HOW THE CHURCH IS MISREPRESENTED

                                   Matt 5:11; Acts 28:22

                                INTRODUCTION
        
        Effects of evil reports; how sinful to circulate them!  No honest
         man will continue to circulate a false report after it has been
        corrected.

           1. MISREPRESENTATIONS
                 1. That Alexander Campbell founded "our" church.
                 2. That we are narrow-minded-selfish.
                 3. That we monopolize the name "Christian."
                 4. Don't believe in "heartfelt religion."
                 5. Don't believe in "change of heart."
                 6. Don't believe in work of Holy Spirit in conversion.
                 7. That we believe in water salvation.

           11. THE TRUTH
                 1. He founded no church-I belong to the church of God.
                 2. Creeds and denominations are narrow-we have no
                    creed but the Bible.
                 3. We want everyone to wear the name Christian only and
                    to be worthy of it.
                 4. What is the heart? Religion affects the whole man.
                 5. How changed? (Acts 15:9; I Pet. 1:22; jas. 4:8.)
                 6. No conversion without the Holy Spirit. (John 15:8.)
                 7. Bible teaches. (Mark 16:16; John 3:5; Acts 2:38; 22:
                    16; 1 Pet. 3:21.)

          Ill.  THE HEART, WHAT IS IT?
                 1. It thinks. (Matt. 9:4.)
                 2. Understands. (Matt. 13:15.)
                 3. It believes. (Rom. 10:10.)
                 4. Loves with it. (Matt. 22:37.)
                 5. Obey from heart. (Rom. 6:17.)