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LESSON NO. 8 - Coverage: The Gifts of the Spirit to the Dark Ages

Page 46   The Gifts of the Spirit

      1.  The Gifts of the Spirit: wisdom, knowledge, faith, heang, miracles,
          tongues, interpretation of tongues, discerning of spirits, and prophecy--
                                                                         I Cor 12:8-11
      2.  Different gifts, but the same Spirit - I Cor 12:4-7
      3.  Paul explains the operation of the gift of tongues and the gift of inter-
          pretation of tongues - I Cor. 14
      4.  Purpose of the gifts: To glorify Christ, to strengthen, uplift, admonish,
          or correct the members of the Church.

Page 47   Works of the Flesh and Fruits of the Spirit

      1.  Our three enemies: The Devil, the world, and our carnal natures. We are
          born in sin - Ps- 51:15
      2.  Works of the flesh- Mark 7:21-23, I John 2:15-17, Titus 2:11-15, Gal 5:l9-21
      3.  If we live in the flesh,, we cannot please God - Rom. 8&6-8
      4.  The heart is wicked - Jer. 17:9-10. God must search our hearts -
          Psa 139:23-24.  Issues of life are from the heart - Prov. 4:23
      5.  All things become new in Christ - 2 Cor. 5:17, Rom. 6:12-13
      6.  Fruits of the Spirit - Gal- 5:22, John 13:3,8
      7.  Warning if we do not bear fruit - Luke 13:6-9
      8.  llow to be fruitful Christians - 2 Pet. 1:5-8

Page 48   Holiness Without Which No Man Can See the Lord - Heb 12:l4

      1.  We must be holy because God is holy - 1 Pet. 1:16, 1 Jn 3:1-9
      2.  We are a peculiar people - 1 Pet. 2:9, Ti. 2:14, Phil. 2:l5
      3.  We must guard our tongue - 1 Pet. 1:15, our hands - 2 Cor. 6:17, our eyes -
          Ps. 101:3, and watch our appearance - 1 Tim. 2:9-10
      4.  Our bodies are to be holy - 1 Cor- 3:l7, Rom. 12:1-2, 2 Cor. 7:1
      5.  Our fruit is unto holiness - Rom. 6:22
      6.  Holiness means, "set-apart" so believers are to separate themselves from sin
          (1 Cor 6:9-11, 19-20; 2 Cor 6:16-18; 1 Jn 2:15-16; Rev 21:8) or face the
          judgement of God

Page 49  Paul, Apostle to the Gentiles

      1.  Saul, persecutor of the Church - Acts 8:1-3, 9:1-2, 1 Cor. 15:9
      2.  Struck down on the road to Damascus - Acts 9:3-9
      3.  Ananias prays for him and he receives sight - Acts 9:10-19
      4.  Goes to Arabia - Gal. 1:16-17, and back to Damascus - Acts 9:22
      5.  Apostles at Jerusalem send him to Tarsus - Acts 9:23-31
      6.  Barnabas brings Saul to Antioch - Acts 11:19-26
      7.  Paul's first missionary Journey - Acts 13 and 14
      8.  Paul stoned at Lystra - Acts 14:19-20
      9.  Paul's second missionary Journey - Acts 15,36 - 18:22
     10.  Paul and Silas beaten at Philippi - Acts 16:22-24
     11.  Paul's third missionary Journey - Acts 18:23 - 21:17
     12.  Seized by Jewish mob at Jerusalem and taken to Caesarea - Acts 2l:27; 23:25
     13.  Paul appears before Felix, Peatus and Agrippa - Acts 249 25 &- 26
     14.  Paul wrote fourteen epistles in New Testament
     15.  Beheaded in Rome by Nero around A.D. 68

Page 50   Persecution Spreads the Burning Torch of the Gospel

      1.  Persecution in Jerusalem spreads disciples to Samaria - Acts 8:1.
          Caesarea - Acts lO:24, Antioch - Acts 11:19, uttermost part of the earth
          - Acts 1:8, 8:4
      2.  Christians meet severe persecution under Nero, emperor of Rome
      3.  All apostles are martyred except John

Page 51   The Destruction of Jerusalem

      1.  Jesus foretells destruction of Jerusalem - Luke 19:41-44, 21:20-24
      2.  Roman general Titus fulfills it in A.D. 70

Page 52   Dark Ages

      1.  Persecution turns to compromise - Col. 2:8, Matt. 15:9, Gal. 1:8
      2.  Warnings of a falling away -  1 Tim. 4:1-2, 2 Tim. 4:4, 1 John 2:18-19
      3.  Constantine introduces Doctrine of Trinity at Council of Nicea, 325 A.D.,
          baptism changed
      4.  Church and state unite - form catholic, or universal church

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