{"id":7730,"date":"2019-10-29T19:07:24","date_gmt":"2019-10-29T23:07:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cristolaverdad.com\/?p=7730"},"modified":"2024-04-08T08:00:54","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T12:00:54","slug":"bible-study-pt-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cristolaverdad.com\/?p=7730","title":{"rendered":"Studying the Bible – pt. 1"},"content":{"rendered":"
This entry is part 2 of 5 in the series Bible Study<\/a><\/div>

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Great peace have those who love Your law,<\/strong> ( instructions, teachings H8451<\/a>)<\/em>
\nAnd nothing causes them to stumble.(H4383<\/a>)<\/em>‘. Psalm 119:165<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

With so many religions in the world, but even with so many different denominations & interpretations among Christians themselves, how do we know that what we have been taught about Jesus Christ is the truth?<\/p>\n

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Well, God left us His Word for that purpose, so we can know through His Word His Truth, that like a lamp will light our path so we won’t stumble.<\/p>\n

It is clear by the Word of God’s own admonitions that we will encounter false teachers & false prophets, or wolves in sheep clothing.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor false christs and false prophets<\/span> will arise and will show great signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even the elect\u201d (Matt.24:24<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\u201cFor such men are false apostles, deceitful workers,<\/span> disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. No wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. Therefore it is not surprising if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their deeds\u201d (2 Cor.11:13-15<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\u201cFor the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires<\/span>, and will turn away their ears from the truth<\/strong> and will turn aside to myths\u201d (2 Timothy 4:2-3<\/a>).<\/p>\n

“But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers<\/strong> among you,<\/span> who will secretly<\/strong> bring in destructive heresies<\/strong>, even denying the Lord who bought them, bringing swift destruction upon themselves. 2 And many will follow their destructive ways,<\/strong> because of whom the way of truth will be blasphemed. 3 And in their greed<\/span> they will exploit you with deceptive words”. <\/strong>2 Peter 2:3-5<\/a>
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But God had also instituted a few safeguards. How to know a prophet is false is found in Deut. 13:1-3<\/a> & Deut. 18:20-22<\/a>
\nAnother safeguard is found in Galatians. Paul said,<\/p>\n

\u201cBut even if we or an angel from heaven<\/strong> should preach a gospel <\/strong>other<\/span> than the one we preached to you<\/span><\/strong>, let him be eternally condemned<\/em>!\u201d Gal. 1:8<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you hear someone say: \u201cGod is doing a <\/strong>new<\/span> thing<\/strong><\/em>,\u201d or this new ‘apostles’ are changing doctrine, or preaching a different gospel, please run the other way.<\/p>\n

Mormons, Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses, etc. all claim their twisted doctrines to be the truth. But all of them contradict God\u2019s Word & they contradict one another as well. All pseudo Christian sects say they use the Bible but in reality it is not consider as their only<\/strong> authority since they also hold their own leaders teachings, interpretations, etc. as equal in authority as the Scriptures. This also happens with many Christian groups e. g. Catholics, Adventists, Calvinists, etc. that use the Bible but also follow their leaders ideas & interpretations, even when some of them contradict the Bible.
\nWhat happens with men ideas & experiences, is that they are not consistent, they may change with time or contradict each other, it is human to err or make mistakes, this is only one of several reasons why we need to hold firm unto the Word of God. There are not contradictions in the Word of God & we are to keep it unchanged.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeloved, . . I found it necessary to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.<\/strong> . . But you, beloved, remember<\/strong> the words which were spoken<\/span> before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ\u201d. Jude 1:3, 17<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Here are some Bible verses that emphasize that we should continue or hold fast<\/strong><\/span> to the same doctrine<\/span><\/strong> (teachings) of the apostles, which is simply what Jesus taught<\/strong> them:
\nActs 2:42, 2 John 1:9-11, 1 Cor. 15, Jude 1:3, Ephesians 4:14-16, 1 Tim. 4:1-2, 1 Tim 1:9-10<\/a>; 6:3; 2 Tim.1:13; Titus 1:9; 2:1; 1 Timothy 6:3-5; 1 Tim 4:6; 1 Cor.11:1-2<\/a>; Galatians 1:6-10, Romans 16:17, 2 Tim.4:3-4, 2 John 1:9, 2 Thess.3:6, 2 Cor. 6,; Col.2:8 etc.<\/a><\/p>\n

Follow<\/strong> a leader or the Bible<\/strong>, Video- Chris Lawson, 7:44 Min.<\/p>\n