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The Social Gospel

The Social Gospel. A Series. Gospel is a Redemptive Message The Distinction in Individual & Church History of the Social Gospel Movement What Builds Faith, Edifies, & Causes Growth Dangers Among Us. Gospel Message Is A Redemptive Message. Review - #1. Gospel Addresses Man’s Need: Sin.

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The Social Gospel

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  1. The Social Gospel A Series Gospel is a Redemptive Message The Distinction in Individual & Church History of the Social Gospel Movement What Builds Faith, Edifies, & Causes Growth Dangers Among Us

  2. Gospel Message Is A Redemptive Message Review - #1 Gospel Addresses Man’s Need: Sin Gospel Gives A Remedy: Christ Gospel Has A Message: Salvation Gospel Does Not Address: Social Needs

  3. Review - #2 Distinction in Individual & Church I. Individual & Church Are Not The Same II. Blurring The Lines III. Maintaining The Distinction

  4. History of the Social Gospel Movement Review - #3 Background of Modernism Impact on Denominations Impact on the Church

  5. A Great Shift Spiritual Social

  6. The Social Gospel A Series Gospel is a Redemptive Message The Distinction in Individual & Church History of the Social Gospel Movement What Builds Faith, Edifies, & Causes Growth Dangers Among Us

  7. What Builds Faith, Edifies & Causes Growth

  8. Christians Have Spiritual Needs • Grow (2 Pet. 3:18) • Strengthened (Col. 1:9-11) • Edified (1 Cor. 14:5) • Faith Increased (Luke 17:5; 2 Thess. 1:3)

  9. Christians Have Spiritual Needs How Is That Done? Regular attendance? Acts of worship? Preaching? Study of word? Association? Social relationships? Fun things together? Some Think: Social Activities Eat Be together Games Activities

  10. Social Activities With Other Christians Are Important • Acts 2:46 – broke bread from house to house • Gal. 2:11-14 – Eating together suggests some approval • 1 Cor. 5:9-13 – “company” = mix up together with • 2 Thess. 3:14 - company

  11. A Great Shift Spiritual Social

  12. What Builds Faith, Edifies & Causes Growth Faith

  13. Faith • Faith Is Based Upon Evidence • Acts 18:8 – hearing believed • Acts 15:7 – hear the word and believe • John 20:30-31 – written that might believe

  14. Faith • Faith Is Based Upon Evidence • Faith Is Established By Word • Acts 4:4 – “heard the word believed” • Rom. 1:17 – from faith to faith • Rom. 10:14 – how shall believe…not heard? • Rom. 10:17 – faith comes by hearing…

  15. Faith Is Established By The Word

  16. Faith • Faith Is Based Upon Evidence • Faith Is Established By Word • Faith Is Maintained & Strengthened By Word • Acts 16:4-5 – Strengthened by preaching • Acts 20:32 – Word builds us up

  17. Faith Is Maintained & Strengthened By The Word Acts 20:32 32 So now, brethren, I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.

  18. Faith • Faith Is Based Upon Evidence • Faith Is Established By Word • Faith Is Maintained & Strengthened By Word • If faith Grows & Is Strengthened By Social • Have subjective standard • Could faith be established same way?

  19. A Great Shift Spiritual Social

  20. What Builds Faith, Edifies & Causes Growth Faith Edification

  21. Edification Edification Defined Edify NT:3619 1. (the act of) building, building up, 2. equivalent to oikodomeema, a building (i. e., thing built, edifice): Mark 13:1 f (Thayer)

  22. Edification Edification Defined Edification Based Upon Revelation – Not Enjoyment or Excitement 1 Cor. 14:1-5

  23. 1 Pursue love, and desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy. 2 For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God, for no one understands him; however, in the spirit he speaks mysteries. 3 But he who prophesies speaks edification and exhortation and comfort to men. 4 He who speaks in a tongue edifies himself, but he who prophesies edifies the church. 5 I wish you all spoke with tongues, but even more that you prophesied; for he who prophesies is greater than he who speaks with tongues, unless indeed he interprets, that the church may receive edification.

  24. Don’t Confuse Edification & That Which You Enjoy 1 Pursue love, and desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy. 2 For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God, for no one understands him; however, in the spirit he speaks mysteries. 3 But he who prophesies speaks edification and exhortation and comfort to men. 4 He who speaks in a tongue edifies himself, but he who prophesies edifies the church. 5 I wish you all spoke with tongues, but even more that you prophesied; for he who prophesies is greater than he who speaks with tongues, unless indeed he interprets, that the church may receive edification. • Good speaker • Funny stories • Exciting class • Feeling good • Eating good meal • Playing games together • Good conversation (secular) • Social activities

  25. Edification • Edification Defined • Edification Based Upon Revelation – Not Enjoyment or Excitement • Edified By Worship • Singing (Eph. 5:19; Col. 3:16) • Assembling (Heb. 10:24-25)

  26. Edification Edification Defined Edification Based Upon Revelation – Not Enjoyment or Excitement Edified By Worship Encouraged By Mutual Faith (Rom. 1:12)

  27. A Great Shift Spiritual Social

  28. What Builds Faith, Edifies & Causes Growth Faith Edification Growth

  29. Growth • Spiritual Growth Is By The Word • 1 Pet. 2:2 – desire milk of word…grow • Eph. 4:15 – speaking truth… grow up…

  30. Growth • Spiritual Growth Is By The Word • Made Complete By The Word • 2 Tim. 3:16-17 – Scriptures instruct us in R. • 2 Pet. 1:5-10 – areas of growth • Based upon faith (v. 5) • Fruit of knowledge (v. 8) • Produced by reminding (v. 12)

  31. Growth Spiritual Growth Is By The Word Made Complete By The Word Strengthened Through Knowledge & Understanding

  32. Col 1:9-11 9 For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; 10 that you may have a walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; 11 strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy; Col 2:6-7 6 As you have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, 7 rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving.

  33. A Great Shift Spiritual Social

  34. What Builds Faith, Edifies & Causes Growth Faith Edification Growth Feelings

  35. Feelings • Feelings Are Thought To Be Evidence • In Denominationalism – Evidence of pardon • In the Church – Evidence of edification

  36. Feelings Feelings Are Thought To Be Evidence Feeling Is Based Upon Evidence

  37. Feeling “Rejoice” Knowledge “…because your names are written in heaven.” Based Upon NOT Based Upon Luke 10:20 Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven."

  38. A Great Shift Spiritual Social

  39. What Builds Faith, Edifies & Causes Growth Faith Edification Growth Feelings

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