Fellowship Bible Church - Mullica, Hill N.J.
Knowing What to Believe - Final Lesson
Our Vision: Together, strengthening you to change your world for Christ.
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Fellowship Bible Church
590 Jackson Rd, Sewell, NJ 08080, USA
Saturday 9:30 AM
WE BELIEVE there is but one God who reveals Himself to us as Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
WE BELIEVE that Jesus Christ is the eternal and only Son of God who is both fully God and fully man.
WE BELIEVE that man was created in the image of God and that he sinned, separating himself from God, and is destined for eternal separation from God.
WE BELIEVE that salvation is by God’s grace, not by man’s works. This salvation was accomplished by Jesus’ death on the cross and resurrection from the grave and is available to all who believe.
WE BELIEVE in the absolute authority and accuracy of the Bible as God’s Word to us and its relevancy to our lives today; and that every Christian is called to live according to its instruction.
WE BELIEVE that Jesus Christ is the eternal and only Son of God who is both fully God and fully man.
WE BELIEVE that man was created in the image of God and that he sinned, separating himself from God, and is destined for eternal separation from God.
WE BELIEVE that salvation is by God’s grace, not by man’s works. This salvation was accomplished by Jesus’ death on the cross and resurrection from the grave and is available to all who believe.
WE BELIEVE in the absolute authority and accuracy of the Bible as God’s Word to us and its relevancy to our lives today; and that every Christian is called to live according to its instruction.
•REVELATION refers to the message
•INSPIRATION refers to method
•PRESERVATION refers to maintaining
•INTERPRETATION refers to meaning
•APPLICATION refers to making changes
•INSPIRATION refers to method
•PRESERVATION refers to maintaining
•INTERPRETATION refers to meaning
•APPLICATION refers to making changes
Revelation refers to the message
…that act of God whereby he discloses himself or communicates truth to the mind. . . that could not be known in any other way.
Dr. Paul Enns,
Moody Handbook of Theology
…that act of God whereby he discloses himself or communicates truth to the mind. . . that could not be known in any other way.
Dr. Paul Enns,
Moody Handbook of Theology
Revelation refers to the message
1 Corinthians 15:3-4
3 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures.
1 Corinthians 15:3-4
3 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures.
Inspiration refers to method
. . . a supernatural influence exerted on the sacred writers by the Spirit of God, by virtue of which their writings are given Divine trustworthiness.
-Benjamin B. Warfield
. . . a supernatural influence exerted on the sacred writers by the Spirit of God, by virtue of which their writings are given Divine trustworthiness.
-Benjamin B. Warfield
Inspiration refers to method
2 Peter 1:20-21
20 knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone’s own interpretation. 21 For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
2 Peter 1:20-21
20 knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone’s own interpretation. 21 For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
Preservation refers to maintaining
Matthew 5:18
I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not even the smallest detail of God’s law will disappear until its purpose is achieved.
Matthew 5:18
I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not even the smallest detail of God’s law will disappear until its purpose is achieved.
Preservation refers to maintaining
The quantity of New Testament material is almost embarrassing in comparison to other works of antiquity.
-Dr. Bruce Metzger
The quantity of New Testament material is almost embarrassing in comparison to other works of antiquity.
-Dr. Bruce Metzger
•REVELATION refers to the message
•INSPIRATION refers to method
•PRESERVATION refers to maintaining
•INTERPRETATION refers to meaning
•APPLICATION refers to making changes
•INSPIRATION refers to method
•PRESERVATION refers to maintaining
•INTERPRETATION refers to meaning
•APPLICATION refers to making changes
Interpretation refers to meaning
2 Timothy 2:15, NASV
Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth.
2 Timothy 2:15, NASV
Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth.
•REVELATION refers to the message
•INSPIRATION refers to method
•PRESERVATION refers to maintaining
•INTERPRETATION refers to meaning
•APPLICATION refers to making changes
•INSPIRATION refers to method
•PRESERVATION refers to maintaining
•INTERPRETATION refers to meaning
•APPLICATION refers to making changes
Application refers to making changes
2 Timothy 3:16-17
16 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.
2 Timothy 3:16-17
16 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.
WE BELIEVE that the church is a group of believers in Jesus Christ, who serve together for worship, ministry, and fellowship.
Fellowship Bible Church is the local representation of the global church.
Fellowship Bible Church is the local representation of the global church.
The church is a group of believers
Acts 9:31
So the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was being built up. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it multiplied.
Acts 9:31
So the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was being built up. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it multiplied.
Serving Together for WORSHIP
1 Corinthians 14:26
What then, brothers? When you come together, each one has a hymn, a lesson, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. Let all things be done for building up.
1 Corinthians 14:26
What then, brothers? When you come together, each one has a hymn, a lesson, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. Let all things be done for building up.
Serving Together for MINISTRY
Ephesians 4:11-14
11 And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, 12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, 13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, 14 so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine
Ephesians 4:11-14
11 And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, 12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, 13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, 14 so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine
Serving Together for FELLOWSHIP
"God has willed that we should seek and find His living Word in the witness of a brother, in the mouth of man. Therefore, the Christian needs another Christian who speaks God’s Word to him. He needs him again and again when he becomes uncertain and discouraged…the Christ in his own heart is weaker than the Christ in the word of his brother; his own heart is uncertain, his brother’s is sure." Dietrich Bonhoeffer
"God has willed that we should seek and find His living Word in the witness of a brother, in the mouth of man. Therefore, the Christian needs another Christian who speaks God’s Word to him. He needs him again and again when he becomes uncertain and discouraged…the Christ in his own heart is weaker than the Christ in the word of his brother; his own heart is uncertain, his brother’s is sure." Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Serving Together for FELLOWSHIP
Hebrews 3:13
But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called “today,” that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.
Hebrews 3:13
But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called “today,” that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.
Serving Together for FELLOWSHIP
He needs him again and again when he becomes uncertain and discouraged… The Christ in his own heart is weaker than the Christ in the word of his brother; his own heart is uncertain, his brother’s is sure.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
He needs him again and again when he becomes uncertain and discouraged… The Christ in his own heart is weaker than the Christ in the word of his brother; his own heart is uncertain, his brother’s is sure.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Serving Together for FELLOWSHIP
Hebrews 3:13
But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called “today,” that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.
Hebrews 3:13
But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called “today,” that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.
Serving Together for Fellowship
Hebrews 3:13
•encourage one another, NIV
•warn each other, NLT
•exhort one another, ESV
•keep each other on your toes, Message
Hebrews 3:13
•encourage one another, NIV
•warn each other, NLT
•exhort one another, ESV
•keep each other on your toes, Message
WE BELIEVE the eternal destination of all believers is with God in heaven.
Philippians 3:20-21
20 But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, 21 who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself.
Philippians 3:20-21
20 But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, 21 who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself.
"Understanding that our peak doesn’t come in this life should radically affect our view of deteriorating health…People without Christ can only look back to when they were at their best and know they will never regain it…When we as Christians sit in wheelchairs or lie in beds or feel our bodies shutting down, let’s remind ourselves, “I haven’t passed my peak. I’m not even close."
Randy Alcorn
Randy Alcorn