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How to Settle Religious Questions Matthew 16.13-19

Opinions of Men Give Conflicting Answers What to do to be saved? Just pray Just believe Nothing

Opinions of Men Give Conflicting Answers What is baptism? Sprinkling Pouring Emersion

Opinions of Men Give Conflicting Answers Who is to be baptized? Infants Saved people, etc.

Opinions of Men Give Conflicting Answers What to do in worship? Piano Count beads Light candles, etc.

Opinions of Men Give Conflicting Answers When to have the Lord’s Supper? Monthly Annually Thursday night…

Opinions of Men Give Conflicting Answers Which church? Catholic Methodist Baptist, etc. All of them

Opinions of Men Give Conflicting Answers What is the church’s mission? Social Recreation Political & economic reform Lonely hearts club

Opinions of Men Give Conflicting Answers How should the church be organized? Conference Associations Corporation Committees, etc.

Relying on Divine Revelation Gives Only Correct Answers What to do to be saved? Acts 2:37,38; 16:30- 34; Mk. 16:16; 1 Pet. 3:21

Relying on Divine Revelation Gives Only Correct Answers What is baptism? Rom. 6:4; Col. 2:12; Acts 8:36-39; John 3:23

Relying on Divine Revelation Gives Only Correct Answers Who is to be baptized? Acts 8:37; Acts 16:30-34; Acts 2:38

Relying on Divine Revelation Gives Only Correct Answers What to do in worship? Acts 2:42; Acts 3:16; 1 Cor. 16:2

Relying on Divine Revelation Gives Only Correct Answers When to have the Lord’s Supper? Acts 20:7

Relying on Divine Revelation Gives Only Correct Answers Which church? Matt. 16:18; Eph. 4:4; Rom. 16:16

Relying on Divine Revelation Gives Only Correct Answers What is the mission of the church? Eph. 4:12; 1 Tim. 3:15; 1 Tim. 5:16, 1 Cor. 11:22,34

Relying on Divine Revelation Gives Only Correct Answers How is the church to be organized? Phil. 1:1; Acts 14:23; 1 Pet. 5:2

How to Settle Religious Questions Matthew 16.13-19