The Need to Address Alternative and New Religious Movements

 The Danger of Authoritarianism Text: 1 Sam. 8:11-17 Preface Acknowledgement Introduction I. God's Mouthpiece   A. Samuel a messenger of God.    1. Sent by God. (1 Sam. 8:7)    2. The true message by which to give the people.      a) The "revelation" by which to give to God's servant.      b) The message by which to give to God's people.  B. The propositions of God's message. (1 Sam. 8:11-17)    1. Warnings concerning the character of the king. (vv. 9, 11)      a) Mean-spirited and indifference.      b) The captivity of the people. (vv. 1, 13, 16, 17)      c) Crops and livestock. (vv. 14, 15, 17)    2. The taskmaster of the king. (v. 12)      a) Over worked and hard labor of the people. (vv. 12-17b)      b) Skill labor and wages. (vv. 13, 16) II. The Ruthless of a Dictator. (1 Sam. 8:12, 16-17)   A. Extreme work-"to plow his...

Introduction: There is a list of essential Christian doctrines that are non-negotiable by which it is the foundational to the faith and life of the church today. The church must never sacrifice biblical faith in place what will be acceptable in those who are professing believers. Many professing Christian leaders will contend that the church was not "divide" over doctrine, but to demonstrate "mere" love for the sake of unity. Whenever the church sacrifice the faith of the church for the sake of unity it "divides" people than to give them a robust understanding of the foundations of the Christian faith. Our understanding of essential Christian theology strengthen believers by which to share their faith with others. We are called to give people biblical answers to their Bible questions simply because of the fact that they wants to know with all that is going on in the world today: that of racial strife and social disparities. (1 Pet. 3:15) Foundations of the...