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Bare Minimum Christianit Bare Minimum Christianity Dangers of a Minimalist Attitude
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God’s Commands Sometimes God’s commands are a matter of exact precision, like in the case of baptism (Acts 2:38) Sometimes God’s commands are a matter of exact precision and non-precision, like in the case of contributing (1 Cor. 16:1-2; 2 Cor. 9:6-7) People respond to God’s lack of precision in different ways: a bountiful attitude and a minimalist attitude
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The Minimalist Contagion Lack of attendance or Sunday morning only (Heb. 10:25) Coming for the Lord’s supper only (Acts 2:42; 20:7; 1 Cor. 11,14,16) Lack of daily Bible study (1 Tim. 4:13) and prayer (1 Thess. 5:17)
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The Minimalist Contagion Lack of association with brethren outside the service (Acts 2:46; Rom. 12:13; 1 Pet. 4:9) Dressing down or casual (Gen. 41:14; Esther 4:4; 5:1; Prov. 7:10; Jer. 52:32-33; Mal. 1:6-14) Shortened services, removing services, or fewer gospel meetings (Mal. 1:13)
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The Minimalist Contagion Robbing God of our offering (Mal. 3:8; 2 Cor. 9:6-7) No good works outside the assembly (Mt. 25:25,40; Jas. 2:14ff)
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The Minimalist Cure Abound (exceed, excel, overflow, abundance)… Edifying the church (1 Cor. 14:12) The work of the Lord (1 Cor. 15:58) Faith, utterance, knowledge, earnestness, love (2 Cor. 8:7) Thanksgiving (Col. 2:7) Christian graces (2 Pet. 1:5-8)
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The Minimalist Cure Do you have a Burger King religion: “Have it your way”? Do you have a microwave religion? Do you have a bargain basement religion?
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The Minimalist Cure Put God first (Mt. 6:33) Remove the weeds and thorns (Mt. 13:22) Love God completely (Mt. 22:37; Rev. 2:5) Give God your all (Mk. 12:41-44; 2 Sam. 24:24) Be a living sacrifice (Rom. 12:1-2)
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