THE WITNESS AND THE WORLD
ACTS 1:8 Part 4
1) THE JOB IS NEVER FINISHED BEFORE WE BEGIN NEW VENTURES
2) THE PLACE WE ARE IS NOT A PLACE TO LAND BUT A PLACE TO LAUNCH
3) THE CHOICE IS NOT BETWEEN GOING OR STAYING;THE CHOICE IS BETWEEN GOING AND SENDING
4) WE ARE TO BECOME WORLD CHRISTIANS
5) WE MUST PREPARE FOR RESISTANCE
A. THE RESISTANCE IS ORCHESTRATED BY A POWERFUL BUT DEFEATED ENEMY
B. OUR RESOURCES ARE MORE THAN SUFFICIENT
1. THE RESOURCES ARE PRIMARILY SPIRITUAL
2. THE IMPORTANCE OF 1 PETER 3:15
C. WE MAY EXPECT RESISTANCE ALONG THREE LINES
1. THE IDOLATRY OF NATURE – THE BIOLOGICAL ERROR
a) MATTER IS SELF EXISTENT-THE INFINITE REGRESS
b) IMPERSONAL AND INANIMATE COMPONENTS INEXPLICABLY ORGANIZE THEMSELVES INTO PERSONAL AND LIVING SYSTEMS
c) NATURE IS ASSIGNED THE PROPERTIES OF DEITY
2. THE IDOLATRY OF MAN- THE ANTHROPOLOGICAL ERROR
3. THE IDOLATRY OF FALSE RELIGION-THE THEOLOGICAL ERROR
6) FAITH AND THE EYEWITNESSES