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The Questionnaire

The Questionnaire. “You Shall Know The Truth And The Truth Shall Set You Free” John 8: 32. “Questionnaire” Defined. “a list of questions, usually printed, submitted for replies that can be analyzed for usable information: a questionnaire used in market research.” Dictionary.com.

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The Questionnaire

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  1. The Questionnaire “You Shall Know The Truth And The Truth Shall Set You Free” John 8: 32

  2. “Questionnaire” Defined • “a list of questions, usually printed, submitted for replies that can be analyzed for usable information: a questionnaire used in market research.” • Dictionary.com

  3. Bible Commands on Questions • “But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes.” • 2 Timothy 2:23 • “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:” • 1 Peter 3:15

  4. Some Honest Bible Questions • “What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?” • John 6:28 • “Men and brethren, what shall we do?” • Acts 2:37 • “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” • Acts 16:30

  5. Insurance Company Questionnaire • Insurance company recently ask “QUESTIONS” regarding “Church Supplemental Questionnaire.” • The questions asked give a picture of how churches are viewed? • Many churches could not answer as we did! • Because they are involved in things not authorized: • Social Gospel gimmicks such as providing: • Food • Fun • Entertainment • Counseling • Group therapy sessions “By what authority doest…these things?” Matt. 21:23

  6. The Questionnaire

  7. The Church QuestionnaireGeneral Information • With what denomination is the church affiliated? • Answer: Christ built HIS church - Matt. 16:18 • Are there any cooking facilities? No • How frequently are they used? • Answer: If any man is hungry, eat at home - 1 Cor. 11:34 • Is there a church gymnasium? No • Answer: To exercise our minds to please God - Acts 24:16 Is the building occupied by a elementary or secondary school (grades K-12)? No • Answer: Parents are to teach their children - 2 Tim. 1:5 • Is the church leased or rented to outside organizations for activities? No • Answer: Building used for teaching God’s word - Col. 3:17

  8. The Church QuestionnaireChurch Activities • List and describe all fund raising activities for the last 12 months. • Answer: Lay by in store each first day of the week! • 1 Cor. 16:2 – “Upon the first day of the week, let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come. • Are there any church sponsored athletic activities? • Answer: Exercise our minds - 1 Tim. 4:7-8 “But refuse profane and old wives, fables and exercise thyself rather into godliness. For bodily exercise profiteth little, but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and that which is to come.

  9. The Church Questionnaire • Is counseling professional Liability Coverages desired? • Answer: God’s word is our counselor! • Acts 20:27– “For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God” • Proverb 12: 15 – “The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he that hearken unto counsel is wise.” • Is alcohol or drug abuse counseling done? • Answer: 1 Cor. 6: 9-10 – “Or do you not know that the unrighteousness will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.”

  10. The Church QuestionnaireOptional Coverages • Are group therapy sessions held? Yes • Answer: Worship, Bible study, prayer - Acts 20:7, Hebrews 10: 24-25 • 1 Timothy 4: 13 – “Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine. • Is this counseling advertised or promoted to individuals outside of the church congregation? Yes • Answer: Our Web Site – www.fairparkchurchofchrist.com • Have there been any reported claims of incidents? YES 2 Thess. 3: 9-10 “The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up

  11. The Work of the N. T. Church According to the Bible!

  12. The Work of the Church is Not… Matthew 7:21-23 21. “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. 22. “Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ 23. “And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!” • To provide: • Entertainment! • Amusement! • Secular Education! • Day Care! • Counseling! • Recreation! • Social Activities! • “Programs”! • Young People Programs

  13. The Work of the N. T. Church • Evangelism – Preaching to the Lost! • Matt. 28:19-10; Mk. 16:15-16; Jn. 15:16 • Edification – Building knowledge in the faith! • Eph. 4:11-16, 29; 1 Cor. 14:126; 2 Tim. 2:1-2 • Benevolence – Aid to only saints in need! • Acts 2:44-45; 4:34-35; 11:27-30; Rom. 15:25-31 • Discipline – Correcting members out of order! • 2 Tim. 4:1-4; 1 Cor. 5:1-13; 2 Thess. 3:6; Rom. 16:17

  14. Galatians 6:10 • “As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.” • This passage is used and abused by individuals to justify the social gospel and support of human institutions! • Context is INDIVIDUALresponsibilities and actions of Christians to the good of the soul, not the flesh! • “Ye which are spiritual” – vs.1 • “Bear ye one another’s burdens” – vs. 2 • “For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.”– vs. 4 • “Prove his own work” – vs. 4 • “he that soweth to the Spirit” - uses “us” and “we” – vss. 7-9

  15. Conclusion • The world has a twisted and warped view of the work of the church! • Viewed by the world as a social entertainment organization with a mix of religion! • The Work of the N. T. Church is ONLY: • Evangelism – Teaching the gospel to the lost! • Edification – Teaching & strengthening the faith of the saved! • Benevolence – Aiding needy saints ONLY! • Discipline – Rebuke and correction of wayward brethren!

  16. Conclusion • Questions: • Where is the scriptural authority for the church preaching the gospel through an organization other than the local church? • Where is the scriptural authority for any church doing its benevolent work through any organization other than the local church? • If one work of the church can be done through another organization, why can't all of them be? • Were these works done in the days of the apostles? • What organization other than the local church did they employ to do these works? What was its name? Where was it located? • Let us strive to please the Lord and do all things by His authority! – Col. 3:17

  17. What Must I Do To Be Saved? • Hear The Gospel – Romans 10: 17 “Faith Comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God.” • Believe The Gospel – Mark 16: 16 • “ He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved, and he that believeth not shall be damned.” • Repent of Sins – Luke 13: 3 “Repent or You will Perish” • Confess Christ – Romans 10: 9-10 “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God raised him from the dead, thou shall be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteous; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” • Be Baptized – Acts 2: 38 • “Repent and be baptized everyone of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”

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