2. When men start down the path of error, it usually leads further from truth Leaven, 1 Cor. 5:6 Worse & worse, 2 Tim. 3:13

3. Basic factors that lead to wholesale corruption in religion Erroneous view of God Erroneous view of man Erroneous view of the Bible

5. Believe “Jehovah” is God’s personal name Translated from YHWH, Psa. 83:18 -Could be Jehovah, Yaweh, Jihivah, etc. -No problem with Jehovah -Problem to insist it is Jehovah

6. Believe “Jehovah” is God’s personal name All biblical designations are appropriate -Lord -God -Father

7. Believe “Jehovah” is God’s personal name What is the name of God? -I AM, Ex. 3:13-15 -Jealous, Ex. 34:14

8. Do not believe Jesus is divine Claim Jesus was created -“He was God’s first creation, and so he is called the ‘firstborn’ Son of God. (Colossians 1:15; Revelation 3:14) Jesus is the only Son that God created by himself.”

9. Do not believe Jesus is divine Claim Jesus was created -“Jesus was a perfect human just like Adam”

10. Do not believe Jesus is divine The Bible teaches Jesus is divine -God, not an angel, Heb. 1:8 -“My Lord and my God,” Jn. 20:28 -Eternal, Mic. 5:2 -Equal nature with the Father, Jn. 5:17-30; 8:58, 59; 10:30

11. “The holy spirit is not a person; it is God’s active force.” Points to consider -He has knowledge, 1 Cor. 2:10, 11 -He speaks, Jn. 16:13 -He can be pleased, Acts 15:28 -He can be grieved, Eph. 4:30 -He can be blasphemed, Mt. 12:31, 32

12. “The holy spirit is not a person; it is God’s active force.” Points to consider -He has a mind, Rom. 8:27 -He can be lied to, Acts 5:3 -He is called God, Acts 5:3, 4 -He is equal with God, Mt. 28:19 -He is referred to as He, Jn. 16:13

13. Believe man is a purely physical being “Since the human soul is man himself, then it cannot be some shadowy thing that lives inside the body or that can leave the body. Simply put, the Bible teaches your soul is you.” Immortal soul doctrine from Satan

14. Bible teaches man is physical & spiritual Created in God’s image, Gen. 1:26, 27 Made of dust, Gen. 2:7 God is spirit, not flesh, Jn. 4:24; Lk. 24:39 Spirit of man, 1 Cor. 2:11; 1 Thes. 5:23

15. Bible teaches man is physical & spiritual Inward & outward, 2 Cor. 4:16 Clothed, 2 Cor. 5:1, 2 Absent from body, present with Lord, 2 Cor. 5:8 Substitute “soul” for “body,” Mt. 10:28

16. When men start down the path of error, it usually leads further from truth Leaven, 1 Cor. 5:6 Worse & worse, 2 Tim. 3:13

17. Basic factors that lead to wholesale corruption in religion Erroneous view of God Erroneous view of man Erroneous view of the Bible