SEMESTER 6 396 – Is Thy Heart Right With God BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CORRESPONDENCE COURSE: ECCLESIOLOGY VI (HYMNOLOGY) LESSON # 96 THE DOCTRINES AND EFFECTS OF CHURCH MUSIC – IS THY HEART RIGHT WITH GOD Read: Mark 7:1-6 and Mark 7:14-23 INTRODUCTION: 1. How often we hear the admonition: “You need to get your life right with God.”…

SEMESTER 5 365 – The Articles of Faith Concerning Repentance and Faith BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CORRESPONDENCE COURSE: ECCLESIOLOGY V LESSON # 65 CHURCH COVENANT AND ARTICLES OF FAITH – CONCERNING REPENTANCE AND FAITH Read: Acts 20:17-27 INTRODUCTION: 1. Here, Paul describes the entire direction of his ministry. 2. Summary, “Repentance toward God and faith toward Jesus…

SEMESTER 5 366 – The Articles of Faith Concerning the Lord’s Church BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CORRESPONDENCE COURSE: ECCLESIOLOGY V LESSON # 66 CHURCH COVENANT AND ARTICLES OF FAITH – CONCERNING THE LORD’S CHURCH Read: Acts 2:41-42, 1 Cor. 12:4-13 INTRODUCTION: 1. There is much controversy on definition of word church. 2. However, it arises from tradition, not…

SEMESTER 5 367 – The Articles of Faith Concerning Baptism and the Lord’s Table BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CORRESPONDENCE COURSE: ECCLESIOLOGY V LESSON # 67 CHURCH COVENANT AND ARTICLES OF FAITH – CONCERNING BAPTISM AND THE LORD’S TABLE Read: Acts 8:36-39, I Cor. 11:23-28 INTRODUCTION: 1. Errors concerning church ordinances abound everywhere. 2. The source of these errors…

SEMESTER 5 368 – The Articles of Faith Concerning Perseverance of the Saints BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CORRESPONDENCE COURSE: ECCLESIOLOGY V LESSON # 68 CHURCH COVENANT AND ARTICLES OF FAITH – CONCERNING PERSEVERANCE OF THE SAINTS Read: John 8:25-32 INTRODUCTION: 1. A dear friend denied this doctrine, in print, years ago, consenting only to preservation. 2. He…

SEMESTER 5 369 – The Articles of Faith Concerning Righteous and the Wicked BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CORRESPONDENCE COURSE: ECCLESIOLOGY V LESSON # 69 CHURCH COVENANT AND ARTICLES OF FAITH – CONCERNING THE RIGHTEOUS AND THE WICKED Read: 1 Joh. 5 :19 INTRODUCTION: 1. There are, at least, two wrong philosophies in this area. i. That all…

SEMESTER 5 370 – The Articles of Faith Concerning Civil Government BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CORRESPONDENCE COURSE: ECCLESIOLOGY V LESSON # 70 CHURCH COVENANT AND ARTICLES OF FAITH – CONCERNING THE CIVIL GOVERNMENT Read: I Pet. 2:13-19 INTRODUCTION: 1. There are two categories of error held as to this matter: i. The claim that we owe no…

SEMESTER 5 371 – The Articles of Faith Concerning Resurrection and the Return of Christ BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CORRESPONDENCE COURSE: ECCLESIOLOGY V LESSON # 71 CHURCH COVENANT AND ARTICLES OF FAITH – CONCERNING RESURRECTION AND RETURN OF CHRIST Read: Acts 1:1-11 INTRODUCTION: 1. This division of biblical thought is seen in our text. 2. After His…

SEMESTER 5 372 – The Articles of Faith Concerning Missions BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CORRESPONDENCE COURSE: ECCLESIOLOGY V LESSON # 72 CHURCH COVENANT AND ARTICLES OF FAITH – CONCERNING MISSIONS Read: Mat. 28:18-20, Mark 16:15, Luke 24:46-48, Joh. 20:21, and Acts 1:8 INTRODUCTION: 1. The modern word missions is used over-inclusively. 2. Many things are called missions that are not missions.…

SEMESTER 5 373 – The Mark of False Piety BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CORRESPONDENCE COURSE: ECCLESIOLOGY V LESSON # 73 COMMON MARKS OF FALSE RELIGION – THE MARK OF FALSE PIETY Read: Mat. 6:1-18 INTRODUCTION: 1. This word piety means devotion in degree to religious or good principles. III: In Job the word integrity means precisely what…