2 John 1:10 - 11 “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.”
Lewis Speery Chafer said in his writings Essential Works “Bible
doctrines are the bones of revelation and the attentive Bible student must be
impressed with the New Testament emphasis on "sound doctrine"
When Christians associate themselves with other Christians or Christian
organizations or when they pray for or support in any way anything Christian,
it must first be determined what their belief on Sound Doctrine is. We are
responsible for what we believe in biblical doctrine, but we are also
responsible with whom we associate and support. Now this goes beyond
Christianity it also goes into your everyday life. While all of Christians need
to heed this warning Ministers and especially Pastors need to heed this
warning. God said in the qualifications of Elders these words, “Holding fast
the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine
both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.” Titus 1:9 The reason is that Pastors and
teachers are teaching learning Christians, and they must be taught with very
strict and bold doctrine. Paul told Titus “But speak thou the things which
become sound doctrine:” Titus 2:1 When we listen to what God is saying is
“it matters what you believe” and only sound biblical doctrine is what we are
to support. In this world called “Christianity” it is full of unsound doctrine;
some say they do not want to even hear any doctrine much less sound doctrine.
However, as we have just quoted God, doctrine is very important, and not just
doctrine but biblical sound doctrine. Here God points out that Christian
responsibility and the rules we are to abide by God’s word, “If there come
any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house…”
If you do not believe that sound doctrine is important, then look at what God
says about the gospel. The gospel is the message God uses to save sinners, but
why if it is not taught with sound doctrine? God said in 1Cor. 1:21 “For
after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased
God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.” Therefore,
if someone is not preaching the true gospel in sound doctrine? People will be misled
and miss true salvation. They will believe they are saved but find out later
they believed a lie. What if a Minister doesn’t believe the truth about the Sovereignty
of God, then people will be misled about the true nature and workings of God.
So, you can see how important it is to find sound doctrine
and only support true biblical sound doctrine. If Christians support churches,
pastors, musical groups, or any organization that is not a believer of sound
doctrine then they are supporting the spreading of lies. We must also be
reminded that God will hold us responsible for being a “partaker of his evil
deeds.” As Bible believing Christians, we are not allowed to support
anything that is not biblical truth. God even says, “neither bid him God
speed:” Do not attend their churches, do not listen to their music, do not
give them money, in no way are we to help them spread their lies to the world.
Just because they do what they do in the name of Jesus or in the name of God
does not make it truth, it must have “sound doctrine”. God said our worship
must be in “Truth” that is in Biblical Truth which is Sound Doctrine. “God
is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.”
John 4:24 The world can worship anyway they chose, they can teach what is
pleasing to the ears of the world, they can have ordinances that are pleasing
to the world, but as churched and Christians believing in sound doctrine, we
must not in any form support them or their teachings. If the bible is not the totality
of your doctrine, then you are not walking in righteousness. God is very strict
about this, there is no “gray area”. We must always make sure what we believe,
teach, or the things we support are of biblical sound doctrine even it the
world hates us! God said, “Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord. And
have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove
them.” Ephesians 5:10 – 11
