1 Timothy 1:3-7Gospel Truth for Gospel Fruit

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✦ 1 Timothy 1:3-4 - 3 As I urged you when I was going to Macedonia, remain at Ephesus so that you may charge certain persons not to teach any different doctrine, 4 nor to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculations rather than the stewardship from God that is by faith.

✦ The Gospel of Jesus is the standard of truth and the only truth✧ 1 John 4:9-10✧ 1 Peter 1:3✧ 2 Timothy 2:24-25✧ Ephesians 2:8✧ Galatians 3:1-3

✦ Different Teachings Result In Different Fruit

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✦ 1 Timothy 1:3-4 - 3 As I urged you when I was going to Macedonia, remain at Ephesus so that you may charge certain persons not to teach any different doctrine, 4 nor to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculations rather than the stewardship from God that is by faith.

✦ The fruit produced points to the condition of the heart✦ Fruit of forgiveness and dependence flows out of a changed heart✦ False or different teaching produces a fruit of speculation✦ True or right teaching produces a fruit of stewardship and faith✦ The means of receiving the true teaching is through the Apostles

✧ 1 Corinthians 2:12-13

✦ Different Teachings Result In Different Fruit

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✦ 1 Timothy 1:5 – 5 The aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.

✦ A purified heart comes through the Holy Spirit at regeneration✧ Titus 3:4-7

✦ A good conscience comes from an obedient life✧ Romans 8:9-14

✦ Sincere faith relies on Christ alone, not ourselves✧ 2 Corinthians 3:4-5

✦ True Teaching Results In Gospel Fruit

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✦ 1 Timothy 1:6-7 - 6 Certain persons, by swerving from these, have wandered away into vain discussion, 7 desiring to be teachers of the law, without understanding either what they are saying or the things about which they make confident assertions.

✦ Charles Spurgeon - “Discernment is not knowing the difference between right and wrong. It is knowing the difference between right and almost right.”

✦ Head knowledge is not the end goal✧ Mark 12:30✧ 1 Corinthians 3:18-20✧ Ephesians 4:17-18

✦ False Teaching Results In Wayward Truth

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✦ 1 Timothy 1:6-7 - 6 Certain persons, by swerving from these, have wandered away into vain discussion, 7 desiring to be teachers of the law, without understanding either what they are saying or the things about which they make confident assertions.

✦ Heart knowledge from an opened heart to God’s truth✧ Ephesians 3:16-19✧ Psalm 51:10-13

✦ Our aim is love!

✦ False Teaching Results In Wayward Truth

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✦ Do I know the difference between right and almost right?✦ Is my love rooted in a pure heart, a sincere faith, and a good

conscience?✦ Am I content with myself (and others) simply knowing the

truth or are my prayers filled with requests that I (they) would love it?

✦ Questions To Consider

Christmas Eve ServiceTomorrow at 5:30pm

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