Musick-al note # 152
What good are warnings if they are continually ignored? Jesus warned of coming disaster under certain conditions, does man have the right to say He is wrong? To ignore His words and teach otherwise is to call Him a liar! Dare we to do so and think that we can be guiltless before God? We need to be careful in our thinking and actions.
No matter what church one may belong to, or what its leaders may say, if the teachings do not conform to what Christ said, as related by Him or His Apostles, that teaching and its leaders are in error to continue that doctrine (Galatians 1:6-9). The apostle John said, “Whoever transgresses and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ does not have God. He who abides in the doctrine of Christ has both the Father and the Son. If anyone comes to you and does not bring this doctrine, do not receive him into your house nor bid him God speed; for he who bids him God speed shares in his evil deeds.” (2 John 9-11). To follow and support false teachings will surely place us in eternal peril. Should anyone do so and teach men to follow those rules and regulations, they are deceivers and will twist the scriptures to their own destruction. It is no wonder that Peter said that there would be false teachers who will teach destructive heresies and beguile souls with false words whose end will be destruction (2 Peter 2:1-3). Jesus said that one must both hear his words and do them to enter heaven (Matthew 7:21-27). These words in Matthew 7:21-23 are a clear warning of impending loss of any who refuse to obey him. Calling Jesus ‘Lord’, doing what one wants to do such as teaching, casting out demons and doing mighty works is not sufficient if one does not obey Jesus teaching. Why did Jesus say to them, “I never knew you”. Apparently they never entered the narrow gate that leads to eternal life (verses 13-14). There are many who teach that baptism (obeying the Gospel of Christ) is not necessary but that ‘gate’ is still in the Word of God (Matthew 7:13-14, Galatians 3:26-27, Romans 6:1-4). Christians must believe, obey and teach this truth or we fail both ourselves and our fellow-man.
Gordon Musick
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