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Importance Of Sound Importance Of Sound DoctrineDoctrine

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ThessalonianThessalonians s

5:21 5:21 I John 4:1I John 4:1

What is sound doctrineWhat is sound doctrine

Reasons why sound doctrine is Reasons why sound doctrine is importantimportant

What the church can do to avoid What the church can do to avoid falling into false doctrinefalling into false doctrine

In This Lesson We Will In This Lesson We Will Consider:Consider:

What Is Sound

Doctrine?

The Greek Word for sound The Greek Word for sound doctrine is doctrine is

hugiaino didaskaliahugiaino didaskalia

The word sound denotes that The word sound denotes that which has not been corrupted, which has not been corrupted,

and is healthy and is healthy

Sound doctrine refers to that Sound doctrine refers to that teaching which has not been teaching which has not been perverted by the doctrines of perverted by the doctrines of

men men

A Sad Reality A Sad Reality Is Taking Is Taking

PlacePlace

I Timothy 4:1Acts 20:29-

30 I John 4:1 II Timothy

4:1-4

Instrumental music during worship Instrumental music during worship assembliesassemblies

Acting God’s Word / DramaActing God’s Word / Drama Dedication of BabiesDedication of Babies Handclapping during singingHandclapping during singing Women leading worship services Women leading worship services

(praying, teaching)(praying, teaching) The Lord’s Supper on Saturday The Lord’s Supper on Saturday

instead of Sundayinstead of Sunday Fellowship with denominationsFellowship with denominations Baptism not essential to salvationBaptism not essential to salvation Marriage, divorce and remarriage Marriage, divorce and remarriage

Changing the name of the Changing the name of the churchchurch

Preaching style / less Bible in Preaching style / less Bible in sermons sermons

Lifting up holy hands during Lifting up holy hands during worshipworship

Praise teams Praise teams Attacking the authority of the Attacking the authority of the

elderselders A misunderstanding of love and A misunderstanding of love and

gracegrace

Why Must We Why Must We Remain Faithful Remain Faithful

To Sound To Sound Doctrine?Doctrine?

Sound Doctrine Is Sound Doctrine Is Important Important

Because It Comes Because It Comes From GodFrom God

Sound Doctrine Is Sound Doctrine Is Important Because Important Because Not Obeying It Will Not Obeying It Will

Bring Serious Bring Serious Consequences Consequences

Not to obey sound doctrine will Not to obey sound doctrine will result in a person not having the result in a person not having the Father or the Son (II John 9-11).Father or the Son (II John 9-11).

Not to obey sound doctrine will Not to obey sound doctrine will result in a person worshiping God in result in a person worshiping God in vain (Matthew 15:7-9).vain (Matthew 15:7-9).

Not to obey sound doctrine will Not to obey sound doctrine will result in a person being a cursed result in a person being a cursed (Galatians 1:6-9).(Galatians 1:6-9).

Not to obey sound doctrine will Not to obey sound doctrine will result in a person being lost in result in a person being lost in eternityeternity (Matthew 7:21-23).(Matthew 7:21-23).

Sound Doctrine Is Sound Doctrine Is Important Because Important Because It Teaches Us How It Teaches Us How

To Refute ErrorTo Refute Error

Sound doctrine helps us to refute the error of salvation by faith alone (James 2:17-26; Gal 5:6).

Sound doctrine helps us to refute the error of baptism not being essential to salvation (Mark 16:16; Acts 22:16; I Pet. 3:21).

Sound doctrine helps us to refute the error that babies are born in sin (Ez. 18:4, 20; Mark 10:14).

Sound doctrine helps us to refute the error that once you are saved, you are always saved (I Co. 9:27; Rev. 2:10; Ga. 5:4; Js 5:19-20; 2Pt 2:21-22; John 15:2, 6).

Sound doctrine helps us to refute the error that worldliness is acceptable (I John 2:15-17; He. 11:24-25; Rom. 12:2; 13:14; Ga. 5:16; I Pet. 2:11; II Co. 6:17)

Sound doctrine helps us to refute the error that the Bible is not inspired (2 Ti. 3:16; 2 P. 1:20-21).

Sound doctrine helps us to refute the error that the Bible cannot be understood (Eph. 3:4; 5:17; John 8:32).

Sound doctrines helps us to refute the error that Christ is not deity (John 1:1, 14; 8:58; I John 5:20).

Sound doctrine helps us to refute the error that the church is not important (Acts 2:47; Colossians 1:18; Ephesians 1:22-23; 5:23; 1:4; Matthew 16:18).

In order to In order to refute error, refute error, we must…we must…

I Thess. 5:21I Thess. 5:21 Prove all things Prove all things and hold fast to that which is and hold fast to that which is good.good.

II Tim. 2:15II Tim. 2:15 Study, handling Study, handling aright the Word of truth (Gr. aright the Word of truth (Gr. Orthotomeo from orthos Orthotomeo from orthos “straight” and temno “to cut” “straight” and temno “to cut” - lit. to cut straight).- lit. to cut straight).

II Pet. 3:18II Pet. 3:18 Grow in the Grow in the grace and knowledge of Jesus grace and knowledge of Jesus Christ.Christ.

Psalms 119:97 Love Psalms 119:97 Love God’s Word.God’s Word.

I Pet. 2:2 Desire the pure I Pet. 2:2 Desire the pure milk of the Word.milk of the Word.

James 1:5 Pray for James 1:5 Pray for wisdom.wisdom.

Acts 18:24 Be powerful in Acts 18:24 Be powerful in the Scriptures.the Scriptures.

James 1:22 Most James 1:22 Most important, be a doer of important, be a doer of the Word!the Word!

What Can The What Can The Church Do To Church Do To

Avoid Falling Into Avoid Falling Into False Doctrine?False Doctrine?

Let us have respect for the Let us have respect for the authority of the Scriptures authority of the Scriptures (Colossians 3:17; II Timothy (Colossians 3:17; II Timothy 1:13).1:13).

Let us conform to the simple Let us conform to the simple teachings of the New teachings of the New Testament on worship, Testament on worship, salvation, etc.salvation, etc.

Let us study the Bible to be Let us study the Bible to be able to handle aright the able to handle aright the Word of truth (II Timothy Word of truth (II Timothy 2:15; II Peter 3:18).2:15; II Peter 3:18).

Let us not be deceived by the Let us not be deceived by the teachings of men (Colossians teachings of men (Colossians 2:8; I John 4:1).2:8; I John 4:1).

Let us teach on the importance Let us teach on the importance of sound doctrine more often of sound doctrine more often (Titus 2:1).(Titus 2:1).

Let us teach on the Let us teach on the fundamentals of the faith (One fundamentals of the faith (One true church, salvation, worship, true church, salvation, worship, etc.); so that our members may etc.); so that our members may be strong in the Word of God.be strong in the Word of God.

What are the blessings of

respecting the Word of God?

We will have the Father and the Son with us!

We will be able to stay faithful to sound teaching!

We will be able to show God that we love Him!

We will be able to be in heaven some day!

May God Help Us To Remain Faithful To

Sound Doctrine!