Folks have such a hard time with this "stuff" on Paul - even the phrase "Paul Only."!

• When church began!
• Another dispensation within the NT!
• Paul only? - ONLY?
• Can't deal with God's grace & longsuffering! - See Romans 2:4; Ephesians 2:4-7!
• They think grace and mercy are equal to permissiveness and acceptance!
• Still want to argue those little pieces that can be rammed and jammed anywhere but no where relevant to the picture!
• They pride themselves in their own studies and awareness of following someone blindly!
• Most have that rotten, mouthy, prideful, arrogant, judgmental stubborn attitude because of their degreed education of 'the Book' or the ladies and their books like Fascinating Womanhood and the many marriage books on the 'Bride' etc. that have NO rightly dividing as their foundation!
• All while their families fall apart!!!!!!! (G; R; DeM; others; Portland and historically as well)

I.  God!

• Ephesians 5:1
• As children - and we are adopted!
• Romans 8:15 - received the spirit of adoption, not the spirit of bondage to fear!
• Galatians 4:5 - we receive the adoption of sons - redeemed!
• Way of God - see Matthew 22:16; Mark 12:14; Luke 20:21, then see Acts 18:26 for the way of God 'more perfectly.'

• I Thessalonians 2:14
• The churches to follow:

    I Corinthians 4:17 - preach Paul
    Ephesians 4:11-16+ - pattern for the design of the church purpose, etc.
    I Timothy 6:3-5 - King James Bible instead of the corrected perverted words of men destitute of the truth, etc.
    I Timothy 3:15 - use the church to magnify the KJB, not the other way around
    Acts 17:25,26 - no false worship, worship teams, worship leaders, 'come worship with us' modern baloney
• N designed around Acts 2:41-47; not Revelation 3:17; not Great Commission; not Hebrews through Jude, etc.

• Romans 11:13 - apostle of the Gentiles
• Galatians 2:7-9 - mighty in Paul toward the Gentile
• I Timothy 2:7 - preacher, apostle, teacher of the Gentiles
• II Timothy 1:11 - preacher, apostle, teacher of the Gentiles
• I Corinthians 4:16,17
• I Corinthians 11:1
• Philippians 3:17
• I Thessalonians 1:6
• II Thessalonians 3:6-9,14-15
• II Thessalonians 3:16 - Lord of Peace (segue to next part...)

• Romans 14:19
• 14 verses with 'grace and peace' in them!
• Hard?  Impossible?
• It is a manner of life, not just a 'do list.'   II Timothy 3:10
• It is about 'being' a Christian because of what Christ did, not doing things to 'become' a Christian!
• Like a new car - fancy smancy dishes / furniture, etc. - use something barely - or use it a lot.  It becomes easier if you use it a lot.
• It has to be 'learned' and in order to learn, you must also 'unlearn.'

• I Thessalonians 5:15
• widows - I Timothy 5:10
• I Timothy 6:11 - righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness
• II Timothy 2:22 - righteousness, faith, charity, peace, WITH them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
• note that before each of those verses is 'flee.''