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

2. Gospel Addresses Man’s Need: Sin
Gospel Message
Is A
Redemptive Message
Review #1
Gospel Addresses Man’s Need: Sin

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

4. Review #3

5. A Great Shift
Spiritual
Social

6. Review #4
I. Faith
II. Edification
III. Growth
IV. Feelings

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

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Dangers Among Us
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9. Dangers Among Us
I. Forget How Apostasy Works

10. I. Forget How Apostasy Works
A. Comes Slow and Gradual (Hebrews 2:1)

11. Footnote KJV “run out as leaking vessels”
Hebrews 2:1
“Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.”
“Therefore we must give the more earnest heed to the things we have heard, lest we drift away.” N K J V
K J V
Footnote KJV “run out as leaking vessels”

12. I. Forget How Apostasy Works
A. Comes Slow and Gradual (Hebrews 2:1)
B. Illustrated in 1800’s— Instrumental Music

13. Gradual Steps Toward Apostasy
1. Change in attitude
2. Talk about new ideas—long before suggested.
3. Slowly introduce questionable practices
4. Full innovation
Mid 1800’s
Medway, KY

14. Instrument Introduced Slowly

15. I. Forget How Apostasy Works
A. Comes Slow and Gradual (Hebrews 2:1)
B. Illustrated in 1800’s— Instrumental Music
C. Some Don’t See Problem— Until Full Apostasy
Long before—were attitudes
Long before—was drifting
Long before—was changing

16. I. Forget How Apostasy Works
A. Comes Slow and Gradual (Hebrews 2:1)
B. Illustrated in 1800’s— Instrumental Music
C. Some Don’t See Problem— Until Full Apostasy
D. Any Shift Today—Subtle & Slow

17. A Great Shift Spiritual Social
All the while
Still holding that
Spiritual is Very
Important

18. Dangers Among Us I. Forget How Apostasy Works
II. Forget What The Issues Were (1950’s-1960’s]

19. II. Forget What the Issues Were (1950’s-1960’s)
A. Orphan’s Home
1. Question of Bible Authority (2 John 9)
2. Confusion of individual & church
a. Took passages directed to individuals and applied to the church
Galatians 6:10; James 1:27
b. “Whatever the individual can do—the church can do”

20. “The church is composed of Christians; what the church does, Christians do; what Christians do, the church does, generally speaking. We cannot separate the Christian's work from the work of the church.... Actually, we may say that whatever is the duty of a Christian is the duty of a congregation of Christians.”
V. E. Howard, "Institutionalism, Orphan Homes, and Church Cooperation," [1958] pp. 6-7

21. “They make a difference between Christian duties and church duties, Christian responsibilities and church responsibilities, Christian work and church work, all of which is absurd on its face.”
G. C. Brewer, [1948] The Harding College Lectures, p. 113

22. “Any good work which the individual, as a Christian, is obligated to support financially, the church is equally obligated to support financially.”
Batsell Barrett Baxter, “Questions and Issues of the Day”, [1963] p. 23

23. A Difference Individual Church
“If any believing man or woman has widows, let them relieve them…”
(1 Timothy 5:16)
“...and do not let the church be burdened, that it may relieve those who are really widows.” (1 Timothy 5:16)

24. II. Forget What the Issues Were (1950’s-1960’s)
A. Orphan’s Home
B. College in Church Budget
1. First issue before the Orphan’s Home
2. Orphan’s home used to sell the college…
3. Confuse the Individual & Church

25. II. Forget What the Issues Were (1950’s-1960’s)
A. Orphan’s Home
B. College in Church Budget
C. “Social Gospel”
1. Church kitchens and fellowship halls
2. Church recreation (multi-purpose buildings)
3. Confuse Individual & Church
4. Goes further and further

26. Issues that Separate Us Now

28. Issues that Separate Us Now

29. Issues that Separate Us Now

30. Issues that Separate Us Now

31. II. Forget What the Issues Were (1950’s-1960’s)
A. Orphan’s Home
B. College in Church Budget
C. “Social Gospel”
D. Know What the Real Issue Was

32. Common Meals—Individual Matters
1 Corinthians 11:20-22
“Therefore when you come together in one place, it is not to eat the Lord's Supper.
21 For in eating, each one takes his own supper ahead of others; and one is hungry and another is drunk.
22 What! Do you not have houses to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God and shame those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you in this? I do not praise you.
More Than Abuse of the Lord’s Supper!

33. Eating in the Building The Issue:
Was Not
Was and Is
Is the building sacred?
Can one eat inside the building?
Can one eat on church property?
Can the church have a common meal for social and recreational purposes?

34. II. Forget What the Issues Were (1950’s-1960’s)
A. Orphan’s Home
B. College in Church Budget
C. “Social Gospel”
D. Know What the Real Issue Was
When we don’t know our history, we are doomed to repeat the same mistakes!
Belshazzer did—Daniel 5
Brethren did (forget 1800’s—repeated in 1950’s)

35. Dangers Among Us I. Forget How Apostasy Works
II. Forget What The Issues Were (1950’s-1960’s]
III. Fail to Distinguish—Individual & Church

36. III. Fail to Distinguish— Individual & Church
A. In Our Teaching
1. Assume—all understand (Deut.6)
2. Fail to teach principles
3. Fail to teach history
4. Raise a generation that doesn’t know —(Judges 2:10)

37. III. Fail to Distinguish— Individual & Church
A. In Our Teaching
B. In Our Talk
“Church group” going…
“Church Potluck”— ”Church pitch-in”
“Church team”
“Our church gets together and plays ball”

38. III. Fail to Distinguish— Individual & Church
A. In Our Teaching
B. In Our Talk
In Our Advertisements

42. Gospel Meeting July 3-9 Speaker: John Doe
Time: Monday – Saturday 7:00pm
Sunday 9:00am; 10:00am & 6:00pm
123 Main Street
Somewhere, TN 37111
Saturday Fun For Teens
Volleyball, Softball
Pizza & Hamburgers
(at home of Jim Jones, 321 3rd St.)
* Not a work of the Main St. church

43. Dangers Among Us I. Forget How Apostasy Works
II. Forget What The Issues Were (1950’s-1960’s]
III. Fail to Distinguish—Individual & Church
IV. Argue That Social Is More Important

44. IV. Argue That Social Is More Important
A. Would Not Say That – In Those Words
B. But Look For Social – While Compromise The Spiritual

45. Gives a lot of scripture Preach truth No error Not Deal with….
Do Deal with….
Distinctive
Dry speaker
Gives a lot of scripture
Preach truth
No error
Not Deal with….
Non-Distinctive
Interesting speaker
Tells lot of stories
Tolerate Sin
Tolerate Teachers of Error
Conservative Stand - Sin
Not Tolerate Teachers of Error
Social Activities
But not as much as others
Lot of Social Activities

46. Dangers Among Us I. Forget How Apostasy Works
II. Forget What The Issues Were (1950’s-1960’s]
III. Fail to Distinguish—Individual & Church
IV. Argue That Social Is More Important
V. Argue That Social Builds Faith

47. V. Argue That Social Builds Faith
A. How The Argument / Contention Goes:
1. Not say: “Social relationships / actions is what builds my faith – not the word”
“Need a church with more social activities”
“Can’t grow without more social”
“Need this kind of good fellowship (eating / playing) to be stronger”

48. V. Argue That Social Builds Faith
A. How The Argument / Contention Goes:
B. Gives A False Sense of Security
1. While involved in social – I’m being spiritual
2. Those who really socialize are really strong, spiritual people
3. If do a lot with other Christians – I’m strong!

49. V. Argue That Social Builds Faith
A. How The Argument / Contention Goes:
B. Gives A False Sense of Security
C. If Social Activities—Essential to Spiritual Growth—Why Can’t the Church Be Involved?
1. Edify? – make it a church activity?
2. Build faith? – make it a church activity?
3. Such argumentation – one step away from church sponsored meals, recreation, games, etc.

50. Dangers Among Us I. Forget How Apostasy Works
II. Forget What The Issues Were (1950’s-1960’s]
III. Fail to Distinguish— Individual & Church
IV. Argue That Social Is More Important
V. Argue That Social Builds Faith
VI. Overaction in Either Direction

51. VI. Overaction In Either Direction
A. Danger when social activities are lacking – give overemphasis for the need.
1. Rather than fill in a missing link – get a different chain!
2. Emphasize the social – to neglect of spiritual!
3. Emphasize the social – raise it to level of assembling with saints!

52. VI. Overaction In Either Direction
A. Danger when social activities are lacking – give overemphasis for the need.
B. Knee – Jerk reaction – belittle, minimize, even eliminate the social relationships
1. Overreact to another overemphasis!
Social relationships are important
Early disciples ate together (Acts 2:46)
Kept company (mixed together) (1 Cor. 5)

53. Dangers Among Us I. Forget How Apostasy Works
II. Forget What The Issues Were (1950’s-1960’s]
III. Fail to Distinguish— Individual & Church
IV. Argue That Social Is More Important
V. Argue That Social Builds Faith
VI. Overaction in Either Direction