| The Sound Sword's purpose | ||||||
| Ephesians 6:17 "...and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God." 2 Timothy 1:13 "Hold fast the pattern of sound words which you have heard from [Paul], in faith and love which are in Christ Jesus." 2 Timothy 4:2-4 "Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires,because they have itching ears, they will heap up themselves teachers; and they will turn thier ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables." Titus 2:1 "But as for you, speak the things which are proper for sound doctrine... " Titus 2:7-8 "...in all things showing yourself to be a pattern of good works; in doctrine showing integrity, reverence, incorruptibility, sound speech that cannot be condemned, that one who is an opponent may be ashamed, having nothing evil to say of you." I Timothy 4:12-13 "Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity. Till I come, give attention to [public] reading, to exhortation, to doctrine." Ephesians 5:8-11 "For you were once darkness, but now are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth), finding out what is acceptable to the Lord. And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them." I John 4:1 "Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world." Acts 17:10-11 "Then the brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea. When they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews. These were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the Word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so. Philippians 4:8,9 "Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy--meditate on these things. The things which you have learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the GOD of peace will be with you." FOR AN EXTENSIVE LIST OF OUR BELIEFS, VISIT: WHAT WE BELIEVE |
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