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Galatians 5:16-23 teaches that at any moment we are either walking by the Holy Spirit or according to the sin nature. Walking by the Spirit, enjoying fellowship with God, walking in the light are virtually synonymous. During these times, the Holy Spirit is working in us to illuminate our minds to the truth of Scripture and to challenge us to apply what we learn. But when we sin, we begin to live based on the sin nature. Our works do not count for eternity. The only way to recover is to confess (admit, acknowledge) our sin to God the Father and we are instantly forgiven, cleansed, and recover our spiritual walk (1 John 1:9). Please make sure you are walking by the Spirit before you begin your Bible study, so it will be spiritually profitable.

Messages with tag - Apostasy

Galatians (1998)
5 - Apostleship, Authority Orientation
Saturday, June 06, 1998
by Robert Dean
Passage: Galatians 1:11-12
Series: Galatians (1998)
Duration: 51 mins 10 secs
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Judges (2000)
5 - How a Nation Becomes Paganized
Sunday, July 09, 2000
by Robert Dean
Passage: Judges 2:6-10
Series: Judges (2000)
Duration: 1 hr 4 mins 33 secs
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Colossians (2011)
47 - How the Dynamics of Heresy Appeal to You [A]
Sunday, February 19, 2012
by Robert Dean
Passage: Colossians 2:16-4:5
Series: Colossians (2011)
Duration: 47 mins 32 secs
All believers are engaged in a cosmic spiritual battle. The conflict may not be within the obvious spheres of personal or physical enemies. Satan is our arch-enemy and inculcates his false system of thinking on the human race in various guises. At the core of Satan-promoted thinking is an assault on God’s authority. However, Satan is the master counterfeiter and disguises his false religions and philosophies with the robes of righteousness and light. This makes these systems attractive to our sin nature. Learn in this lesson the commonalities and dangers of Satan’s worldly thought systems that sabotage our reliance on the all-sufficiency of Christ and our spiritual growth.
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Romans (2010)
122 - The Remnant and Grace [B]
Thursday, November 07, 2013
by Robert Dean
Passage: Romans 11:5-11
Series: Romans (2010)
Duration: 1 hr 4 mins 3 secs
"Lonely, I'm so lonely." Is this the refrain you're singing when you look around at all the people who reject God in the world today? Listen to this lesson to learn about a time when most of the Jewish people were heading down a path of self-destruction and laughing at God's messengers. At the same time there was a remnant of those who decided to prepare their hearts to follow Him. Even though they were ignorant of many of the commandments, God dealt with them graciously. Learn the difference between grace and works and listen to other examples of the Jewish remnant.
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Matthew (2013)
79 - Mysteries of the Kingdom: Intervening Age [B]
Sunday, May 24, 2015
by Robert Dean
Passage: Matthew 13:24-52
Series: Matthew (2013)
Duration: 55 mins 4 secs
If you like to unravel cryptic stories, you’re sure to love the parables of Jesus. Listen to this lesson to see how Jesus explained these parables to His followers while those who didn’t believe Him could not understand them. Find out the clues He gave those who were interested in decoding these truths. Gain an understanding of seven of the parables and see the importance of the size of the mustard seed. Hear the principle of blessing by association and its historical significance. Understand that if you’re interested in knowing the truth about God’s redemptive plan and purpose for the human race, you will have an opportunity to hear and believe it.
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Judges (2021)
95 - Impact of Apostasy [B]
Tuesday, April 04, 2023
by Robert Dean
Passage: Judges 18:1-31
Series: Judges (2021)
Duration: 1 hr 5 mins 42 secs

Do you view God as a good luck charm? Sadly there are people who think like that. Listen to this lesson to hear about an event in Israel when the tribe of Dan were in apostasy. They were homeless because they had not trusted God to take possession of the land He had given them, so they moved in on other people’s homes. See how their actions resulted in apostasy spreading throughout the land. Understand that when this occurs the only way to recover is to turn back to God.

Dr. Dean mentioned that when he completes the Judges series he’s going to teach the Interlocked series based on Charlie Clough’s Bible Framework. Click on the link to get a sneak peek of this impactful study, as well as to download the materials for this course.

During this lesson Dr. Dean referred to a book by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre entitled O Jerusalem,

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