure of life.

The only protection the The only protection the believer has in this life believer has in this life against these things is against these things is

Bible doctrine in the soul Bible doctrine in the soul with the filling of the Holy with the filling of the Holy

Spirit. Spirit.

John 16:1,John 16:1,“These things (“These things (previous previous

DoctrinesDoctrines), I have spoken ), I have spoken to you all in order that to you all in order that you all do not fall way, you all do not fall way,

((into reversionisminto reversionism).”).”

Luke 21:12, Luke 21:12, “But before all these things, they “But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and will lay their hands on you and

will persecute you, delivering you will persecute you, delivering you to the synagogues and prisons, to the synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and bringing you before kings and

governors for My name’s sake.”governors for My name’s sake.”

Principles:Principles:1. Jesus warns of future 1. Jesus warns of future

persecutions to fortify our persecutions to fortify our souls with Doctrine, so that souls with Doctrine, so that

we do not fall away into we do not fall away into reversionism.reversionism.

2. Regardless of what we 2. Regardless of what we may think and how we may think and how we

may be treated by may be treated by segments of the world, it segments of the world, it

has a permanent has a permanent antagonism toward us.antagonism toward us.

3. The believer priest must be 3. The believer priest must be prepared for the intensification prepared for the intensification

of the Angelic Conflict. He of the Angelic Conflict. He must be shock-proof so that he must be shock-proof so that he

does not fall away into does not fall away into reversionism as a result of the reversionism as a result of the

antagonism.antagonism.

4. Expecting 4. Expecting trouble trouble beforehand helps you to beforehand helps you to

remain in the path of God’s remain in the path of God’s will. will.

5. Remembering that Jesus 5. Remembering that Jesus was ostracized and was ostracized and

martyred, and that He had martyred, and that He had predicted the same for His predicted the same for His disciples helps fortify your disciples helps fortify your

soul. soul.

6. People are much more 6. People are much more affected by a hardship or affected by a hardship or

persecution when they are persecution when they are unaware of its coming. unaware of its coming.

7. Christ was careful to 7. Christ was careful to remove every occasion of remove every occasion of stumbling from our path, stumbling from our path, as we should do the same as we should do the same

for our brethren.for our brethren.

8. SKANDALIZO, the bait-8. SKANDALIZO, the bait-stick of a trap, connotes an stick of a trap, connotes an element of surprise. Jesus is element of surprise. Jesus is

preparing us for sudden preparing us for sudden rejection so that we will not be rejection so that we will not be

taken by surprise and taken by surprise and overcome, 1 Peter 4:12-14.overcome, 1 Peter 4:12-14.

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