Posted on 12/24/2002 4:49:47 PM PST by RMrattlesnake
Dangers of False Doctrines
By Darren Morrison
1 Timothy 4:1. Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; 2. Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron; 3. Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truths. Heresies leave people hopeless when they think they have hope. They are things that sound good and true but lead to destruction. The cults of the world will use some truth, like putting poison in honey. They will tell us that certain meats are a sin to eat or that all meats are sinful. They will forbid us to marry or tell us when and to whom we can marry and even what we can do in the marriage bed. Telling priests they cannot marry is found nowhere in the bible. If your church has a doctrine that is found nowhere in the bible, then how to you weigh it as truth. The bible is our counterweight on the scale of truth, because we must weigh everything with the bible. If the bible says it, it is truth. If it is not found in there then it is false or trivial. If it were important for us to know it would be found in the bible.
This is a time of theological confusion and compromise. A time when so many people have turned aside the truth to follow after things that fit their personal beliefs. How often do I meet a person involved in a false doctrine say that the religion they are involved with matched what they believed so they joined. Psalms 58:3. The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies. Therefore if the bible is true, and it is, we must not follow after our own judgment.
1 John 4:1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. You see the bible warns us clearly about the false doctrines out there and we must be aware of them. Romans 16:17. Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them. So the word of GOD also instructs us what we are to do here and that is to mark them and then avoid them.
Titus 1:13. This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith; 14. Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth. So we are to rebuke them, this also includes the person sitting next to you in church that will tell you false doctrines or fables. Within the patriot movement there are many fables today. So I do not have to wary about old Jewish fables so much but there are many fables out there told by so-called people of our faith. I was told that Christians we going to have to run and hide when the government comes to give out small pox vaccines. This is a fable and the bible doesn’t tell me to run but to stay and feed the flocks or to stay and preach the gospel.
Ephesians 5:11. And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. That means we are not to allow the Jehovah witnesses into your house for tea. We can talk to them at our doorstep. But don’t let them into your house for discussion.
2 Thessalonians 3:6. Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us. This may seem harsh in the standards of the world, but it is there so we don’t get caught up in their heresies or follow them into rebellion.
2 Timothy 3:5. Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. We are told in the word of GOD that we ought to turn away from those who turn toward false doctrines that deny the power of Jesus over sin and salvation.
2 John:10. If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed: 11. For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds. As I said do not let those who come with another doctrine into your house. Don’t bless them or offer then money. Tell them the truth, that which cometh from the word of GOD. Do not fellowship with them whatsoever. They are dangerous. 2 Thessalonians 3:14. And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.
Titus 3:10. A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;. We need to reject them that are a heretick. Of coarse we should witness to them in love, but not befriend them to the point were they can influence us.
2 Corinthians 6:17. Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you. We are to be separate from the world and we must remember to be separate from those who have a false doctrine.
From the time of the early church even when the apostles were still walking the earth there were false doctrines. To us many false doctrines are obvious, but some are less obvious. Some can come from the person who visits your church. Some can grow inside people in your church many even next to you. Some times those who come to your door have false doctrines sometimes you hear it on Christian radio stations as well. Sometimes rebellion toward the government is told as if it were part of Christian doctrine, which it is not. Beware fellow believers. False doctrines are so thick these days. There are even churches out there that ordain women as Deacons and Bishops when the bible teaches otherwise. There are longhaired hippy-like Christians who want to live according to their way instead of GOD’s way. There are those who marry homosexuals and even ordain them as preachers. There are churches that teach the most loony doctrines. If the bible says it, believe it and if it doesn’t don’t. Beware brothers and sisters.
Read your bible and pray every day. Attend a church where the bible is the only doctrine taught there, one where they teach out of no other books. I would recommend an unaffiliated independent fundamental Baptist church. Once you find a church that has the doctrine of the bible submit to it.
You are a liar. Whatever publication you lifted this list from is not "The Holy Bible". It may be a corrupted, edited text masquerading as "The Holy Bible". You don't even know the difference between a discipline and a doctrine and whoever compiled your list doesn't either. Do yourself a favor and get an education. The 73 book canon of the Bible was approved by Pope St. Innocent I in 405 AD, over 11 centuries prior to Luther and his fellow malcontents editing Sacred Scripture to match their false man made doctrines. Your list is replete with errors and is good for lining the bottom of a bird cage or wrapping fish. Nothing else. Regurgitating it provides an excellent barometer of your lack of intelligence.
No, you did a cut and paste from the good 'ol Catholic Inventions list. This has been posted and refuted numerous times on FR. Rather than waste more thread space, all of the supposed inventions are refuted here:
I said a person can tell a great deal by the name and building not that one is necessarily good or bad.
I go to a Church called Harvest Christian Fellowship. Is that a good name or a bad name?
As I mentioned the Bible refers to the church of God or the church of Christ. A name other than either of those two gives an impression of the doctrine of man being the focus of the church. Having said that a church of either of those two names does not mean that it is a sound church or even a Christain church. How does this work in the context of the name telling a great deal about a church?
If I were to move to a new town and knew nothing of the churches there I would not look further than the name for starters when attempting to find a sound church. Again the name is no guarentee just a starting point.
I used to go to Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa. Is that a good name or a bad name?
For the reasons mentioned above I would not inquire past the name regarding its soundness.
I used to go to the Second Baptist Church of Anaheim. Is that a good name or a bad name?
For the reasons mentioned above I would not inquire past the name regarding its soundness.
I grew up in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Is that a good name or a bad name?
If I knew nothing of the mormons from this name I would probably look a little closer.
Now in regard to Church Buildings. I used to go to a Church that was in a residential area and seated about 300 people. Is that good or bad?
Sounds fine to me. The church building is just a building a meeting place.
The Church got too big and they moved to a tent. Is that good or bad?
Wherever two or more are gathered. A tent is not a problem.
They later built a building on about 10 acres of land that seats about 3000. They fill it for three services on Sunday morning and also another service on Sunday night. It's still too small. Is that good or bad?
I'd be curious about the 10 acres but the size of the building isn't an issue as long as there is need to house the saints.
The Church I attend now started in somebody's home. Is that good or bad?
Wherever two or more are gathered. Someones livingroom is perfect.
They later rented an Episcopal church for a service on Sunday. Later they built a 500 seat Church that looked kinda like a barn. Is that good or bad?
Barn, house, tent all sound good to me.
Now they have a 3500 seat church with an amphitheatre, a coffee shop and a bookstore. They fill 4 Services on Sunday and its still too small. Is that good or bad?
Real bad. Where is it a church function or responsibility to spend the Lords money for such things as amphitheaters, coffee shops and bookstores. None of these venues/businesses are the work of the church.
By the building do you mean the architecture, the color, whether or not there is a cross on the steeple, whether or not there is a steeple? Whether or not it is in a home, or an industrial building?
Mainly what I ment by the building is the sorta things you mentioned in the last question. If I see a church with social halls, playgrounds, coffee shops, bookstores or anything other than a building where the saints can meet to worship God then I would not inquire further regarding their soundness.
Or is all of this totally irrelevent? What I look for when I attend a Church is whether the pastor actually believes what he is preaching and that he is preaching from the Bible and that they have a burden for lost souls.
It is all very relevent. What is a pastor?
And to answer your question I attend University Heights Church of Christ.
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