Cornerstone Evangelical Free Church Worship Service - December 10, 2023

Sermons by Pastor David Whitney, Senior Instructor of Institute on the Constitution and pastor of Cornerstone Evangelical Free Church in Arnold, MD.

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SUNDAY December 10, 2023

Order of Worship

Theme: Jesus Christ has given us the sure Word of God that guides us, instructs us, and gives us wisdom for every circumstance of this life. 

Welcome & Call to Worship
“The First Noel” #265
“I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day” #267
Prayer & Children’s Lesson
“One Small Child” #280
“Long Time Ago in Bethlehem” bulletin insert
Offering - “Of the Father’s Love Begotten” #240
Responsive Reading - Luke 1:46-55 bulletin insert   
Congregational Prayer
Hearing God’s Word
“The Word of God”- Pastor Whitney
Responding to God’s Word
“While Shepherds Watched their Flocks” #272
Benediction and Postlude

“Untwisting the Word of God”
35th In our series the Epistle of 2nd Peter

I. The Origins of Twisting Scripture - Genesis 3:1-6
* A. Questioning the Word of God - stirring doubt in the mind
* 1. Causing doubts regarding the Goodness of God
* a. Implying that God is restricting you from the good life
* b. Inculcating a belief that humans can be exalted to deity 
* 2. Satan flat out contradicts the Word of God - “Ye shall not surely die”
* B. Urging Eve to take hold of what God was denying to her

II. The Longsuffering of the Lord - 2 Peter 3:14-16
* A. In looking for His coming we see God’s patience - 2 Peter 3:9 
* B. The fellowship of Peter and Paul - Galatians 2:11-14
* 1. Paul rebuked Peter for his sin
* 2. Peter repented and held no grudge for that rebuke
* C. The corrupt twist the Scripture to their own destruction.
* 1. Inaccurate quotation
* 2. Twisted Translation
* 3. Biblical hook
* 4. Ignoring the immediate context
* 5. Collapsing contexts
* 6. Word play
* 7. Figurative fallacy
* 8. Confused World view or definition
* 9. The obvious fallacy
* 10. Esoteric interpretation
* 11. Supplementing or rejecting Biblical authority

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