Good morning brothers at GBN . Wonderful lesson we heard today. False Gospels. Appreciate you brothers , Aaron,Tucker and Scott . Thank you very much for sharing.

Unfortunately a lot of people will teach the gospel until it comes to being baptized. Why they don't think baptism is essential but follow interpretations of man.

There are three fundamental things that people err in. One; Context. They don't understand who was being spoken to and what the issue being addressed was. Two; The Greek words that define what the scripture says. Three; the lack of scriptures that back the point being explained. The Doctrines of men (Calvinism, Catholicism, et.al.) poison the original text. It is our job to understand hermenuetics and how to "rightly divide scripture". If someone wants to not progress in the word like a Berean, they will be misled. Is it a lot of work? Yes. Will you get stuck on some subjects? Yes. At baptism you were given the Holy Spirit, He will guide you and help you find the answers. Is the Vulgate right or is the Greek/Aramaic translation right? Should I trust someone who says "Just ask Jesus into your heart" to be saved or what Jesus, Peter, Paul, Jude, John and God said about salvation? How do you know a stick is crooked? You lay a straight one next to it. What makes me shake my head is when someone is presented with proper exegesis, proper Greek/Aramaic to explain the verse, given backing scriptures that address the same issue and they still fight, argue and dismiss the truth. If someone is truly humble and their heart is right, it will become evident what the Holy Spirit teaches us. Ask yourself the question "Do I have a full, biblical understanding using correct study to KNOW what the truth is?". Then you will know what false teaching is. "My people are destroyed for a lack of knowledge" Hosea 4:6.....CJ

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Scott does a great job of explaining plainly with scripture and to the point.

Thank you brethren!

Wonderful topic

Thanks for the Acts 20 reference. It's easy to see that things went south quickly. The Roman church began by contradicting everything Jesus spoke about, made novelties into dogma, and turned the kingdom of God into a worldly kingdom. Not saying that there weren't good/godly people around. All of this was initiated by Satan, but no one "sees" him, rather we only see the deceivers and the deceived. "Denominations" started because the Reformation, throwing off Catholic errors, started its own set of errors. But now, men could read the scriptures for themselves, and at every point that the reformers fell short, or started in with their own new errors, challenges immediately surfaced from one to the next. Circumcision was THE error of Paul's day. It was the "work" that failed to produce righteousness. Now, EVERYTHING is a work, and "gospel" means "no work." But at some point, obeying what Jesus "Himself" instructed will have to catch on, or else we'll be found "fruitlessly" arguing theology the day He returns for us.

We are saved by believing the gospel. You can say that it is too easy, but God made it easy for us.

How about teachers who read the actual word, but interpret it incorrectly? How do we know what is true or not? They are the ones that went to school to learn the interpretation, so how would we know it is a misinterpretation?

God bless you guys, good job !! I came from word of faith mumbo jumbo harry potter I dont know what... 30 years latter still trying to came out from that spider web. I agree with you. Greets from Croatia Europe. Keep me in prayers, my former "pastor/apostle" is sueing me five years ago for "slander" when I was come out with my testimony about spiritual abuse. Still in court with him and his lawyers, I am all by meself, but God !! Thanks in andvance. Ivana

Amen.

The gospel of the kingdom for the nation of Israel is seen in Acts 1:6-7 where the 12 asked when the kingdom would be restored to Israel. Acts 1:6-7 "When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? 7 And he said unto them, it is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power." Our gospel (for the body of Christ) is found in I Corinthians 15:1-4. In verse 3 it says that our sins were forgiven on the cross. In verse 2 it says that we are saved when we believe the gospel. I Corinthains 15:1-4 "Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; 2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. 3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures." Romans 2:16 says that we will be judged by Paul's gospel that is located in I Corinthians 15:1-4. This means that we are saved when we believe the gospel of I Corinthians 15:1-4. It is so easy to be saved and have everlasting life, yet many will not accept it and they will be lost unless they accept the gospel of I Corinthians 15:1-4.

Acts 16:31 - "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household." Acts 16:34 - "...and he rejoiced, having believed in God with all his household." Acts 16:32-33 explains HOW the jailer and household believed. Here is a clue - it follows exactly the same process of the Corinthians, given in Acts 18:8.

The gospel is a person, just like your salvation is a person. Christ in you the hope of glory! Gal. 1:11-12.

By the year 108 Ignatius of Antioch was already talking to single bishops of a city like it was already an established practice. He was even calling the church “Catholic”!

The Devil uses the Bible more than most people.

This was real talk

So, I have been given a flurry of a dozen or so questions by fellows who are entirely of the Reformed persuasion, whether they wish to admit to it or not. I am also beleaguered by a few Roman Catholics. They both take issue with the doctrines of Church of Christ, on whose page we are all commenting. I am in the position of one who disagrees with both the conclusions of the Roman Catholic Church AND the Reformers, both of whom I find in stark relief to the teachings of Jesus Christ and His apostles, and I also disagree with the Church of Christ in some places. The question of whether or not there was unanimity amongst the Early Christians, there have been multitudes of volumes written, so I suggest that humility is in order here, by everyone in the peanut gallery. The apostle Paul clearly states that “we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ” (2 Cor 5.10) “to give an account for the things done in the flesh”. He then brings up THIS issue “knowing therefore the terror of the Lord…” I think that humility is again to be considered. It would be frightening indeed, if while waiting your turn in the docket, you hear the Lord currently handing out condemnations for a “doctrine of men “ which you also had pursued vigorously in this life. If Mt. 25.31-46 IS that “bema,” then we should all “examine ourselves as to whether [we] are in the faith.” There is a lot of posturing going on.

The gospel is well defined in 1 Corinthians 15:1-8. The process or procedure of the "coming to Christ" experience is well defined in Acts 18:8. The theology of baptism is well defined in Romans 6:1-18.

The gospel is located in I Corinthians 15:1-4. It says that our sins were forgiven on the cross, and that we are saved by believing the gospel.

Awesome show brothers

Denominational people will always depend upon what they do, and not upon what Jesus Christ has done for their salvation. The gospel of I Corinthians 15:1-4 says that we are saved when we believe the gospel. It also says that our sins were forgiven on the cross. See, Christ did it all. We only have to believe in the gospel to be saved. Amen.

Salvation comes from our belief in the soul-saving gospel which Paul spells out in I Corinthians 15:1-4. In verse 3 we see that our sins were forgiven on the cross. In verse 2 we see that we are saved by our belief in the gospel. We believe in the finished cross work of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We believe in the death (forgiveness of our sins by Jesus Christ), the burial of Jesus Christ, and the resurrection of Jesus Christ (which gives us assurance in our own resurrection).

False doctrine faith only saves. James 2:24 says NOT by faith only.

Very sincere people. Sincerely wrong but they are sincere. 😔

Reformed theology is one of the devil's greatest works.

Catholicism began at Pentecost and not the 3rd century. Even a superficial reading of the Church fathers will confirm this. “You must follow the lead of the bishop, as Jesus Christ followed that of the Father, follow the presbytery as you would the Apostles; reverence the deacons as you would God’s commandment. Let no one do anything touching the Church, apart from the bishop. Let that celebration of the Eucharist be considered valid which is held under the bishop or anyone who he has committed it. Where the bishop appears, there let the people be, just as where Jesus Christ is, there is the CATHOLIC Church (emphasis mine). It is not permitted without authorization of the bishop either to baptize….He who honors the bishop is honored by God. He who does anything without the knowledge of the bishop worships the devil.” - Ignatius of Antioch, letter to the Smyrnaeans (107 AD, a disciple of the Apostle John) The early Church taught us how to differentiate the false churches from the true apostolic Church. "It is incumbent to obey the presbyters who are in the Church-those who, as I have shown, possess the succession from the apostles; those who, together with the succession of the episcopate, have received the infallible charism of truth, according to the good pleasure of the Father. But [it is also incumbent] to hold in suspicion others who depart from the primitive succession, and assemble themselves together in any place whatsoever, either as heretics of perverse minds, or as schismatics puffed up and self-pleasing, or again as hypocrites, acting thus for the sake of lucre and vainglory. For all these have fallen from the truth". - Ireneaus of Lyons (a disciple of Polycarp of Smyrna), Against Heresies, 4:26:2, 180 AD

False teachings? Plenty of those from ALL denominations and "Church of Christ" is no exception. Answer these questions: 1. When Judas hanged himself, he was replaced by: Mattias or Paul? (Hint: it isn't Paul) 2. When "Church of Christ" was founded during the "Great Awakening Movement' in the early 1800's, why didn't they use musical instruments? This one answers itself! They wanted to break away from musical instruments, which they considered to be "worldly" but as for Gospel authority? They have none. A broad search of the Bible and knowledge of history can easily inform you that the early Roman house churches did use some musical instruments and no, Christ never commanded on it, He left that one to his followers. Remember the warning he gave about "straining out a gnat and swallowing a camel!" Musical instruments would be a "gnat" in this case. Remember that we are FREE MEN AND WOMEN under His Gospel, we are not bondservants or slaves! He actually trusts us to use our discretion. Tragically some denominations have taken the "Jesus didn't allow..." to an extreme: The backwards Amish are a great example of this. Here is a hard truth: No denomination knows the complete truth. Every denomination has error in it. Only Yeshua knows the Truth. Only the Holy Spirit can impart the Truth and the Gospels shouldn't be ignored or skipped over because that IS Yeshua's Truth! There is a whole lot more but everything you need to know is in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, John and Acts and Revelation. The epistles are honestly not that important because Paul only wrote to congregations that did not yet have written copies of the Gospels and yes, the Gospels were written by their authors they are not pseudo-anonymous like it is claimed today because each writer buried a defacto statement of proof that they wrote that Gospel right into that Gospel. It isn't hard to find if you are looking. Also a common error that has slipped into the Protestant denominations is that Jesus gave headship of the church to Peter. HE did not. He gave the 12 Apostles equal authority. Oh and BTW, you are saved by the name, not some grotesque human sacrifice on the cross, the Catholics invented that. Check the Scriptures!!! Research it!!!!

Water baptism has never saved anyone. Acts 8:37 teaches one must believe before baptism. The Bible is VERY clear that we are saved at the moment of belief (John 3:16, Romans 10:13, Acts 16:31, John 1:12, etc.). "That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first TRUSTED in Christ. In whom ye also TRUSTED, after that ye heard the word of truth, the GOSPEL of your salvation: in whom also after that ye BELIEVED, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise" - Ephesians 1:12-13 Water baptism for salvation is a false works-based salvation where someone has to do something to be saved instead of salvation by faith alone - which had always been the way Christians are saved. The thief on the cross was not water baptized, but Jesus said "today shalt thou be with me in paradise" (Luke 23:42-43). All the thief did was believe.