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Church Growth Movement
Robert Schuller and The Seeker Sensitive Church
1 Corinthians 1:18 For
the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which
are saved it is the power of God.
2 Peter 2:5 And
spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of
righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;
Luke 19:10 For
the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.
1 Corinthians 15:3 For
I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ
died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4 And
that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the
scriptures:
1 Corinthians 2:2 For
I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him
crucified.
3 And I was with you in weakness, and in fear,
and in much trembling. 4 And my speech and my
preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of
the Spirit and of power: 5 That your faith should
not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
Hebrews 11:7 By faith Noah,
being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark
to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir
of the righteousness which is by faith.
The Demise of Gospel Preaching in the Modern Evangelical Church
The Gospel
1 Corinthians 1:22 For
the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:
23 But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and
unto the Greeks foolishness; 24 But unto them
which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom
of God.
Christ's Deity
Mark 1:1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son
of God;
Psalm 110:1 The Lord said unto
my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
Mathew 22:42 Saying,
What think ye of Christ? whose son is he?
They say unto him, The Son of David. 43 He
saith unto them,
How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying,
44 The
Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine
enemies thy footstool? 45 If
David then call him Lord, how is he his son?
John 1:In
the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
The Resurrection
Act 2:32 This
Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses.
33 Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having
received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth
this, which ye now see and hear. 34 For
David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The
Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my
right hand, 35 Until I make thy foes thy
footstool. 36 Therefore let all the house
of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye
have crucified, both Lord and Christ.37 Now
when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto
Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we
do? 38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent,
and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the
remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
1 Corinthians 15:Moreover,
brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which
also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; 2 By
which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you,
unless ye have believed in vain. 3 For I
delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that
Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
4 And that he was buried, and that he
rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
Romans 10:9 That if
thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in
thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
Acts 17:32 And when
they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others
said, We will hear thee again of this matter.
Substitutionary Death - Judgment
Hebrews 4:15 For
we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of
our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet
without sin.
1 Peter 3:18 For Christ
also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might
bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the
Spirit:
1 Corinthians 15:3 For
I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that
Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
Acts 17:30 And the
times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every
where to repent: 31 Because he hath
appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness
by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance
unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.
Romans 5:9 Much more
then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath
through him.
Romans 1:18 For the
wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and
unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
John 3:36 He that
believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not
the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
Repentance
1 Thessalonians 1:9 For
they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you,
and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;
10 And to wait for his Son from heaven,
whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the
wrath to come.
2 Timothy 2:24 And the
servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to
teach, patient,
25 In meekness instructing those that
oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the
acknowledging of the truth; 26 And that
they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken
captive by him at his will.
Mark 1:Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus
came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,
15 And saying,
The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and
believe the gospel.
Acts 11:18 When
they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God,
saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life.
Luke 24:46 And said
unto them,
Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise
from the dead the third day: 47 And
that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name
among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
Matthew 9:12 But
when Jesus heard that, he said unto them,
They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.
Faulty Premises of the Church Growth Movement
John 15:19 If
ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of
the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth
you.
1 Corinthians 1:22 For
the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:
23 But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews
a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness; 24 But
unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and
the wisdom of God.
Act 13:48 And
when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the
Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believedActs 13:
1 John 1:3 3 That which we have
seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us:
and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. -6 If
we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do
not the truth: 7 But if we walk in the light, as
he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus
Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
Acts 2:38 Then Peter said
unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus
Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the
Holy Ghost.
39 For the promise is unto you, and to
your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord
our God shall call. 40 And with many
other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this
untoward generation. 41 Then they that
gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were
added unto them about three thousand souls.42 And
they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and
in breaking of bread, and in prayers.
Acts 2:36 Therefore let
all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same
Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.
Romans 8:28 And
we know that all things work together for good to them that love
God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.29 For
whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed
to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among
many brethren. 30 Moreover whom
he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called,
them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also
glorified.31 What shall we then
say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
32 He that spared not his own
Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him
also freely give us all things? 33 Who
shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that
justifieth! Corinthians 2:12 Now
we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit
which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely
given to us of God. 13 Which
things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom
teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual
things with spiritual. 14 But the
natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for
they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because
they are spiritually discerned
1 Corinthians 1:22 For
the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:
23 But we preach Christ
crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks
foolishness; 24 But unto them
which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God,
and the wisdom of God.
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