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Intro:
AG: Sincere but wrong!
We all know the dilemma of dealing with this interesting—but utterly crucial—topic!
This is what we mean.
A man named John loudly proclaims his good health.
He tells his wife, “Honey, I don’t need to eat all of that rabbit food.
I feel fit as a fiddle!”
But his wife knows better.
She may remember the last time her husband was in for a physical exam and the doctor warned him of his high cholesterol, his high blood pressure, and his high pulse.
Still, John maintains his “good health” regardless of the warnings.
Six months later he suffers a major heart attack and dies before he can reach the emergency room.
John believed that he was right, but sadly his wife discovered that he was wrong!
TS: Today, we find Paul in Ephesus.
This is the beginning of a 2 year extended ministry there.
Acts gives us some details, and from his other writings we get a more complete picture of those years.
He builds deep relationships in Ephesus.
Ephesus was the capital of the Roman province of Asia (Asia Minor, modern day Turkey).
Ephesus was at the mouth of the Cayster River, on the east side of the Aegean sea.
The temple of Artemis (aka Diana) was one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world and was located in Ephesus.
It was also known as an important center of politics, education, and commerce.
Paul encountered sincere discsiples of John the Baptist.
If he did like many today, and said, “Hey, as long as you are sincere in what you believe that is fine.” he would be keeping them in their sins through his lack of concern for them.
Instead, he proclaims the gospel, they believe and are born again, and then they follow-through with baptism.
RS: In matters of faith, like many realities in life, sincerity isn’t enough.
We must be sincere in our belief, but the object of the faith is much more important.
If we are sincere in believing in anything other than the gracious provision of salvation by God through faith in Jesus Christ, we are not heaven bound.
Acts 19:-
Sincere, but Wrong
EX: Paul encounters John’s Disciples
Disciples, followers, of John the Baptist, were found as late as the 2nd century
John MacArthur calls them “OT seekers”
Like Apollos, they had heard of John the Baptist and followed his teaching
“repent, the Kingdom of heaven as at hand.”
Turn from sins
Be ready for the Messiah
They had believed Messiah was immanent and had been baptized.
John’s Baptism
Forerunner of Christian baptism
Sign of the change of lifestyle which came through repentance.
He called on them to live a changed life.
They clearly had changed, but they were still short of the mark.
They didn’t have the whole message
They had the OT message of living holy for Messiah was coming.
They didn’t have the gospel that Jesus had already come, was crucified and rose again.
Paul gets to the heart of the matter by asking:
“Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?”
This question reveals 2 things:
Paul understood the Spirit indwells people at the moment they believe.
Receiving the Spirit is a 100% sure sign of genuine faith.
You can pretend to be godly.
You can fill your life with seemingly righteous acts.
You CANNOT receive the Holy Spirit through those efforts!
He had doubts about their spiritual condition.
Paul concluded that since they didn’t have the Spirit, they had not been born again.
They were sincere, but wrong
romans 8:9
AP: Many today are sincere, but wrong like John’s disciples.
In fact, some have believed the lie that it doesn’t matter what you believe, as long as you are sincere.
You can have a set of beliefs.
You can be 100% sure of them
You can be 100% wrong!
How?
Traditions
Many attend church and consider themselves Christians because their families are Christian.
“We have always gone here”
Often they are the very faithful to attend every Christmas and Easter
They are sincere about carrying on their family tradition, but tradition doesn’t save.
False Teachers
They have learned from and followed false teachers.
Whatever the type of error, they are still sincerely wrong.
They need the same thing these men Paul found did: The gospel
Proclaiming the Gospel
EX: Paul proclaims Jesus
Having diagnosed the issue, the disciples lost condition, Paul proclaimed the gospel.
He started at John and gave them the rest of the story.
That the one whom John proclaimed had completed His work on earth.
Although Paul used the Spirit as a test of their faith, he did not instruct them on receiving the Spirit.
This was no program on getting the Spirit.
The Spirit enters our lives at the moment of conversion.
Paul proclaimed the whole gospel to them.
Death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus
Notice again vs. 1-2
Preached
Paul proclaimed the gospel
Received
They received the gospel
Stand
They had stood in the gospel
Being saved- (sanctified)
They were steadily growing in the gospel to be more like Christ.
AP: We proclaim the same gospel today!
Our message has not nor will it ever change.
We still preach Christ and Him crucified.
Our job is to proclaim God’s word to a lost and dying world.
Jesus is still the answer people need
Follow Through
IL: Golf Swing GolfMD.com
The Follow-Through is often overlooked, but I feel it is an extremely important component of a properly swung golf club.
The Follow-Through is the finishing indicator that the club swung through on its proper path and arrived at the final destination in balance and rhythm.
The backswing creates power by turning the body (shoulders and hips), swinging the arms back to top of the swing, shifting the weight, and cocking the wrists.
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