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Ðclosest€to€the€Bible€doctrine€ð ðwhich€was€once€delivered€unto€the€saintsðð.€I€have€problems€with€manyÐ š" Ðof€my€Independent€Baptist€brethren€who€unscripturally€preach€and€teach€Calvinism,€Amillennialism,Ð †#ú ÐLordship€Salvation,€Easy€Believeism€(The€1,2,3€repeat€after€me€prayers),€Rapture€doctrines€otherÐ r$æ  Ðthan€the€pretribulation€Rapture,€and€so€forth.€Ô_ÔThe€1,€2,€3€repeat€after€me€prayers€are€the€DevilððsÐ ^%Ò! Ðinnoculation€against€the€gospel.€IÔ_Ô€do€not€believe€that€Independent€Baptists€have€the€corner€onÐ J&¾" ÐBiblical€truth€because€there€are€other€Bible€believing€churches€that€are€not€called€Baptists€that€areÐ 6'ª # Ðjust€as€doctrinally€sound€as€any€Independent€Baptist€Church€I€know€of.€Before€Independent€BaptistsÐ "(–!$ Ðwalked€away€from€the€ð ðold€pathsðð,€or€should€I€say€ran€away,€it€meant€something€to€be€anÐ )‚"% ÐIndependent€Baptist.€Since€we€are€in€an€era€of€full€blown€apostasy€in€our€Independent€BaptistÐ ú)n#& ÐChurches,€the€name€ð ðIndependent€Baptistðð€does€not€mean€what€it€once€did.€Ô_ÔGone€is€the€preachingÐ æ*Z$' Ðof€hell.€Gone€is€the€preaching€against€sin.€Gone€is€the€exhortation€to€holy€living.€NeitherÔ_Ô€will€mostÐ Ò+F%( ÐIndependent€Baptists€preach€and€teach€under€the€anointing€of€the€Holy€Ghost€because€they€are€fearfulÐ Œ Ðof€the€condemnation€of€men.€Most€preachers€and€teachers€today€have€become€a€bunch€of€politicallyÐ xì Ðcorrect€menpleasers.€There€is€no€power€in€their€pulpits€and€lecterns€because€there€is€no€soundÐ dØ Ðdoctrine€coming€forth€from€them.€Most€preachers€and€teachers€today€would€rather€offend€God€thanÐ P Ä Ðthey€would€the€sinful€Christians€and€the€unbelieving€apostates€and€heretics€sitting€in€their€pews.Ð < ° ÐMost€preachers€today€who€preach€on€sanctification€and€holiness€just€preach€it,€but€do€not€enforceÐ ( œ Ðdiscipline€and€Biblical€standards€on€themselves€Ô_ÔorÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_Ô€their€congregations.€They€honour€God€with€theÐ  ˆ Ðwords,€but€deny€Him€in€their€actions.€Most€preachers€and€teachers€today€are€delivering€speeches€thatÐ  t Ðare€laced€with€the€enticing€words€of€manððs€wisdom€and€do€NOT€go€forth€in€the€ð ðdemonstration€ofÐ ì ` Ðthe€Spirit€and€of€powerðð.€Most€congregations€today€have€heaped€ð ðto€themselves€€teachers€havingÐ ØL  Ðitching€earsðð€who€are€turning€them€away€from€the€truth.€There€is€a€responsibility€to€God€for€the€menÐ Ä8  Ðin€our€congregations€to€ensure€that€their€teachers,€preachers,€pastors,€and€evangelists€are€notÐ °$  Ðpreaching€and€teaching€heresy.€Ô_ÔThe€only€way€we€can€fulfill€that€responsibility€is€to€rightly€divide€theÐ œ  ÐWord€of€Truth€and€mediatate€upon€it.€heÔ_Ô€Bible€says€in€Acts€17:10„11:Ð ˆü  ÐÌà8  àÔ‡ XçXXXçÔActs€17:10„11Ð `Ô  Ðòò10€óóAnd€the€brethren€immediately€sent€away€Paul€and€Silas€by€night€unto€Berea:€whoÐ LÀ Ðcoming€thither€went€into€the€synagogue€of€the€Jews.€òò11€óóThese€were€more€noble€thanÐ 8¬ Ðthose€in€Thessalonica,€in€that€they€received€the€word€with€all€readiness€of€mind,€andÐ $˜ Ðsearched€the€scriptures€daily,€whether€those€things€were€so.ЄРР ÐÔ#†XçXX Xçô%#ÔÌWe€are€to€be€Bereans€folks.€I€do€not€believe€that€doctrine€is€the€exclusive€responsibility€of€preachers,Ð è\ Ðteachers,€and€pastors.€There€is€nothing€that€is€taught€in€a€Bible€believing€Bible€Institute€or€a€BibleÐ ÔH Ðbelieving€Seminary€that€cannot€be€taught€to€the€average€church€member€if€they€are€willing€learn.€Ô_ÔIfÐ À4 Ðwe€are€to€discern€between€good€and€evil,€we€must€study€and€sharpen€our€ears€to€receive€goodÐ ¬  ÐBiblical€Doctrine€and€and€to€reject€evil€alse€doctrine.€In€a€passage€of€Scripture€that€will€be€oftÐ ˜  Ðrepeated€in€this€study,€the€Holy€Ghost€said€in€Hebrews€5:11„14:Ð „ø ÐÌà8  àHebrews€5:11„14Ð \ Ð Ðòò11€óóOf€whom€we€have€many€things€to€say,€and€hard€to€be€uttered,€seeing€ye€are€dull€ofÐ H!¼ Ðhearing.€òò12€óóFor€when€for€the€time€ye€ought€to€be€teachers,€ye€have€need€that€one€teachÐ 4"¨ Ðyou€again€which€be€the€first€principles€of€the€oracles€of€God;€and€are€become€suchÐ  #” Ðas€have€need€of€milk,€and€not€of€strong€meat.€òò13€óóFor€every€one€that€useth€milk€isÐ  $€  Ðunskilful€in€the€word€of€righteousness:€for€he€is€a€babe.€òò14€óóBut€strong€meat€belongethÐ ø$l! Ðto€them€that€are€of€full€age,€even€those€who€by€reason€of€use€have€their€sensesÐ ä%X" Ðexercised€to€discern€both€good€and€evil.ÐÐ&D #Ð Ð  ÐÌOur€thoughts€must€be€shaped€on€the€pure€doctrinal€anvil€by€the€hammer€of€Godððs€Word.€OurÐ ¨("% Ðthoughts€also€must€be€sharpened€on€the€hone€of€Godððs€Word€ð ðfor€the€word€of€Godòò€isóó€quick,€andÐ ”)#& Ðpowerful,€and€òòò òsharperó óóó€than€any€twoedged€sword,€piercing€even€to€the€dividing€asunder€of€soul€andÐ €*ô#' Ðspirit,€and€of€the€joints€and€marrow,€andòò€òòò òisóó€a€discerner€of€the€thoughts€and€intents€of€the€heartó óóóððÐ p+ä$( Ð(Hebrews€4:12).Ð Œ ÐThisÔ_Ô€topic€of€doctrine€could€take€many€volumes€to€fully€expound.€That€is€not€our€objective€hereÐ xì Ðthough€some€will€probably€think€it€is€before€we€get€through.€If€we€look€at€the€average€Baptist€BibleÐ dØ ÐCollege,€or€any€other€Bible€College€for€that€matter,€we€will€see€that€they€divide€the€study€of€the€BibleÐ P Ä Ðinto€ten€major€doctrines.€Those€ten€doctrinal€groups€are:€(1)€The€Doctrine€of€the€ScripturesÐ < ° Ð(Bibliology),€(2)€The€Doctrine€of€God€(Theology),€(3)€The€Doctrine€of€Christ€(Christology),€(4)€TheÐ ( œ ÐDoctrine€of€the€Holy€Spirit€(Pneumatology),€(5)€The€Doctrine€of€Man€(Anthropology),€(6)€TheÐ  ˆ ÐDoctrine€of€Sin€(Harmartiology),€(7)€The€Doctrine€of€Salvation€(Soteriology),€(8)€The€Doctrine€ofÐ  t Ðthe€Church€(Ecclesiology),€(9)€The€Doctrine€of€Angels€and€Satan€(Angelology),€(10)€The€DoctrineÐ ì ` Ðof€Last€Things€(Eschatology).€The€Baptist€Doctrines€course€material€that€I€have€used€to€teach€fromÐ ØL  Ðfor€many€years€has€a€total€of€76€lessons,€many€of€which€take€more€than€one€session€for€me€to€teach.€Ð Ä8  ÐÔ_ÔThat€Baptist€Doctrines€course€material€is€not€mine,€but€I€have€greatly€expanded€upon€it€over€theÐ °$  Ðyears.€IÔ_Ô€have€a€copy€of€the€course€outline€that€identifies€the€title€of€each€lesson.€I€also€have€a€MasterÐ œ  ÐHeresies€List€that€I€will€be€referring€to€during€this€study€that€identifies€Ô_Ô182Ô_Ô€heresies€held€to€by€theÐ ˆü  Ðheretics€in€so„called€Christian€churches.€That€illustrates€why€a€study€of€doctrine€is€of€the€utmostÐ tè  Ðimportance.Ð `Ô  ÐÌò òÓ  ÓÔ% ‡3 ÔWHY€IS€A€STUDY€OF€DOCTRINE€Ô_ÔIMPORTANT?Ô%†3Ö6ÔÐ 8¬ ÐÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ4‚XÝ }ÔÝ‚DÍOÝÔÿÔòòÝ  ÝÔ5  Ôóó(Back€To€Top)òòÔ6^7ÔÝ‚DÍOr7ƒÝóóÔÿÔÝ  ÝÔ7Ý [ 7ÔÔ_ÔÐ $˜ ÐÓÊ6ÓÌó óÖ€*0ÖA€study€of€Doctrine€is€extremely€important€for€at€least€the€following€seven€reasons:Ð üp ÐÌò ò1.à  àÔ_ÔòòA€Study€Of€DoctrineÔ_Ô€Is€A€Command€Of€Godóó:€òòó óóó2€Timothy€2:15òò:Ð ÔH ÐÌà8  àóóÔ‡ XçXXXçÔ2€Timothy€2:15Ð °$ Ðòò15€óóStudy€to€shew€thyself€approved€unto€God,€a€workman€that€needeth€not€to€beÐ œ Ðashamed,€rightly€dividing€the€word€of€truth.Ô#†XçXX Xçn9#ÔòòЈüÐ Ð  ÐÌóóWhat€this€means€is€that€if€you€are€going€to€partake€of€the€spiritual€table€of€God,€then€you€are€goingÐ ` Ô Ðto€have€to€work€for€it.€God€does€not€approve€of€lazy€preachers€and€teachers€that€are€not€workman€inÐ L!À Ðthe€Word€of€God.€Preachers€and€teachers€are€under€an€obligation€to€God€and€to€their€congregationsÐ 8"¬ Ðand€classes€to€study.€If€you€are€not€going€to€study,€then€you€are€going€to€starve€your€congregation€andÐ $#˜ Ðyour€Sunday€School€class.€Ô_ÔIf€you€are€not€going€to€study,€then€the€very€best€that€you€can€offer€yourÐ $„  Ðflock€is€milk€and€not€strong€meat.€€PreachersÔ_Ô€and€teachers€are€not€commanded€to€study€doctrine€soÐ ü$p! Ðthat€they€might€have€some€great€head€full€of€knowledge€to€impress€people€with.€They€areÐ è%\" Ðcommanded€to€study€doctrine€so€that€they€might€have€the€spiritual€weapons€to€defend€their€flocksÐ Ô&H # Ðwhen€Satanððs€doctrinal€wolves€come€in.€Ô_ÔThe€teaching€of€strong€Biblical€doctrineÔ_Ô€Ô_Ôerects€walls€ofÐ À'4!$ Ðseparation€around€Godððs€people.Ô_ÔÐ ¬( "% ÐòòÌóóò òà0  àà ° à2.à  àÔ_ÔòòA€Study€Of€Doctrine€Ô_ÔÔ_ÔIsÔ_Ô€Required€Of€€Pastors,€Preachers,€And€Teachersóó:€ó óEphesians€4:14„Ð „*ø#' Ð15,€Titus€1:9,€2€Timothy€2:2„3,€2€Timothy€2:24Ô_Ô„26:Ðt+è$((#(# ÐÔ_Ô‡Ìà8  àÔ‡ XçXXXçÔEphesians€4:14„15Ð xì Ðòò14€óóThat€we€henceforth€be€no€more€children,€tossed€to€and€fro,€and€carried€about€withÐ dØ Ðevery€wind€of€doctrine,€by€the€sleight€of€men,€and€cunning€craftiness,€whereby€theyÐ P Ä Ðlie€in€wait€to€deceive;€òò15€óóBut€speaking€the€truth€in€love,€may€grow€up€into€him€in€allÐ < ° Ðthings,€which€is€the€head,€even€Ô_ÔChrist:Ô#†XçXX Xç°@#ÔÔ_ÔÐ( œÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  àÔ‡ XçXXXçÔTitus€1:9Ð  t Ðòò9€óóHolding€fast€the€faithful€word€as€he€hath€been€taught,€that€he€may€be€able€by€soundÐ ì ` Ðdoctrine€both€to€exhort€and€to€convince€the€gainsayers.ÐØL Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àÔ#†XçXX XçÔB#ÔÔ‡ XçXXXçÔ2€Timothy€2:2„3Ð °$  Ðòò2€óóAnd€the€things€that€thou€hast€heard€of€me€among€many€witnesses,€the€same€commitÐ œ  Ðthou€to€faithful€men,€who€shall€be€able€to€teach€others€also.€òò3€óóThou€therefore€endureÐ ˆü  Ðhardness,€as€a€good€soldier€of€Jesus€Christ.Ðtè Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àÔ#†XçXX XçD#ÔÔ‡ XçXXXçÔ2€Timothy€2:24„26Ð LÀ Ðòò24€óóAnd€the€servant€of€the€Lord€must€not€strive;€but€be€gentle€unto€all€men,€apt€to€teach,Ð 8¬ Ðpatient,€òò25€óóIn€meekness€instructing€those€that€oppose€themselves;€if€God€peradventureÐ $˜ Ðwill€give€them€repentance€to€the€acknowledging€of€the€truth;€òò26€óóAnd€that€they€mayÐ „ Ðrecover€themselves€out€of€the€snare€of€the€devil,€who€are€taken€captive€by€him€at€hisÐ üp Ðwill.Ðè\Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†XçXX Xç£E#ÔÔ‡ XçXXXçÔÐ Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†XçXX XçöG#ÔÔ‡ XçXXXçÔWhile€1€Timothy,€2€Timothy,€and€Titus€are€referred€to€as€pastoral€epistles€their€teaching€is€notÐ À4 Ðlimited€to€those€pastoring,€preaching€and€teaching.€If€you€think€God€has€called€you€to€preach€andÐ ¬  Ðteach,€then€you€must€be€faithful€and€be€prepared€to€endure€hardness€because€you€are€a€soldier€inÐ ˜  ÐGodððs€army.€You€must€also€be€prepared€to€commit€the€strong€meat€of€the€Word€of€God€to€otherÐ „ø Ðfaithful€men.€That€will€require€much€study€and€a€lot€of€time.€According€to€2€Timothy€2:24„26Ô#†XçXX XçOH#ÔÔ‡ XçXXXçÔ€oneÐ pä Ðof€the€objectives€of€teaching€is€to€give€believers€the€tools€to€recover€themselves€from€the€doctrinalÐ \ Ð Ðsnares€of€the€Devil.€Ð H!¼ ÐÔ#†XçXX XçÀJ#ÔÌÑ€-%Ñò ò3.à  àÔ_ÔòòA€Study€Of€Doctrine€Ô_ÔÔ_ÔIsÔ_Ô€Required€Of€All€Believersóó:€ó óHebrews€5:11„14,€1€Peter€3:15:Ð  #” ÐÌà8  àÔ‡ XçXXXçÔHebrews€5:11„14Ð ü$p! Ðòò11€óóOf€whom€we€have€many€things€to€say,€and€hard€to€be€uttered,€seeing€ye€are€dull€ofÐ è%\" Ðhearing.€òò12€óóFor€when€for€the€time€ye€ought€to€be€teachers,€ye€have€need€that€one€teachÐ Ô&H # Ðyou€again€which€be€the€first€principles€of€the€oracles€of€God;€and€are€become€suchÐ À'4!$ Ðas€have€need€of€milk,€and€not€of€strong€meat.€òò13€óóFor€every€one€that€useth€milk€isÐ ¬( "% Ðunskilful€in€the€word€of€righteousness:€for€he€is€a€babe.€òò14€óóBut€strong€meat€belongethÐ ˜) #& Ðto€them€that€are€of€full€age,€even€those€who€by€reason€of€use€have€their€sensesÐ „*ø#' Ðexercised€to€discern€both€good€and€evil.Ô#†XçXX XçL#ÔòòÐp+ä$(Ð Ð  ÐÑ-%Ñâ -âÑÈÑâ -âÑ  ÑÌà8  àóóÔ‡ XçXXXçÔ1€Peter€3:15Ð @ì Ðòò15€óóBut€sanctify€the€Lord€God€in€your€hearts:€and€be€ready€always€to€give€an€answer€toÐ ,Ø Ðevery€man€that€asketh€you€a€reason€of€the€hope€that€is€in€you€with€meekness€and€fear:Ð ÄÐ Ð  ÐÌHow€many€of€those€in€our€modern€churches,€who€are€unlearned€in€doctrine,€particularly€in€theÐ ð œ Ðdoctrine€of€salvation,€would€find€themselves€stuttering€if€asked€to€give€a€testimony€to€a€lost€personÐ Ü ˆ Ðof€how€and€when€they€were€saved.€Most€professing€Christians€today€know€very€little€Bible.€MostÐ È t ÐChristians€today€cannot€tell€a€lost€person€from€the€Bible€how€to€get€saved.€Many€of€those€who€doÐ ´ ` Ðwitness€have€canned€plans€that€do€not€rely€upon€the€conviction€of€the€Holy€Ghost.€Donððt€get€meÐ  L  Ðwrong.€The€Romanððs€Road€and€the€Johnððs€Road€are€good€things,€but€we€need€to€be€much€moreÐ Œ8  Ðfamiliar€with€the€Scriptures€because€the€Devil€has€a€wicked€habit€of€casting€stumbling€blocks€intoÐ x$  Ðthe€road€that€leads€to€salvation.€Many€objections€are€raised€by€the€lost€and€you€need€to€be€able€toÐ d  Ðanswer€them€from€the€Scriptures.€The€Devil€also€has€many€wicked€ways€to€reach€out€and€turn€off€theÐ Pü  Ðlight€of€the€glorious€gospel.€Be€prepared.€Be€holy€and€sanctified.€Be€prayed€up.€Be€ready€to€respondÐ <è  Ðto€the€leadership€of€the€Holy€Ghost€if€He€is€leading€you€away€from€a€canned€presentation€to€a€lostÐ (Ô  Ðsinner.Ð À ÐÔ#†XçXX Xç+P#ÔòòÌóóò òà0  àà ° à4.à  àÔ_ÔòòA€Study€Of€Doctrine€Ô_ÔÔ_ÔIsÔ_Ô€A€Must€For€The€Protection€Of€The€Church€In€These€Days€OfÐ ì˜ ÐApostasyóó:€òòó óóó1€Timothy€4:1„2;€2€Timothy€3:1„5,€13,14;€4:2,3;€Jude€3:òòÐØ„(#(# Ðà8  àóóÔ‡ XçXXXçÔÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†XçXX Xç÷W#ÔÔ‡ XçXXXçÔ1€Timothy€4:1„2Ð ´` Ðòò1€óóNow€the€Spirit€speaketh€expressly,€that€in€the€latter€times€some€shall€depart€from€theÐ  L Ðfaith,€giving€heed€to€seducing€spirits,€and€doctrines€of€devils;€òò2€óóSpeaking€lies€inÐ Œ8 Ðhypocrisy;€having€their€conscience€seared€with€a€hot€iron;Ðx$Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†XçXX Xç\X#ÔÔ‡ XçXXXçÔÌà8  à2€Timothy€3:1„5Ð Pü Ðòò1€óóThis€know€also,€that€in€the€last€days€perilous€times€shall€come.€òò2€óóFor€men€shall€beÐ <è Ðlovers€of€their€own€selves,€covetous,€boasters,€proud,€blasphemers,€disobedient€toÐ ( Ô Ðparents,€unthankful,€unholy,€òò3€óóWithout€natural€affection,€trucebreakers,€false€accusers,Ð !À Ðincontinent,€fierce,€despisers€of€those€that€are€good,€òò4€óóTraitors,€heady,€highminded,Ð "¬ Ðlovers€of€pleasures€more€than€lovers€of€God;€òò5€óóHaving€a€form€of€godliness,€butÐ ì"˜ Ðdenying€the€power€thereof:€from€such€turn€away.ÐØ#„ Ð Ð  ÐÌThose€that€are€incontinent€have€no€self€control.€They€are€consumed€by€their€lusts.€Those€that€areÐ °%\" Ðheady€are€rash€in€their€thought€processes€and€in€their€actions€toward€others.€Ð œ&H # Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†XçXX XçýY#ÔÔ‡ XçXXXçÔ2€Timothy€3:13„14Ð t( "% Ðòò13€óóBut€evil€men€and€seducers€shall€wax€worse€and€worse,€deceiving,€and€beingÐ `) #& Ðdeceived.€òò14€óóBut€continue€thou€in€the€things€which€thou€hast€learned€and€hast€beenÐ L*ø#' Ðassured€of,€knowing€of€whom€thou€hast€learned€Ô_Ôthem;Ô#†XçXX Xçñ]#ÔÔ‡ XçXXXçÔÐ8+ä$(Ð Ð  ÐÔ_ÔÐ $,Ð%) Їà8  à€Timothy€4:2„3Ð T Ðòò2€óóPreach€the€word;€be€instant€in€season,€out€of€season;€reprove,€rebuke,€exhort€withÐ @ì Ðall€longsuffering€and€doctrine.€òò3€óóFor€the€time€will€come€when€they€will€not€endureÐ ,Ø Ðsound€doctrine;€but€after€their€own€lusts€shall€they€heap€to€themselves€teachers,Ð  Ä Ðhaving€itching€Ô_Ôears;Ô_ÔÐ °Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àJude€3Ð Ü ˆ Ðòò3€óóBeloved,€when€I€gave€all€diligence€to€write€unto€you€of€the€common€salvation,€itÐ È t Ðwas€needful€for€me€to€write€unto€you,€and€exhort€you€that€ye€should€earnestly€contendÐ ´ ` Ðfor€the€faith€which€was€once€delivered€unto€the€saints.РL Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†XçXX Xçq_#ÔòòÌóóò òà0  àà ° à5.à  àÔ_ÔòòA€Study€Of€Doctrine€Ô_ÔÔ_ÔProducesÔ_Ô€Strong€Men€Of€Godóó:€òòó óóóJoshua€24:15„16,€Acts€5:27„29,€1Ð x$  ÐCorinthians€16:13,€Hebrews€5:11„14:òòÐh (#(# Ðà  àÌóóà8  àÔ‡ XçXXXçÔJoshua€24:15„16Ð @ì  Ðòò15€óóAnd€if€it€seem€evil€unto€you€to€serve€the€LORD,€choose€you€this€day€whom€ye€willÐ ,Ø  Ðserve;€whether€the€gods€which€your€fathers€served€that€were€on€the€other€side€of€theÐ Ä Ðflood,€or€the€gods€of€the€Amorites,€in€whose€land€ye€dwell:€but€as€for€me€and€myÐ ° Ðhouse,€we€will€serve€the€LORD.€òò16€óóAnd€the€people€answered€and€said,€God€forbid€thatÐ ðœ Ðwe€should€forsake€the€LORD,€to€serve€other€gods;Ð܈РР Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†XçXX Xçzd#ÔÔ‡ XçXXXçÔActs€5:27„29Ð ´` Ðòò27€óóAnd€when€they€had€brought€them,€they€set€them€before€the€council:€and€the€highÐ  L Ðpriest€asked€them,€òò28€óóSaying,€Did€not€we€straitly€command€you€that€ye€should€notÐ Œ8 Ðteach€in€this€name?€and,€behold,€ye€have€filled€Jerusalem€with€your€doctrine,€andÐ x$ Ðintend€to€bring€this€manððs€blood€upon€us.€òò29€óóThen€Peter€and€the€other€apostlesÐ d Ðanswered€and€said,€We€ought€to€obey€God€rather€than€men.ÐPüÐ Ð  ÐÔ#†XçXX Xç g#ÔÔ‡ XçXXXçÔÌÔ#†XçXX Xçmi#Ôòòà8  àóóÔ‡ XçXXXçÔ1€Corinthians€16:13Ð ( Ô Ðòò13€óóWatch€ye,€stand€fast€in€the€faith,€quit€you€like€men,€be€strong.Ð!ÀÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  àÔ#†XçXX XçÂi#ÔÔ‡ XçXXXçÔHebrews€5:11„14Ð ì"˜ Ðòò11€óóOf€whom€we€have€many€things€to€say,€and€hard€to€be€uttered,€seeing€ye€are€dull€ofÐ Ø#„  Ðhearing.€òò12€óóFor€when€for€the€time€ye€ought€to€be€teachers,€ye€have€need€that€one€teachÐ Ä$p! Ðyou€again€which€be€the€first€principles€of€the€oracles€of€God;€and€are€become€suchÐ °%\" Ðas€have€need€of€milk,€and€not€of€strong€meat.€òò13€óóFor€every€one€that€useth€milk€isÐ œ&H # Ðunskilful€in€the€word€of€righteousness:€for€he€is€a€babe.€òò14€óóBut€strong€meat€belongethÐ ˆ'4!$ Ðto€them€that€are€of€full€age,€even€those€who€by€reason€of€use€have€their€sensesÐ t( "% Ðexercised€to€discern€both€good€and€evil.Ô#†XçXX Xç¢j#ÔÔ‡ XçXXXçÔÐ`) #&Ð Ð  ÐÌThat€word€ð ðquitðð€in€1€Corinthians€16:13€means€to€set€yourself€aside€and€show€yourself€to€be€a€man.Ð 8+ä$( ÐDo€not€be€a€doctrinal€wilting€wimp€that€puts€away€his€sword€when€challenged€by€the€compromisedÐ $,Ð%) Ðand€doctrinally€corrupt€heretics€and€apostates€in€American€churches.Ð T ÐÔ#†XçXX Xç¹m#ÔòòÌóóò ò6.à  àÔ_ÔòòA€Study€Of€Doctrine€Ô_ÔÔ_ÔMoldsÔ_Ô€Characteróó:€òòó óóóProverbs€23:7òòÐ ,Ø ÐÌà8  àóóÔ‡ XçXXXçÔProverbs€23:7Ð  ´ Ðòò7€óóFor€as€he€thinketh€in€his€heart,€so€is€he:€Eat€and€drink,€saith€he€to€thee;€but€his€heartÐ ô   Ðis€not€with€thee.Ðà ŒÐ Ð  ÐÌIf€in€your€heart,€you€think,€believe,€and€teach€false€doctrine€then€you€become€that.€In€other€words,Ð ¸ d Ðyou€become€a€false€prophet€and€a€false€teacher€that€brings€in€damnable€heresies.Ð ¤P  ÐÌò ò7.à0  àÔ_ÔòòÔ#†XçXX Xç%p#ÔA€Study€Of€Doctrine€Ô‡ XçXXXçÔIs€Necessary€Because€FalseÔ_Ô€Doctrine€Grieves€The€Holy€Ghost€AndÐ |(  ÐHinders€Worshipóó:ó ó€Matthew€15:8„9,€John€4:23„24,€John€16:13„14.€Ðh (#(# ÐÌà8  àÔ#†XçXX XçHr#ÔÔ‡ XçXXXçÔMatthew€15:8„9Ð Dð  Ðòò8€óóThis€people€draweth€nigh€unto€me€with€their€mouth,€and€honoureth€me€with€theirÐ 0Ü  Ðlips;€but€their€heart€is€far€from€me.€òò9€óóBut€in€vain€they€do€worship€me,€teaching€forÐ È Ðdoctrines€the€commandments€of€men.дРР ÐÌà8  àÔ#†XçXX Xç]s#ÔÔ‡ XçXXXçÔJohn€4:23„24Ð àŒ Ðòò23€óóBut€the€hour€cometh,€and€now€is,€when€the€true€worshippers€shall€worship€theÐ Ìx ÐFather€in€spirit€and€in€truth:€for€the€Father€seeketh€such€to€worship€him.€òò24€óóGod€is€aÐ ¸d ÐSpirit:€and€they€that€worship€him€must€worship€him€in€spirit€and€in€truth.ФPÐ Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†XçXX Xçët#ÔÔ‡ XçXXXçÔJohn€16:13„14Ð |( Ðòò13€óóHowbeit€when€he,€the€Spirit€of€truth,€is€come,€he€will€guide€you€into€all€truth:€forÐ h Ðhe€shall€not€speak€of€himself;€but€whatsoever€he€shall€hear,€that€shall€he€speak:€andÐ T Ðhe€will€shew€you€things€to€come.€òò14€óóHe€shall€glorify€me:€for€he€shall€receive€of€mine,Ð @ì Ðand€shall€shew€it€unto€you.Ð, ØÐ Ð  ÐÔ#†XçXX XçÂv#ÔÔ‡ XçXXXçÔÌNote€from€Matthew€15:8„9€that€worship€that€does€not€come€through€a€clean€heart€before€it€comesÐ "° Ðout€of€the€mouth€is€vain€worship.€From€this€same€passage,€we€are€told€that€worship€that€comesÐ ð"œ Ðthrough€the€false€doctrines€and€commandments€of€men€is€vain€worship.€In€John€4:23„24€we€are€toldÐ Ü#ˆ  Ðthat€if€we€are€to€worship€God€we€are€to€do€it€in€Spirit€and€in€truth.€Truth€is€sound,€Biblical€doctrine.Ð È$t! ÐMost€of€what€goes€on€in€American€churches€is€the€worship€of€the€god€of€this€world.€Most€AmericanÐ ´%`" Ðchurches€have€forsaken€the€doctrines€of€the€Bible€for€doctrines€of€devils€and€there€can€therefore€beÐ  &L # Ðno€worship€of€God.€The€spirit€that€dominates€most€American€churches€is€the€spirit€of€this€age€andÐ Œ'8!$ Ðthat€spirit€is€the€spirit€of€Antichrist.€Most€Christians€today€are€not€under€the€anointing€of€the€HolyÐ x($"% ÐGhost€of€God€because€they€have€buried€Him€in€their€sin.ò ò€ó óThey€cannot€worship€because€they€haveÐ d)#& Ðgrieved€the€Holy€Ghost.€Oh,€they€can€get€worked€up€in€the€flesh,€but€that€is€not€worship.€Many€timesÐ T*$' Ðworship€is€manifested€by€a€meek€and€quiet€spirit€such€as€that€experienced€during€many€CommunionÐ @+ì$( Ðservices.€Ð ,,Ø%) ÐTo€summarize,€there€are€at€least€seven€reasons€why€we€should€study€doctrine.€They€are:€€òòÔ#†XçXX Xç®x#Ôóóit€is€aÐ T Ðcommand€of€God;€it€is€required€of€€pastors,€preachers,€and€teachers;€it€is€required€of€all€believers;Ð @ì Ðit€is€a€must€for€the€protection€of€the€church€in€these€days€of€apostasy;€it€produces€strong€men€of€God;Ð ,Ø Ðit€molds€character;€Ô‡ XçXXXçÔfalse€doctrine€grieves€the€Holy€Ghost€and€hinders€Ô_ÔworshipÔ#†XçXX Xç¯#ÔÔ‡ XçXXXçÔ.Ô_ÔÐ  Ä ÐÔ#†XçXX Xç:€#ÔòòóóÔ‡ XçXXXçÔÌò òÔ#†XçXX X稀#ÔÓ  ÓÔ% ‡4 ÔOLD€TESTAMENT€TEACHING€CONCERNING€Ô_ÔDOCTRINEÔ%†4ú€Ôó óÔ‡ XçXXXçÔÐ ð œ ÐÔ_ÔÔ_Ôò òÔ#†XçXX XçU#ÔÔ4‚YÝ }ÔÝ‚DÍOÝÔÿÔòòÝ  ÝÔ5  Ôóó(Back€To€Top)òòÔ6ÏÔÝ‚DÍOãƒÝóóÔÿÔÝ  ÝÔ7Ý [‚Ôó óÔ‡ XçXXXçÔÔ_ÔÐ Ü ˆ ÐÓî€ÓÌThe€word€ð ðdoctrineðð€occurs€56€times€in€our€King€James€Bible.€Therefore,€we€conclude€that€doctrineÐ ´ ` Ðis€very€important€to€God.€If€the€word€doctrine€had€occurred€only€once€in€our€King€James€Bibles,€itÐ  L  Ðshould€be€of€utmost€importance€to€us€because€God€said€it.€It€does€not€matter€whether€I€believe€it€orÐ Œ8  Ðnot.€God€said€it€and€that€settles€it.€If€you€do€not€believe€it,€or,€are€reluctant€to€receive€it,€then€youÐ x$  Ðhave€a€problem€with€God€and€His€word.€Ô#†XçXX X犂#ÔThe€first€appearance€of€the€word€ð ðdoctrineðð€in€your€KingÐ d  ÐJames€Bibles€occurs€in€Deuteronomy€32:1„2€which€states:Ð Pü  ÐÌà8  àÔ‡ XçXXXçÔDeuteronomy€32:1„2Ð (Ô  Ðòò1€óóGive€ear,€O€ye€heavens,€and€I€will€speak;€and€hear,€O€earth,€òòò òthe€words€of€myÐ À Ðmouthó óóó.€òò2€óóòòò òMy€doctrineó óóó€shall€drop€as€the€rain,€my€speech€shall€distil€as€the€dew,€as€theÐ ° Ðsmall€rain€upon€the€tender€herb,€and€as€the€showers€upon€the€grass:Ðô Ð Ð  ÐÌSo€in€its€first€appearance€in€our€Bibles€the€word€ð ðdoctrineðð€is€defined€in€context€as€ò òð ðòòthe€words€ofÐ Ìx Ðmy€(the€Lordððs)€mouthóóðð.€ó óThe€doctrine€from€your€Bibles€that€is€most€frequently€perverted€is€theÐ ¼h Ðdoctrine€of€salvation.€We€can€be€wrong€about€many€Bible€doctrines,€but€if€we€are€wrong€aboutÐ ¬X Ðsalvation€it€means€and€eternity€in€an€eternally€burning€Devilððs€hell.€The€doctrine€that€is€most€ignoredÐ ˜D Ðby€Christians€today€is€the€doctrine€of€sanctification€and€holiness.€The€word€ð ðdoctrineðð€is€not€the€onlyÐ „0 Ðword€that€applies€to€teaching€in€the€Bible.€The€words€ð ðcommandmentðð,€ð ðlawðð,€ð ðteachðð,€andÐ p ÐÔ_Ôð ðteachingððÔ_Ô€are€also€used.€The€word€ð ðdoctrineðð€is€the€root€of€the€word€ð ðindoctrinateðð.€Many€times€theÐ \ Ðword€ð ðindoctrinateðð€is€used€in€a€negative€sense€by€equating€it€with€brainwashing.€That€is€not€theÐ Hô Ðsense€that€it€is€used€in€your€Bibles.€Brainwashing€is€an€instrument€of€perverting€the€truth€whereasÐ 4 à Ðindoctrination€is€the€means€of€instilling€the€truth€of€the€Bible€into€Bible€believers.€They€areÐ  !Ì Ðenlightened€and€taught€by€the€Holy€Ghost€from€the€only€source€of€absolute€truth€on€the€face€of€thisÐ  "¸ Ðearth€and€that€is€your€Bibles.€Now,€we€are€going€to€look€at€36€passages€of€Scripture€that€use€the€wordÐ ø"¤ Ðð ðdoctrineðð€52€times.€Ð ä#  ÐIsaiah€28:9„13€tell€us€how€we€are€to€teach€doctrine€and€also€tells€us€the€consequences€of€refusing€to€Ð Ð$|! Ðreceive€doctrine.€This€passage€reads:Ð ¼%h" Ðò òÌà8  àó óÔ#†XçXX Xç¾…#ÔÔ‡ XçXXXçÔIsaiah€28:9„13Ð ”'@!$ Ðòò9€óóWhom€shall€he€teach€knowledge?€and€whom€shall€he€make€to€understand€òòò òdoctrineó óóó?Ð €(,"% Ðthem€that€are€weaned€from€the€milk,€and€drawn€from€the€breasts.€òò10€óóFor€precept€mustÐ p)#& Ðbe€upon€precept,€precept€upon€precept;€line€upon€line,€line€upon€line;€here€a€little,€andÐ \*$' Ðthere€a€little:€òò11€óóFor€with€stammering€lips€and€another€tongue€will€he€speak€to€thisÐ H+ô$( Ðpeople.€òò12€óóTo€whom€he€said,€This€is€the€rest€wherewith€ye€may€cause€the€weary€toÐ 4,à%) Ðrest;€and€this€is€the€refreshing:€yet€they€would€not€hear.€òò13€óóBut€the€word€of€the€LORDÐ T Ðwas€unto€them€precept€upon€precept,€precept€upon€precept;€line€upon€line,€line€uponÐ @ì Ðline;€here€a€little,€and€there€a€little;€that€they€might€go,€and€fall€backward,€and€beÐ ,Ø Ðbroken,€and€snared,€and€taken.Ð ÄÐ Ð  ÐÌAccording€to€this€passage,€knowledge€and€doctrine€from€the€Word€of€the€Lord€gives€us€rest€and€aÐ ð œ Ðtime€of€refreshing.€Those€who€will€not€receive€doctrine€will€backslide€and€fall€into€the€snare€of€theÐ Ü ˆ ÐDevil.€We€think€that€both€Peter€and€Paul€had€this€passage€in€Isaiah€in€mind€when€the€Holy€GhostÐ È t Ðmoved€them€to€say€in€1€Peter€2:1„2€and€Hebrews€5:10„14:Ð ´ ` ÐÌà8  àÔ#†XçXX XçrŽ#ÔÔ‡ XçXXXçÔ1€Peter€2:1„2Ð Œ8  Ðòò1€óóWherefore€laying€aside€all€malice,€and€all€guile,€and€hypocrisies,€and€envies,€and€allÐ x$  Ðevil€speakings,€òò2€óóAs€newborn€babes,€desire€the€sincere€milk€of€the€word,€that€ye€mayÐ d  Ðgrow€thereby:ÐPü Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†XçXX XçA”#ÔÔ‡ XçXXXçÔHebrews€5:10„14Ð (Ô  Ðòò10€óóCalled€of€God€an€high€priest€after€the€order€of€Melchisedec.€òò11€óóOf€whom€we€haveÐ À Ðmany€things€to€say,€and€hard€to€be€uttered,€seeing€ye€are€dull€of€hearing.€òò12€óóFor€whenÐ ¬ Ðfor€the€time€ye€ought€to€be€teachers,€ye€have€need€that€one€teach€you€again€which€beÐ ì˜ Ðthe€first€principles€of€the€oracles€of€God;€and€are€become€such€as€have€need€of€milk,Ð Ø„ Ðand€not€of€strong€meat.€òò13€óóFor€every€one€that€useth€milk€is€unskilful€in€the€word€ofÐ Äp Ðrighteousness:€for€he€is€a€babe.€òò14€óóBut€strong€meat€belongeth€to€them€that€are€of€fullÐ °\ Ðage,€even€those€who€by€reason€of€use€have€their€senses€exercised€to€discern€both€goodÐ œH Ðand€evil.Ј4Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†XçXX Xçã•#ÔÔ‡ XçXXXçÔÌNew€born€babes€in€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€need€the€sincere€milk€of€the€Word€of€God€that€they€may€beÐ `  Ðestablished€in€the€faith.€It€is€obvious€from€the€apostate€state€of€American€Christianity€that€manyÐ Lø Ðbabes€in€Christ€have€not€fed€themselves€strong€meat.€In€fact,€we€would€go€so€far€as€to€say€mostÐ 8ä ÐAmerican€church€members€have€not€even€received€the€milk€of€the€Word€of€God€which€is€the€doctrineÐ $ Ð Ðof€salvation.€Our€churches€are€full€of€spiritually€aborted€babies€and€spiritually€illiterate€babies€thatÐ !¼ Ðare€unable€to€discern€between€good€and€evil€because€their€pastors€and€teachers€will€not€teach€theÐ ü!¨ ÐWord€of€God€without€compromise.€The€responsibility€for€this€sorry€state€of€affairs€also€lies€at€theÐ è"” Ðdoor€of€lazy,€sinful€Christians€who€will€not€study€the€Word€of€God.€Their€spiritual€muscles€haveÐ Ô#€  Ðwasted€away€because€of€a€lack€of€exercise€in€the€Word€of€God.€The€Word€of€God€is€the€ChristianððsÐ À$l! Ðspiritual€gym€and€gem.Ð ¬%X" ÐIf€you€have€a€church€that€is€full€of€murmuring€Christians€who€lack€biblical€understanding,€there€isÐ ˜&D # Ða€good€chance€that€they€have€not€been€taught€or€learned€doctrine€according€to€Isaiah€29:24€whichÐ „'0!$ Ðstates:Ð p("% ÐÔ#†XçXX Xçs™#ÔÔ‡ XçXXXçÔÌà8  àIsaiah€29:24Ð H*ô#' Ðòò24€óóThey€also€that€erred€in€spirit€shall€come€to€understanding,€and€they€that€murmuredÐ 4+à$( Ðshall€learn€òòò òdoctrineó óóó.Ð ,Ì%)Ð Ð  ЇIsaiah€also€states€here€that€those€that€err€in€spirit€lack€understanding.€It€is€instructive€that€erring€inÐ T Ðspirit€is€connected€to€doctrine.€Ô_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÐ @ì ÐÔ_ÔÌà@I I ìàÔ‡ ¼«Ü»X XçÔò òNEW€TESTAMENT€DOCTRINEó óÔ#† XçX» ¼«Ü/¡#ÔÔ_ԈР Ä Ðà@ìàò òÔ‡ ŠøˆX XçÔÔ% ‡5 ÔTHE€TEACHING€OF€THE€LORD€JESUS€CHRIST€CONCERNING€Ô_ÔDOCTRINEÔ%†5ç¡ÔÔ#† XçXˆ ŠøÈ¡#Ôó óˆÐ , Ø ÐÔ_ÔÔ_Ôò òÔ#†XçXX XçŸ#ÔÓ  ÓÔ4‚ZÝ }ÔÝ‚DÍOÝÔÿÔòòÝ  ÝÔ5  Ôóó(Back€To€Top)òòÔ6Ü¢ÔÝ‚DÍOð¢ƒÝóóÔÿÔÝ  ÝÔ7Ý [£Ôó óÔ‡ XçXXXçÔÔ_ÔÐ * Ö ÐÓТÓÌThere€are€50€references€to€doctrine€in€the€New€Testament.€The€Lord€Jesus€Christ€also€had€much€toÐ  ® Ðsay€about€doctrine.€The€Lord€Jesus€Christ€is€the€fountainhead€of€all€true€Biblical€doctrine.€In€its€firstÐ î š Ðuse€in€the€New€Testament,€your€Bible€says€this€about€doctrine:Ð Ú†  ÐÌÔ#†XçXX Xç—£#ÔÔ‡ XçXXXçÔà8  àMatthew€7:28„29Ð ²^  Ðòò28€óóAnd€it€came€to€pass,€when€Jesus€had€ended€these€sayings,€the€people€wereÐ žJ  Ðastonished€at€his€doctrine:€òò29€óóFor€he€taught€them€as€one€having€authority,€and€not€asÐ Š6  Ðthe€scribes.Ðv" Ð Ð  ÐÌThe€question€is,€what€did€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€consider€to€be€doctrine€in€this€passage.€In€thisÐ Nú Ðpassage,€He€rebuked€and€warned€them€:€of€those€who€judge€hypocritically€(Matthew€7:1„5);€of€thoseÐ :æ Ðthat€would€give€that€which€is€holy€unto€the€heathen€(Matthew€7:6);€of€those€who€would€not€ask€ofÐ &Ò Ðthe€Lord€(pray)€the€things€that€they€needed€(Matthew€7:7„12);€of€those€who€looked€for€the€worldlyÐ ¾ Ðway€Ô#†XçXX XçV¥#Ôinto€heaven€(Matthew€7:14„15);€of€false€prophets€that€would€bring€forth€corrupt€fruit€(MatthewÐ þª Ð7:15„20;€of€the€judgment€of€unsaved,€false€religious€professors€(Matthew€7:21„23);€of€those€whoÐ ê– Ðwould€build€on€a€foundation€of€sand€which€is€manððs€false€doctrine€(Matthew€7:24„27).€Ô_ÔTake€a€lookÐ Ö‚ Ðat€Matthew€7:1„27€where€it€is€written:Ð Ân ÐÌà8  àMatthew€7:1„27Ð šF Ðòò1€óóJudge€not,€that€ye€be€not€judged.€òò2€óóFor€with€what€judgment€ye€judge,€ye€shall€beÐ †2 Ðjudged:€and€with€what€measure€ye€mete,€it€shall€be€measured€to€you€again.€òò3€óóAnd€whyÐ r Ðbeholdest€thou€the€mote€that€is€in€thy€brotherððs€eye,€but€considerest€not€the€beam€thatÐ ^  Ðis€in€thine€own€eye?€òò4€óóOr€how€wilt€thou€say€to€thy€brother,€Let€me€pull€out€the€moteÐ J!ö Ðout€of€thine€eye;€and,€behold,€a€beam€is€in€thine€own€eye?€òò5€óóThou€hypocrite,€first€castÐ 6"â Ðout€the€beam€out€of€thine€own€eye;€and€then€shalt€thou€see€clearly€to€cast€out€the€moteÐ "#Î Ðout€of€thy€brotherððs€eye.€òò6€óóGive€not€that€which€is€holy€unto€the€dogs,€neither€cast€yeÐ $º  Ðyour€pearls€before€swine,€lest€they€trample€them€under€their€feet,€and€turn€again€andÐ ú$¦! Ðrend€you.€òò7€óóAsk,€and€it€shall€be€given€you;€seek,€and€ye€shall€find;€knock,€and€it€shallÐ æ%’" Ðbe€opened€unto€you:€òò8€óóFor€every€one€that€asketh€receiveth;€and€he€that€seeketh€findeth;Ð Ò&~ # Ðand€to€him€that€knocketh€it€shall€be€opened.€òò9€óóOr€what€man€is€there€of€you,€whom€ifÐ ¾'j!$ Ðhis€son€ask€bread,€will€he€give€him€a€stone?€òò10€óóOr€if€he€ask€a€fish,€will€he€give€him€aÐ ª(V"% Ðserpent?€òò11€óóIf€ye€then,€being€evil,€know€how€to€give€good€gifts€unto€your€children,Ð –)B#& Ðhow€much€more€shall€your€Father€which€is€in€heaven€give€good€things€to€them€thatÐ ‚*.$' Ðask€him?€òò12€óóTherefore€all€things€whatsoever€ye€would€that€men€should€do€to€you,€doÐ n+%( Ðye€even€so€to€them:€for€this€is€the€law€and€the€prophets.€òò13€óóEnter€ye€in€at€the€strait€gate:Ð T Ðfor€wide€is€the€gate,€and€broad€is€the€way,€that€leadeth€to€destruction,€and€many€thereÐ @ì Ðbe€which€go€in€thereat:€òò14€óóBecause€strait€is€the€gate,€and€narrow€is€the€way,€whichÐ ,Ø Ðleadeth€unto€life,€and€few€there€be€that€find€it.€òò15€óóBeware€of€false€prophets,€whichÐ  Ä Ðcome€to€you€in€sheepððs€clothing,€but€inwardly€they€are€ravening€wolves.€òò16€óóYe€shallÐ  ° Ðknow€them€by€their€fruits.€Do€men€gather€grapes€of€thorns,€or€figs€of€thistles?€òò17€óóEvenÐ ð œ Ðso€every€good€tree€bringeth€forth€good€fruit;€but€a€corrupt€tree€bringeth€forth€evilÐ Ü ˆ Ðfruit.€òò18€óóA€good€tree€cannot€bring€forth€evil€fruit,€neither€can€a€corrupt€tree€bring€forthÐ È t Ðgood€fruit.€òò19€óóEvery€tree€that€bringeth€not€forth€good€fruit€is€hewn€down,€and€cast€intoÐ ´ ` Ðthe€fire.€òò20€óóWherefore€by€their€fruits€ye€shall€know€them.€òò21€óóNot€every€one€that€saithÐ  L  Ðunto€me,€Lord,€Lord,€shall€enter€into€the€kingdom€of€heaven;€but€he€that€doeth€theÐ Œ8  Ðwill€of€my€Father€which€is€in€heaven.€òò22€óóMany€will€say€to€me€in€that€day,€Lord,€Lord,Ð x$  Ðhave€we€not€prophesied€in€thy€name?€and€in€thy€name€have€cast€out€devils?€and€inÐ d  Ðthy€name€done€many€wonderful€works?€òò23€óóAnd€then€will€I€profess€unto€them,€I€neverÐ Pü  Ðknew€you:€depart€from€me,€ye€that€work€iniquity.€òò24€óóTherefore€whosoever€hearethÐ <è  Ðthese€sayings€of€mine,€and€doeth€them,€I€will€liken€him€unto€a€wise€man,€which€builtÐ (Ô  Ðhis€house€upon€a€rock:€òò25€óóAnd€the€rain€descended,€and€the€floods€came,€and€the€windsÐ À Ðblew,€and€beat€upon€that€house;€and€it€fell€not:€for€it€was€founded€upon€a€rock.€òò26€óóAndÐ ¬ Ðevery€one€that€heareth€these€sayings€of€mine,€and€doeth€them€not,€shall€be€likenedÐ ì˜ Ðunto€a€foolish€man,€which€built€his€house€upon€the€sand:€òò27€óóAnd€the€rain€descended,Ð Ø„ Ðand€the€floods€came,€and€the€winds€blew,€and€beat€upon€that€house;€and€it€fell:€andÐ Äp Ðgreat€was€the€fall€of€it.а\Ð Ð  ÐÔ‡ XçXXXçÔÌInÔ_Ô€two€parallel€passages,€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€also€emphasized€doctrine€in€his€rebuke€of€the€scribesÐ ˆ4 Ðand€Pharisees€in€Matthew€15:9€and€Mark€7:7€where€He€said:à8 @” àÐ t  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†XçXX Xç=º#ÔÔ‡ XçXXXçÔMatthew€15:1„9Ð Lø Ðòò1€óóThen€came€to€Jesus€scribes€and€Pharisees,€which€were€of€Jerusalem,€saying,€òò2€óóWhyÐ 8ä Ðdo€thy€disciples€transgress€the€tradition€of€the€elders?€for€they€wash€not€their€handsÐ $ Ð Ðwhen€they€eat€bread.€òò3€óóBut€he€answered€and€said€unto€them,€Why€do€ye€alsoÐ !¼ Ðtransgress€the€commandment€of€God€by€your€tradition?€òò4€óóFor€God€commanded,Ð ü!¨ Ðsaying,€Honour€thy€father€and€mother:€and,€He€that€curseth€father€or€mother,€let€himÐ è"” Ðdie€the€death.€òò5€óóBut€ye€say,€Whosoever€shall€say€to€his€father€or€his€mother,€It€is€a€gift,Ð Ô#€  Ðby€whatsoever€thou€mightest€be€profited€by€me;€òò6€óóAnd€honour€not€his€father€or€hisÐ À$l! Ðmother,€he€shall€be€free.€Thus€have€ye€made€the€commandment€of€God€of€none€effectÐ ¬%X" Ðby€your€tradition.€òò7€óóYe€hypocrites,€well€did€Esaias€prophesy€of€you,€saying,€òò8€óóThisÐ ˜&D # Ðpeople€draweth€nigh€unto€me€with€their€mouth,€and€honoureth€me€with€their€lips;€butÐ „'0!$ Ðtheir€heart€is€far€from€me.€òò9€óóBut€in€vain€they€do€worship€me,€teaching€for€òòò òdoctrinesó óóóÐ p("% Ðthe€commandments€of€men.Ð`) #&Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†XçXX Xç“»#ÔÔ‡ XçXXXçÔà  àÌà8  àÔ#†XçXX XçÞÀ#ÔÔ‡ XçXXXçÔMark€7:5„13Ð 8+ä$( Ðòò5€óóThen€the€Pharisees€and€scribes€asked€him,€Why€walk€not€thy€disciples€according€toÐ $,Ð%) Ðthe€tradition€of€the€elders,€but€eat€bread€with€unwashen€hands?€òò6€óóHe€answered€andÐ T Ðsaid€unto€them,€Well€hath€Esaias€prophesied€of€you€hypocrites,€as€it€is€written,€ThisÐ @ì Ðpeople€honoureth€me€with€their€lips,€but€their€heart€is€far€from€me.€òò7€óóHowbeit€in€vainÐ ,Ø Ðdo€they€worship€me,€teaching€for€òòò òdoctrinesó óóó€the€commandments€of€men.€òò8€óóFor€layingÐ  Ä Ðaside€the€commandment€of€God,€ye€hold€the€tradition€of€men,€as€the€washing€of€potsÐ  ´ Ðand€cups:€and€many€other€such€like€things€ye€do.€òò9€óóAnd€he€said€unto€them,€Full€wellÐ ô   Ðye€reject€the€commandment€of€God,€that€ye€may€keep€your€own€tradition.€òò10€óóForÐ à Œ ÐMoses€said,€Honour€thy€father€and€thy€mother;€and,€Whoso€curseth€father€or€mother,Ð Ì x Ðlet€him€die€the€death:€òò11€óóBut€ye€say,€If€a€man€shall€say€to€his€father€or€mother,€It€isÐ ¸ d ÐCorban,€that€is€to€say,€a€gift,€by€whatsoever€thou€mightest€be€profited€by€me;€he€shallÐ ¤P  Ðbe€free.€òò12€óóAnd€ye€suffer€him€no€more€to€do€ought€for€his€father€or€his€mother;€òò13Ð <  ÐóóMaking€the€word€of€God€of€none€effect€through€your€tradition,€which€ye€haveÐ |(  Ðdelivered:€and€many€such€like€things€do€ye.Ðh Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†XçXX Xç9Á#ÔÔ‡ XçXXXçÔÌIn€Matthew€15€and€Mark€7€the€traditions€and€commandments€of€the€scribes€and€Pharisees€wereÐ @ì  Ðputting€them€in€the€position€of€abusing€their€parents€in€direct€contradiction€of€the€commandmentsÐ ,Ø  Ðof€God.€Ô#†XçXX XçgÇ#ÔMatthew€15:1„9€and€Mark€7:5„13€sets€up€a€vivid€contrast€between€pure€Biblical€doctrine€andÐ Ä Ðthe€traditions€and€commandments€of€men.€Matthew€15€and€Mark€7€tell€us€that€we€are€hypocrites€ifÐ ° Ðwe€let€our€traditions€and€commandments€override€the€Word€of€God.€That€is€exactly€what€many€ofÐ ðœ Ðthe€confessions€and€catechisms€of€the€ungodly€religious€crowd€do:€they€make€void€the€Word€of€God.Р܈ ÐThe€confessions€and€catechisms€that€make€void€the€Word€of€God€would€include€the€Satanic€MormonÐ Èt ÐTrilogy€made€up€of€ð ðThe€Book€of€Mormonðð,€ð ðThe€Doctrine€and€Covenantsðð,€and€ð ðThe€Pearl€of€GreatÐ ´` ÐPriceðð€totaling€1,310€pages;€the€Roman€Catholic€Missal€totaling€1,518€pages;€the€1994€RomanÐ  L ÐCatholic€Catechism€totaling€626€pages€with€2,865€canons;€the€Westminster€Catechism€(Confession)Ð Œ8 Ðand€the€numerous€other€confessions€and€catechisms€most€of€which€are€Calvinistic€in€nature.€WeÐ x$ Ðwould€also€put€the€Anglican€Churchððs€ð ðThirty„Nine€Articlesðð€in€this€group.€The€poem€ð ðMarmionððÐ d Ðcan€be€applied€here€and€puts€it€so€well€when€it€says,€ð ðOh,€what€a€tangled€web€we€weave.€When€firstÐ Pü Ðwe€practise€to€deceive!ðð.€€When€a€churchððs€official€doctrine€becomes€to€lengthy€and€complex€for€theÐ <è Ðaverage€Christians€in€the€pew€to€understand,€then€look€out€for€the€deception€because€it€corrupts€theÐ ( Ô ÐChristian€from€the€simplicity€that€is€in€Christ.€In€Matthew€Ô_Ô16:1„Ô_Ô12,€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€againÐ !À Ðwarned€of€false€doctrine€when€he€rebuked€the€disciples€for€not€discerning€that€false€religion(ists)Ð "¬ Ðcorrupt(s)€pure€Biblical€doctrine€when€He€said€in€verses€11€and€12:Ð ì"˜ ÐÌà8  àÔ_ÔÔ‡ XçXXXçÔMatthew€16:1„12Ð Ä$p! Ðòò1€óóThe€Pharisees€also€with€the€Sadducees€came,€and€tempting€desired€him€that€heÐ °%\" Ðwould€shew€them€a€sign€from€heaven.€òò2€óóHe€answered€and€said€unto€them,€When€it€isÐ œ&H # Ðevening,€ye€say,€It€will€be€fair€weather:€for€the€sky€is€red.€òò3€óóAnd€in€the€morning,€It€willÐ ˆ'4!$ Ðbe€foul€weather€to€day:€for€the€sky€is€red€and€lowring.€O€ye€hypocrites,€ye€can€discernÐ t( "% Ðthe€face€of€the€sky;€but€can€ye€not€discern€the€signs€of€the€times?€òò4€óóA€wicked€andÐ `) #& Ðadulterous€generation€seeketh€after€a€sign;€and€there€shall€no€sign€be€given€unto€it,Ð L*ø#' Ðbut€the€sign€of€the€prophet€Jonas.€And€he€left€them,€and€departed.€òò5€óóAnd€when€hisÐ 8+ä$( Ðdisciples€were€come€to€the€other€side,€they€had€forgotten€to€take€bread.€òò6€óóThen€JesusÐ $,Ð%) Ðsaid€unto€them,€Take€heed€and€beware€of€the€leaven€of€the€Pharisees€and€of€theÐ T ÐSadducees.€òò7€óóAnd€they€reasoned€among€themselves,€saying,€It€is€because€we€haveÐ @ì Ðtaken€no€bread.€òò8€óóWhich€when€Jesus€perceived,€he€said€unto€them,€O€ye€of€little€faith,Ð ,Ø Ðwhy€reason€ye€among€yourselves,€because€ye€have€brought€no€bread?€òò9€óóDo€ye€not€yetÐ  Ä Ðunderstand,€neither€remember€the€five€loaves€of€the€five€thousand,€and€how€manyÐ  ° Ðbaskets€ye€took€up?€òò10€óóNeither€the€seven€loaves€of€the€four€thousand,€and€how€manyÐ ð œ Ðbaskets€ye€took€up?€òò11€óóHow€is€it€that€ye€do€not€understand€that€I€spake€it€not€to€youÐ Ü ˆ Ðconcerning€bread,€that€ye€should€beware€of€the€leaven€of€the€Pharisees€and€of€theÐ È t ÐSadducees?€òò12€óóThen€understood€they€how€that€he€bade€them€not€beware€of€the€leavenÐ ´ ` Ðof€bread,€but€of€the€òòò òdoctrineó óóó€of€the€Pharisees€and€of€the€Sadducees.РL Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†XçXX Xç$Ð#ÔÌÔ‡ XçXXXçÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔInÔ_Ô€this€passage,€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€is€specifically€warning€the€disciples€about€the€wickedness€andÐ |(  Ðdeception€of€seeking€after€a€sign€and€generally€warning€about€the€leaven€of€false€religion.€ChristiansÐ h  Ðand€the€church€of€the€living€God€are€the€salt€of€the€earth.€In€Ô_Ôbaking,Ô_Ô€salt€serves€to€limit€the€action€ofÐ T  Ðthe€leavening€agent.€The€Bible€says€in€1€Timothy€3:15€that€the€church€is€the€pillar€and€ground€of€theÐ @ì  Ðtruth.€The€truth€is€the€Bible€and€I€like€to€think€of€that€pillar€as€being€a€pillar€of€salt€that€limits€orÐ ,Ø  Ðeliminates€the€leavening€action€of€sin€and€false€doctrine.€Leaven€is€a€type€of€sin.€The€Holy€GhostÐ Ä Ðspeaking€through€Paul€in€1€Corinthians€5:6„8€had€this€to€say€concerning€leaven:Ð ° ÐÌà8  àÔ#†XçXX Xç Ø#ÔÔ‡ XçXXXçÔ1€Corinthians€5:6„8Р܈ Ðòò6€óóYour€glorying€is€not€good.€Know€ye€not€that€a€little€leaven€leaveneth€the€wholeÐ Èt Ðlump?€òò7€óóPurge€out€therefore€the€old€leaven,€that€ye€may€be€a€new€lump,€as€ye€areÐ ´` Ðunleavened.€For€even€Christ€our€passover€is€sacrificed€for€us:€òò8€óóTherefore€let€us€keepÐ  L Ðthe€feast,€not€with€old€leaven,€neither€with€the€leaven€of€malice€and€wickedness;€butÐ Œ8 Ðwith€the€unleavened€bread€of€sincerity€and€truth.Ô‡ ô4òX XçÔÐx$Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†ô4òò ô4%Ü#ÔÔ#†XçXòô4PÞ#ÔÌÔ_ÔIt€only€takes€a€little€false€doctrine€(leaven)€to€leaven€a€whole€congregation.€NoticeÔ_Ô€that€the€HolyÐ Pü ÐGhost€refers€to€the€truth€as€unleavened€bread.€A€type€of€that€unleavened€bread€is€the€Word€of€GodÐ <è Ðwhich€contains€the€pure€Biblical€doctrines€that€is€the€subject€before€us.€In€Matthew€22:23„33,€theÐ ( Ô ÐLord€Jesus€Christ€dealt€with€the€false€doctrine€held€by€the€Sadducees€whereby€they€denied€theÐ !À Ðresurrection€when€He€stated€in€verses€Ô_Ô23„Ô_Ô33:Ð "¬ ÐÌà8  àÔ_Ôòòò òóóó óMatthew€22:23„33Ð Ø#„  Ðòò23€óóThe€same€day€came€to€him€the€Sadducees,€which€say€that€there€is€no€resurrection,Ð Ä$p! Ðand€asked€him,€òò24€óóSaying,€Master,€Moses€said,€If€a€man€die,€having€no€children,€hisÐ °%\" Ðbrother€shall€marry€his€wife,€and€raise€up€seed€unto€his€brother.€òò25€óóNow€there€wereÐ œ&H # Ðwith€us€seven€brethren:€and€the€first,€when€he€had€married€a€wife,€deceased,€and,Ð ˆ'4!$ Ðhaving€no€issue,€left€his€wife€unto€his€brother:€òò26€óóLikewise€the€second€also,€and€theÐ t( "% Ðthird,€unto€the€seventh.€òò27€óóAnd€last€of€all€the€woman€died€also.€òò28€óóTherefore€in€theÐ `) #& Ðresurrection€whose€wife€shall€she€be€of€the€seven?€for€they€all€had€her.€òò29€óóJesusÐ L*ø#' Ðanswered€and€said€unto€them,€Ye€do€err,€not€knowing€the€scriptures,€nor€the€powerÐ 8+ä$( Ðof€God.€òò30€óóFor€in€the€resurrection€they€neither€marry,€nor€are€given€in€marriage,€butÐ $,Ð%) Ðare€as€the€angels€of€God€in€heaven.€òò31€óóBut€as€touching€the€resurrection€of€the€dead,Ð T Ðhave€ye€not€read€that€which€was€spoken€unto€you€by€God,€saying,€òò32€óóI€am€the€God€ofÐ @ì ÐAbraham,€and€the€God€of€Isaac,€and€the€God€of€Jacob?€God€is€not€the€God€of€theÐ ,Ø Ðdead,€but€of€the€living.€òò33€óóAnd€when€the€multitude€heard€this,€they€were€astonished€atÐ  Ä Ðhis€òòò òdoctrineóó.ó óÐ °Ð Ð  ÐÔ‡ XçXXXçÔò òòòó óóóÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÌThis€is€yet€the€second€time€that€the€Bible€said€that€the€crowd€was€astonished€at€the€doctrine€of€theÐ à Œ ÐLord€Jesus€ChristÔ#†XçXX Xç;ç#ÔÔ‡ XçXXXçÔ.€€If€you€are€still€dead€in€your€trespasses€and€sins,€as€were€the€Sadducees,€then€GodÐ Ì x Ðis€not€your€God€because€He€is€the€God€of€the€resurrection€Who€has€begotten€us€to€an€eternalÐ ¸ d Ðresurrected€life€through€the€power€of€the€resurrection€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ!€Hallelujah!!€TheÐ ¤P  Ðresurrection€is€a€Bible€doctrine.€The€Lord€Jesus€Christ€told€the€Sadducees€that€the€source€of€theirÐ <  Ðmisunderstanding€was€that€they€DID€NOT€KNOW€THE€SCRIPTURES.€Our€doctrine€will€alwaysÐ |(  Ðbe€in€serious€error€when€we€do€not€know€the€Scriptures.€Ô_ÔNow€lets€look€at€Mark€1:21„27€where€it€isÐ h  Ðstated:Ô_ÔÐ T  ÐÌà8  àÔ#†XçXX XçDè#ÔÔ‡ XçXXXçÔMark€1:21„27Ð ,Ø  Ðòò21€óóAnd€they€went€into€Capernaum;€and€straightway€on€the€sabbath€day€he€entered€intoÐ Ä Ðthe€synagogue,€and€taught.€òò22€óóAnd€they€were€astonished€at€his€ò òòòdoctrineóó:€ó ófor€he€taughtÐ ° Ðthem€as€one€that€had€authority,€and€not€as€the€scribes.€òò23€óóAnd€there€was€in€theirÐ ô  Ðsynagogue€a€man€with€an€unclean€spirit;€and€he€cried€out,€òò24€óóSaying,€Let€us€alone;Ð àŒ Ðwhat€have€we€to€do€with€thee,€thou€Jesus€of€Nazareth?€art€thou€come€to€destroy€us?Ð Ìx ÐI€know€thee€who€thou€art,€the€Holy€One€of€God.€òò25€óóAnd€Jesus€rebuked€him,€saying,Ð ¸d ÐHold€thy€peace,€and€come€out€of€him.€òò26€óóAnd€when€the€unclean€spirit€had€torn€him,Ð ¤P Ðand€cried€with€a€loud€voice,€he€came€out€of€him.€òò27€óóAnd€they€were€all€amazed,Ð < Ðinsomuch€that€they€questioned€among€themselves,€saying,€What€thing€is€this?€whatÐ |( Ðnew€òòò òdoctrineó óóó€is€this?€for€with€authority€commandeth€he€even€the€unclean€spirits,€andÐ h Ðthey€do€obey€him.ÐXÐ Ð  ÐÔ#†XçXX Xçvë#ÔÔ‡ XçXXXçÔÌThis€is€the€third€Ô_Ôtime€thatÔ_Ô€we€find€that€the€people€were€astonished€at€His€doctrine.€Notice€here€thatÐ 0 Ü Ðdoctrine€is€also€an€action.€The€proof€of€belief€in€any€doctrine€is€the€€action€that€is€taken€as€a€resultÐ !È Ðof€that€belief.€In€other€words,€the€proof€is€in€the€application€to€how€we€live€what€we€claim€to€believe.Ð "´ ÐThis€group€of€people€here€in€Mark€chapter€1obviously€had€never€seen€an€unclean€spirit€cast€outÐ ô"  Ðbecause€it€was€a€òòò ònew€doctrineó óóó€to€them.€The€parable€of€the€sower€that€is€recorded€in€Matthew€13,Ð à#Œ  ÐLuke€5,€and€Mark€4€is€referred€to€as€doctrine€in€Mark€4:2€which€states:Ð Ð$|! ÐÌà8  àMark€4:2Ð ¨&T # Ðòò2€óóAnd€he€taught€them€many€things€by€parables,€and€said€unto€them€in€his€òòò òdoctrineó óóó,Д'@!$Ð Ð  ÐÌThe€parable€of€the€sower€is€doctrine€that€teaches€us€that€we€must€sow€the€seed€of€the€gospelÐ p)#& Ðregardless€of€the€results.€We€see€four€different€types€of€individuals€in€these€parables.€Number€oneÐ \*$' Ðis€the€one€who€rejects€the€seed€out€of€hand€through€the€motivation€of€Satan.€This€is€an€unsavedÐ H+ô$( Ðperson.€Number€two€is€the€one€who€gladly€receives€the€seed,€but€when€persecution€arises€becauseÐ 4,à%) Ðof€their€profession€of€faith€they€recant.€This€is€also€an€unsaved€person.€Number€three€is€the€one€whoÐ T Ðreceives€the€word,€but€because€of€the€cares€of€this€world€they€become€unfruitful.€This€is€Ô_ÔanÔ_Ô€unfruitfulÐ @ì Ðsaved€person.€Number€four€are€those€that€receive€the€seed€and€bear€much€fruit.€This€is€a€fruitfulÐ ,Ø Ðsaved€person.€We€are€to€bear€fruit€by€sowing€the€seed€and€expecting€that€God€will€give€the€increaseÐ  Ä Ðand€that€it€will€redound€to€his€glory.€Ð  ° ÐThe€Lord€Jesus€Christ€rebuked€the€religionists€of€his€day€for€turning€the€house€of€God€into€a€houseÐ ð œ Ðof€merchandise.€In€the€Temple,€He€overturned€the€tables€of€the€moneychangers€and€the€seats€of€theÐ Ü ˆ Ðdove€salesmen€and€threw€both€groups€out€because€they€were€defiling€the€Temple€of€God.€This€eventÐ È t Ðis€described€in€Matthew€21:12„13€and€Mark€11:15„18€as€follows:Ð ´ ` ÐÌà8  àÔ#†XçXX XçMð#ÔÔ‡ XçXXXçÔMatthew€21:12„13Ð Œ8  Ðòò12€óóAnd€Jesus€went€into€the€temple€of€God,€and€cast€out€all€them€that€sold€and€boughtÐ x$  Ðin€the€temple,€and€overthrew€the€tables€of€the€moneychangers,€and€the€seats€of€themÐ d  Ðthat€sold€doves,€òò13€óóAnd€said€unto€them,€It€is€written,€My€house€shall€be€called€theÐ Pü  Ðhouse€of€prayer;€but€ye€have€made€it€a€den€of€thieves.Ð<è Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àMark€11:15„18Ð À Ðòò15€óóAnd€they€come€to€Jerusalem:€and€Jesus€went€into€the€temple,€and€began€to€cast€outÐ ¬ Ðthem€that€sold€and€bought€in€the€temple,€and€overthrew€the€tables€of€theÐ ì˜ Ðmoneychangers,€and€the€seats€of€them€that€sold€doves;€òò16€óóAnd€would€not€suffer€thatÐ Ø„ Ðany€man€should€carry€any€vessel€through€the€temple.€òò17€óóAnd€he€taught,€saying€untoÐ Äp Ðthem,€Is€it€not€written,€My€house€shall€be€called€of€all€nations€the€house€of€prayer?Ð °\ Ðbut€ye€have€made€it€a€den€of€thieves.€òò18€óóAnd€the€scribes€and€chief€priests€heard€it,€andÐ œH Ðsought€how€they€might€destroy€him:€for€they€feared€him,€because€all€the€people€wasÐ ˆ4 Ðastonished€at€his€òòò òdoctrineóó.ó óÐt Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†XçXX Xçõù#ÔÔ‡ XçXXXçÔÌÔ_ÔMark€11€refers€to€that€which€ð ðis€writtenðð€as€doctrine.€That€which€is€written€is€the€Word€Of€God.Ð Pü ÐWhatÔ_Ô€this€event€tells€us€is€that€turning€the€house€of€God€into€a€house€of€merchandise€is€false€doctrineÐ <è Ðworthy€of€the€righteous€anger€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.€Ô#†XçXX Xçxÿ#ÔÔ‡ XçXXXçÔThis€is€the€fourth€time€that€it€is€said€that€theÐ ( Ô Ðpeople€were€astonished€at€the€doctrine€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.€We€see€a€pattern€in€the€ministry€ofÐ !À Ðthe€Lord€Jesus€Christ€that€astonishes€all€who€hear€him€because€he€openly€challenged€the€falseÐ "¬ Ðdoctrine€of€the€religious€elitists€of€his€day.€It€was€the€religious€crowd€of€His€day€that€sought€to€killÐ ì"˜ Ðhim€because€of€His€uncompromising€stand€on€doctrine.€Nothing€has€changed€between€now€and€then.Ð Ø#„  ÐFalse€religion€has€always€been€used€as€a€tool€of€the€Devil€to€persecute,€torture,€maim,€and€murderÐ Ä$p! Ðthose€who€stand€for€pure€Biblical€truth.€One€only€need€look€at€the€bloody€history€of€false€religionsÐ °%\" Ðwho€have€turned€the€world€into€their€killing€fields.€Islam€is€at€the€top€of€the€list€with€over€270€millionÐ œ&H # Ðmurders€followed€by€the€Roman€Catholics€who€murdered€over€50€million€people€during€the€periodÐ ˆ'4!$ Ðof€the€Inquisition€alone.€There€are€also€the€untold€numbers€tortured€and€murdered€by€the€ProtestantsÐ t( "% Ðwho€came€out€of€the€Roman€Catholic€Church.€Only€the€Baptists,€who€are€not€Protestants,€are€mostlyÐ `) #& Ðfree€from€the€taint€of€persecuting€those€who€do€not€believe€as€they€do.Ð L*ø#' ÐAnother€doctrine€that€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€taught€was€the€doctrine€of€humility€described€in€MarkÐ 8+ä$( Ð12:38„40Ô#†XçXX Xç #ÔÔ‡ XçXXXçÔ,€Matthew€23:1„12,€and€Luke€20:45„47.€We€quote€the€passage€from€Mark€12€here:Ð $,Ð%) Їà8  àÔ#†XçXX Xç#ÔÔ‡ XçXXXçÔMark€12:38„40Ð T Ðòò38€óóAnd€he€said€unto€them€in€his€òòò òdoctrineóó,€ó óBeware€of€the€scribes,€which€love€to€go€inÐ @ì Ðlong€clothing,€and€love€salutations€in€the€marketplaces,€òò39€óóAnd€the€chief€seats€in€theÐ 0Ü Ðsynagogues,€and€the€uppermost€rooms€at€feasts:€òò40€óóWhich€devour€widowsðð€houses,Ð  È Ðand€for€a€pretence€make€long€prayers:€these€shall€receive€greater€damnation.Ô#†XçXX XçÇ#ÔÔ‡ XçXXXçÔÐ ´Ð Ð  ÐÌIn€the€46€times€that€it€occurs€in€our€Bibles,€the€word€ð ðprideðð€is€never€used€in€a€good€sense.€Pride€hasÐ à Œ Ðan€ð ðIðð€in€the€middle€of€it€and€it€makes€I€(me)€the€center€of€attention.€The€cognate€word€ð ðproudððÐ Ì x Ðoccurs€48€times€in€your€Bibles€and€is€never€used€in€a€good€sense.€Proud€has€an€ð ðouðð€in€Ô_Ôthe€middleÐ ¸ d ÐofÔ_Ô€it€and€the€people€owe€you€their€admiration.€People€that€walk€around€looking€down€their€noses€atÐ ¤P  Ðother€people€are€not€looking€upward€to€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.€The€Lord€Jesus€Christ€had€theÐ <  Ðfollowing€to€say€in€Matthew€11:28„30:Ð |(  ÐÌà8  àÔ#†XçXX XçÐ #ÔÔ‡ XçXXXçÔMatthew€11:28„30Ð T  Ðòò28€óóCome€unto€me,€all€ye€that€labour€and€are€heavy€laden,€and€I€will€give€you€rest.€òò29Ð @ì  ÐóóTake€my€yoke€upon€you,€and€learn€of€me;€for€I€am€meek€and€lowly€in€heart:€and€yeÐ ,Ø  Ðshall€find€rest€unto€your€souls.€òò30€óóFor€my€yoke€is€easy,€and€my€burden€is€light.ÐÄÐ Ð  ÐÔ#†XçXX Xçÿ #ÔÔ‡ XçXXXçÔÌThat€was€God€in€the€flesh€that€just€made€the€statement€that€he€is€meek€and€lowly!€Who€are€we€to€beÐ ðœ Ðlifted€up€in€the€wickedness€of€our€pride!€Meekness€is€power€in€humility€anointed€by€the€Holy€Ghost.Р܈ ÐMark€12:37€issues€a€very€telling€statement€at€the€end€of€the€verse€which€says,€ð ðand€the€commonÐ Èt Ðpeople€heard€him€gladlyðð.€Thank€God€I€am€a€common€person.€A€proud,€status€seeking€person€willÐ ´` Ðnever€make€a€servant€that€is€pleasing€unto€God.€There€is€much€pride€amongst€Independent€BaptistÐ  L Ðpreachers€who€occupy€the€chief€seats€in€our€pulpits€and€in€our€camp€meetings€and€revivals.€That€isÐ Œ8 Ðespecially€true€amongst€the€once€married€peacocks€who€want€every€divorced€man€to€know€that€theyÐ x$ Ðhave€never€been€divorced.€They€may€have€been€guilty€of€serial€adultery€and€numerous€premaritalÐ d Ðsexual€affairs,€but€at€least€they€have€never€been€divorced.€What€hypocrisy!€These€prideful€mastersÐ Pü Ðteach€and€preach€ð ðtouch€not€Godððs€anointedðð€as€if€it€applied€to€them€exclusively€when€the€passagesÐ <è Ðused€to€preach€it€are€obviously€talking€about€the€people€being€the€anointed€of€God.€If€you€do€notÐ ( Ô Ðbelieve€it,€go€and€read€it€in€context€in€1€Chronicles€16:13„21€and€Psalm€105:1„15.€There€is€a€parallelÐ !À Ðestablished€in€those€passages€that€rebukes€anyone€who€would€hurt€Godððs€people€and€anyone€whoÐ "¬ Ðwould€harm€Godððs€man€(prophet,€pastor,€preacher).€If€you€are€in€rebellion€against€the€ScripturalÐ ì"˜ Ðexercise€of€pastoral€authority€then€your€rebellion€is€as€the€sin€of€witchcraft.€You€need€to€get€rightÐ Ø#„  Ðwith€God!Ð Ä$p! ÐSound€doctrine€will€go€forth€in€the€demonstration€and€power€of€the€Spirit€of€God.€Luke€says€this€ofÐ °%\" Ðthe€Lord€Jesus€Christ€in€Luke€4:31„32:Ð œ&H # ÐÌà8  àLuke€4:31„32Ð t( "% Ðòò31€óóAnd€came€down€to€Capernaum,€a€city€of€Galilee,€and€taught€them€on€the€sabbathÐ `) #& Ðdays.€òò32€óóAnd€they€were€astonished€at€his€òòò òdoctrineó óóó:€for€his€word€was€with€power.ÐL*ø#'Ð Ð  ÐÌÔ_ÔThe€word€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€was€the€ultimate€in€the€ð ðdemonstration€of€the€Spirit€and€ofÐ (,Ô%) Ðpowerðð.€Speaking€of€that€power€the€Bible€says,€€ð ðÔ#†XçXX Xç·#ÔÔ‡ XçXXXçÔFor€he€whom€God€hath€sent€speaketh€the€words€ofÐ T ÐGod:€for€God€giveth€not€the€Spirit€by€measureòò€unto€himóóòòÔ#†XçXh Xçœ#ÔØØÑÈÑóóÔ‡ XçXXXçÔðð€(John€3:34).€The€Him€in€John€3:34€is€theÐ @ì ÐLord€Jesus€Christ.€Luke€4:32€isÔ_Ô€the€fifth€time€that€it€is€said€that€those€who€heard€the€Lord€JesusÐ ,Ø ÐChrist€were€astonished€at€His€doctrine.€What€doctrine€was€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€teaching€in€LukeÐ  Ä Ð4?€He€said€in€Luke€4:4€that€our€existence€is€not€to€be€focused€upon€material€things€alone,€but€isÐ  ° Ðrather€to€be€focused€on€every€word€of€God.€In€Luke€4:8,€He€said€we€are€to€worship€the€Lord€our€GodÐ ð œ Ðand€serve€Him€alone.€In€Luke€4:12,€He€rebuked€Satan€for€tempting€Him€when€Satan€twisted€PsalmÐ Ü ˆ Ð91:11„12.€In€verses€Ô_Ô17„Ô_Ô21,€the€Lord€quoted€Isaiah€58:6€and€partially€quoted€Isaiah€61:1„2€stoppingÐ È t Ðin€the€middle€of€verse€2.€The€reason€that€their€eyes€were€fastened€upon€Him€when€He€sat€down€afterÐ ´ ` Ðreading€is€because€they€knew€he€was€making€a€declaration€that€He€was€the€Messiah.€That€was€yetÐ  L  Ðanother€reason€they€were€ð ðastonished€at€his€doctrineðð.€In€verses€23„27,€He€rebuked€the€JewishÐ Œ8  Ðreligious€leaders€because€they€would€not€receive€him,€but€the€Gentiles€would.€He€was€the€ProphetÐ x$  Ðin€His€own€country.€The€Zidonians€and€the€Syrians€were€Gentiles.€In€verses€28„30,€they€once€againÐ d  Ðtried€to€kill€Him€for€His€doctrine.€Sound€doctrine€provokes€the€false€religious€crowd€to€wrathÐ Pü  Ðbecause€it€convicts€them€in€their€sin€of€denying€the€Word€of€God.€There€is€a€cost€for€preaching€andÐ <è  Ðteaching€sound€doctrine.€You€will€be€reviled€and€threatened€by€the€religious€whores€that€haveÐ (Ô  Ðprostituted€themselves€to€the€doctrines€of€devils.Ð À ÐThe€Lord€Jesus€Christ€had€this€to€say€in€John€7:16„20€concerning€His€doctrine:Ð ¬ ÐÌà8  àJohn€7:16„20Ð Ø„ Ðòò16€óóJesus€answered€them,€and€said,€My€òòò òdoctrineó óóó€is€not€mine,€but€his€that€sent€me.€òò17€óóIfÐ Äp Ðany€man€will€do€his€will,€he€shall€know€of€the€òòò òdoctrineó óóó,€whether€it€be€of€God,€orÐ ´` Ðwhether€I€speak€of€myself.€òò18€óóHe€that€speaketh€of€himself€seeketh€his€own€glory:€butÐ ¤P Ðhe€that€seeketh€his€glory€that€sent€him,€the€same€is€true,€and€no€unrighteousness€is€inÐ < Ðhim.€òò19€óóDid€not€Moses€give€you€the€law,€and€yet€none€of€you€keepeth€the€law?€WhyÐ |( Ðgo€ye€about€to€kill€me?€òò20€óóThe€people€answered€and€said,€Thou€hast€a€devil:€whoÐ h Ðgoeth€about€to€kill€thee?ÐTÐ Ð  ÐÌFolks,€would€to€God€that€all€of€our€doctrine€was€of€God€and€did€not€seek€to€promote€our€own€glory!Ð , Ø ÐÔ_ÔJeremiah€9:23„24€says:Ð !Ä ÐÌà8  àÔ#†XçXX Xçƒ#ÔÔ‡ XçXXXçÔJeremiah€9:23„24Ð ð"œ Ðòò23€óóThus€saith€the€LORD,€Let€not€the€wise€man€glory€in€his€wisdom,€neither€let€theÐ Ü#ˆ  Ðmighty€man€glory€in€his€might,€let€not€the€rich€man€glory€in€his€riches:€òò24€óóBut€let€himÐ È$t! Ðthat€glorieth€glory€in€this,€that€he€understandeth€and€knoweth€me,€that€I€am€the€LORDÐ ´%`" Ðwhich€exercise€lovingkindness,€judgment,€and€righteousness,€in€the€earth:€for€in€theseÐ  &L # Ðthings€I€delight,€saith€the€LORD.ÐŒ'8!$Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†XçXX Xç%#ÔÔ‡ XçXXXçÔÌÔ_ÔÔ_ÔTheÔ_Ô€Lord€Jesus€Christ€said€that€if€any€man€will€do€the€will€of€God€that€he€will€be€able€to€discernÐ d)#& Ðwhether€a€doctrine€is€of€God.€The€Lord€said€they€rejected€His€doctrine€for€the€same€reason€that€theyÐ P*ü#' Ðrefused€to€obey€the€law€of€Moses:€they€were€not€in€the€will€of€God€and€they€sought€their€own€glory.€Ð <+è$( ÐThey€added€insult€to€injury€when€they€accused€him€of€having€a€devil.€Has€anyone€ever€accused€youÐ (,Ô%) Ðof€being€unsaved,€or€having€a€devil,€because€you€identified€their€sin€or€their€false€doctrine?€If€theyÐ T Ðhave€not,€stand€for€the€truth€and€wait€for€a€little€while€and€they€will€get€around€to€it.€Todayððs€scribesÐ @ì Ðand€Pharisees€go€about€seeking€whom€they€may€devour€that€is€teaching€sound€doctrine€and€standingÐ ,Ø Ðfor€Biblical€holiness.€Todayððs€scribes€and€Pharisees€go€about€seeking€to€establish€their€ownÐ  Ä Ðrighteousness€and€doctrines€outside€the€bounds€of€the€Word€of€God.€One€of€their€Satanic€tactics€isÐ  ° Ðto€call€those€who€stand€for€sound€doctrine€and€holiness€legalists€and€Pharisees.€Isnððt€that€like€the€potÐ ð œ Ðcalling€the€kettle€black.€What€hypocrites!€What€whited€sepulchres€that€are€full€of€dead€menððs€bonesÐ Ü ˆ Ðand€doctrines€of€devils!Ð È t ÐIn€His€final€comments€concerning€His€doctrine€before€He€went€to€the€cross,€our€Lord€had€this€to€sayÐ ´ ` Ðin€John€18:19„20:Ð  L  Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àÌà8  àJohn€18:19„20Ð x$  Ðòò19€óóThe€high€priest€then€asked€Jesus€of€his€disciples,€and€of€his€òòò òdoctrineó óóó.€òò20€óóJesusÐ d  Ðanswered€him,€I€spake€openly€to€the€world;€I€ever€taught€in€the€synagogue,€and€in€theÐ T  Ðtemple,€whither€the€Jews€always€resort;€and€in€secret€have€I€said€nothing.Ð@ì Ð Ð  ÐÌThe€Lord€Jesus€Christ€boldly€and€openly€declared€the€doctrine€that€God€the€Father€had€given€HimÐ Ä Ðwithout€compromise.€The€doctrine€of€God€the€Father€became€His€doctrine€(John€7:16„20Ô#†XçXX Xçt'#ÔÔ‡ XçXXXçÔ).€If€you€areÐ ° Ða€child€of€God,€then€your€doctrine€should€come€from€God€the€Father€through€the€Lord€Jesus€ChristÐ ðœ Ðin€the€power€of€the€Holy€Ghost.€The€Lord€Jesus€Christ€was€crucified€for€His€doctrine.€ÔÿÔò òWho€are€weР܈ Ðto€compromise€the€doctrine€which€has€been€paid€for€by€the€blood€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ?ó óÔÿ“1ÔÐ Ìx Ðò òòòQuit€ye€like€menóó!ó ó€Quit€acting€like€shrinking€violets.€In€a€post€resurrection€appearance€of€the€LordÐ ¸d ÐJesus€Christ€to€the€apostle€John,€he€had€this€to€say€about€doctrine€in€Revelation€2:6€and€RevelationÐ ¨T Ð2:14„24:Ð ”@ ÐÌà8  àÔ#†XçXX Xç‡0#ÔRevelation€2:6Ð l Ðòò6€óóBut€this€thou€hast,€that€thou€hatest€the€deeds€of€the€Nicolaitans,€which€I€also€hate.ÐXÐ Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àRevelation€2:14„24Ð 0 Ü Ðòò14€óóBut€I€have€a€few€things€against€thee,€because€thou€hast€there€them€that€hold€theÐ !È Ðòòò òdoctrineó óóó€of€Balaam,€who€taught€Balac€to€cast€a€stumblingblock€before€the€childrenÐ "´ Ðof€Israel,€to€eat€things€sacrificed€unto€idols,€and€to€commit€fornication.€òò15€óóSo€hast€thouÐ ø"¤ Ðalso€them€that€hold€the€òòò òdoctrineó óóó€of€the€Nicolaitans,€which€thing€I€hate.€òò16€óóRepent;€orÐ ä#  Ðelse€I€will€come€unto€thee€quickly,€and€will€fight€against€them€with€the€sword€of€myÐ Ô$€! Ðmouth.€òò17€óóHe€that€hath€an€ear,€let€him€hear€what€the€Spirit€saith€unto€the€churches;€ToÐ À%l" Ðhim€that€overcometh€will€I€give€to€eat€of€the€hidden€manna,€and€will€give€him€a€whiteÐ ¬&X # Ðstone,€and€in€the€stone€a€new€name€written,€which€no€man€knoweth€saving€he€thatÐ ˜'D!$ Ðreceiveth€it.€òò18€óóAnd€unto€the€angel€of€the€church€in€Thyatira€write;€These€things€saithÐ „(0"% Ðthe€Son€of€God,€who€hath€his€eyes€like€unto€a€flame€of€fire,€and€his€feet€are€like€fineÐ p)#& Ðbrass;€òò19€óóI€know€thy€works,€and€charity,€and€service,€and€faith,€and€thy€patience,€andÐ \*$' Ðthy€works;€and€the€last€to€be€more€than€the€first.€òò20€óóNotwithstanding€I€have€a€fewÐ H+ô$( Ðthings€against€thee,€because€thou€sufferest€that€woman€Jezebel,€which€calleth€herselfÐ 4,à%) Ða€prophetess,€to€teach€and€to€seduce€my€servants€to€commit€fornication,€and€to€eatÐ T Ðthings€sacrificed€unto€idols.€òò21€óóAnd€I€gave€her€space€to€repent€of€her€fornication;€andÐ @ì Ðshe€repented€not.€òò22€óóBehold,€I€will€cast€her€into€a€bed,€and€them€that€commit€adulteryÐ ,Ø Ðwith€her€into€great€tribulation,€except€they€repent€of€their€deeds.€òò23€óóAnd€I€will€kill€herÐ  Ä Ðchildren€with€death;€and€all€the€churches€shall€know€that€I€am€he€which€searcheth€theÐ  ° Ðreins€and€hearts:€and€I€will€give€unto€every€one€of€you€according€to€your€works.€òò24€óóButÐ ð œ Ðunto€you€I€say,€and€unto€the€rest€in€Thyatira,€as€many€as€have€not€this€òòò òdoctrineó óóó,€andÐ Ü ˆ Ðwhich€have€not€known€the€depths€of€Satan,€as€they€speak;€I€will€put€upon€you€noneÐ Ì x Ðother€burden.и dÐ Ð  ÐÌThe€Nicolaitans€were€an€antinomian€sect€of€heretics€that€exercised€unscriptural€authority€overÐ <  ÐChristians€in€local€churches.€From€the€Websterððs€1828€dictionary€we€have€the€following€definitionÐ |(  Ðfor€antinomian:€Ð h  ÐÌà8  àÔ‡ XçXXXçÔnoun.€One€of€a€sect€who€maintain,€that,€under€the€gospel€dispensation,€the€law€is€ofÐ @ì  Ðno€use€or€obligation;€or€who€hold€doctrines€which€supersede€the€necessity€of€goodÐ ,Ø  Ðworks€and€a€virtuous€life.€This€sect€originated€with€John€Agricola€about€the€yearÐ Ä Ð1538.аРР ÐÌÔ#†XçXX Xçî>#ÔÔ‡ XçXXXçÔNicolaitans€is€a€transliterated€word€from€the€Greek€language.€The€King€James€translators€chose€notР܈ Ðto€translate€it.€Transliteration€means€to€write€or€print€(a€letter€or€word)€using€the€closestÐ Èt Ðcorresponding€letters€of€a€different€(foreign)€alphabet€or€different€(foreign)€language.€AnotherÐ ´` Ðexample€of€a€transliteration€is€the€English€word€ð ðbaptismðð€which€was€transliterated€from€the€GreekÐ  L Ðword€ð ðbaptismaðð.€There€are€many€transliterations€in€the€King€James€Bible.Ô#†XçXX XçŠ@#ÔÔ‡ XçXXXçÔ€Transliteration€is€also€anÐ Œ8 Ðattempt€to€make€the€word€sound€like€the€language€it€came€from.€The€word€ð ðNicolaitanðð€literallyÐ x$ Ðmeans€ð ðabove€the€laityðð.€The€word€ð ðlaityðð€is€an€unscriptural€term€used€by€those€holding€theÐ d Ðunscriptural€offices€of€father,€priest,€archbishop,€cardinal,€patriarch,€pope,€€reverend,€and€such€like.Ð Pü ÐDo€NOT€call€me€ð ðReverendðð.€That€is€a€title€that€should€only€be€applied€to€God€and€His€Word.€TheÐ <è ÐNicolaitan€practice€was€also€condemned€by€the€Holy€Ghost€in€1€Peter€5:1„3€where€He€Ô_Ôstated:Ð ( Ô ÐÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÌà8  àÔ#†XçXX XçöB#ÔÔ‡ XçXXXçÔ1€Peter€5:1„3Ð "¬ Ðòò1€óóThe€elders€which€are€among€you€I€exhort,€who€am€also€an€elder,€and€a€witness€ofÐ ì"˜ Ðthe€sufferings€of€Christ,€and€also€a€partaker€of€the€glory€that€shall€be€revealed:€òò2€óóFeedÐ Ø#„  Ðthe€flock€of€God€which€is€among€you,€taking€the€oversight€thereof,€not€by€constraint,Ð Ä$p! Ðbut€willingly;€not€for€filthy€lucre,€but€of€a€ready€mind;€òò3€óóNeither€as€being€lords€overÐ °%\" ÐGodððs€heritage,€but€being€ensamples€to€the€flock.Ðœ&H #Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†XçXX XçF#ÔÔ‡ XçXXXçÔÌAntinomianism€is€a€heresy€that€teaches€that€you€are€free€to€live€in€open€sin€because€you€are€no€longerÐ t( "% Ðunder€the€law.€Ô#†XçXX Xç„H#ÔJust€because€we€are€under€grace,€that€does€not€give€us€the€license€to€sin.Ô‡ XçXXXçÔ€The€HolyÐ `) #& ÐGhost€said€in€Romans€6:1Ô_Ô„4:Ð L*ø#' ÐÔ_ÔÌÐ $,Ð%) Ðà8  àÔ#†XçXX Xç›I#ÔÔ‡ XçXXXçÔRomans€6:1„4Ð T Ðòò1€óóWhat€shall€we€say€then?€Shall€we€continue€in€sin,€that€grace€may€abound?€òò2€óóGodÐ @ì Ðforbid.€How€shall€we,€that€are€dead€to€sin,€live€any€longer€therein?€òò3€óóKnow€ye€not,€thatÐ ,Ø Ðso€many€of€us€as€were€baptized€into€Jesus€Christ€were€baptized€into€his€death?€òò4Ð  Ä ÐóóTherefore€we€are€buried€with€him€by€baptism€into€death:€that€like€as€Christ€was€raisedÐ  ° Ðup€from€the€dead€by€the€glory€of€the€Father,€even€so€we€also€should€walk€in€newnessÐ ð œ Ðof€Ô_Ôlife.ÐÜ ˆÐ Ð  ÐÔ_ÔÌÔ_Ôà@I I ìàò òÔ‡ ¼«Ü»X XçÔNEW€TESTAMENT€DOCTRINEó óÔ#† XçX» ¼«Ü=M#ÔÔ#†XçXX XçmJ#ÔÔ‡ XçXXXçÔÔ_ԈР´ ` ÐÔ#†XçXX Xç»M#ÔÔ‡ XçXXXçÔÔ‡ ¼«Ü»X XçÔà@88ìàò òÔ#† XçX» ¼«ÜBN#ÔÔ‡ ŠøˆX XçÔÔ% ‡6 ÔTHE€TEACHING€OF€THE€APOSTLES€CONCERNING€Ô_ÔDOCTRINEÔ%†6¸NÔó óˆÐ Èt  ÐÔ_ÔÔ_Ôà@}}$ìàò òÔ#†Šøˆˆ Šø#N#ÔÔ#†XçXˆŠø™N#ÔÔ4‚[Ý }ÔÝ‚DÍOÝÔÿÔòòÝ  ÝÔ5  Ôóó(Back€To€Top)òòÔ6ªOÔÝ‚DÍO¾OƒÝóóÔÿÔÝ  ÝÔ7Ý [ìOÔó óÔ‡ŠøˆXXçÔÔ‡ ŠøˆˆŠøÔÔ_ԈРÆr  ÐÔ#† XçXˆ ŠøeP#ÔÌThe€very€first€verse€in€the€New€Testament€that€deals€with€the€doctrine€of€the€òòò òapostlesó óóó€says€this€inÐ žJ  ÐActs€2:42:Ð Ž:  ÐÌà8  àActs€2:42Ð f Ðòò42€óóAnd€they€continued€stedfastly€in€the€apostlesðð€òòò òdoctrineó óóó€and€fellowship,€and€inÐ Rþ Ðbreaking€of€bread,€and€in€prayers.ÐBîÐ Ð  ÐÌThis€verse€could€not€be€used€to€describe€the€doctrine€of€most€of€todayððs€apostate€churches.€Today,Ð Æ Ðmost€people€are€doing€what€is€right€in€their€own€eyes.€There€is€no€stedfastness€of€doctrine.€Note€fromÐ ² Ðthis€verse€that€doctrine€is€tied€to€fellowship.€We€are€not€to€fellowship€with€those€who€hold€doctrineÐ òž Ðcontrary€to€that€which€was€recorded€by€the€apostles€IN€THE€BIBLE.€Ô_ÔThere€will€be€moreÔ_Ô€on€that€later.Ð ÞŠ ÐActs€5:27„29€has€this€to€say€about€Ô_Ôdoctrine:Ô_ÔÐ Êv ÐÌà8  àÔ#†XçXX Xç„P#ÔÔ‡ XçXXXçÔActs€5:27„29Ð ¢N Ðòò27€óóAnd€when€they€had€brought€them,€they€set€them€before€the€council:€and€the€highÐ Ž: Ðpriest€asked€them,€òò28€óóSaying,€Did€not€we€straitly€command€you€that€ye€should€notÐ z& Ðteach€in€this€name?€and,€behold,€ye€have€filled€Jerusalem€with€your€ò òòòdoctrineóó,€ó óandÐ f  Ðintend€to€bring€this€manððs€blood€upon€us.€òò29€óóThen€Peter€and€the€other€apostlesÐ V! Ðanswered€and€said,€We€ought€to€obey€God€rather€than€men.ÐB"îÐ Ð  ÐÔ#†XçXX XçU#ÔÔ‡ XçXXXçÔÌWhen€conflict€arises€between€the€Bible€and€the€laws€of€men€we€are€to€obey€the€Bible€even€if€it€meansÐ $Æ  Ðwe€must€go€to€jail.€We€are€also€to€obey€the€Bible€rather€than€men€when€conflicts€come€up€betweenÐ %²! ÐBible€doctrine€and€the€commandments€and€traditions€of€religious€apostates€and€heretics€even€if€theyÐ ò%ž" Ðare€Independent€Baptists.€Ô_ÔÐ Þ&Š # ÐÌÌÌÌÐ z+&%( Ðà@I I ìàò òÔ‡ ¼«Ü»X XçÔNEW€TESTAMENT€DOCTRINEó óÔ#† XçX» ¼«ÜtY#ÔÔ#†XçXX XçW#ÔÔ‡ XçXXXçԈРT ÐÔ‡ ŠøˆX XçÔò òà@ñ ñ ìàÔ% ‡7 ÔPAULððS€USE€OF€THE€WORD€DOCTRINEˆÐ h ÐÓ  ÓIN€THE€BOOK€OF€ACTS€AND€THE€EPISTLES€TO€THE€CHURCHESÔ%†7[ZÔó óÔ#† XçXˆ Šø'Z#ÔÐ f Ðò òÔ#†XçXX XçòY#ÔÔ4‚\Ý }ÔÝ‚DÍOÝÔÿÔòòÝ  ÝÔ5  Ôóó(Back€To€Top)òòÔ6R[ÔÝ‚DÍOf[ƒÝóóÔÿÔÝ  ÝÔ7Ý [”[Ôó óÔ‡ XçXXXçÔÐ d  ÐÓ ZÓÌTheÔ_Ô€next€occurrence€of€the€word€ð ðdoctrineðð€is€in€Acts€13:12€which€saysÐ < è ÐÌà8  àò òó óActs€13:12Ð  À Ðòò12€óóThen€the€deputy,€when€he€saw€what€was€done,€believed,€being€astonished€at€theÐ ¬ Ðòòò òdoctrineó óóó€of€the€Lord.Ðì˜ Ð Ð  ÐÌThis€is€the€first€use€of€the€word€ð ðdoctrineðð€in€the€recorded€ministry€of€Paul.€The€word€ð ðdoctrineðð€isÐ Èt  Ðused€of€Paulððs€ministry€twice€in€the€book€of€Acts,€23€times€in€the€Pauline€Epistles,€Ô_ÔandÔ_Ô€three€timesÐ ´`  Ðin€the€book€of€Hebrews.€Of€the€23€occurrences€in€the€Pauline€Ô_ÔEpistles,Ô_Ô€17€of€those€are€in€the€PastoralÐ  L  ÐEpistles.€The€conclusion€must€be€that€Paul€was€very€focused€upon€the€importance€of€doctrine.€NoteÐ Œ8  Ðthat€the€Holy€Ghost€referred€to€Paulððs€doctrine€as€ð ðthe€doctrine€of€the€Lordðð.€The€focus€of€Paul€inÐ x$ ÐActs€13:1„13€is€the€rebuke€of€the€false€prophet€and€sorcerer,€Elymas€(also€called€Barjesus),€who€wasÐ d Ðtrying€to€turn€the€deputy,€Sergius€Paulus,€away€from€receiving€the€faith€by€teaching€false€doctrine.Ð Pü ÐWhat€Paul€done€here€was€to€Ô_ÔcallÔ_Ô€Elymas€out€for€being€the€devil€that€he€was.€The€doctrine€that€wasÐ <è Ðbeing€presented€to€Sergius€Paulus€was€obviously€the€doctrine€of€salvation€since€he€had€calledÐ (Ô ÐBarnabas€and€Paul€so€that€he€could€hear€the€Word€of€God.€After€the€false€prophet€and€the€sorcererÐ À Ðwas€struck€with€blindness€and€rebuked€for€perverting€the€ð ðright€ways€of€the€Lordðð,€it€is€stated€thatÐ ¬ ÐSergius€Paulus€believed.€Ô#†XçXX Xç \#ÔÔ‡ XçXXXçÔPaul€continued€to€pound€doctrine€in€the€book€of€Acts€travelling€toÐ ì˜ ÐThessalonica,€Berea,€and€then€Athens€where€he€continued€to€preach€and€teach€in€the€synagogues€andÐ Ø„ Ðpublickly.€In€Athens€in€Acts€17:19,€the€Epicurean€and€Stoick€philosophers€called€him€out€forÐ Äp Ðexamination€because€he€was€preaching€the€ð ðnew€doctrineðð€of€Jesus€and€the€resurrection.€ThisÐ °\ Ðpassage€Ô_Ôstates:Ô_ÔÐ œH Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†XçXX Xçc#ÔÔ‡ XçXXXçÔActs€17:18„19Ð t  Ðòò18€óóThen€certain€philosophers€of€the€Epicureans,€and€of€the€Stoicks,€encountered€him.Ð `!  ÐAnd€some€said,€What€will€this€babbler€say?€other€some,€He€seemeth€to€be€a€setterÐ L"ø Ðforth€of€strange€gods:€because€he€preached€unto€them€Jesus,€and€the€resurrection.€òò19Ð 8#ä ÐóóAnd€they€took€him,€and€brought€him€unto€Areopagus,€saying,€May€we€know€whatÐ $$Ð  Ðthis€new€òòò òdoctrineóó,€ó ówhereof€thou€speakest,€is?Ð%¼!Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†XçXX Xçêe#ÔÔ‡ XçXXXçÔÌPaul€used€their€philosophic€curiosity€to€rebuke€them€for€their€idolatry€and€present€unto€them€ð ðTHEÐ ì&˜ # ÐUNKNOWN€GODðð,€the€resurrected€Lord€Jesus€Christ.€When€he€preached€the€resurrection,€he€wasÐ Ø'„!$ Ðdeclaring€unto€them€the€gospel.€Some€mocked€his€doctrine€of€the€resurrection€of€the€dead€and€othersÐ Ä(p"% Ðwanted€to€hear€more.€Such€is€the€lot€of€many€preachers.€If€they€preach€the€truth,€they€will€be€mocked,Ð °)\#& Ðbut€preach€the€truth€they€must.€Paul€again€uses€the€word€ð ðdoctrineðð€in€Romans€6:17€where€he€says:Ð œ*H$' ÐÐ ˆ+4%( Ðà8  àRomans€6:17Ð T Ðòò17€óóBut€God€be€thanked,€that€ye€were€the€servants€of€sin,€but€ye€have€obeyed€from€theÐ @ì Ðheart€that€form€of€òòò òdoctrineó óóó€which€was€delivered€you.Ð,ØÐ Ð  ÐÌThroughout€Romans€chapter€6€Paul€is€focused€upon€the€doctrine€of€how€the€resurrection€ought€toÐ  ´ Ðimpact€our€response€to€the€sin€that€is€in€our€lives.€Paul€commended€the€church€at€Rome€for€beingÐ ô   Ðobedient€from€the€HEART€unto€the€doctrine€which€had€been€delivered€unto€them.€GrudgingÐ à Œ Ðobedience€is€not€pleasing€unto€God.€The€focus€of€€Romans€chapter€6€is€that€the€doctrine€of€theÐ Ì x Ðresurrection€ought€to€lead€us€to€a€life€that€is€yielded€to€practical€righteousness€and€holiness€for€theÐ ¸ d Ðwages€of€sin€is€death.€The€next€subject€we€will€deal€with€is€Paulððs€use€of€the€word€ð ðdoctrineðð€in€1Ð ¤P  ÐCorinthians€14,€where€he€is€rebuking€the€disorder€and€confusion€of€the€church€services€and€the€abuseÐ <  Ðof€speaking€in€tongues€in€the€church€at€Corinth.€This€is€documented€in€verses€6€and€26€as€follows:Ð |(  ÐÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÌà8  àÔ#†XçXX XçJh#ÔÔ‡ XçXXXçÔ1€Corinthians€14:6Ð T  Ðòò6€óóNow,€brethren,€if€I€come€unto€you€speaking€with€tongues,€what€shall€I€profit€you,Ð @ì  Ðexcept€I€shall€speak€to€you€either€by€revelation,€or€by€knowledge,€or€by€prophesying,Ð ,Ø  Ðor€by€òòò òdoctrineó óóó?ÐÄÐ Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  à1€Corinthians€14:26Ð ô  Ðòò26€óóHow€is€it€then,€brethren?€when€ye€come€together,€every€one€of€you€hath€a€psalm,Ð àŒ Ðhath€a€òòò òdoctrineó óóó,€hath€a€tongue,€hath€a€revelation,€hath€an€interpretation.€Let€all€thingsÐ Ìx Ðbe€done€unto€edifying.мhÐ Ð  ÐÌIn€1€Corinthians€14,€the€Holy€Ghost€warned€us€that€speaking€in€tongues€was€not€to€be€the€centerpieceÐ ”@ Ðof€the€ministry.€Tongues€have€their€place,€but€the€Holy€Ghost€wants€prophesying€to€have€theÐ €, Ðemphasis€in€churches.€The€prophesying€here€cannot€be€predictive€prophecy€because€Paul€said€in€theÐ l Ðprevious€chapter€(13:8)€that€prophecy€would€cease.€The€prophesying€spoken€of€here€is€the€preachingÐ X Ðand€teaching€of€the€word€of€God.€Prophesying€is€used€in€two€senses€in€our€Bibles:€(1)€foretellingÐ Dð Ðwhich€is€predictive€prophecy€and€(2)€forth„telling€which€is€the€preaching€and€teaching€of€the€WordÐ 0 Ü Ðof€God.€The€tongues€spoken€of€here€is€not€the€Satanic€gibberish€that€goes€on€in€the€CharismaticÐ !È Ðmovement.€Tongues€are€actual€foreign€languages.€By€the€way,€if€there€is€no€interpreter,€we€need€toÐ "´ Ðkeep€our€mouths€shut.€A€church€that€is€out€of€order€is€in€doctrinal€confusion.€The€Holy€Ghost€saidÐ ô"  Ðlet€all€things€be€done€decently€and€in€order€for€God€is€not€the€author€of€confusion.€If€confusionÐ à#Œ  Ðabounds,€the€Holy€Ghost€has€left€the€building,€or€Ô_ÔHe€wasÔ_Ô€never€in€the€building.€Ð Ì$x! ÐWe€are€in€a€time€when€Christians€are€being€tossed€to€and€fro€in€a€ferocious€storm€of€false€doctrine.Ð ¸%d" ÐWe€can€hear€the€wolves€howling€through€the€winds€of€heresy€and€false€doctrine€that€are€blowingÐ ¤&P # Ðthrough€apostate€American€churches.€There€has€never€been€a€time€of€apostasy€in€Christianity€likeÐ ' ÔWALLS€OF€SEPARATION€ARE€COMMANDED€Ô%†>{½ÔÐ „'0!$ ÐBETWEEN€THE€HOLY€AND€THE€PROFANEó ó:Ð p("% Ðò òBETWEEN€THE€SAVED€AND€THE€UNSAVEDó óÐ `) #& Ðò òÔ4‚aÝ }ÔÝ‚DÍOÝÔÿÔòòÝ  ÝÔ5  Ôóó(Back€To€Top)òòÔ6H¾ÔÝ‚DÍO\¾ƒÝóóÔÿÔÝ  ÝÔ7Ý [Š¾Ôó óÐ L*ø#' ÐÔ_ÔÓZ½ÓÌThe€most€dangerous€people€in€our€churches€today€are€those€who€want€to€compromise€standards€andÐ $,Ð%) Ðdoctrines€so€that€they€can€draw€more€people€in€to€ð ðpreach€the€gospel€toðð.€The€question€is:€whatÐ T Ðgospel€and€at€what€cost?!?€The€gospel€that€compromises€scriptural€standards€and€doctrines€is€anÐ @ì Ðunholy€gospel.€Are€we€to€offer€strange€fire€upon€Godððs€holy€altars€to€draw€the€heathen€in?€Are€weÐ ,Ø Ðnot€to€distinguish€between€the€holy€and€the€profane€when€we€are€proclaiming€the€gospel,€teachingÐ  Ä Ðthe€doctrines€of€the€Bible,€and€worshiping€God?€God€commands€us€to€preach€and€teach€soundÐ  ° Ðdoctrine€so€that€we€might€build€walls€of€separation€between€that€which€is€holy€and€that€which€isÐ ð œ Ðprofane.€God€condemns€the€priests€and€people€who€will€not€establish€that€boundary€between€thatÐ Ü ˆ Ðwhich€is€holy€and€that€which€is€profane.€God€had€the€following€to€say€in€Ezekiel€22:26,€EzekielÐ È t Ð23:38„39,€and€Ezekiel€36:20„23:Ð ´ ` ÐÌà8  àÔ‡ XçXXXçÔEzekiel€22:26Ð Œ8  Ðòò26€óóHer€priests€have€violated€my€law,€and€have€profaned€mine€holy€things:€they€haveÐ x$  Ðput€no€difference€between€the€holy€and€profane,€neither€have€they€shewed€differenceÐ d  Ðbetween€the€unclean€and€the€clean,€and€have€hid€their€eyes€from€my€sabbaths,€and€IÐ Pü  Ðam€profaned€among€them.Ð<è Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àEzekiel€23:38„39Ð À Ðòò38€óóMoreover€this€they€have€done€unto€me:€they€have€defiled€my€sanctuary€in€the€sameÐ ¬ Ðday,€and€have€profaned€my€sabbaths.€òò39€óóFor€when€they€had€slain€their€children€to€theirÐ ì˜ Ðidols,€then€they€came€the€same€day€into€my€sanctuary€to€profane€it;€and,€lo,€thus€haveÐ Ø„ Ðthey€done€in€the€midst€of€mine€house.ÐÄpÐ Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àEzekiel€36:20„23Ð œH Ðòò20€óóAnd€when€they€entered€unto€the€heathen,€whither€they€went,€they€profaned€my€holyÐ ˆ4 Ðname,€when€they€said€to€them,€These€are€the€people€of€the€LORD,€and€are€gone€forthÐ t  Ðout€of€his€land.€òò21€óóBut€I€had€pity€for€mine€holy€name,€which€the€house€of€Israel€hadÐ `  Ðprofaned€among€the€heathen,€whither€they€went.€òò22€óóTherefore€say€unto€the€house€ofÐ Lø ÐIsrael,€Thus€saith€the€Lord€GOD;€I€do€not€this€for€your€sakes,€O€house€of€Israel,€butÐ 8ä Ðfor€mine€holy€nameððs€sake,€which€ye€have€profaned€among€the€heathen,€whither€yeÐ $ Ð Ðwent.€òò23€óóAnd€I€will€sanctify€my€great€name,€which€was€profaned€among€the€heathen,Ð !¼ Ðwhich€ye€have€profaned€in€the€midst€of€them;€and€the€heathen€shall€know€that€I€amÐ ü!¨ Ðthe€LORD,€saith€the€Lord€GOD,€when€I€shall€be€sanctified€in€you€before€their€eyes.Ðè"”Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†XçXX Xç“Ã#ÔÌTo€profane€that€which€is€set€aside€to€God€is€to€take€its€holiness€away.€Most€Christians€today€utterlyÐ À$l! Ðprofane€their€bodies€and€their€testimony€by€what€they€say,€what€they€gaze€upon,€what€they€do,€whoÐ ¬%X" Ðthey€fellowship€with,€and€their€nakedness.€Folks,€there€is€a€Biblical€dress€standard€that€is€guided€byÐ ˜&D # Ðthe€holy€hand€of€the€Holy€Ghost€of€God.€Whether€you€are€a€man€or€woman,€if€the€way€you€dressÐ „'0!$ Ðtempts€another€person€to€sin,€then€you€are€a€partaker€in€that€sin.€I€have€even€heard€some€women€say:Ð p("% Ðð ðwell€the€men€should€not€be€lookingðð.€Duh!€That€is€exactly€why€God€tells€men€and€women€to€dressÐ \)#& Ðright:€so€that€you€will€not€be€tempted€to€gaze€upon€them.€€The€Bible€still€requires€holiness€of€GodððsÐ H*ô#' Ðchildren.€The€Holy€Ghost€said€in€1€Peter€1:15„16:Ð 4+à$( ÐÐ  ,Ì%) Ðà8  àÔ‡ XçXXXçÔ1€Peter€1:15„16Ð T Ðòò15€óóBut€as€he€which€hath€called€you€is€holy,€so€be€ye€holy€in€all€manner€ofÐ @ì Ðconversation;€òò16€óóBecause€it€is€written,€Be€ye€holy;€for€I€am€holy.Ð,ØÐ Ð  ÐÔ#†XçXX XçÏ#ÔÌThe€Holy€Ghost€also€said€in€Psalm€101:3:€€Ô‡ XçXXXçÔÐ  ° ÐÌà8  àPsalm€101:3Ð Ü ˆ Ðòò3€óóI€will€set€no€wicked€thing€before€mine€eyes:€I€hate€the€work€of€them€that€turn€aside;Ð È t Ðit€shall€not€cleave€to€me.д `Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†XçXX XçxÐ#ÔÌMost€Christians€today€routinely€grieve€the€Holy€Ghost€of€God€by€defiling€and€profaning€the€templeÐ Œ8  Ðof€the€living€God€by€unholy€living.€Ye€are€that€Temple.€The€Holy€Ghost€said€in€2€Corinthians€6:14„Ð x$  Ð7:1:Ð d  ÐÌà8  àÔ‡ XçXXXçÔ2€Corinthians€6:14„7:1Ð <è  Ðòò14€óóBe€ye€not€unequally€yoked€together€with€unbelievers:€for€what€fellowship€hathÐ (Ô  Ðrighteousness€with€unrighteousness?€and€what€communion€hath€light€with€darkness?Ð À Ðòò15€óóAnd€what€concord€hath€Christ€with€Belial?€or€what€part€hath€he€that€believeth€withÐ ¬ Ðan€infidel?€òò16€óóAnd€what€agreement€hath€the€temple€of€God€with€idols?€for€ye€are€theÐ ì˜ Ðtemple€of€the€living€God;€as€God€hath€said,€I€will€dwell€in€them,€and€walk€in€them;Ð Ø„ Ðand€I€will€be€their€God,€and€they€shall€be€my€people.€òò17€óóWherefore€come€out€fromÐ Äp Ðamong€them,€and€be€ye€separate,€saith€the€Lord,€and€touch€not€the€unclean€thing;€andÐ °\ ÐI€will€receive€you,€òò18€óóAnd€will€be€a€Father€unto€you,€and€ye€shall€be€my€sons€andÐ œH Ðdaughters,€saith€the€Lord€Almighty.€òò1€óóHaving€therefore€these€promises,€dearlyÐ ˆ4 Ðbeloved,€let€us€cleanse€ourselves€from€all€filthiness€of€the€flesh€and€spirit,€perfectingÐ t  Ðholiness€in€the€fear€of€God.Ð` Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†XçXX Xç¼Ò#ÔÌFor€most€Christians€today,€holiness€is€a€theological€theory€that€has€not€been€applied€to€or€proved€inÐ 8ä Ðtheir€lives.€Are€you€one€of€those€Christians€for€whom€holiness€is€just€a€theological€theory?€BrotherÐ $ Ð ÐEdward€has€rightfully€put€much€emphasis€on€the€need€for€revival.€We€cannot€have€revival€withoutÐ !¼ Ðrepentance€that€leads€to€holy€living.€Holy€living€will€promote€sound€doctrine,€Biblical€unity,€and€loveÐ ü!¨ Ðfor€the€brethren.ò ò€ó óSound€doctrine€is€not€just€sound€in€talk.€Sound€doctrine€is€also€sound€in€walk.€If€youÐ è"” Ðare€a€Christian,€your€doctrine€will€affect€your€daily€walk€and€your€daily€walk€will€become€a€soundingÐ Ø#„  Ðboard€for€the€lost€who€need€to€see€and€hear€Christ€in€you.€If€you€will€not€hold€to€sound€doctrineÐ Ä$p! Ðinside€the€church,€in€your€fellowship€outside€the€church,€and€in€your€personal€life€then€you€areÐ °%\" Ðalready€compromised€and€in€much€danger€of€losing€your€fellowship€with€the€Lord€and€grieving€theÐ œ&H # ÐSpirit€of€worship€in€the€church.€What€follows€is€descriptive€of€the€character€of€apostate€AmericanÐ ˆ'4!$ Ðchurches.€Ð t( "% ÐMost€churches€today€are€profaned€with€unholy€books€that€masquerade€as€Holy€Bibles.€If€you€do€notÐ `) #& Ðhave€a€King€James€Bible,€you€need€to€get€one.€The€fruits€of€€modern,€apostate€translation€committeesÐ L*ø#' Ðis€hundreds€of€unholy€books€called€bibles€that€breed€unholy€churches,€and€unholy€professingÐ 8+ä$( ÐChristians.€The€transgender€perversion€and€wickedness€is€promoted€by€heretical€gender€neutralÐ $,Ð%) ÐSatanic€bibles.€Among€its€many€heresies€and€blasphemies,€the€ð ðAs€Good€As€New€Bibleðð€€promotesÐ T Ðfornication€in€1€Corinthians€7:8„9€.The€King€James€Bible€reads€as€follows€in1€Corinthians€7:8„9:€Ð @ì ÐÌà8  àÔ‡ XçXXXçÔ1€Corinthians€7:8„9Ð  Ä Ðòò8€óóI€say€therefore€to€the€unmarried€and€widows,€It€is€good€for€them€if€they€abide€evenÐ  ° Ðas€I.€òò9€óóBut€if€they€cannot€contain,€let€them€marry:€for€it€is€better€to€marry€than€to€burn.Ðð œÐ Ð  ÐÔ#†XçXX Xç2ß#ÔÌThe€ð ðAs€Good€As€New€Bibleðð€perversion€reads:Ð È t ÐÌà8  àIf€you€know€you€have€strong€needs,€get€yourself€a€partner.€Better€than€beingÐ  L  Ðfrustrated.ÐŒ8 Ð Ð  ÐÌThe€New€American€Standard€Bible€refers€to€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€as€a€begotten€god€in€John€1:18.Ð d  ÐThe€New€International€Version€had€at€least€two€sodomites€on€its€translation€committee€and€omittedÐ Pü  Ðnumerous€verses€in€the€New€Testament.€The€New€King€James€Version€is€NOT€a€King€James€Bible.Ð <è  ÐThere€are€at€least€100,000€differences€between€the€King€James€Bible€and€the€New€King€JamesÐ (Ô  Ðperversion.€Ô‡.XçXXXçÔThe€so€called€Majority€Text€and€the€Nestle/Aland€text€are€used€in€the€NKJV€footnotesÐ À Ðand€marginal€notes€to€correct€the€King€James€Bible€in€almost€2,000€places€in€the€New€Testament.Ð ¬ ÐÔ#†XçXX.XçCã#ÔThe€Greek€text€here€referred€to€as€the€€Majority€Text€is€not€the€Textus€Receptus€which€is€the€trueÐ ì˜ Ðmajority€text.Ô‡.XçXXXçÔ€The€Westcott€and€Hort€Greek€Text€is€the€basis€for€most€New€Testaments€publishedÐ Ø„ Ðin€the€world€today.€That€text€has€been€incorporated€into€the€Nestle/Aland€26òòthóó€Edition€of€the€GreekÐ Äp ÐText.€€The€Westcott€and€Hort€text€is€based€on€a€minuscule€portion€of€the€available€GreekÐ °\ Ðmanuscripts.€€Of€the€available€5,255€Greek€manuscripts€available,€this€text€uses€only€45€of€theseÐ œH Ðmanuscripts€while€the€text€of€the€KJV€uses€all€of€the€remaining€5,210€manuscripts.€€Of€the€45Ð ˆ4 Ðmanuscripts€used€for€the€Westcott€and€Hort€Greek€text,€usually€only€five€of€these€are€used.€€Of€theseÐ t  Ðfive,€three€of€them€are€used€quite€infrequently€in€comparison€to€the€two€idols€of€the€textual€critics.€Ð `  ÐThese€two€idols€are€Vaticanus€and€Sinaiticus.€€We€do€not€have€time€to€get€into€it€here€but€these€twoÐ Lø Ðidols€differ€from€each€other€in€thousands€of€places€in€the€gospels€alone.€I€call€the€Westcott€and€HortÐ 8ä Ðtext€ð ðThe€Less€Than€1%€Textðð.Ô#†XçXX.Xççä#Ô€The€Westcott€and€Hort€text€changed€the€Textus€Receptus€in€almostÐ $ Ð Ð10,000€places.€The€Textus€Receptus,€sometimes€called€the€Received€Text,€is€the€Greek€text€that€isÐ !¼ Ðused€as€the€basis€for€the€King€James€Bible€New€Testament.€Pastor€Peter€Ruckman€had€this€to€sayÐ ü!¨ Ðabout€the€corrupt€Vaticanus€text:Ð è"” ÐÌà8  àÔ‡.XçXXXçÔð ðThe€Vatican€manuscript€omits€òòGenesis€1:1óó€through€Genesis€46:28;€Psalms€106Ð À$l! Ðthrough€òòPsalms€138óó;€òòMatthew€16:2ð!ð3óó,€òòRomans€16:24óó€the€Pauline€Pastoral€Epistles;Ð ¬%X" ÐRevelation;€and€everything€in€Hebrews€after€òòHebrews€9:14óó.ððÔ#†XçXX.Xçðê#ÔИ&D #Ð Ð  ÐÌWe€have€said€enough€about€Bible€perversions€for€now.€Let€us€continue€on€with€the€description€ofÐ p("% Ðthe€apostate€American€church.Ð \)#& ÐMany€churches€are€profaned€with€unholy,€Satanic€strobe€lights€and€smoke€out€of€the€pits€of€hell.Ð H*ô#' ÐÔ_ÔWhat€is€being€offered€up€by€these€wicked€practitioners€of€this€profane€and€unholyÔ_Ô€Ô_Ôgod€of€carnalityÐ 4+à$( Ðis€strange€fire.€God€said€in€Leviticus€10:1„11:Ð  ,Ì%) Їà8  àLeviticus€10:1„11Ð T Ðòò1€óóAnd€Nadab€and€Abihu,€the€sons€of€Aaron,€took€either€of€them€his€censer,€and€putÐ @ì Ðfire€therein,€and€put€incense€thereon,€and€offered€strange€fire€before€the€LORD,Ð ,Ø Ðwhich€he€commanded€them€not.€òò2€óóAnd€there€went€out€fire€from€the€LORD,€andÐ  Ä Ðdevoured€them,€and€they€died€before€the€LORD.€òò3€óóThen€Moses€said€unto€Aaron,€ThisÐ  ° Ðis€it€that€the€LORD€spake,€saying,€I€will€be€sanctified€in€them€that€come€nigh€me,€andÐ ð œ Ðbefore€all€the€people€I€will€be€glorified.€And€Aaron€held€his€peace.€òò4€óóAnd€MosesÐ Ü ˆ Ðcalled€Mishael€and€Elzaphan,€the€sons€of€Uzziel€the€uncle€of€Aaron,€and€said€untoÐ È t Ðthem,€Come€near,€carry€your€brethren€from€before€the€sanctuary€out€of€the€camp.€òò5€óóSoÐ ´ ` Ðthey€went€near,€and€carried€them€in€their€coats€out€of€the€camp;€as€Moses€had€said.Ð  L  Ðòò6€óóAnd€Moses€said€unto€Aaron,€and€unto€Eleazar€and€unto€Ithamar,€his€sons,€UncoverÐ Œ8  Ðnot€your€heads,€neither€rend€your€clothes;€lest€ye€die,€and€lest€wrath€come€upon€allÐ x$  Ðthe€people:€but€let€your€brethren,€the€whole€house€of€Israel,€bewail€the€burning€whichÐ d  Ðthe€LORD€hath€kindled.€òò7€óóAnd€ye€shall€not€go€out€from€the€door€of€the€tabernacle€ofÐ Pü  Ðthe€congregation,€lest€ye€die:€for€the€anointing€oil€of€the€LORD€is€upon€you.€And€theyÐ <è  Ðdid€according€to€the€word€of€Moses.€òò8€óóAnd€the€LORD€spake€unto€Aaron,€saying,€òò9€óóDoÐ (Ô  Ðnot€drink€wine€nor€strong€drink,€thou,€nor€thy€sons€with€thee,€when€ye€go€into€theÐ À Ðtabernacle€of€the€congregation,€lest€ye€die:€it€shall€be€a€statute€for€ever€throughoutÐ ¬ Ðyour€generations:€òò10€óóò òòòAnd€that€ye€may€put€difference€between€holy€and€unholy,€andÐ ì˜ Ðbetween€unclean€and€cleanóó;€ó óòò11€óóAnd€that€ye€may€teach€the€children€of€Israel€all€theР܈ Ðstatutes€which€the€LORD€hath€spoken€unto€them€by€the€hand€of€Moses.ÐÌxÐ Ð  ÐÌYe€cannot€mix€the€holy€with€the€profane€and€please€God.€It€is€way€yonder€worse€than€trying€to€mixÐ ¤P Ðoil€with€water.€ManyÔ_Ô€churches€today€are€profaned€with€unholy,€Satanic€moshpits€that€come€slitheringÐ < Ðinto€their€church€youth€camps€out€of€sex€driven€rock€and€roll€drugfests€that€come€straight€out€of€theÐ |( Ðpits€of€hell.€They€are€purely€pornographic€in€nature.€John€MacArthurððs€youth€camps€have€used€andÐ h Ðpromoted€moshpits.€Moshpits€are€ungodly€because€they€promote€nakedness.€Moshpits€are€ungodlyÐ T Ðbecause€they€promote€physical€contact€between€€half€naked€young€people.€Ô_ÔAccording€to€the€Merriam„Ð @ì ÐWebster€Dictionary,€a€mosh€pit€is€ð ðÔ_Ôan€area€in€front€of€a€stage€where€very€physical€and€rough€dancingÐ , Ø Ðtakes€place€at€a€rock€concertðð.€€Here€is€how€Wikipedia€describes€moshing:Ð !Ä ÐÌà8  àÔ_Ôð ðVariations€of€moshing€exist,€and€can€be€done€alone€as€well€as€in€groups.€MoshingÐ ð"œ Ðusually€happens€in€an€area€called€the€"pit"€(sometimes€called€a€"mosh€pit")€near€theÐ Ü#ˆ  Ðstage.€It€is€intended€to€be€energetic€and€ò òòòfull€of€body€contactóó.ó óðð(bold€and€underlineÐ È$t! 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