Chapter 14

Knowing God Prayer Bible REading Fellowship caring for poor Giving Serving Stealing Lying Adultery Homosexuality Coveting Drunkenness Murder

Knowing God Prayer Bible REading Fellowship caring for poor Giving Serving Stealing Lying Adultery Homosexuality Coveting Drunkenness Murder

Smoking Worship Style TV Movies Makeup Holidays Vegetarian Sunday Church Saturday Church Coffee Church Clothes Rock Music KJV Only Dancing Card Playing Sports

Holidays Vegetarian Sunday Church Saturday Church

1) For Yourself - Be Convinced v. 5 - each be fully convinced in own mind v Whatever do, do unto the Lord

And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him. Colossians 3:17

1) For Yourself - Be Convinced v. 5 - each be fully convinced in own mind v Whatever do, do unto the Lord v Know you will give an account to God v if conscience bothers you...sin to you v Don’t condemn self by what approve v Whatever is not from faith, is sin Christians w/opposing opinions can both be right with God

1) For Yourself - Be Convinced v. 1 - Not so you can argue over grey areas 2) For Others - Receive, accept them v. 3 - Don’t despise them for convictions Weaker one: More legalistic one

So let no one judge you in food or in drink, or regarding a festival or a new moon or sabbaths, which are a shadow of things to come, but the substance is of Christ. Colossians 2:16-17

Let no one cheat you of your reward, taking delight in false humility and worship of angels, intruding into those things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind, Colossians 2:18

and not holding fast to the Head, from whom all the body, nourished and knit together by joints and ligaments, grows with the increase that is from God. Colossians 2:19

Therefore, if you died with Christ from the basic principles of the world, why, as though living in the world, do you subject yourselves to regulations— Colossians 2:20

“Do not touch, do not taste, do not handle,” which all concern things which perish with the using— according to the commandments and doctrines of men? Colossians 2:21-22

These things indeed have an appearance of wisdom in self- imposed religion, false humility, and neglect of the body, but are of no value against the indulgence of the flesh. Colossians 2:23

1) For Yourself - Be Convinced v. 1 - Not so you can argue over grey areas 2) For Others - Receive, accept them v. 3 - Don’t despise them for convictions Weaker one: More legalistic one v. 4 - Don’t judge, try to control - He is Boss v Don’t judge, show contempt for Leave others conscience with God

1) For Yourself - Be Convinced v Seek not to stumble others 2) For Others - Receive, accept them 3) With Others - Let Love guide interaction v Walk in love for your brother v Serve Christ in these things v Pursue peace and edification v Do not destroy the work of God...nor drink wine....

1) For Yourself - Be Convinced v Seek not to stumble others 2) For Others - Receive, accept them 3) With Others - Let Love guide interaction v Walk in love for your brother v Serve Christ in these things v Pursue peace and edification v Do not destroy the work of God...nor drink wine.... neither eat meat

1) For Yourself - Be Convinced v Seek not to stumble others 2) For Others - Receive, accept them 3) With Others - Let Love guide interaction v Walk in love for your brother v Serve Christ in these things v Pursue peace and edification v Do not destroy the work of God v.15:1-2 - not just about pleasing self 15:3-7 - Christ’s example for us

1) For Yourself - Be Convinced 2) For Others - Receive, accept them 3) With Others - Let Love guide interaction