WPCv O:FޑhS9K7_@TѲ7kkq,JєRanⅪMb\EJ@YyF$ڧ B4Fn`W>ӸH|M 0}'3Q*DhJۉG@Ôd<D*e3Ѥ|8Tv09-e-.5i+8C-ܪ_-$[hao'W;oDvvO")lVFLܱ$zJ%,[k_Yp^#b UN+ %y 0: U < U@ 0c5 0c ^ w4 . m000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 0,GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGsyHP LaserJet 5/5M PostScript0(9 Z6Times New Roman RegularX($USUS.,.b4 p`$Roman-WPType 1(O Z(Times New Roman (;3u$ O!ʏ  (;3u$ O!ʏ  4 u4:i+003|xUVz6Crouch.styBooklet lessonsd3'P'XXXCrouch Lessonsy((%$ nkKt%&dKKTR'3Crouch Lessons3' '3Crouch Lessons  'PT7XXd7 k XXXX# XX*XX,XX* u)X XXX  _JJTheSermonontheMountLesson25 o u*X XXX  _"TheChristianAttitudeTowardError" !USUS.,  _ kzd3'P'XXXCrouch Lessonsy((%$ nkKt%&dKKTRO'3Crouch LessonsX3' Letter'3Avery 5198 Audio Tape Landscape3'LetterT8XXdd8 k XO XXX XXO*XX,XX*  @ "THESERMONONTHEMOUNTLESSONTWENTYFIVE  @## #"k#F "TheChristianAttitudeTowardError"   @f f  #F#Matthew7:1520  ffffINTRODUCTION"  ffffI.0  JESUSCAMETODOANDTOTEACHTHEWILLOFGOD.  (Hebrews10:4;1:1,2;Acts1:1.) ffff  A.0  Thisincludestherightattitudetowardbothtruthanderror.(John   8:31,32;2John911.)  ffff  B.0  Thereisnothingmanneedstoknow,concerning"lifeandgodliness,"    whichisnotrevealedintheNewTestament.(John14:24;16:13,14; ^ ~  2Peter1:3.)& F  II.0  TRUTHISOPPOSEDTOERRORANDTHECHURCHJESUSBUILT   IS"THEPILLARANDBULWARKOFTHETRUTHOFGOD.(1 ~  Timothy3:15.)Ff  ffff  A.0  Jesusplainlywarnsofthedangersoffalseprophets,teachers,and ]}  teaching.(Matthew15:13,14;24:4,5;Mark13:22.)%E ffff  B.0  Becauseofwhatfalseteachingandfalseteachersdotopeople,and <\ becauseJesuslovespeople,heopposeserrorandfalsedoctrine.$ ffff  C.0  Jesushatessin,butlovessinners;hehateserror,butlovestruth; ; therefore,hemustcondemnerror. 0  X III.Sincethechurchwasgiventhetwofolddutyofupholdingtruthandright, s whiledealingwithhumanfaultsandthoseinerror;andsincethereare ;[ fatalmistakesmadeindeterminingwhatisrightandwrong,itbecomes # veryimportanttolearnthecorrectmeansofidentifyingtruthand   separatingitfromerror.! ffff  A.0  Somefatalmistakeshavebeenmadeinseparatingtruthfromerror # becausemenrelieduponthefollowingrulesofidentification:r$     1.0  "Doesitpleasemepersonally?":Z%     2.0  "Whatdothescholarssayaboutit?""&     3.0  "Whathasbeenthecustom?"' ffff  B.0  ThispassageinthesermononthemountsetsforthclearlytheLords ) waytherightwayofidentifyingreligioustruthanderror(Matthew * 7:1527),anditplainlypredictsthedestinyoffalseprophets.(7:19 q+ 23.)9 Y, DISCUSSION" !.  " /  I.0  THELORD'SWARNING. (7:15.) ffff  A.0  "Bewareoffalseprophets,whocometoyouinsheep'sclothing..."   (15a)     1.0  TheoccasionofthiswarningagainstdeceptioniswhatJesushad  justsaidconcerningthewayoflifeandthewayofdestruction. Oo Onereasonsomanytravelthebroadwayistheyaredeceivedby 7 falseteachers.     2.0  "Afalseprophet...isonewhoseteachingisuntruecontraryto  thewordofGod."TheBibleisourstandard,ouronlystandard. o  JesusisourGuide,ouronlyGuide.(2Timothy3:16,17;John 7 W  14:6;Acts4:12.)       3.0  "Sheep'sclothing:"Deceitfulworkers,whoseaimistowidenthe    narrowgateandstraitenedway,oftenmasqueradeaspious,   harmlesssaints,withlongprayers,assumedhumility,giving W w  largesumstothepoor,etc.,whiletheirrealintentionisthe  ?  conductofwolvesamongsheep.   ffff  B.0   "...Butinwardlyareraveningwolves." (15b)      1.0  Theirdisposition,nature,andworkisdestructive.      2.0  "Ravening"describestheferocious,wolflikemannerinwhich  theydotheirharmfulwork.Vv     3.0  Anyteacherwhodeliberatelyandwilfullydeceivesothers,byhis > ownopinions,speculations,and/ortheories,insteadofsimply  teachingthewordofGod,isundertheLord'scondemnationin  thisverse.ThoughJesusherementionsonlyhypocrites,thefact v thatafalseteachermaybehonestlymistakendoesnotchange >^ thedeadlynatureofhisteaching.& ffff II.0  HOWTOIDENTIFYANDAVOIDFALSEGUIDES. (7:1618.)= ffff  A.0  Thesuretest: "Bytheirfruitsyeshallknowthem."(16a)4T     1.0  Thisuniformprincipleofliferequirestime,butitiscertain.      2.0  Men,aswellastrees,areknownbywhattheyproduce.!     3.0  Onemayassumeandpretendtobewhatheisnot,butintimehis " realnaturewillbecomemanifest.Tt#     4.0  Awolfinsheep'sclothingcannotalwaysactandsoundlikea <$ sheep.% ffff  B.0  "Domengathergrapesofthorns,orfigsofthistles?" (16b)'     1.0  GrapesandfigsweretwoofCanaan'smosthighlyvaluedfruits; ( thornsandthistleswereitsmostcommonandnoxiousplants.)     2.0  Onemaygatherafewfaultyapplesfromagoodappletree,but S s* itsfruitisstillaccordingtoitsownnature.!;+     3.0  Never,however,doesathorntreeproducegrapesorathistle ! , figs." - ffff  C.0  Alawofnature: "Evensoeverygoodtree_bringeth_Ԁforthgoodfruit; /O butthecorrupttree_bringeth_Ԁforthevilfruit."(17)     1.0  Fruitisbornebyeverytreeaccordingtoitskind:"Thetreeis  knownbyitsfruit."(Matthew12:33.)     2.0  ThisbestknownandunfailinglawofnatureisappliedbyJesus Oo tohumanandspirituallife.The"seed"ofGod'skingdom, 7 properlysownandreceivedintohonesthearts,bringsforth  certainfruit:Christians.(Luke8:15.)"Abucketcanspillfromit  onlywhatitcontains."o      3.0  ThedoctrineofPhariseesproducedPharisees;ofSadducees, 7 W  Sadducees.       4.0  Thatdoctrinewhichproducesparties,sects,divisions,and    denominationsisnottheworkoftrueprophetsbutoffalse.   (Galatians5:1921.)W w  ffff  D.0  Anunfailingrule: "Agoodtreecannotbringforthevilfruit,neither n  canacorrupttreebringforthgoodfruit."(18)6V      1.0  Thefruitbornebyatreedeclaresitskind,andtoexpectanything   elseisto"expecttheimpossible."      2.0  Thecriterionwhichdeterminesateacher'sfaithfulnesstoGodis  nothischarmingpersonality,greatintellect,eloquence,or Vv generosity,butthecharacterandfruitofhisteaching,measured > bythedivinestandard:thewordofGod.Truegospelteaching  doesnotproducesinners,nordoesfalsedoctrineproduce  genuineChristians.v     3.0  Thenatureandtendencyofone'sdoctrineidentifiestheteacher >^ astrueorfalse,regardlessofhisinnocentappearanceorpious & claims.     4.0  TheforceoftheLord'steachinginthispassagemustbehonestly  acceptedandcourageouslyappliedtoday,orweandothersmust ^~ sufferthecruelhazardsimposedbyfollowingfalseteaching. &F (Matthew15:13,14.)  ffff III.0  THEDESTINYOFFALSEPROPHETS. (7:1;cf.Matthew3:1012.)%" ffff  A.0  Intothefire: "Everytreethat_bringeth_Ԁnotforthgoodfruitishewn <$ down,andcastintothefire."(19)%     1.0  Deadandbarrentreesarefitonlyforfuel.TheLordspeaksof & theawfuldoomoffalseprophetsandthosewhoaredeceivedby t' them.<\(     2.0  Itis"asolemnwarningagainstthepers_onal_Ԁambitionandthe  $) prideofopinionwhicharethechiefincentivestofalseteaching."  * Є_McGarvey_.!+ ffff  B.0  ThiswarningofJesushasapplicationandvaluetoevery " - accountablesoul.      1.0  Ourdestinydependsuponthefruitwebear.(Galatians6:710.)     2.0  AprinciplethatseemstorunthroughtheentireBibleisthat p "whateverisuselessandevilshallfinallybesweptaway." 8X Johnson.      3.0  "Eithermakethetreegoodanditsfruitgood..." (Matthew  12:33a.)       a.0  "Blessedistheman...hisdelight...thelawoftheLord." Xx (Psalm1:13.) @       b.0  "Hethat_soweth_ԀuntotheSpiritshalloftheSpiritreap   eternallife."(Galatians6:8a.)         c.0  Hownottofail.(2Peter1:511.)x         d.0  ChristiansaredesignedandprogrammedbytheDivine @ `  Husbandmantobear"goodfruit."(Romans7:4;Ephesians  (  2:10.)      4.0  "Ormakethetreecorruptanditsfruitcorrupt." (12:33b.)        a.0  "Thewickedarenotso,butarelikethechaff..."(Psalm1:4 `  6.)(H        b.0  "Thewayofthewickedshallperish."(1:6;cf.Galatians  6:8a.) ffff IV.0  "THEREFOREBYTHEIRFRUITYESHALLKNOWTHEM."   (Matthew7:20.) ffff  A.0  Thevalueofthislesson,drawnbyJesusfromthelawofsowingand  reaping,inidentifyingfalseteachers,isrichbeyondhumanestimate.v     1.0  Thelawmakespossibleorder,harmony,andprofitinhuman >^ effort.&     2.0  Itenablesustoaim,plan,andworktowardworthy,beneficial  goals. ffff  B.0  Thislawisespeciallyvaluableincharactergrowthandhuman  progress.u      1.0  Itenablessinners(us)todetermineourdestinyhereand =]! hereafter.%"     2.0  Weare,inatruesense,andtoanextent,themasterofourlives.# ffff  C.0  Makeyourtreegoodanditsfruitgood:GraftChristin. (James % 1:2125.)& CharlesE.Crouch##