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[[File:Pharisees.jpg|right|350px|thumb|The [[pharisees]] were experts and said they were Jews as followers of [[Moses]] and [[Abraham]]. Jesus called many of them vipers and [[Hypocrite|hypocrites]] and others would say that they were "the [[synagogue]] of [[Satan]]" the congregations of the adversary of what Jesus said.<Br>How did they get it so wrong?<Br> | |||
Were they blinded by pride, greed, hate and judgement?<Br>What is the opposite but [[Humble|humility]], [[Fervent charity|generosity]], [[love]] and [[forgive]]ness?<Br>What blinded them?<Ref name="Blindlead'">{{Blindlead}}</Ref><Br> | |||
Why did they live in darkness? <Ref name="darkened">{{darkened}}</Ref><Br>Why did they not understand the ''word'', the [[Logos]] of Christ and the [[Father]]? <Br>Their [[Corban]] caused their [[worship]] to be ''in vain making the word of God to none effect''.<Br> In their blindness they made their [[Doctrines of men]].<Br>Some say they are [[Modern Christians|Christians]] today but are they too [[workers of iniquity]] engaged in [[covetous practices]]?<Br> God hates the deeds of the [[Nicolaitan]] which is also the error of [[Balaam]]. [[Repent]]! And [[Seek]] the [[Kingdom of God]] and His [[righteousness]].<Br>Most "modern Christians" believe in "doctrines of men" that are posing as the doctrine of Jesus. They are in need of repentance just like those men who call themselves New but are adversaries of The doctrine of Moses and Abraham.]] | |||
== Doctrines of men == | == Doctrines of men == | ||
We can look up the [[Doctrines of Jesus]] by reading those doctrines in the red-letter Bible. Since the Church was established by Christ we can easily reason that the doctrines of the Church must be limited to the [[Doctrines of Jesus]]. | We can look up the [[Doctrines of Jesus]] by reading those printed statements of [[parables]], directives, and [[Doctrines of Jesus|doctrines]] in the red-letter Bible. | ||
Since, the Church was established by Christ we can easily reason that the doctrines of the Church must be limited to the [[Doctrines of Jesus]] if those institutions calling themselves churches are truly His Church. | |||
The creation of new [[Doctrines of men|doctrines by men]] through the [[logic]] and [[private interpretation]] of men and their institutions of authority should always be questioned, especialy since it was a directive of Christ that His disciples did not [[exercise authority]] one over the other.<Ref name="exauth">{{exauth}}</Ref> | |||
We have been warned that men who often "lack knowledge"<Rek name"'lackkn">'''Lack knowledge''' | |||
: [[Hosea 4]]:6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children. 7 As they were increased, so they sinned against me: therefore will I change their glory into shame. 8 They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity. 9 And there shall be, like people, like priest: and I will punish them for their ways, and reward them their doings. 13 They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shadow thereof is good: therefore your daughters shall commit whoredom, and your spouses shall commit adultery.</Ref> of God will produce ''teachings'' contrary to the [[word of God]] and even the impose directives and commandments that are false while proclaiming themselves to be of Christ.<Ref name="falsechrist">{{falsechrist}}</Ref> | |||
The often errant, fictional, and [[private interpretation]]s of the [[Torah]] by the people like the [[Pharisees]], [[Sadducees]], and [[Zealots]] who distorted the truths expressed by [[Moses]] at the time of Christ had brought Jews into an apostasy that made the [[Word of God]] to none effect. | |||
back then was a pervasive result of the [[Sophistry]] of [[vain]] scholars climbing around in their own personally [[tree of knowledge]]. | |||
There are a myriad of doctrines amongst the [[modern Christians]] that are a part of what Jesus meant when he referred to the need for us to "Beware of the [[Leaven]] of the [[Pharisees]]".<Ref name="leavenp">{{leavenp}}</Ref> | |||
That [[leaven]] was about more than adding the doctrines of men but it included doctrines which seared the [[conscience]] with [[vanity]] and self Righteousness. It would be the blind leading the blind.<Ref name="Blindlead'">{{Blindlead}}</Ref> | |||
=== Quora Question === | === Quora Question === | ||
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: [[1 Timothy 5]]:6 But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth.</Ref> already according to Jesus because they “sit in [[darkness]]”.<Ref name="darkened">{{darkened}}</Ref> | : [[1 Timothy 5]]:6 But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth.</Ref> already according to Jesus because they “sit in [[darkness]]”.<Ref name="darkened">{{darkened}}</Ref> | ||
You can make the bible mean whatever you want if you leave out the inconvenient [[truth]] and people often do. They often unmoor the [[ | You can make the bible mean whatever you want if you leave out the inconvenient [[truth]] and people often do. They often unmoor the [[metaphor]]s from the meaning in order to create these [[doctrines of men]] and leave off the [[weightier matters]] which Jesús spoke about very clear without metaphors. | ||
It was obvious that part of that [[righteousness]] we are suppose to be seeking was to "[[Keep the commandments]]" and to not [[covet]] thy neighbor's goods nor anything that was thy neighbors. And were were certainly not to do it through governments [[exercise authority]].<Ref name="exauth">{{exauth}}</Ref> | |||
There are many places in the Bible that suggest something about life after death but mostly it is concerned about what you do in this life. The foundational statement of the Gospel is to [[seek]] the [[kingdom of God]] and His [[righteousness]] and all else will take [[care]] of itself.<Ref name="kingdomnow">{{kingdomnow}}</Ref> | There are many places in the Bible that suggest something about life after death but mostly it is concerned about what you do in this life. The foundational statement of the Gospel is to [[seek]] the [[kingdom of God]] and His [[righteousness]] and all else will take [[care]] of itself.<Ref name="kingdomnow">{{kingdomnow}}</Ref> | ||
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: 2 Thessalonians 2:15 Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle. | : 2 Thessalonians 2:15 Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle. | ||
: [[2 Thessalonians 3]]:6 Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.</Ref> | : [[2 Thessalonians 3]]:6 Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.</Ref> | ||
=== Means and methods === | |||
We were not to do lie those who say in the governing seat of Moses. At least some of the reason for that instruction was their [[Corban]]. | |||
Men establish doctrines of their own by studying the Bible and constructing additional doctrines based on their [[private interpretation]], [[study]], depending on their conjecture rather than the true [[comforter]]. | Men establish doctrines of their own by studying the Bible and constructing additional doctrines based on their [[private interpretation]], [[study]], depending on their conjecture rather than the true [[comforter]]. | ||
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:: Heaven and hell.</Ref> using the Bible. | :: Heaven and hell.</Ref> using the Bible. | ||
While we may certainly examine these [[doctrines of men]] we should never let them divide us into [[denominations]] for the denominator of the Church and the [[Kingdom of God]] is Christ alone. To fail to put His teachings first will allow ''[[False prophets|false christs]]'' to overshadow the true [[Doctrines of Jesus]] with the [[tradition]]s of men even if they are gleaned from the Bible.<Ref>Some men say WHAT WE BELIEVE ABOUT… THE BIBLE | While we may certainly examine these [[doctrines of men]] we should never let them divide us into [[denominations]] for the denominator of the Church appointed by [[Jesus]] and the [[Kingdom of God]] is [[Christ]] alone. | ||
To fail to put His teachings first will allow ''[[False prophets|false christs]]'' to overshadow the true [[Doctrines of Jesus]] with the [[tradition]]s of men, even if they are gleaned from the Bible.<Ref>Some men say WHAT WE BELIEVE ABOUT… THE BIBLE | |||
:: The Holy Spirit Guided human authors so that what thy wrote in Scripture is accurate and without error…Ultimately, the real value of the Bible is realized in our life as we apply the Scriptures to Life. | :: The Holy Spirit Guided human authors so that what thy wrote in Scripture is accurate and without error…Ultimately, the real value of the Bible is realized in our life as we apply the Scriptures to Life. | ||
: '''GOD''' | : '''GOD''' | ||
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: '''ESCHATOLOGY (END TIMES)''' | : '''ESCHATOLOGY (END TIMES)''' | ||
:: Eschatology literally means “the study of last things.” The doctrine of eschatology can be divided into two themes: “personal eschatology” which is the study of God’s final judgements and the eternal state — heaven or hell — and “prophetic eschatology” which is the study of the second coming of Christ and the various events related to His return. [https://churchgrowth.org/8-foundational-doctrines-of-the-christian-faith/ Dr. Elmer Towns Foundational Doctrines of the Faith]</Ref> | :: Eschatology literally means “the study of last things.” The doctrine of eschatology can be divided into two themes: “personal eschatology” which is the study of God’s final judgements and the eternal state — heaven or hell — and “prophetic eschatology” which is the study of the second coming of Christ and the various events related to His return. [https://churchgrowth.org/8-foundational-doctrines-of-the-christian-faith/ Dr. Elmer Towns Foundational Doctrines of the Faith]</Ref> | ||
Our dependence upon the the [[covetous practices]] of [[legal charity]] of the [[Public religions]] of the [[world]] has returned the [[masses]] to become [[entangled]] again in the [[yoke of bondage]]. We have need of [[repentance]]. | |||
Latest revision as of 16:17, 8 October 2024
How did they get it so wrong?
Were they blinded by pride, greed, hate and judgement?
What is the opposite but humility, generosity, love and forgiveness?
What blinded them?[1]
Why did they live in darkness? [2]
Why did they not understand the word, the Logos of Christ and the Father?
Their Corban caused their worship to be in vain making the word of God to none effect.
In their blindness they made their Doctrines of men.
Some say they are Christians today but are they too workers of iniquity engaged in covetous practices?
God hates the deeds of the Nicolaitan which is also the error of Balaam. Repent! And Seek the Kingdom of God and His righteousness.
Most "modern Christians" believe in "doctrines of men" that are posing as the doctrine of Jesus. They are in need of repentance just like those men who call themselves New but are adversaries of The doctrine of Moses and Abraham.
Doctrines of men
We can look up the Doctrines of Jesus by reading those printed statements of parables, directives, and doctrines in the red-letter Bible.
Since, the Church was established by Christ we can easily reason that the doctrines of the Church must be limited to the Doctrines of Jesus if those institutions calling themselves churches are truly His Church.
The creation of new doctrines by men through the logic and private interpretation of men and their institutions of authority should always be questioned, especialy since it was a directive of Christ that His disciples did not exercise authority one over the other.[3]
We have been warned that men who often "lack knowledge"<Rek name"'lackkn">Lack knowledge
- Hosea 4:6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children. 7 As they were increased, so they sinned against me: therefore will I change their glory into shame. 8 They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity. 9 And there shall be, like people, like priest: and I will punish them for their ways, and reward them their doings. 13 They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shadow thereof is good: therefore your daughters shall commit whoredom, and your spouses shall commit adultery.</Ref> of God will produce teachings contrary to the word of God and even the impose directives and commandments that are false while proclaiming themselves to be of Christ.[4]
The often errant, fictional, and private interpretations of the Torah by the people like the Pharisees, Sadducees, and Zealots who distorted the truths expressed by Moses at the time of Christ had brought Jews into an apostasy that made the Word of God to none effect.
back then was a pervasive result of the Sophistry of vain scholars climbing around in their own personally tree of knowledge.
There are a myriad of doctrines amongst the modern Christians that are a part of what Jesus meant when he referred to the need for us to "Beware of the Leaven of the Pharisees".[5]
That leaven was about more than adding the doctrines of men but it included doctrines which seared the conscience with vanity and self Righteousness. It would be the blind leading the blind.[1]
Quora Question
Quora asked the question "Where in the Bible does it say that after a person dies they go to heaven or hell right away?" Answer were all over the place yet the idea is common among many religions yet the Bible says very little about the idea.
Someone wrote that at death we sleep and there is such a reference in the text when Jesus says Lazarus sleeps and he goes to wake him.[6] One individual on Quora added the comment that when we sleep we are “unaware of what is occurring around them”. This idea is added to the narrative by people’s imagination and is contrary to what we can see in the text. Many times in the Bible revelation, inspiration, and messages come to people when they sleep.
They go on with the statement “until they are resurrected at Jesus’ second coming” which is also a man made created doctrine from bits and pieces that are not detailed in the text as much as the many direct statements made by Jesus that seem fundamentally and consistently ignored.
There are many such doctrines created by modern religions who do not practice “Pure Religion” or even know what that phrase means. They are so focused on these many “doctrines of men” until they become “workers of iniquity” and do not even see the obvious truth of what Jesus directly stated.
Some are already “asleep”. Some are even “dead”[7] already according to Jesus because they “sit in darkness”.[2]
You can make the bible mean whatever you want if you leave out the inconvenient truth and people often do. They often unmoor the metaphors from the meaning in order to create these doctrines of men and leave off the weightier matters which Jesús spoke about very clear without metaphors.
It was obvious that part of that righteousness we are suppose to be seeking was to "Keep the commandments" and to not covet thy neighbor's goods nor anything that was thy neighbors. And were were certainly not to do it through governments exercise authority.[3]
There are many places in the Bible that suggest something about life after death but mostly it is concerned about what you do in this life. The foundational statement of the Gospel is to seek the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all else will take care of itself.[8]
Meanings and means
The metaphors built into the Hebrew language lend themselves to creating new doctrines by denying alternative uses of words or by altering their meaning. The Pharisees were known to unmoor the meaning of the metaphor until they were worshiping the letter as they interpreted it leading to many false doctrines which created traditions that weakened the poor[9] and the general population from the righteous ways of God.
There are traditions that have to do with the doctrines of men that counter the Doctrines of Jesus. Men create new things we are told we must believe in that Jesus never mentions. They impose the concepts on people which is bad enough but they often at the same time cause the people to walk in ways contrary to the Christ and The Way of righteousness.[10]
Means and methods
We were not to do lie those who say in the governing seat of Moses. At least some of the reason for that instruction was their Corban.
Men establish doctrines of their own by studying the Bible and constructing additional doctrines based on their private interpretation, study, depending on their conjecture rather than the true comforter.
Some of these doctrines of men may be true but some may be false or misleading.[11] using the Bible.
While we may certainly examine these doctrines of men we should never let them divide us into denominations for the denominator of the Church appointed by Jesus and the Kingdom of God is Christ alone.
To fail to put His teachings first will allow false christs to overshadow the true Doctrines of Jesus with the traditions of men, even if they are gleaned from the Bible.[12]
Our dependence upon the the covetous practices of legal charity of the Public religions of the world has returned the masses to become entangled again in the yoke of bondage. We have need of repentance.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 False prophets and Guru theories
- Isaiah 42:16 "And I will bring the blind by a way [that] they knew not; I will lead them in paths [that] they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them. 17 They shall be turned back, they shall be greatly ashamed, that trust in graven images, that say to the molten images, Ye [are] our gods. 18 Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see."
- Isaiah 30:20 "And [though] the Lord give you the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers: 21 And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This [is] the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left. 22 Ye shall defile also the covering of thy graven images of silver, and the ornament of thy molten images of gold: thou shalt cast them away as a menstruous cloth; thou shalt say unto it, Get thee hence. 23 Then shall he give the rain of thy seed,..."
- Matthew 13:13 "Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand."
- Matthew 15:14 "Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch."
- Luke 4:18 The Spirit of the Lord [is] upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recoveing of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
- John 9:39 ¶ "And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind."
- Luke 6:39 "And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch? 40 The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master."
- Acts 13:11 "And now, behold, the hand of the Lord [is] upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand."
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Eyes darkened
- Psalms 69:22 "Let their table become a snare before them: and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap. 23 Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to shake."
- Psalms 107:10 "Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, [being] bound in affliction and iron;"
- Isaiah 9:2 "The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined."
- Isaiah 42:7 "To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, [and] them that sit in darkness out of the prison house."
- Isaiah 42:16 "And I will bring the blind by a way [that] they knew not; I will lead them in paths [that] they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them."
- Isaiah 49:6 "And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth."
- Ecclesiastes 2:14 "The wise man’s eyes [are] in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all."
- Micah 7:8 "Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD [shall be] a light unto me."
- Matthew 4:16 “The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.”
- Luke 1:79 "To give light to them that sit in darkness and [in] the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace."
- John 1:9 [That] was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
- Romans 11:10 "Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back alway"
- 2 Corinthians 6:14 "Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?”
- Job 34:22 "There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves."
- Matthew 6:23 “But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!”
- 1 John 2:10 "He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him. 11 But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes."
- John 3:19 "And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God." See Born again.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Not exercise authority
- Matthew 20:25 "But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them. But it shall not be so among you:..."
- Mark 10:42 "But Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them. But so shall it not be among you:..."
- Luke 22:25 "And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors. But ye [shall] not [be] so:..."
- ↑ False Christs
- Matthew 24:5 "For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many."
- Matthew 24:11 "And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many."
- Matthew 24:24 "For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if [it were] possible, they shall deceive the very elect."
- Mark 13:22 "For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if [it were] possible, even the elect."
- 1 Corinthians 15: 15. Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not.
- 2 Corinthians 11: 13. For such [are] false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. 14. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.
- Galatians 2:4 "And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage: 5. To whom we gave place by subjection, no, not for an hour; that the truth of the gospel might continue with you."
- 2 Peter 2:1 "But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction."
- 2 Peter 2:2 "And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of. 3 And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not."
- 2 Peter 3: 16. "Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ. 17 Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know [these things] before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness."
- ↑ Bread of oppression
- Matthew 16:6 "Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees... 11 How is it that ye do not understand that I spake [it] not to you concerning daily bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees? 12 Then understood they how that he bade [them] not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
- Mark 8:15 "And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and [of] the leaven of Herod."
- Matthew 16:11 "How is it that ye do not understand that I spake [it] not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?"
- Mark 8:15 "And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod."
- Luke 12:1 "In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy."
- Jesus and John the Baptist opposed the leaven of Herod, the Pharisees and of the Sadducees because they misinterpreted the way of Moses and the LORD. They collected the resources for their tables of welfare, their social safety net of free bread and care for the needy of society through forced offerings. Peter, Paul, David, and the prophets have been warned us that such covetous practices were setting a snare and a trap. Herod and the Pharisees had set up a system of legal charity rather than fervent charity which always makes the word of God to none effect so that Christ would say the kingdom of God shall be taken from them and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits. We should know that their system "degenerates" the "masses" until they become "perfect savages". Legal charity and its benefits and dainties provided through men who exercise authority are the wages of unrighteousness and the covetous practices that makes men merchandise and will curse children.
- ↑ John 11:11 "These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep."
- ↑ Luke 9:60 "Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God."
- Luke 15:32 It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.
- 1 Timothy 5:6 But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth.
- ↑ Kingdom at hand
- Luke 21:31 “So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand.”
- Matthew 3:2 “And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
- Matthew 4:17 “From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
- Matthew 10:7 “And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
- Mark 1:15 “And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.”
- Luke 22:16 “16 For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God.” and then he ate
- Luke 24:41-43 “36 And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you... 41 And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat? 42 And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb. 43 And he took it, and did eat before them.”
- ↑ Ezekiel_16:49 Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.
- And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous; Genesis 18:20
- ↑ : Colossians 2:8 Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:15 Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:6 Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.
- ↑ Doctrines of the Bible By the man David Allen Reed listed here only as an example:
- Concerning God.
- His Being.
- : Attributes.
- The Trinity.
- His Works.
- Creation.
- Providence.
- Angels.
- Concerning Man.
- Created.
- Common Origin.
- Compound Being.
- Offspring of God.
- In God’s Image.
- Under Law.
- Concerning Sin.
- Its nature.
- Its extent and penalty.
- Concerning Redemption.
- Introductory and General Statements.
- The Person of the Redeemer.
- Truly God.
- Truly Man.
- Truly God and Man.
- The Work of the Redeemer As
- Prophet.
- Priest.
- King.
- The Work of the Holy Spirit in Redemption.
- The Work of Redemption Viewed In Its Relations to the Believer.
- The Union Between Christ and the Believer.
- Related Doctrines.
- Repentance.
- Faith.
- Regeneration.
- Justification.
- Adoption.
- Sanctification.
- The Union Between Believers: The Church and Its Institutions.
- Eschatology.
- Death, and the state of the soul after death.
- The resurrection.
- The second advent and the general judgment.
- Heaven and hell.
- Concerning God.
- ↑ Some men say WHAT WE BELIEVE ABOUT… THE BIBLE
- The Holy Spirit Guided human authors so that what thy wrote in Scripture is accurate and without error…Ultimately, the real value of the Bible is realized in our life as we apply the Scriptures to Life.
- GOD
- Our view of God will impact the way we live…God is defined as Spirit, a person, life, self-existent, unchanging, unlimited by time and space, and a unity….God consistently works out His eternal plan by guiding and overseeing all things by His wise and holy purpose.
- CHRIST
- Jesus was in fact God incarnate in human form. He is the second person in the Trinity who came to live among us, die for us, and resurrect that someday we might be able to live with Him forever.
- THE HOLY SPIRIT
- The Holy Spirit is not merely a force, but has all the attributes of personality and is also God as the third person of the Trinity. The Holy Spirit’s work brings us to Christ and salvation, equips us for ministry, empowers us for service, and produces spiritual fruit in our life. To better understand The Trinity, read this related Article
- PEOPLE
- People are unique beings. Contrary to the evolutionary view of origins, the biblical view of people identifies them as unique from animals, created in the image and likeness of God. People have both a physical and metaphysical aspect — body and soul or spirit. Because of our ancestral parent’s failure to obey God, sin was introduced into the human experience — causing the need for reconciliation to God our creator.
- SALVATION
- The single most significant experience in life is that involved in receiving the salvation provided by Christ on the Cross. This experience involves conversion, regeneration, justification, and sanctification and grants us eternal life with Christ.
- THE CHURCH
- Jesus instituted the church as a means of Christians assembling together to encourage and help one another in the Christian life and to enable them to be more effective in reaching out to others. In summary, the “ekklesia (Greek for church) is a group of “called-out ones” established for worship, instruction, fellowship, and evangelism.
- ESCHATOLOGY (END TIMES)
- Eschatology literally means “the study of last things.” The doctrine of eschatology can be divided into two themes: “personal eschatology” which is the study of God’s final judgements and the eternal state — heaven or hell — and “prophetic eschatology” which is the study of the second coming of Christ and the various events related to His return. Dr. Elmer Towns Foundational Doctrines of the Faith