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From some notes I had from a former pastor:

ROYAL FAMILY HONOR CODE

1. The Royal Family Honor Code binds the strong & the weak believer together in a mutual system of advancing to maturity.

a. We are bound together in the Body of Christ which is a synonym of “The Royal Family”

b. We are bound together in order to advance to maturity and glorify the Lord Jesus Christ.

c. This overshadows the differences of opinions between us in the area of non-essentials.



2. While tolerance to application is a function of the Honor Code, apathy or indifference to true Doctrine & inaccurate doctrine is not to be tolerated.

3. There may be a difference of application of Doctrine because of different stages of Christian Growth, but there is one Body of Essential Doctrine where variance becomes error & mis-interpretation becomes apostasy.

4. Our honor code demands rigid, inflexible adherence to the Essential Doctrines taught from God’s word.

a. Variation in application does not permit or give consent to variation of these essential truths.

b. That is Salvation, Grace and Christ return.

5. Learn to distinguish between Absolute Doctrine and the variation of application.

a. When you learn an Absolute Doctrine together with the application it is not always the same.

b. A mature believer will have accurate application

c. But should be tolerant of the weak believer’s inaccurate application.

d. This gives the weak believer the same opportunity of learning as the mature believer has had so that eventually Spiritual Fuel from will correct the application.

6. However, when a person is not consistent the soul standards cannot be changed and there will be no spiritual advance.

7. Variations of growth and different stages of ignorance do not change the Absolute Truth of God’s word.

a. Two believers can believe in the Absolutes such as:

1. The Deity of Christ,

2. Eternal security,

3. Attributes of God,

4. Baptism of the Holy Spirit

b. But differ in their attitude toward:

1. Working on Sunday,

2. Church Membership,

3. The applications of the ordinances

c. In the Body of Christ we may differ but we are bound together by spiritual Fuel Residing in our soul.

d. The Strong are to tolerate the weak & the weak are not to judge the Strong.

 

ABOUT THIEME MINISTRIES

• Thieme Ministries
• Salvation
• Robert B. Thieme, Jr.
• Grace Ministry

Salvation is the grace gift of God to man, received by faith alone in the Lord Jesus Christ (John 3:16). No one ever earns or deserves anything from God. But in His infinite love and grace, God freely provides everything for us to have an eternal relationship with Him.



For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that [salvation] not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, that no one should boast. (Ephesians 2:8–9)



God’s plan of “grace and truth is realized through Jesus Christ” (John 1:17), the uniquely born Son of God. Jesus Christ became true humanity to be our substitute and pay the penalty for our sins. When our Lord Jesus Christ was on the cross, He was judged for the sins of the world. Every sin that has ever been committed in the history of the human race was imputed to Him on the cross and judged.



He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross. (1 Peter 2:24a)



He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf [as our substitute], that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. (2 Corinthians 5:21)



Because of the work of Jesus Christ, salvation is available to everyone.



For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten [uniquely born] Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life. (John 3:16)



And they said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you shall be saved.” (Acts 16:31a)



Believing in Christ means you accept as true the fact that He died as your personal substitute. In the moment you believe, God gives you eternal life and guarantees your salvation. Instantly, you are brought into an eternal relationship with God forever.



Your attitude toward Jesus Christ determines your eternal future. You can either believe in Christ for eternal life or reject Him for eternal condemnation.



He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey [believe] the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him. (John 3:36)

 

ROBERT B. THIEME, JR. (1918–2009) remains a significant voice of Christianity throughout the world. His diligent, expository teaching is based on the original languages of Scripture in light of the historical context in which the Bible was written. His innovative systems of vocabulary, illustrations, and biblical categories clearly communicate the infallible truths of God’s Word. Thieme recorded more than eleven thousand hours of sermons and published more than one hundred books covering much of the Bible.


Thieme graduated from the University of Arizona (Phi Beta Kappa) and Dallas Theological Seminary (summa cum laude). His seminary studies were interrupted by World War II military service during which he rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel in the United States Army Air Corps. After completion of his graduate work in 1950, he became pastor of Berachah Church in Houston, Texas. His extensive training in Greek, Hebrew, theology, history, and textual criticism provided the foundation for his demanding professional life of studying and teaching the Word of God. Thieme retired as pastor of Berachah Church after fifty-three years of faithful service.

 

R. B. Thieme, Jr., Bible Ministries, founded in 1967 as Berachah Tapes and Publications, was incorporated in 1982 under its present name. R. B. Thieme, Jr., Bible Ministries is a nonprofit organization designed to preserve, perpetuate, and disseminate the doctrinal and theological Bible teachings of Pastor R. B. Thieme, Jr. The purpose of this ministry is to make doctrinal Bible teaching by R. B. Thieme, Jr., available worldwide without charge or obligation so that anyone anywhere may have the opportunity to “grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ” (2 Peter 3:18).



The unique focus of R. B. Thieme, Jr., Bible Ministries concentrates on procedures for living the Christian way of life. Thieme has not taken lightly the Lord’s command, “Feed my sheep.” Pastor R. B. Thieme, Jr., has recorded thousands of hours of sermons and has published over one hundred books on subjects such as salvation, spirituality, the Christian life, the essence of God, biblical history, and prophecy.



R. B. Thieme, Jr., Bible Ministries provides MP3 CD audio recordings of Bible classes taught by Pastor Thieme from 1959 to 2002, and DVD video recordings of Bible classes taught from 1986 to 2002. Books and book recordings, based on these teachings, are also available. Information is provided on Bible study groups that meet regularly throughout the country to study via Pastor Thieme’s audio or video recordings. A radio series which includes over two hundred 30-minute lessons on general biblical subjects is broadcast on stations in various areas of the United States, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico. Translations of some books have been made into foreign languages such as Spanish, Chinese, German, and Thai.

 

Chuck Swindoll (born 1934) is a 1963 graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary (DTS). (Swindoll does not have a college undergraduate degree; he was admitted to DTS in 1959 as a "special student" through the influence of R.B. Thieme, Jr.)

 

Didn't say I endorsed them just showing the bio for them. Have studied some of Theme and his early work. Like Swindol on the radio. But I endorse no man just Christ

 

So what does the man you endorse believe? James Dunn is who? Never heard of him

 

Have you been to Baracha? If not then aren't you using here say and inuindos against a man you haven't studied or heard from the pulpit? I have studied and my Dad took us there when I was very young. I also have read much of his works and while the early writings were fairly good the later works tended to be off the wall. However posting his bio and the information on him is from his ministry website to show what his background was for those who hadn't heard of him. I don't endorse him but can take parts of his teaching and leave other parts. Just like other men's writtings, because not one man on this earth has all the truth some of what they believe is their ownology.