To thoroughly examine an argument

To avoid thoroughly examining an

argument

The Devil lies in details.

Don’t bother me with details.

an excuse

“Christendom”

As long as your heart is right,it doesn’t matter what you do.

“DETAILS DON’T MATTER.”

1. THEOLOGY

“Toward the beginning of his lesson, Mr. [Derek] Prince emphasized that in "all" the accounts of being

filled with the Holy Spirit, immediately following being filled with the Holy Spirit, the one filled spoke, "speaking in tongues or prophesying."  Prince even

called it a "universal principle."  But this is not true, for example, none of the texts concerning Paul's

conversion (including Ac. 9, where it states Paul was filled with the Holy Spirit) indicate Paul spoke

anything - inspired or not - upon being filled with the Holy Spirit.”

P.K.: “This is true for the case of Paul. [But] though the Scripture merely says that Paul was filled with the Spirit, it is known from 1 Corinthians 14 that he could

speak in tongues. So in my opinion here Derek [Prince] is neither mistaken, nor misleading.”

1. THEOLOGY

“DETAILS DON’T MATTER.”

• If this detail really didn’t matter, why offer it as support for the argument?

• “Details do not matter” is self-defeating.

• Mt. 22:23-33 Jesus’ point: There will be a resurrection (Ex. 3:6). My point: DETAILS MATTER!

1. THEOLOGY

am = present tense was = past tense

PS. 119:160

2. WORSHIP

“Thank you for sending me the link to the music video.  It was well presented and interesting.  While viewing this video, I considered Col. 3:17, which contains the

statement, "Whatever you do, in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord...."  Essentially, this means, "Make sure you have permission from God to do anything."  In

other words, we always need to ask ourselves, "Do I know the Lord allows me to do this?” Having said

that :-), the New Testament does not give us a command for Christians to worship God with mechanical

instruments.  

2. WORSHIP

“Nor does it give us an example of the first Christians worshipping God with mechanical instruments.  Nor

does it necessarily imply that first Christians used mechanical instruments while worshipping God.  So, though I assume the artists who made the video were

sincere, and I give them credit for creativity, beauty, and truthful assertions, I cannot help it that I do not know

whether I have permission from God to endorse "worship" that includes mechanical instruments.  And, since whatever is not from faith is sin (Rm. 14:23), I

hesitate to say any more about it.”

Strange fire

Nadab and AbihuLv. 10:1-2

2. WORSHIP

“Every part of the religion of God

is Divine”(A. Clark)

Response: “I think there is only one kind of worship the Lord delights in, and that is true worship from the

heart, and the instruments, place, style, way of expression doesn't really matter.”

2. WORSHIP

Jn. 4:20-22 (cf. Dt. 12)

In truth

Eg.: 1 Co. 11:17-22; 14:28, 40, 34

3. LIVING

Q1: “If a child of God dies while drunk, will he go to heaven?”

A1: "Yes."

Q2: "If a child of God lies and dies before he repents of the lie, will he go to heaven anyhow?"

A2: "Yes.” Kelly-Garner Debate. pp. 116, 117, as quoted by Truth Magazine, March 22, 1973, pp. 3-4

The Bible is not a book about how the heavens go, but how to go to heaven.

Gal. 5:19; Rv. 21:8