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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.
That creation of new doctrines by men and the institutions of men who often "lack knowledge" of God will produce teachings contrary to Christ. The often fictional and private interpretations by the Pharisees, Sadducees, and Zealots back then was and a myriad of modern Christians are a part of what Jesus meant when he referred to the need for us to "Beware of the Leaven of the Pharisees".[1]
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 unmoore 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[2] 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.[3]
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.[4] using the Bible.
While we may certainly examine these doctrines of men we should never let them divide us into denominations for their the denominator of the Church 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.[5]
- ↑ Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees. ([Matthew 16]:6)
- 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? (Matthew 16:11)
- 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. ([Matthew 16]:12)
- And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod. ([Mark 8]:15)
- 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. ([Luke 12]:1)
- ↑ 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 enternal 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