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Professors, but not possessors -Titus 1 :16

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"Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know e n o t your own selves, how
that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?" I I Corinthians 13:5.

A . FaJse Profession

1. Simon Magus -Acts 8:5-13, 18-24.

2. So close, Yet so far- Mark 12:34; Acts 26:28.

3. _______ does not save-Acts 19:3,4.
Baptism
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4. _ _ Devils _ _ _ c a n believe -James 2:19.

5. Tares look like wheat- Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43

B. True Possession- II Corinthians 5:17; II Timothy 2;19.

1. New nature -II Peter 1 :3,4

2. New _ _ Desire _ _ -John 10:27; I John 2:3-6.
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3. New _ _ Loved _ _ _ -Romans 5:5;1 John 3:14; John 8:42; Philemon 5.
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4. New management-Romans 8:14,16; Galatians 5:16-18,25; Romans 12:2.

5. New understanding -I Corinthians 2: 14, 15; I John 2:20,27; I John 5: 20.

THE LESSON:

A . Relate the story of Judas Iscariot 's Betrayal.

1. Emphasized how he must have "come across " to the other disciples -I

Samuel 16: 17.

2. Explain that we do what we do because we are what we are -Proverbs 23: ;
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Matthew : 15:18.

When teaching children, use visual aids -pictures, flannel graph, etc. Make up

some bags with silver coins.

B. Challenge Those Who are Old Enough t o Examine Themselves.

Do not create unnecessary _ _ _ doubts _ _ _ by listing things you think ought to
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be present in a professing believer's life.

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The best way is o have the students compare themselves with God's Word. Let them

form their own conclusions.

DISCUSSION:

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Comment on this statement by Dr. Bob Jones, Sr.: "Your _ _ reputation _ is what people think
you are; your character is what you are."

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Judas did not think to sell out Christ for money from day one. How did t h e sin of _ _ covetousness
progress in his life to bring him to the point?

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Is t for Christians to "betray" Their Lord and savior i n some way? f so, how? What is Christ worth
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t o you?

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Was Judas a free moral agent n h i s betrayal of Christ, or was he irresistibility compelled in some
way to o it?
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What are some misconceptions about "repentance?"