Teach; And I Will Hold My Tongue: And Came To Cause Me To Understand Wherein I Have Erred.- Part 2456

"All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: that the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works ..." (II Timothy 3:16-17)

We know from the examples in Acts that the apostles would go into the temple and reason from the scriptures, preaching the resurrection of Jesus to one and all. Over time, however, the foundational doctrines inherent in the scriptures have become corrupted, and the consequence has rendered the impact on individual lives ineffective. 

From the old testament: "... because they have despised the law of the Lord, and have not kept His commandments, and their lies caused them to err, after the which their fathers have walked!" (Amos 2:4) Similarly, the Lord our God said, "My people ask counsel at their stocks, and their staff declares unto them: for the spirit of whoredoms hath caused them to err, and they have gone a whoring from under their God." (Hosea 4:12)

From the new testament: "... which some professing have erred concerning the faith." (I Timothy 6:21)

To the Pharisees, Jesus said, "Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God." (Matthew 22:29)

And Jesus answering said unto them, "Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures, neither the power of God?" (Mark 12:24)

In another place, James instructs us not to err. (James 1:16) James later states, "Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him; let him know, that he which converts the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins." (James 5:19-20)

Thus, it is important that we who believe in the Lord Jesus by faith study the scriptures for His truth, and not listen to those who are erroneous in their teachings of the scriptures. Why? Because "we are of God: he that knows God hears us; he that is not of God hears not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error." (I John 4:6)

It is from this context that we plan to go through the scriptural doctrines found in Hebrews 6:1-2 and beyond in the days ahead. We also plan to show how the modern day religious systems have erred in their presentation of the gospel, the statements of faith and recited creeds, and similarly, the doctrinal structure (statements) of their institutional religious systems. 

The primary purpose is to ensure we are not led astray from the truths which Jesus taught when He walked on this earth. When Jesus said, "I AM the Way the Truth, and the Life. No man comes unto the Father but by Me!" (John 14:6) 

Jesus -- the Word made flesh!

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