Musick-al note # 277
The term “doctrine” means “teaching”. The question then is what is the teaching of Christ Jesus? It should be recognized that Jesus came to the world to bring us the Word of God (John 12:48-50) “He who rejects me, and does not receive my words, has that which judges him; the word that I have spoken will judge him in the last day. For I have not spoken on My own authority; but the Father who sent Me gave Me a command, what I should say and what I should speak. And I know that His command is everlasting life. Therefore, whatever I speak, just as the Father has told me, so I speak.” John said in John 1:17 “For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.” Some people think that only the words of Jesus as recorded in Matthew, Mark, Luke and John are to be seen as the teaching of Christ but Paul said in 1 Corinthians 14:37, “If anyone thinks himself to be a prophet or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things which I write to you are the commandments of the Lord.” Peter said also in 2 Peter 3:1-2 “Beloved, I now write to you this second epistle in both of which I stir up your pure minds by way of reminder), that you may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Savior.” All the words of the New Testament are to be considered the doctrine or teaching of Jesus Christ.
It is correct that no doctrine is right, true or divine unless it is according to the Will (Testament, Doctrine, and Teaching) of Christ Jesus. This does not mean that man cannot seek his own way and teach error. It does mean that when man does teach other doctrines than the New Testament reveals, that man is in jeopardy of being rejected by God who warns about false teachings. (Matthew 15:9, Galatians 1:6-9). Notice that the Apostle Paul said that the teaching of anything other than the original Gospel causes one to be accursed. We must not be guilty of following the doctrines of man.
Gordon Musick
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