2 John 1:9 - 11 “Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son. (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.”
Christians, we all need to take these scriptures as a
warning. We are not our own, no, not at all, we belong to God because before
the foundation of the world God chose us as His own, and in time Jesus Christ
redeemed us to be God’s once again. We were all born into sin, this means we
came from our mother’s womb sinners and in doing so we left the fold of Gods
chosen and became sinners and separated from God wondering in a lost and dying
world. When God said in this parable of the lost sheep, “What man of you,
having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and
nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it? And
when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing.” Luke 15:4
We all came into this world lost sheep of God whom He gave to Jesus before the
foundation of the world. However, in this world we were lost, sinful, and wondering
in a dark world not knowing we truly belonged to Jesus. We are blessed because
we had a Saviour, a Sheperd who left heaven and came to this world to seek and
to find His lost sheep. He found us, because we could never find Him, because
we were never looking for Him. Jesus brought us back to His fold and put us
with the other ninety and nine. What a glorious gift to us who were elected
before the world as God’s children and gifted to Jesus. While we still dwell in
this dark and sinful world we are no longer bounded to sin because Jesus has
set us free from Satan’s power and sin. God sent His Holy Spirit to us to teach
us, and we learned the doctrine of God’s word day by day as we studied to
rightly divide the word of Truth. God was also gracious to us to set us into a
church where our Pastors and Teachers could feed us the truth of God’s Word.
This doctrine of the bible, this word of truth, should be the most precious
thing in our life. We need to continually feed on it and nourish our spiritual hearts
and causing spiritual growth. Our most closet time with our God and our Saviour
is when we meet with them in study, but it is more precious when we meet in our
churches to study and worship together. God warned us to never sell the truth Pro.
23:23 but to surrender all, even our lives to protect it. God said, “Whosoever
transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ…” and if you
surrender the true doctrine you, “hath not God.” What a horrible
thought, to understand that if we surrender the truth of the doctrine we have
once again separated ourselves from fellowship with God. God warned in Amos 3:3
“Can two walk together, except they be agreed?” and the answer is no
they cannot, especially with God. Therefore, it is our responsibility to God
and to Jesus our churches Head to hold the line on bible doctrine. We are to
protect our church from false doctrine and always “rightly dividing the word
of truth.” So that we are never ashamed before our Lord and Master. God
said if anyone comes among us who has a different doctrine we are not to, “receive
him not into your house, neither bid him God speed.” Because there is
nothing more damaging to a house of sheep than a wolf in sheep clothing. We
need to send that wolf and his false doctrine on his way, “neither bid him
God speed:” This is because helping him in anyway is partaking of his evil
deeds, and getting caught up in his lies and false doctrine. Pray for his soul,
pray for his coming to truth, but never pray to our God of Truth to help him
spread his false doctrine. Never give him a place in your church to pray, sing,
or to speak in any way, just ask him to go, before there is damage in the
Lord’s church. “For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil
deeds.” Remember that two cannot walk together unless we agree and Truth
never will agree with false doctrine, ever! Many of Christians and even church
have committed apostasy with the truth and God because they have failed to heed
God’s warning and in Judgment they will pay for their apostasy. Please watch
whom you listen to, and if it is not Truth, please turn your ears from it.
