Studies
Different types of Bible studiesDisputable Matters
May 5th, 2006Disputable Matters
Most important: Unity must be maintained at all cost
1 Peter 5:8 - Satan can use these matters to divide us
Ephesians 6:10-13 – Be on your guard with your heart about these issues
Romans 14:1-23
Love: consider what other think about the matter
“We must have our rights” = do not equal freedom
1 Corinthians 8,9,10
- It is not about you and your options
- Go out of your way to avoid making people struggle
- Go down to their level
Disunity comes from:
- Lack of love
- Too open / too closed minded
- Pride and Independence
Jewish – legalistic, arrogant, self-righteous (Tend to add to the scripture)
Gentile – loose, sinful life, not as serious, laid-backistic (Tend to subtract from the scripture)
Do not add or subtract fr:
1. Deuteronomy 4:1-2
2. Proverbs 30:5-6
3. Revelation 22:18-19
Sometimes the scriptures are silent or unclear
Non-disputable Matters
- How to become a Christian
- Jesus is the only way
- The blood of Jesus
- Resurrection
- Leadership qualifications
- The nature of sins
- Judgment of Man
- One Church
- Satan
- Jesus is coming back
- Evangelism
- Discipling / Getting Advice
- Open at sin
- Men leading
- Everyone dies
- Serving people/the poor
- Submitting to authority
- Paying Taxes
Disputable Matters
- Lottery
- Gambling
- Working at a casino
- Drinking Alcohol
- Working at a brewery
- Number of drinks
- Mixed swimming
- Men with no shirts
- Massages
- Tobacco
- Smoking
- Wearing a clothing about drinking
- Wearing a clothing about smoking
- Music
- Video games – shooting?
- Concerts
- Movies
- TV shows
- Hair length
- Coloring of our hair
- Body piercing
- Tattoos
- Clothing
- Housing
- Type of Car
- Type of housing
- Number of cars
- Sex in marriage
- How to raise your kids
- Number of kids
- Birth Control
- Pregnancy
- Living with a disciple
- Where should I live
- When should I study
- First principles
- When to baptize
- How to invite someone to church
- How to lead
- How to disciple
- How to worship
- How to pray
- When should church be
- Should we take stats
- Should you have a church building
- Yoke with unbelievers
- How much money should we give
- How much money should we have
- What sports should we play
- What games should we play
- Christmas
- Easter
- Halloween
- Patriotism
- Politics
- Which party
- Which candidate
- Voting
- Listen to Christian radio
- Religious clothing
- Words we say
- Make up
- Hairpiece
- Cosmetic Surgery
- Overweightness
- Killing in Self-defence
- War
- Home school
- Time with non-Christians
- Riding alone with a date
- Double dating
- Length of date
- Special Contribution
- Debt
- What would Jesus do?
- Is there a hint of impurity?
- Will it affect my Christianity?
- Is there a chance I will fall into sin because of this?
- Will this hurt me or someone else?
- Does weigh heavy on my conscience?
- Will help me be more spiritual?
- Will it help me be closer to God?
- Will this affect my reputation?
- Will this help me mature as a disciple?
- What would a new disciple think
- Will others stumble because of this?
- What will my children think?
- What would my family think?
- Will get dependant on this?
- Can it become an idol?
- How will my country feel about this?
- How will my culture feel about this?
- Will this open me up to temptation?
- Will the unity of my group be affected?
- How much advice have I gotten about this?
- Could I stop this?
- How can Satan use this?
- What is my environment like?
- What would Jesus do?
- Will it cost me money?
- Will I fall away because of it?
- What experience could this remind me of from the past?
- Will other question my spirituality because of this?
- Is it legal?
