When we come up against a bad doctrine, explaining why the Bible does not teach it or teaches a principle wrongly, especially if it follows new-age thinking we must stand firm against it.
There are many people who follow traditions they like that are not Biblical principles and even send the wrong message to perhaps new believers.
Once someone begins their Christianity with a wrong doctrine and practice they become accustomed to it so much so they cannot wrap their minds around a different thought even when scripture proves it true.
Matthew 23:15 "… 15 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You traverse land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are."
I notice some of the Pentecostal doctrines that have been taught by the likes of Joyce Meyers and Benny Hinn, are infiltrating into the evangelical gatherings too. When we hear these wrong doctrines we must bring Scripture to bear as soon as we encounter them.
Unfortunately, too many people fear being seen as rude for confronting unbiblical beliefs. The mentality that we ought to never offend anyone has become a rule, so much so that the bad guy is the one who speaks the truth out of love for Christ and the brethren.
Because the fear of man rules in the church gatherings today, resistance to truth is rampant as well as paganistic practices that have no Biblical basis.
If we are to be honest and diligent we must search the Word of God and ask the Holy Spirit to reveal the truth and expose anything we hear or have learned that is not Biblical. We must be willing to step out of our comfort zone to follow Christ.
Here's the reason:
Jesus Christ is called "the Word", He is the very essence of His own Word, the Bible.
It is vitally important that we understand His meaning to obey Him His way. There are those who think as long as our heart is right we can change God's word or His principles using human tactics and mantras our own way because it is for Him.
But wait, is it really for Him when we want to do it our own way just because it seems to work? NO, God cares that we do things His way. Man tends to choose the easy way that does not disrupt their life too much.
There are many people who claim to be Christian who think they can sin as long as it brings about something good for God.
God told Moses to speak to the rock but instead he struck the rock, because of this God did not allow him to go into the promised land.
Num. 20:8 “Take the rod; and you and your brother Aaron assemble the congregation and speak to the rock before their eyes, that it may yield its water. You shall thus bring forth water for them out of the rock and let the congregation and their beasts drink.”
Num. 20:9 So Moses took the rod from before the Lord, just as He had commanded him;
Num. 20:10 and Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly before the rock. And he said to them, “Listen now, you rebels; shall we bring forth water for you out of this rock?”
Num. 20:11 Then Moses lifted up his hand and struck the rock twice with his rod; and water came forth abundantly, and the congregation and their beasts drank."
The rock in the desert was a picture of Christ, Moses was expressly told to speak to it, not to strike it.
1Cor. 10:1 For I do not want you to be unaware, brethren, that our fathers were all under the cloud and all passed through the sea;
1Cor. 10:2 and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea;
1Cor. 10:3 and all ate the same spiritual food;
1Cor. 10:4 and all drank the same spiritual drink, for they were drinking from a spiritual rock which followed them; and the rock was Christ.
It matters that we do not sin in attempting to do something for righteousness' sake. It is important that we do what God commanded us to do His way, not to disobey God to get His command done our own way.
Just because something appeared to work does not mean it was right to do. God is perfect and all-knowing, He knows the right way to do something for His purposes, even if it doesn't make sense to our minds.
Please remember this when you hear the modern mantra; "God can use anything." Yes, He can use anything in spite or our foolishness, but that does not mean it is alright to ignore Him and do our own thing.
It is disobedience to do things our own way thinking as long as it worked it was obedience.
It is disobedience to make up our own sayings pretending to please God when we should be using His sayings. This is nothing less than willfulness, thinking we know better than God.
When we get before God we will not get away with saying; "but Lord didn't we have results", and God will say: "but you didn't do what I told you to do."
Matthew 7:21-23 "I Never Knew You
21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ 23 And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’"
I reject the phrase: "God can use anything" to justify disobedience against God.
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