How To Avoid False Doctrines
A Biblical Sermon In Avoiding False Doctrines
Text: 2Timothy 2:14-19
Introduction
In our quest in understanding the words of Paul in the book of 2Timothy, we can see here that one of the main emphases of Paul is not only to persevere but to be watchful as we persevere. We are to endure hardships accompanied by watchfulness in our walk.
Here we see that whenever there are hardships, tendencies of falling away and believing to false doctrines might occur. This is why we have so many superstitious beliefs. We have undergone so many hardships and trials, and with the flow of circumstances, we fell into making “hasty generalization” which caused us to fall into false beliefs
What are we to do to avoid all these things to happen?
2Ti 2:14 Keep reminding them of these things. Warn them before God against quarreling about words; it is of no value, and only ruins those who listen.
2Ti 2:15 Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.
2Ti 2:16 Avoid godless chatter, because those who indulge in it will become more and more ungodly.
2Ti 2:17 Their teaching will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus,
2Ti 2:18 who have wandered away from the truth. They say that the resurrection has already taken place, and they destroy the faith of some.
2Ti 2:19 Nevertheless, God’s solid foundation stands firm, sealed with this inscription: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from wickedness.”
How To Start A Local Mission Org
There Is A Need For A Local Mission Organization
It is a “MUST” for every church no matter how small it is to have a mission organization or a mission body who will take care of the mission efforts of the church. Christ himself commanded for us to reach and make disciple of all nations, to baptize them, and teaching them to obey everything he commanded (Matt 28:18-20)
However, there are churches that refused to work on this essential part for the reason that “they cannot” fully support a pastor or a church planter in full. And if they will be supporting a missionary, it has to be channeled through para-church mission organizations for transparency purposes and taking care of credibility.
There is no question concerning the efforts of these big mission organizations. They have been very helpful in the mission efforts. However, most of these mission organizations focus on foreign mission efforts, to which sometimes, we now forget that we also need to have a local mission efforts.
How Will A Man Be Saved
God Gave The Way For A Man To Be Saved
In our world, millions of people say that no one knows when or how can he be saved. Thousands of religious leaders teach things that are simply untrue. Many of them twisted the passages from the Bible in order to fit to their own beliefs. Such people also have lead thousands of people to become atheist.
Influenced by critical reasoning and unbelief to the Bible, many of them turned to be opponents of the truth that exists in the Bible. Even God’s promises in the Bible became invalid because of unbelief and skepticism concerning the validity of the Bible.
Ironically, millions of people around the world celebrate Christmas without knowing its real meaning and without internalizing the picture behind Christmas. People have forgotten that Christ our Savior was born. Of course, he was not born exactly on December 25th, but none the less, I do not find anything wrong in celebrating our Savior’s birth in the flesh in whatever date we want.
Here we see that the salvation that God gave to us is very important. It was given freely to all people. We do not have to pay for it, because it is a gift of God. But how does really a person attains salvation? This is a question that bothers millions of people, and the same question that I want to answer based on what the Bible says. Not by addition of any other book, but solely what the Bible says.
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