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Upholding Purity in the Church: Doctrine, Living, Love

Explore the significance of maintaining purity in the church through doctrine, living, and love as outlined in Ephesians, Corinthians, and other biblical texts. Learn about the importance of pure teaching, living, and love within the church body.

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Upholding Purity in the Church: Doctrine, Living, Love

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  1. Keeping the Church Pure

  2. The Church and its PurityEphesians 5:25-27 • Christ’s loving sacrifice for her • His purpose fulfilled: Sanctify her, 1 Peter 2:9; 1 Thess. 2:12; 1 Cor. 1:2, 9 • Washing of water by the word • New birth, John 3:5; 1 Peter 1:22-23 2

  3. The Church and its PurityEphesians 5:25-27 • Church must maintain purity and holiness, Ephesians 5:27; Titus 2:14 • Each Christian under obligation to cleanse himself, 2 Corinthians 7:1 • Pure church will be delivered up to God, 1 Corinthians 15:24 3

  4. The Church and Pure Doctrine(Pure doctrine must be preached) • God’s word is pure, Psalm 119:140 • Truth purifies (purges and refines), Psalm 19:8; Ephesians 5:26 • God cleanses us by the truth, Eph. 5:26; John 15:1-3; 17:17 4

  5. The Church and Pure Doctrine(Pure doctrine must be preached) • Truth’s power to purify is jeopardized by error, 2 Timothy 4:3-4 • False teaching corrupts and condemns, 2 Peter 3:15-16 • Guard and maintain purity of doctrine, Jude 3; 1 Timothy 6:3; 2 Timothy 1:13; 2 John 9 • Polluted teaching can’t cleanse, Eph. 5:26 5

  6. The Church and Pure Living(Pure lives must be lived) • The church is pure when we live pure lives, Revelation 3:4 • Pure in heart, Matt. 5:8; 2 Tim. 2:22 • Pure in thought, Phil. 4:8 • Pure in speech, James 1:26 • Pure in deed, 2 Cor. 7:1 6

  7. The Church and Pure Living(Pure lives must be lived) • The church presented to Christ will be pure, Eph. 5:27; 2 Cor. 11:2 • Only the pure will be eternally saved, Revelation 21:27 • Christ is Savior of the body (Eph. 5:23) • Therefore, the body He saves will be a pure body 7

  8. The Church and Pure Living(Pure lives must be lived) • Purity of life constantly threatened • By indifference, Hebrews 2:2-3 • By worldliness, 1 John 2:15 • By evil influences, 1 Cor. 15:33 • Maintain purity of life • Word dwelling in us, 1 John 3:9 • Hope motivates purity, 1 Jno. 3:2-3 8

  9. The Church and Pure Love(Pure love must be practiced) • Christian love is a tremendous responsibility • Love God properly, Matt. 22:37; 1 Jno. 5:3 • Must love each other properly, Jno. 13:34 • Fervent love, 1 Peter 4:8 • As Christ loved us, Ephesians 5:25 9

  10. The Church and Pure Love(Pure love must be practiced) • Pure love is always in danger • From an unwillingness to sacrifice for others, 1 John 3:17-18 • From selfishness, Ephesians 5:2 • From hypocrisy, Romans 12:9-10 • Pure love is learned and developed, John 14:15 10

  11. Keeping the Church Pure • Christ intends for His church to be pure in doctrine, life and love, James 4:8 • We each are responsible for purity • By doing our part, the church will be pure, Ephesians 4:16 11

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