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Are Debates Profitable??
1 Kings 18
Baptists
Mormons
Methodists
J.W.
Catholics
Gospel preachers
infidels
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Arguing and Debating
Webster
Dispute or examine Consider argument A formal
contest
Offer reasons for dispute with give evidence of
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Synonyms

• Reason
• Dispute
• Persuade

• Examine
• Prove
• Contend

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Reason

• Paul reasoned Acts 172-5
• Imitate Pauls example?
• This was his custom
• Until a riot ensued vs. 5
• flee for his life
• Brethren arent willing

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Dispute

• Paul Disputed Acts 198-9
• Used this method 3 months
• until it got abusive and angry
• Those who heard disputed
• Where religious disputants
• Difficult to get open discussions

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Persuade

• Paul Disputed Acts 184-6
• sought known opposition
• Persuaded by argument and debate
• Until they blasphemed vs. 6
• Your blood be upon your own heads
• Are these discussions unproductive??

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Examine

• Bereans examined Acts 1710-11
• IN the synagogue had opposition
• Noble men who examined teaching
• Welcome disagreement and discussion
• Until it gets ugly and ungodly
• cant deal with argument ridicule

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Prove

• Paul encouraged it 1 Thess. 521
• He met them as idolatrous opponents
• They listened to arguments 1Thess 19
• The opponents received the truth
• imitated the Apostle 1Thess. 16
• We must follow this apostolic example

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Contend

• Jude urged brethren Jude 3
• He was constrained to exhort them
• Means to strive in debate or dispute
• Cant be done without disputants
• Religious debating and disputing
• Some think we cant disagree or argue