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Don McClainW 65th St church of Christ / September 7, 2008 1 2 Corinthians 5:7

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Your Parents (Mt. 10:21, 34-37) Your Conscience (Acts 23:1; 24:16; 26:9-11) The Majority (Mt. 7:13-14; 1 John 5:19) Religious Leaders (2 Cor. 11:13-15; 2 Pet. 2:1-3) Human Creeds & Traditions (Mt. 15:1-9; Col. 2:8, 18-23; 2 Thes 2:15) Personal Desire (Pr. 14:12; 16:25; Jer. 10:23) Emotions & Feelings (Pr. 28:26; Jer. 17:9) The Good End (Rom. 3:8) The Word of God?? - (Rom. 10:17; 1 Thes 2:13) Don McClain 3 W 65th St church of Christ / September 7, 2008

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For Salvation John 20:30,31 1 Timothy 4:16 James 1:21 For Doctrine & Practice 2 Timothy 1:13 Colossians 3:16,17 For Guiding Life Psalms 119:11 Titus 2:11-13 Don McClain 4 W 65th St church of Christ / September 7, 2008

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The Inspired Pattern - (2 Tim. 1:13; 3:16- 17; 2 Pet. 1:20-21) The Complete Pattern - (Jn. 14:26; 16:13; 1 Cor. 2:10-13; 2 Tim. 3:16-17; 2 Pet. 1:3) The Final Pattern - (Gal 1:6-9; 1 Pet. 1:24-25; Jude 3) The Understandable Pattern - (Eph. 3:3- 5; 5:17; 2 Tim. 3:15) The Unalterable Pattern - (Gal. 1:6-10; 2 Jn. 9-11; Rev. 22:18-19) The Saving Pattern - (Rom. 1:16-17; Jas. 1:21-25; 1 Pet. 1:22-25) The Uniting Pattern (John 17:10,21) Don McClain 5 W 65th St church of Christ / September 7, 2008

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The totality of information revealed regarding any act of righteousness forms the pattern for that act Ps 119:160 2 Timothy 1:13; 2 Peter 1:3; Don McClain 6 W 65th St church of Christ / September 7, 2008

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The plan of salvation The New Testament Church The acts of worship The day to observe the Lord's Supper The church and the support of preaching The church and helping the needy Don McClain 7 W 65th St church of Christ / September 7, 2008

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Do not preach ANOTHER GOSPEL - (Gal. 1:6-10) Do not teach a DIFFERENT DOCTRINE - (1 Tim. 1:3-7; 6:3-5) Speak as the ORACLES OF GOD - (1 Pet. 4:11) Don McClain 8 W 65th St church of Christ / September 7, 2008

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Do all things ACCORDING TO THE PATTERN - (2 Tim. 1:13; Heb. 8:5) Do not GO BEYOND - (1 Cor. 4:6; 2 Jn. 9-11) Do not ADD TO or TAKE FROM - (Pr. 30:5-6; Gal. 3:15; Rev. 22:18-19) Don McClain 9 W 65th St church of Christ / September 7, 2008

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Don McClainW 65th St church of Christ / September 7, 2008 11 2 Corinthians 5:7

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