Dogma- 1. A system of principles or tenets, as of a

church. 2. A specific tenet or doctrine

authoritatively laid down, as by a church.

Dogmatic- Asserting

opinions in a doctrinaire or

arrogant manner; opinionated.

““Why are you being Why are you being so dogmatic?”so dogmatic?”

““Why does it have to Why does it have to be your way?”be your way?”

““Why can’t we just Why can’t we just agree to disagree agree to disagree and accept one and accept one

another?”another?”

Just because Just because someone says someone says something is something is

opinionopinionDoes Not Make

It SO!

Reasons Why We Are So Reasons Why We Are So Specific in Our Specific in Our

Convictions & Why We Convictions & Why We NEEDNEED to Be! to Be!

We Are Dealing With The Word of God

We Have God’s Message To Us – 2 Peter 1:3; 2 Timothy 3:16-17

In The Bible We Find:In The Bible We Find:What God Has Done For

UsWhy He Did It

What He Expects of UsHow To Be Saved

How To Serve HimHow To Worship HimHow to Deal With The

UngodlyHow To Treat One Another

How to Stay Saved

1 Peter 4:11 “If anyone speaks, let him speak as

the oracles of God. If anyone ministers, let him do it as with the ability

which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong

the glory and the dominion forever and

ever. Amen.”

Respect The Word You

Teach Understanding

it IS GOD’S MESSAGE To

Us!

Reasons Why We Are So Reasons Why We Are So Specific in Our Specific in Our

ConvictionsConvictions

God Has Always Demanded That We Respect His

Authority

Reasons Why We Are So Reasons Why We Are So Specific in Our Specific in Our

ConvictionsConvictionsAuthority Means

PermissionGenesis Ch. 3 & 4:3-7

Leviticus 10:1-42 Samuel 6:6-8

Learn by Both Example & Precept That God Has Set

Boundaries We Are To Respect

John 12:49; 14:10Acts Chapter 15

Acts 10:23,45; 11:121 Corinthians 4:6

Revelation 22:18-19; Luke 6:46

Learn by Both Example & Precept That God Has Set

Boundaries We Are To Respect

If We are to be Pleasing to God we Must Accept what

His Word Says 1 Corinthians 4:6

Revelation 22:18-19; Luke 6:46

We Can’t Preach “a different gospel” &

expect to be pleasing to God

Galatians 1:6-92 Timothy 2:152 Timothy 2:15

It is Never What the It is Never What the Word of God Word of God SAYSSAYS that that

divides – it is what it divides – it is what it DOES NOT SAYDOES NOT SAY!!2 Timothy 4:3-42 Timothy 4:3-4

WE NEED WE NEED AUTHORITY FOR AUTHORITY FOR

ALL WE DO!ALL WE DO!Acts 5:29

When it Comes to What You Believe

What is Your Motive?