Another Musick-al note: # 44
There are many things which one can hear that show that some teachers in the broad area of “Christendom” are not teaching the Bible in regard to the church which Jesus built. When you hear such things as, ‘One church is as good as another’, ‘It makes no difference what you believe’, ‘We are all going to the same place, only taking different roads’, ‘Thank the Lord that we have many different churches’, ‘Join the church of your choice’, ‘There’s nothing in a name’, ‘It sounds so good, how could it be wrong?’, ‘The preacher is so well educated, he must know what is right’, ‘The preacher wouldn’t tell a lie’, and many other such things. You should know that they cannot give a Scriptural chapter and verse for their statements. We ought to greatly fear when we speak a lie in the name of Christ Jesus. All the above statements are lies. There is ONE basis of Truth, which is the Word of God. Peter said, “If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God. (No message is true unless it is based upon and in harmony with truth, the Word of God. A teacher ought to give chapter and verse for what he says when he directs the souls of men. Failure to do so will cause both him and the hearers to fall by the wayside and be lost (Matthew 15:13-14). No one should dare to teach a false doctrine, either by word or by omission of Scriptural teaching, because teachers will be judged more strictly (James 3:1). Teaching the doctrines (the commandments) of men will cause those who follow such teaching to worship in vain (Matthew 15:9). How sad to think that a teacher can lead many souls to Hell (Matthew 7:21-23). There are many warnings in the Scriptures that every man should heed. Jesus warned His hearers about false teachers (Matthew 7:13-23, 15:7-9, Mark 13:22) and His Word warns against false doctrines (Revelation 22:18-19, 2 John 9-11, Galatians 1:6-9, 2 Thessalonians 1:6-12). Failing to teach the doctrine of Christ and ignoring the warnings to teach doctrines not in harmony with the Word of God can only end in the destruction of souls. Please protect your soul by learning and obeying the Truth. Gordon Musick
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