“All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is
profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in
righteousness: (17.) That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished
unto all good works.” 2 Timothy 3:16-17
If you were to study the bible you would learn one central
understanding, DOCTRINE defines your standing with God. We are not allowed to
simply understand as we choose. If a Christian or a church wants to be in good
standing with God then they must study, learn, and follow the commandments of
God. When Jesus Christ was here on earth He said, “For I came down from heaven,
not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.” John
6:38. So it was not up to Jesus to make-up doctrine, nor was it up to Jesus to
choose what He wanted to believe or not. Jesus Christ came to this world to do
His Fathers will, even though it sent Him to the cross. The bible is God’s word;
it is not of not of private interpretation because it is God’s word. “Knowing
this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.”
2 Peter 1:20 This means that people, and especially Christians do “not have the
right of private judgment of Scripture; or to be understood as if a private
believer had not a right of reading.” (John Gill) When a Believer uses the
scripture they must use it as it reads and not as they please. One cannot
reject or change the view of the scriptures without rejecting God. God said of
the scriptures that they are “profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for
correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be
perfect” God also told us to “Study to shew thyself approved unto God,
a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”
2 Timothy 2:15 We are to study to show God in a way “approved unto God” and not
unto man. It is every Christians job to make sure GOD is pleased with your
study, learning, and belief of doctrine. God is not pleased with any doctrine;
He is only please with the doctrine of the scriptures. Anything less
than the truth of the scriptures is unacceptable to God. A church, a
denomination, a ministry, or a movement of any sort is not acceptable to God
without doctrinal truth. So if your congregation says “we do not teach or have
doctrine” then what they are saying is “we do not teach God’s word” because all
of God’s word is doctrine. The word “doctrine” means - that which is
taught, doctrine” (Vines) meaning, that which should be taught is the bible,
and the entire bible. Jesus is so strict on this and He will exclude a church
that refuses to follow the doctrine of the bible. A church must believe and
walk in a godly way. In a way both doctrinally and in walk according to the
scriptures or suffer the punishment of Jesus Christ her head. If we as a church
steps out of line of the scriptures, we must recognize it and repent to the
Lord for it, or else suffer punishment. “Remember therefore from whence thou
art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee
quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou
repent.” Revelation 2:5 I personally believe that our church is a teacher
of those true doctrine. While we may not be perfect, we do search the
scriptures (as a church) for truth with the readiness to change if necessary.
It is the churches job to protect themselves from me as pastor, and me, as
pastor to protect myself from them doctrinally. The men in the church must be
bold in doctrine and to persevere the truth of the Lords body, as it is for the
Pastor to do also. A church and her pastor will suffer loss if they fail to do
so as Jesus said in Rev. 2:5. People today are changing in order to be liked or
accepted of men. This is wrong and unacceptable with God and her head Jesus
Christ. Jesus said, “For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world,
and lose himself, or be cast away?” Luke 9:25 the same goes for the Lords churches.
If a church refuses doctrine for worldly gain, then that church will lose just
the same.
I said all this because of a video I saw on “YouTube” where Catholicism
was working with worldwide Ministers to union the Great Whore known as the
Catholic church and what is known as “Protestantism” as one once again. They
were with such names as Kenneth Copland, James and Betty Robison, and many others
who were renouncing church doctrine in order to unionize with them. God says
this will happen in the beginning of the Tribulation period in order to
systemize one accepted church and belief to follow the Anti-Christ. God called
the Catholic church the great whore in Revelation 17:1 “And there came one of
the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me,
Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that
sitteth upon many waters:” because she will sell herself and all that is with
her to Satan and the False Prophet, The religious wing of Satan. People and
churches alike will lust after her and sellout with her because they know no
better. Remember, they sold out their doctrine to associate with her. In the video
all of these men “recanted doctrine and said it did not matter what we believe,
we must join together”. We see the Southern Baptist also selling out to the Great
Whore in their doctrine, like infant baptisms, and other things. We see other “Baptist”
calling themselves “Protestants” as though they come out of the Great Whore to
start with. Baptist, true Baptist are not “Protestants” and never have been and
never will be. It is Baptist that were persecuted as well as other Christians
that suffered at the hands of Catholics and other that are Protestant churches
a few thousand years ago. Beware beloved, watch, pray and study. Never give an
inch of doctrine for anything, it is not worth it. Stand in God’s word of
truth and never waver. The gains in the world are not worth the losses.
