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WORK ON YOUR CORE

Acts 2:40–43 NASB95

40 And with many other words he solemnly testified and kept on exhorting them, saying, “Be saved from this perverse generation!” 41 So then, those who had received his word were baptized; and that day there were added about three thousand souls. 42 They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43 Everyone kept feeling a sense of awe; and many wonders and signs were taking place through the apostles.

Acts 2:40 NASB95

40 And with many other words he solemnly testified and kept on exhorting them, saying, “Be saved from this perverse generation!”

Acts 2:40 NASB95

40 And with many other words he solemnly testified and kept on exhorting them, saying, “Be saved from this perverse generation!”

Acts 2:40–47 NASB95

40 And with many other words he solemnly testified and kept on exhorting them, saying, “Be saved from this perverse generation!” 41 So then, those who had received his word were baptized; and that day there were added about three thousand souls. 42 They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43 Everyone kept feeling a sense of awe; and many wonders and signs were taking place through the apostles. 44 And all those who had believed were together and had all things in common; 45 and they began selling their property and possessions and were sharing them with all, as anyone might have need. 46 Day by day continuing with one mind in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they were taking their meals together with gladness and sincerity of heart, 47 praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord was adding to their number day by day those who were being saved.

Acts 2:42-47

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Acts 4:40-43

I COMMIT TO CORPORATE WORSHIP. (v. 42; ; ; )

Worship to come and bow before!

προσκυνέω proskunéō; To worship, do obeisance, show respect, fall or prostrate before. (To bow before and kiss the hand)

contracted proskunṓ, fut. proskunḗsō, from prós (4314), to, and kunéō (n.f.), to kiss, adore. Literally, to kiss toward someone, to throw a kiss in token of respect or homage.

Spiros Zodhiates, The Complete Word Study Dictionary: New Testament (Chattanooga, TN: AMG Publishers, 2000).proskueno- to come before and bow the knee

I COMMIT TO BE OPEN TO AND WITH OTHERS (v. 42; ; )

Care for one another, not merely.

LEMMA

κοινωνία koinōnia fellowship; participation

— the act of sharing in the activities or privileges of an intimate association or group; especially used of marriage and churches.

LALS fellowship; participation; תְּשׂ֫וּמֶת; deposited (entrusted) property; יָד; forearm, hand; metaph: side, bank, part, possession, power, monument, penis; (pl.) holders; unit

fellowship, communion, sharing, participation.

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You cannot DO church alone.

You cannot BE the church by yourself.

The New Testament has 59 commands that require “another” for you to be able to obey Christ.

every tribe and tongue (worship still the most segregated times in America)

The 59 “One Anothers” of the New Testament*

1. “…Be at peace with each other.” ()

2. “…Wash one another’s feet.” ()

3. “…Love one another…” ()

4. “…Love one another…” ()

5. “…Love one another…” ()

6. “…Love one another…” ()

7. “…Love one another” ()

8. “Be devoted to one another in brotherly love…” ()

9. “…Honor one another above yourselves. ()

10. “Live in harmony with one another…” ()

11. “…Love one another…” ()

12. “…Stop passing judgment on one another.” ()

13. “Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you…” ()

14. “…Instruct one another.” ()

15. “Greet one another with a holy kiss…” ()

16. “…When you come together to eat, wait for each other.” ()

17. “…Have equal concern for each other.” ()

18. “…Greet one another with a holy kiss.” ()

19. “Greet one another with a holy kiss.” ()

20. “…Serve one another in love.” ()

21. “If you keep on biting and devouring each other…you will be destroyed by each other.” 
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22. “Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other.” ()

23. “Carry each other’s burdens…” ()

24. “…Be patient, bearing with one another in love.” ()

25. “Be kind and compassionate to one another…” ()

26. “…Forgiving each other…” ()

27. “Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs.” ()

28. “Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.” ()

29. “…In humility consider others better than yourselves.” ()

30. “Do not lie to each other…” ()

31. “Bear with each other…” ()

32. “…Forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another.” ()

33. “Teach…[one another]” ()

34. “…Admonish one another ()

35. “…Make your love increase and overflow for each other.” ()

36. “…Love each other.” ()

37. “…Encourage each other…”()

38. “…Encourage each other…” )

39. “…Build each other up…” ()

40. “Encourage one another daily…” )

41. “…Spur one another on toward love and good deeds.” ()

42. “…Encourage one another.” ()

43. “…Do not slander one another.” ()

44. “Don’t grumble against each other…” ()

45. “Confess your sins to each other…” ()

46. “…Pray for each other.” ()

47. “…Love one another deeply, from the heart.” ()

48. “…Live in harmony with one another…” ()

49. “…Love each other deeply…” ()

50. “Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling.” ()

51. “Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others…” ()

52. “…Clothe yourselves with humility toward one another…”()

53. “Greet one another with a kiss of love.” ()

54. “…Love one another.” ()

55. “…Love one another.” ()

56. “…Love one another.” ()

57. “…Love one another.” ()

58. “…Love one another.” ()

59. “…Love one another.” ()

I WILL RESPOND TO GOD’S WORTHINESS BY WORSHIPING.

RECOGNIZE WORSHIP COMES AS A RESPONSE TO GOD.

Worship comes as a rational, reasonable, and spiritual response to God’s initiative for Who He is and What He has done for us.

God has placed in us an ability to appreciate the good, the beautiful, the meaningful. When we don’t feel the AWE and wonder of worship, the problem comes from our poor perspective

I WILL EXPECT GOD TO MOVE IN ME AND OTHERS THROUGH WORSHIP. (V. 43)

I will pray for ___________________.

I Praise God for His attribute ___________________.

I thank God for _________________________.

I will testify ____________________ about what God has done for me.

I will change my attitude about ________________________.

I will obey God in ___________________________________.

Activity - Attitude - Affect - Alignment 4 Star

I have surveyed every available Lexicon, Exegetical Dictionary, and Greek-English Dictionary, that I could find in bookstores, Seminaries, and College libraries available to me. Here is a sampling of the evidence:

Devoted - Desired - Determined

A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and other Early Christian Literature, says helkuo is used figuratively "of the pull on man's inner life.... draw, attract J 6:44" [Bauer, Arndt, Gingrich, Danker, p. 251].The Analytical Lexicon to the Greek New Testament, states that helkuo is used metaphorically "to draw mentally and morally, ; " [William Mounce, p. 180].The Greek-English Lexicon to the New Testament has, "met., to draw, i.e. to attract, . Cf. " [W.J. Hickie, p. 13].The Analytical Lexicon of the Greek New Testament by Timothy Friberg, Barbara Friberg, and Neva F. Miller says, "figuratively, of a strong pull in the mental or moral life draw, attract ()" [p. 144].Calvinist Spiros Zodhiates, in his Hebrew-Greek Key Study Bible, says, "Helkuo is used of Jesus on the cross drawing by His love, not force (; )" [New Testament Lexical Aids, p. 1831].

Tripple D

I could cite at least eight more reference works but it is unnecessary because not a single one of them defines draw in as "compel or force." Clearly, R.C. Sproul has not done his homework. Without warrant or justification, he has appealed to a single source that does not even support his Calvinist conclusions. He has, knowingly or unknowingly, ignored the overwhelming lexical evidence that militates against his reformed theology. To further compound his error, he has committed a basic word study fallacy in attempts to bolster his dogmatic assertions. It is surprising to find a philosopher and theologian of his caliber committing such obvious errors in his work. Calvinism relies heavily upon this erroneous understanding of draw to support their doctrines of predestination and irresistible grace. Yet, they are left without any lexical justification for their view.

Community

Let us review the last few comments on the word draw from "little" Kittel:

Commitment

There is no thought here of force or magic. The term figuratively expresses the supernatural power of the love of God or Christ which goes out to all (12:32) but without which no one can come (6:44). The apparent contradiction shows that both the election and the universality of grace must be taken seriously; the compulsion is not automatic.

Conflict resolution - in culture divorce and family break down, reveals the conflict that our world experiences.

Continued connection

What is rather ironic in all of this discussion is that the above definition coincides beautifully with the Wesleyan-Arminian doctrine of prevenient grace -- a doctrine that R.C. Sproul denies that the Bible teaches [pp. 123-125]. Wesleyan-Arminians believe that divine grace works in the hearts and wills of every person to elicit a faith response or as Thomas Oden states so well, "God's love enables precisely that response in the sinner which God's holiness demands: trust in God's own self-giving" [The Transforming Power of Grace, p. 45].

Activity

1. Devoted to doctrine. Keeping main thing the main thing. Christ his command and character.

2. Devoted to their leaders

3. Devoted to the community.

Attitude

1. Awe

2. Sharing

3. Sacrificial

4. Aligned sameness homogeneous in view of each other

5. Transparency sincere hearts. No guile

Affect

1. Praise awe reverence

2. Favor people

3. Favor w gods power and presence