Righteous by Association?

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Righteous by Association?
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Not Guilty or Righteous by Association

• The soul who sins shall die. The son shall not
  bear the guilt of the father, nor the father bear
  the guilt of the son. The righteousness of the
  righteous shall be upon himself, and the
  wickedness of the wicked shall be upon himself.
  Ezek. 1820

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Not Guilty or Righteous by Association

• Mere contact with sinners does not make one a
  sinner, Lk. 151-2 1 Cor. 59-10
• This is not permission to ignore the influence of
  wicked, 1 Cor. 1533-34

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The Problem Stated

• The temptation to consider ourselves righteous
  because of our association with those we deem to
  be righteous
• Mere contact with righteous people activities
  does not make us righteous (Ezek. 1820)
• In the presence of Jesus, Lk. 1323-27

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Influence of the Righteous is
Powerful Needed

• In a marriage, 1 Cor. 714
• In the home, 2 Tim. 15 (314-15)
• In the world, Matt. 513-16 (Col. 45-6)
• In the church, 2 Cor. 92

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Influence of the Righteous does not Remove
Personal Responsibility

• Marriage Unbeliever must obey to be saved (1
  Pet. 31-2)
• Home Child becomes accountable (Lk. 252)
• World Will give account to God (1 Pet. 45)
• Church Each bears own burden (Gal. 65)

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Faith by Association is not
True Faith

• Judas, John 670
• Jobs wife, Job 11 29-10 (Ezek.
  1414, 20)
• Take responsibility confess your own faith,
  John 1242-43

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Repentance by Association is
not True Repentance

• Pharisees Sadducees, Matt. 35-9
• Repentance is not reporting
• Repentance is changing of the mind the
  life, Acts 1918-20

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Worship by Association is
not True Worship

• Christians are to assemble, Heb. 1024-25
• Being present does not mean you are truly
  worshipping, Matt. 158-9
• Can eat Lords Supper without discerning the body
  blood of Christ, 1 Cor. 1127-31
• Worship in spirit truth, Psa. 57 292
  Heb. 212

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Morality by Association is
not True Morality

• Live moral lives, Titus 211-13 (1 Jno. 33)
• Morality begins in the heart, Mk. 721-23 (Col.
  312)
• It is then seen in how we live
• Holiness modesty, 1 Tim. 28-10
• Children of light give off light, Eph. 58-14

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Bible Study by Association
is not True Bible Study

• Personal testimonies, Jno. 668
• Forwarding error via e-mail, without exposing it
  as error, is not Bible study (Eph. 511)
• Genuine Bible study (Acts 1711-12)
• Good honest heart (Lk. 815)
• Open the book of God (Lk. 417)
• Search for truth of God (Jno. 539)
• Produces faith obedience (Acts 188)

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Evangelism by Association is
not True Evangelism

• Friendship / Relationship evangelism, Jno.
  141
• Prior relationship not prerequisite, Acts
  241 85-6 829-30
• Associating with erring brethren is not teaching
  them the truth (2 Jno. 10-11)

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Salvation by Association is
not True Salvation

• Being saved does not mean those you associate
  with are saved
• Saved parents does not mean you are saved
• Knowing what you need to do to be saved does not
  save you (Matt. 721)
• Knowing you are lost does not save you (Acts
  237-41)

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Association with Christ is Necessary for True
Salvation

• I tell you I do not know youdepart from me, all
  you workers of iniquity (Lk. 1327)
• Be baptized into Christ (Gal. 326-27)
• Put on ChristLive with Christ
• Obey ChristBe saved by Christ