2025 1103 Moving on in the Spirit 10
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Wrong Teaching
Wrong Teaching
4. fear of divine providence - not really knowing God’s nature
5. lack of knowledge and understanding
6. church traditions, teachings and practices
Gaining of Knowledge
Gaining of Knowledge
Scripture
Holy Spirit
believers & church
scripture and Holy Spirit are the real keys
these two come directing from God
Ephesians 1:13 (NIV)
And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit
the divine principle - God’s word is the absolute truth
we must handle the word carefully
rely on the Spirit to bring revelation and understanding
Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.
three criteria presented
know you are approved
take pride in Christ - there is no shame
correctly handle the word of truth
knowing correctly, applying diligently, teaching faithfully
Benefits of Good teaching
the Gospel keeps its integrity
protects the saints
promotes unity in the fellowship
we have challenges in achieving this
Church traditions, Teachings and Practices
Church traditions, Teachings and Practices
challenges of the 21st century in western countries
the church has been too willing to accept ungodly things as gospel
Areas of Concern
Areas of Concern
allowing worldly issues in
abortion and pro-choice
love is love - the gay lifestyle
gender identity
Israel
environmental issues
wrong theology, poor doctrine
salvation by works
identify by our doctrine
labels like Calvinist, Arminism, Complementarian
catholic, protestant, pentecostal
traditions and legalism
rules instead of Holy Spirit guidance
practices that have no godly value
As I urged you when I went into Macedonia, stay there in Ephesus so that you may command certain people not to teach false doctrines any longer or to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies.
Such things promote controversial speculations rather than advancing God’s work—which is by faith.
As I urged you when I went into Macedonia, stay there in Ephesus so that you may command certain people not to teach false doctrines any longer or to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies.
Such things promote controversial speculations rather than advancing God’s work—which is by faith.
The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.
Some have departed from these and have turned to meaningless talk.
They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not know what they are talking about or what they so confidently affirm.
We know that the law is good if one uses it properly.
We also know that the law is made not for the righteous but for lawbreakers and rebels, the ungodly and sinful, the unholy and irreligious, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers, for the sexually immoral, for those practicing homosexuality, for slave traders and liars and perjurers—
and for whatever else is contrary to the sound doctrine that conforms to the gospel concerning the glory of the blessed God, which he entrusted to me.
False Doctrines
If anyone teaches otherwise and does not agree to the sound instruction of our Lord Jesus Christ and to godly teaching,
Myths
seems true but not so
there is a mystic about it
fails to conform with Scripture
Endless Genealogies
jewish connections
it is not about what your ancestors did
what is your relationship with Jesus?
Speculations
Meaningless Talk
Sound Doctrine
Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.
the World
man’s thoughts
the Church
doctrine
traditions
practices
things of the world
different sexualities
different genders
pro-choice aka abortion
