I. It is very important that you rejoice in the Lord’s work (vv. 19, 20). II. It is also very important that you attribute this work to the Lord (v. 19). III. In matters that are indifferent, we are at liberty to compromise. 1. Paul deferred to James and the elders. 2. What Paul did here was in keeping with what he did else where. 3. Paul’s actions did not contradict or compromise any biblical truths or the Gospel he preached. 4. Paul’s actions expressed his love for the brethren. 5. Paul’s actions fit with what he said in other places. Non Negotiable? Justification by faith alone, Inerrancy, Divinity of Christ, Necessity and exclusivity of Christ, Christ’s atoning work, Doctrine of creation, the doctrine of the Trinity, a need for regeneration by the Spirit, and in our day: Women eldership, Homosexuality is a sin, sleeping and living together as unmarried is a sin, pornography is a sin, etc.
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Dr. Mark Herzer has been the pastor of Christ Covenant Presbyterian Church (P.C.A.) in Warminster, PA since 1997. Before this, he was ordained to labor as an Assistant Pastor of Korean United Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia (1992-1995). He received his M.A.R. and Ph. D....