The Body Invaders

LESSON 24

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All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong with our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. 2 Timothy 3:16

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All ______ is ______ by __ and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong with our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. 2 Timothy 3:16

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All ______ is ______ by __ and is ____ to ___ us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong with our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. 2 Timothy 3:16

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All ______ is ______ by __ and is ____ to ___ us what is ___ and to make us _____ what is ______ with our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. 2 Timothy 3:16

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All ______ is ______ by __ and is ____ to ___ us what is ___ and to make us _____ what is ______ with our ___. It _____ us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. 2 Timothy 3:16

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All ______ is ______ by __ and is ____ to ___ us what is ___ and to make us _____ what is ______ with our ___. It _____ us when we are ____ and ______ us to do what is right. 2 Timothy 3:16

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All ______ is ______ by __ and is ____ to ___ us what is ___ and to make us _____ what is ______ with our ___. It _____ us when we are ____ and ______ us to do what is _____. _ _______ _:__

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Memory Verse

All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong with our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. 2 Timothy 3:16

Overview
Paul Compares the church to the human body His hope was for the believers to understand that each of them was an important part of the church. Members needed to work together as the parts of a body do.

Persecution did not Destroy the Church

Remember: Tertullian said that

Persecution did not Destroy the Church

Remember: Tertullian said that The blood of

Christians is seed. He meant that the unjust persecution of Christians would bring new people to Christ. The church would grow.

Persecution did not Destroy the Church

So Satan had a new plan to destroy the church.

He decided to attack the church from within. He

would invade the church with falsehood.(Just like our tree illustration)

Tradition
In Jesuss time, tradition invaded the church body.

Jesus was always in conflict with the Jewish leaders

because He held the Scriptures as more important than the Jewish leaders teachings of rules.

Heathen Customs
Heathen customs came to be blended with the

teachings of the church.

New converts to the church would bring their pagan customs with them. These heathen customs became blended with Christian practices.

Changes in Beliefs
The church came to believe that people go to heaven

when they die(contrary to 1 Thessalonians 4:13) Christians began praying for martyrs, even though they knew they were dead. Then Christians began to believe that God rewarded the martyrs by taking them to heaven. Next the church began praying to the martyrs. Eventually, they believed God rewarded His loyal followers by taking them directly to heaven at the time of their deaths.

Changes Cont.
Christians came to believe that Sunday, rather than

the Seventh-day Sabbath, was the correct day on which to worship(contrary to Exodus 20:8-11). Christians began celebrating Christs resurrection on Sunday every year. Gradually they celebrated it every Sunday(at that time church met two days a weekon Sabbath to honor creation and on Sunday to honor the resurrection)

Changes Cont.
As more pagans were converted, the seventh day for

worship was dropped because the new converts were used to worshipping on Sunday, the day of sun worship. Finally the church ruled that Sunday would be the official day of worship for all Christians.

Changes in the Sacrificial System

Two events that signified the end of the sacrificial

system: Jesus death and the torn curtain in the sanctuary.

A Handicap
A Handicap for the early church is that they couldnt

read, so they had to depend on the church leaders to read the Bible to them and to help them understand it.

Priests No Longer Needed After Christs Death?

Jesus was the priest for all humanity. We can go

directly to God through Jesus.