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Old 07-28-2016, 05:36 PM
 
Location: El Paso, TX
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The "doctrine of demons" at its finest! God has no interest in doctrine, Vizio. That is a human perversion. God is interested in agape love as taught and demonstrated unambiguously by Jesus. How you can think that Almighty God cares about such trivialities as human developed doctrines instead of human behavior toward one another is beyond me.
God absolutely has an interest in correct doctrine/teaching. During His earthly ministry Jesus warned against false prophets with their false teachings (Matthew 7:15), wolves in sheep's clothing who sought to lead people astray.

Jesus dictated to John to write to the church in Thyatira that He had against them the fact that they tolerated the woman Jezebel, who taught and led His bond-servants astray (Revelation 2:20).
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Old 07-28-2016, 05:56 PM
 
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God absolutely has an interest in correct doctrine/teaching. During His earthly ministry Jesus warned against false prophets with their false teachings (Matthew 7:15), wolves in sheep's clothing who sought to lead people astray.

Jesus dictated to John to write to the church in Thyatira that He had against them the fact that they tolerated the woman Jezebel, who taught and led His bond-servants astray (Revelation 2:20).
False teachings..... Of cause if you are teaching God to be something other than how Jesus Christ represented him. His doctrine was the WAY.
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Old 07-28-2016, 06:09 PM
 
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False teachings..... Of cause if you are teaching God to be something other than how Jesus Christ represented him. His doctrine was the WAY.
Teachings are either true or false. God is against false teachings which pervert His word. That means that God cares that what is taught be correct.
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Old 07-28-2016, 06:14 PM
 
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Teachings are either true or false. God is against false teachings which pervert His word. That means that God cares that what is taught be correct.

Oh please Mike. God is far more concerned that we walk in his ways..... Love mercy, do justly and walk humbly with him, then have us concerned with whether beliefs are true or false. If we are loving mercy, doing justly and Walking humbly we are believing something right.
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Old 07-28-2016, 06:48 PM
 
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Oh please Mike. God is far more concerned that we walk in his ways..... Love mercy, do justly and walk humbly with him, then have us concerned with whether beliefs are true or false. If we are loving mercy, doing justly and Walking humbly we are believing something right.
MysticPhD stated that God doesn't care about doctrine. I have shown from two passages in the Bible that He does care about correct teaching. And correct beliefs. That takes nothing away from the fact that God wants us to walk in His ways. It's not an either/or proposition.
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Old 07-28-2016, 06:50 PM
 
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MysticPhD stated that God doesn't care about doctrine. I have shown from two passages in the Bible that He does care about correct teaching. And correct beliefs. That takes nothing away from the fact that God wants us to walk in His ways. It's not an either/or proposition.
Good point, Mike!
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Old 07-28-2016, 06:50 PM
 
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MysticPhD stated that God doesn't care about doctrine. I have shown from two passages in the Bible that He does care about correct teaching. And correct beliefs. That takes nothing away from the fact that God wants us to walk in His ways. It's not an either/or proposition.
What does correct believing do for you or God ?
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Old 07-28-2016, 07:17 PM
 
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What does correct believing do for you or God ?
Correct teaching orients the believer to truth and reality, and prevents him from being led astray by false teachers, of which there are many. God is truth, and His word is truth.
John 14:6 Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.

John 17:17 "Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth.
Jesus is God and God is truth. God expects the believer to be oriented to the truth which is revealed in and through His word.
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Old 07-28-2016, 07:18 PM
 
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Good point, Mike!
I certainly think so.
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Old 07-28-2016, 07:30 PM
 
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Correct teaching orients the believer to truth and reality, and prevents him from being led astray by false teachers, of which there are many. God is truth, and His word is truth.
John 14:6 Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.

John 17:17 "Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth.
Jesus is God and God is truth. God expects the believer to be oriented to the truth which is revealed in and through His word.
How are you led astray if you love mercy, do justly and walk humbly with "your God" ?.
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