Transcript RAISING DEFENDERS OF THE FAITH, NOT DEFECTORS

DISCERNERS AND DEFENDERS OF
THE FAITH, NOT DEFECTORS
Dr. Jobe Martin
www.creationproclaims.com
www.biblicaldiscipleship.org
www.evolutionofacreationist.com
www.slideshare.net (Jobe Martin)
THIS SPEAKER’S HISTORY:
Raised in the church, but not a true Christian
At Bucknell University majored in Music and Biology
Became a convinced Old Universe Evolutionist
In 1966 Graduated from U. of Pittsburgh College of
Dentistry as an Agnostic, Zen Buddhist, Evolutionist
Served my country as a USAF dentist for the pilots and
crews of AF#1 and the presidential fleet (89th MAW)
during Viet Nam war (President Johnson)
Received the Lord Jesus Christ as my Savior at age 27
(1967).
• Upon becoming a Christian I immediately became a
Theistic Evolutionist (God + “Big Bang” millions of years)
• Established a private dental practice at NASA in
Clear Lake City, Texas
• 1971 became a professor of dentistry at Baylor
College of Dentistry in Dallas, Texas
• My first lecture “The Evolution of the Tooth” (How
fish scales moved into the mouth and became teeth)
• Two students challenged me after that first lecture
to investigate Young Earth Creation (1971)
• After several years of studying the Bible, the assumptions
behind evolution and the irreducible complexity of animals,
I emerged a Young Earth Creationist. (Earth 6000 yrs. old,
Global Flood 4400 yrs ago)
• In 1982 I resigned my full professorship (with tenure) and
enrolled at Dallas Theological Seminary
• Since completing the degree in Systematic Theology in
1986, Jenna Dee, Taryn, Mirren and I have been travelling
around the USA and across the oceans teaching and
preaching about various aspects of worldviews and the
veracity of true Christianity—a relationship with the God of
the Bible through the death and resurrection of His only
Son, Jesus Christ.
DISCERNING DEFENDERS
OF THE FAITH
1 Peter 3:14-15
14But
and if ye suffer for righteousness’ sake,
happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror,
neither be troubled; 15But sanctify the Lord
God in your hearts: and be ready always to
give an answer to every man that asketh you a
reason of the hope that is in you with
meekness and fear.
OR
DEFECTOR’S FROM THE FAITH?
Proverbs 14:12
There is a way which seemeth right
unto a man, but the end thereof are
the ways of death
Where is Our Heart?
Do we desire Truth in our innermost
being for ourselves and our children?
Psalm 51:6
Behold, thou desirest truth in the
inward parts: and in the hidden part
thou shalt make me to know
wisdom.
James 1:5-6
5If
any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God,
that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth
not; and it shall be given him. 6But let him ask
in faith, nothing wavering. For he that
wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with
the wind and tossed
Have we been so long with the Father
and yet we do not know or understand
His heart?
John 14:9
Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so
long time with you, and yet hast thou
not known me, Philip?
Have we been led astray from the
simplicity and purity of devotion to
Christ?
2 Corinthians 11:3
But I fear, lest by any means, as the
serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty,
so your minds should be corrupted from
the simplicity that is in Christ
Have we been compromised,
neutralized and diluted by Satan’s
culture; by our flesh?
Psalm 101:2-3
2I
will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when
wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my
house with a perfect heart. 3I will set no wicked
thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them
that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.
We do not become compromised or diluted over
night….It is a conscious process!
1 Corinthians 10:13-14
There hath no temptation taken you but such as is
common to man: but God is faithful, who will not
suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able;
but will with the temptation also make a way to
escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
14Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.
1 John 5:20-21
20
And we know that the Son of God is
come, and hath given us an
understanding, that we may know him
that is true, and we are in him that is
true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is
the true God, and eternal life. 21Little
children, keep yourselves from idols.
Amen.
Colossians 3:5-6
5Mortify
therefore your members which
are upon the earth; fornication,
uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil
concupiscence, and covetousness, which
is idolatry: 6For which things’ sake the
wrath of God cometh on the children of
disobedience.
Psalm 39:4-5
4LORD,
make me to know mine end, and
the measure of my days, what it is; that I
may know how frail I am. 5Behold, thou
hast made my days as an handbreadth;
and mine age is as nothing before thee:
verily every man at his best state is
altogether vanity. Selah.
Psalm 90:12
So teach us to number our
days, that we may apply
our hearts unto wisdom.
Ephesians 5:16-17
16Redeeming
the time, because the
days are evil. 17Wherefore be ye
not unwise, but understanding
what the will of the Lord is.
Colossians 4:5-6
5Walk
in wisdom toward them that
are without, redeeming the time.
6Let your speech be alway with
grace, seasoned with salt, that ye
may know how ye ought to
answer every man.
We choose moment by moment to be
conformed to this world or to be
transformed into the image of our
Lord Jesus by the renewing of our
minds as we meditate on His Word!
Romans 12:1-2
1I
beseech you therefore, brethren, by the
mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a
living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God,
which is your reasonable service. 2And be not
conformed to this world: but be ye
transformed by the renewing of your mind,
that ye may prove what is that good, and
acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
Are we choosing to be
conformed or transformed?
What are we choosing?
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Therapy over Theology?
The Artificial over the AUTHENTIC?
Entertainment over Entreatment (of the Bible)?
The World over the Word?
Passion over Purity?
Feeling good over Being Good?
Professing Faith over truly Possessing The Faith?
Are we choosing the world, the flesh
and the devil?
1And
you hath he quickened, who were dead in
trespasses and sins; 2Wherein in time past ye
walked according to the course of this world,
according to the prince of the power of the air,
the spirit that now worketh in the children of
disobedience: 3Among whom also we all had our
conversation in times past in the lusts of our
flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the
mind; and were by nature the children of wrath,
even as others. Ephesians 2:1-3
Why would we choose the world, the
flesh and the devil?
We, even as Christians [young and old],
choose the world the flesh and the devil
because of the:
• Lust of the flesh
• Lust of the eyes
• Pride of life.
1 John 2:15-17
15Love
not the world, neither the things that are
in the world. If any man love the world, the
love of the Father is not in him. 16For all that is
in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust
of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the
Father, but is of the world. 17And the world
passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he
that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.
Let’s take a look at ourselves and our families.
Are we slipping into worldliness?
Are we allowing our vitality, enthusiasm and Godgiven focus and gifts to be compromised and
diluted?
Are we practicing Godliness in our homes and
families?
Are we bringing eternal glory to our dear Lord
Jesus as we accomplish His works starting in our
homes?
Ephesians 2:10
For we are his workmanship [poem],
created in Christ Jesus unto good
works, which God hath before
ordained that we should walk in
them.
To be defenders of The Faith we must practice
Colossians 1:10-11:
10That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all
pleasing, being fruitful in every good work,
and increasing in the knowledge of God;
11Strengthened with all might, according to his
glorious power, unto all patience and
longsuffering with joyfulness….
One of our motivating factors to live out
Scriptures such as Colossians 1:10 should stem
from the appreciation and gratitude of
understanding
1 Corinthians 6:20:
“For ye are bought with a price: therefore
glorify God in your body, and in your spirit,
which are God’s.”
How can we glorify God in our body and
spirit?
Galatians 5:22-25
22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,
longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
23Meekness, temperance: against such there is
no law. 24And they that are Christ’s have crucified
the flesh with the affections and lusts. 25If we
live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
Proverbs 4:23-27
23Keep
thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are
the issues of life. 24Put away from thee a froward
mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee. 25Let
thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids
look straight before thee. 26Ponder the path of
thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.
27Turn not to the right hand nor to the left:
remove thy foot from evil.
We must guard our feet from slipping off the
straight and narrow path of God’s Word.
16These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven
are an abomination unto him: 17A proud look, a
lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
18An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet
that be swift in running to mischief, 19A false
witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth
discord among brethren. Proverbs 6:16-19
Romans 3:15-18
15Their
feet are swift to shed blood:
16Destruction and misery are in their ways:
17And the way of peace have they not known:
18There is no fear of God before their eyes
• To be defenders of The Faith we must guard
our hearts and teach our children to guard
their hearts.
• Placing Scriptural “guards” on our hearts is the
best way to guard the path of our feet.
• Two of the main motivators for guarding our
hearts and the path of our feet is a deepseated love and healthy fear of the Lord.
The Fear of the Lord
There are two aspects to the
fear of the Lord:
–Awesome Reverence
–Bone Shaking Terror
The Fear of the Lord
Awesome Reverence
Bone-shaking Terror
• The Greek term “phobos” “phobeo” includes both
• The Hebrew term “Yire” “Yirah” includes both
• “Fear” is like a volcano: You are drawn to it in awe,
but you are repelled from it in fear it could blow up
and kill you.
Proverbs 1:7
The fear [yireh] of the LORD is the beginning
of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and
instruction.
Luke 12:4-5
Jesus said, 4And I say unto you my friends, Be
not afraid of them that kill the body, and after
that have no more that they can do. 5But I will
forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him,
which after he hath killed hath power to cast
into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.
Ecclesiastes 12:13-14
13Let
us hear the conclusion of the whole
matter: Fear God, and keep his
commandments: for this is the whole duty of
man. 14For God shall bring every work into
judgment, with every secret thing, whether it
be good, or whether it be evil.
John 14:21
He that hath my
commandments, and keepeth
them, he it is that loveth me: and
he that loveth me shall be loved
of my Father, and I will love him,
and will manifest myself to him.
Are we teaching our children
how to defend the Faith in the
love and fear of God?
JUDE 3
Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto
you of the common salvation, it was needful
for me to write unto you, and exhort you that
ye should earnestly contend for the faith
which was once delivered unto the saints.
1 PETER 3:15
But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be
ready always to give an answer to every man
that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in
you with meekness and fear.
COLOSSIANS 2:8
Beware lest any man spoil you through
philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition
of men, after the rudiments of the world, and
not after Christ.
HOSEA 4:6
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge:
because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will
also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to
me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy
God, I will also forget thy children.
PROVERBS 14:12
There is a way which seemeth right unto a man,
but the end thereof are the ways of death.
Ezra 7:10
10For
Ezra had prepared his heart
to seek the law of the LORD, and
to do it, and to teach in Israel its
statutes and judgments.
• We are losing to other worldviews of Satan’s
world system up to 89% of our children of
evangelical Christian families.
• By age 20 to 29 we only have 11% of our kids
who were raised in the church still involved in
Christian pursuits! Many have come home
from college or now high school and even
middle school professing atheism.
• Source: Nehemiah Institute. “PEERS Biblical
Worldview Test.” Nehemiah Institute
http://www.nehemiahinstitute.com/peers.php
(accessed November 15, 2008)
• Dan Smithwick, “Worldview Assessment and
Training,” The Nehemiah Institute,
www.nehemiahinstitute.com (accessed
November, 14, 2008).
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The Making of a Disaster
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So what is the goal of most of
today’s younger generation in
USA including Christians? They
want to become rich and
famous!
Of all the 20 to 29-year-old evangelicals
who attended church regularly but no
longer do so:
• 95% of them attended church regularly during their
elementary and middle school years
• 55% attended church regularly during high school
• 11% were still attending church during collage.
Already Gone, p.31
We are losing 40% before high
school.
We are losing another 44%
before college.
In other words, there is a
“disconnect” between “knowing
Truth” and “practicing Truth.”
John 3:21:
“But he that doeth truth cometh to the light,
that his deeds may be made manifest, that
they are wrought in God.”
Dads and Moms are we teaching our
children Biblical discernment and
how to defend the Faith?
• Young people and children: Are you ready to
defend the true Faith of Christianity no matter
what the consequence, the cost, or the
circumstance?
Are we all fearing God with
awesome reverence combined
with bone-shaking terror?
• Are we remembering that there are severe
consequences for sin—that there is a price to
be paid for walking with our Lord in Satan’s
world system.
• Our Lord Jesus paid the price for our sin with His
very life.
Romans 5:7-10:
8But God commendeth his love toward us, in
that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for
us. 9Much more then, being now justified by his
blood, we shall be saved from wrath through
him. 10For if, when we were enemies, we were
reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much
more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his
life.
Because of what Lord Jesus did for us we exist
for His glory. Whether we live or die we exist
for the glory of God.
Isaiah 42:8-9:
8I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory
will I not give to another, neither my praise to
graven images. 9Behold, the former things are
come to pass, and new things do I declare:
before they spring forth I tell you of them.
Isaiah 53:3-6
He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows,
and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our
faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed
him not. 4Surely he hath borne our griefs, and
carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him
stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. 5But he was
wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for
our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was
upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. 6All
we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned
every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid
on him the iniquity of us all.
Romans 10:9
9That
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.
To be a defender of The Faith a person
must exchange religious piety for a
personal relationship with our crucified
and resurrected Lord, Creator and Savior,
the Lord Jesus Christ!
Romans 10:13
“For whosoever shall call upon the
name of the Lord shall be saved.”