Religious Nobility An exposition of Acts 17.11 Be eager to receive good Christian teaching and very careful to accept as assuredly true all and only that which is consistent with Scripture NATURE OF RELIGIOUS NOBILITY •A feature of good character found even in unbelievers •Essentially: open-minded, fair-minded, tolerant, generous MARKS OF RELIGIOUS NOBILITY •Eagerness to receive good Christian teaching 1.The object of attention: the word or message 2.The action of attention: received 3.The quality of attention: with all readiness of mind •Great care to test it by Scripture and to hold fast what is true 1.The ultimate standard of truth: the Scriptures 2.Great care and diligence in the comparison: searched daily 3.A strong resolve to accept the true and reject the false Closing thoughts 1.As a rule, we hear the gospel first from preachers 2.Eagerly learning from good Christian resources is commendable 3.None besides Jesus and the Scripture deserve your implicit faith 4.We are morally bound to accept as truth everything that is truly scriptural
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Pastor D. Scott Meadows has been an elder at the Calvary Baptist Church (Reformed) of Exeter, New Hampshire, since 1991. Pastor Meadows holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and a master's degree in Christian theology. He left his engineering career for pastoral...