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What Are Absolutes?

Our everyday lives find structure in the thousands of things we accept as truths, from the numbers we use to the names of colors and textures. There are absolutes in the Bible, and they are constants in the spiritual realm, just as "2+2" is a constant in the physical realm.

Absolutes of God is about the Word of God and its building blocks of truth -- "the first principles of the oracles of God" (Hebrews 5:12) -- which have been forgotten or misplaced.

In our society, we have insisted that diversity is good. In reality, what we have are divisions created by an ignorance of God's definition of truth. The one Authority who can settle all arguments in the controversies that divide us is the Holy Ghost, and we have ignored Him!

God's desire is that the words He spoke become alive in His people so that He is seen in His church. God wants to be visible, not only to His church, but also to the whole world. He wants to see truth believed and lived out in front of the entire world.

Seven Absolutes of God

1. God's will for man is that he be perfect in Christ Jesus.

2. The knowledge of good and evil does not produce godly believers or healthy Christians.

3. The natural man does not receive the things of God.

4. Every believer must know the voice of God.

5. The Holy Ghost is the Teacher sent from God to indwell every believer.

6. Once we repent of our sins, we become His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus.

7. The Bible was written both historically and spiritually.

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"But covet earnestly the best gifts : and yet show I you a more excellent way." ~ ~1 Corinthians 12:31

This sermon talks about coveting the best gifts and how God has given gifts to the church in order for the world to be touched on an individual basis.

Scripture References (Rollover with mouse to view or click here to open Bible in a new window)

I Corinthians 12

1	Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.
2	Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led.
3	Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.
4	Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
5	And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.
6	And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.
7	But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
8	For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;
9	To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;
10	To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:
11	But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.

1 Corinthians 12:1-12:11

I Corinthians 12

28	And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.
29	Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles?
30	Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?
31	But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet show I unto you a more excellent way.

1 Corinthians 12:28-31

II Corinthians 11

1	Would to God ye could bear with me a little in my folly: and indeed bear with me.
2	For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.
3	But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtlety, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.
4	For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him.
5	For I suppose I was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles.
6	But though I be rude in speech, yet not in knowledge; but we have been thoroughly made manifest among you in all things.
7	Have I committed an offence in abasing myself that ye might be exalted, because I have preached to you the gospel of God freely?
8	I robbed other churches, taking wages of them, to do you service.
9	And when I was present with you, and wanted, I was chargeable to no man: for that which was lacking to me the brethren which came from Macedonia supplied: and in all things I have kept myself from being burdensome unto you, and so will I keep myself.

2 Corinthians 11:1-9

II Corinthians 11

10	As the truth of Christ is in me, no man shall stop me of this boasting in the regions of Achaia.
11	Wherefore? because I love you not? God knoweth.
12	But what I do, that I will do, that I may cut off occasion from them which desire occasion; that wherein they glory, they may be found even as we.
13	For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.
14	And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.
15	Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.
16	I say again, Let no man think me a fool; if otherwise, yet as a fool receive me, that I may boast myself a little.
17	That which I speak, I speak it not after the Lord, but as it were foolishly, in this confidence of boasting.
18	Seeing that many glory after the flesh, I will glory also.

2 Corinthians 11:10-18

Romans 12

1	I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
2	And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Romans 12:1-2

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