Seeing through the fog of false teaching Galatians 167 I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ to a different gospel which is not another but there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ ID: 286897
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Slide1
Closing the door on Satan: Lesson 5
Seeing through the fog of false teaching.Slide2
Galatians 1:6-7
I
marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel,
which
is not another; but there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ.Slide3
The fog of false teaching – what is it?
Contradicting statements
knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any
private interpretation
,
for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit
.
2 Peter 1:20-21Slide4
The fog of false teaching – what is it?
2. Traditions
on equal ground as God’s commands.
“Why
do Your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread
.”
He answered and said to them, " Why do you also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition?
For God commanded, saying, " Honor your father and your mother '; and, 'He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.
'Slide5
The fog of false teaching – what is it?
But
you say, " Whoever says to his father or mother, ' Whatever profit you might have received from me is a gift to God"—
then he need not honor his father or mother. ' Thus you have made the commandment of God of no effect by your tradition
.
Matthew 15:2-6Slide6
The fog of false teaching – what is it?
2. Traditions on equal ground as God’s commands
Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent,
because
He has appointed a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness by the Man whom He has ordained. He has given assurance of this to all by raising Him from the dead
.“
Acts 17:30-31Slide7
Examples of foggy ideas
Foggy
on
Authority
envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries,
and the like
; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God
.
Galatians 5:21bSlide8
Examples of foggy ideas
Nor does it matter who it was who did it or believed an idea or taught an idea
– well
bro. so and so used to say that …..
*
so what?*Slide9
Examples of foggy ideas
2. Foggy on who will be saved
For
the time has come for judgment to begin at the house of God; and if it begins with us first, what will be the end of those who do not obey the gospel of God?
Now
" If the righteous one is scarcely saved
, Where
will the ungodly and the sinner appear
?“
1 Peter 4:17-18Slide10Slide11
Examples of foggy ideas
2. Foggy on who will be saved
Behold
, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me
.
Revelation 3:20Slide12
Examples of foggy ideas
So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth.
Because
you say, "I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing '— and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked —
I
counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see. Slide13
Examples of foggy ideas
As
many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent.
Behold
, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me
.
Revelation 3:16-20Slide14
Examples of foggy ideas
a
. “
buy from me gold refined in the fire” –
obedience
b
. “
white garments that you may be clothed”
repentance & baptism result in “white garments
”Slide15
Examples of foggy ideas
And
I said to him, " Sir, you know
.“ So
he said to me, " These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb
.
Revelation 7:14Slide16
Examples of foggy ideas
We
don’t invite Christ into our hearts-He invites us into His Body-the church (Mt 23:37, Gal 3:27); as a result His Holy Spirit dwells within us – through His Word. Slide17
How to see through the fog
Searching
the scriptures for Bible authority
.
These
were more fair- minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so
.
Acts 17:11Slide18
How to see through the fog
Now
when He came into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people confronted Him as He was teaching, and said, " By what authority are You doing these things? And who gave You this authority
?“
Matthew 21:23Slide19
How to see through the fog
Searching
the scriptures for Bible authority
.
Proper attitude toward God and the Church. Slide20
Conclusion
God’s
Word really isn’t that complicated; when we allow the traditions, ideas,
beliefs, and
feelings of others and ourselves to get in the way-then the way of truth
can
become foggy.Slide21
But
, when we decide we want the truth, not feelings, ideas or anything else, the
fog will
lift.