HOW DO YOU IDENTIFY SOUND GOSPEL TEACHING?

2 Timothy 4:3-4 (AMPC)
“For the time is coming when [people] will not tolerate (endure) sound and wholesome instruction, but, having ears itching [for something pleasing and gratifying], they will gather to themselves one teacher after another to a considerable number, chosen to satisfy their own liking and to foster the errors they hold,

4 And will turn aside from hearing the truth and wander off into myths and man-made fictions.”

Dear people of God, we are currently living in the era the Word of God in today’s lead text above refers.

There are many ministers of the Gospel today who have not been called by God but are trying to help God and they then get themselves entangled with the devil.

As a result, not only do they preach the wrong doctrine but they also practice wrongdoing as a result of not being grounded in God’s Word.

I have an elderly friend with whom I share the Gospel on a regular basis and whenever he hears me preach about righteousness, holiness, eternity, heaven and hell and show him evidence from the Bible, he usually asks if the pastors who dwell more on prosperity than any other message do not know those portions of the Bible I make reference to.

The truth is, you cannot give what you don’t have and you can only give what you have.

Sound doctrine is based more on the Word of God than on anything else. Yes, God speaks to humans through their spirit but God speaks more to us through His Word when we give it the importance and attention it deserves for our own good.

There is nothing in this world that is more important than God’s Word. This fact has been made clear in Psalm 138:2 (AMPC), “I will worship toward Your holy temple and praise Your Name for Your loving-kindness and for Your truth and faithfulness; for You have exalted above all else Your Name and Your Word and You have magnified Your Word above all Your Name!”

Sound doctrine is not based on your emotions or claiming to hear from God when what you are saying cannot be supported by Scriptures. God cannot contradict Himself because He is Omni-Scient, all knowing.

Whenever a pastor tells you “God said”, please go and consult your Bible to confirm that word is consistent with God’s Word. If there is a contradiction, my advice to you is to take God’s Word because there is no error in it.

There are times when I listen to the kind of statements professing Christians make and I wonder if they really understand Christianity and God’s expectations.

As far as God is concerned, Christianity is the ONLY acceptable way of life for any human, which is why the Gospel must be preached to all creatures as God has commanded in Mark 16:15.

When a Christian now says he does not discuss religion so as not to offend others, he is going against God’s command to share the Gospel with others.

When a pastor says Christians and other non-Christian groups are worshipping the same God, not only has he spoken a lie but he has misled thousands of his congregation into error.

If we are all worshipping the same God, why then is Evangelism mandatory as far as God is concerned?

To evangelize means to “convert or seek to convert someone to Christianity.”

So Evangelism is a necessity to show others the error in their lives, point them in the only acceptable Way of Christ Jesus and His unchanging standards in the Bible – Ezekiel 3:17-21.

Do you attend a church where worldly music is played and people dance to worldly music? Worldly music is one that does not edify you such as hip hop, rap, heavy metal, rock, alternative, pop, dance, reggae, etc.

To edify means to “improve someone morally or intellectually.”

Do you attend a church where ladies dress and expose their private body parts meant to be seen only by their spouse? Or a place where young men wear earrings, cut all manner of hair styles and sag their trousers in the name of fashion?

Has your pastor told you there is nothing wrong with make-up, tattoos or women wearing trousers?

Do you go to church and also visit night clubs?

Does your church tell you there is nothing wrong with taking alcohol and that it is only drunkenness that is a sin?

Does your pastor smoke cigarettes because his doctors advised him to do so on health grounds?

Has your pastor initiated and divorced his or her spouse and is still preaching the gospel?

Is your pastor involved in one financial or sexual scandal after another and continues to deny it even when several people have openly testified?

Does your church preach grace as a licence to live in sin under the excuse “once saved, forever saved?”

Does your church organize beauty pageants or modelling competitions for young ladies?

Dear friend, if you have answered yes to at least one of these questions, you need to re-examine your relationship with God.

God will not reduce His standard of righteous and holy living, which is based on His Word. Rather, God expects those Who are His children to be a reflection of His Son, our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ in every facet of their lives here on earth.

Remember, God does not change – Malachi 3:6a; Hebrews 13:8.

If you have felt offended at this message, again, I urge you, dear friend, to think twice and ask God to open your eyes of understanding before it is too late.

If this message has pierced your conscience, then it means there is hope for you. 

All you need do is ask God to have mercy on you, and then confess your wrongdoings to God, promise to live right according to God’s Word and ask God to help you attain this because that is His perfect will for all humans.

Finally, I urge you again to read today’s lead Holy Bible text above because many are being deceived and are deceiving others today.

Do not allow any pastor to send you to an eternal damnation because you would only have yourself to blame.

Jesus Christ will judge this world some day in future but He is coming soon in Rapture to take all those who are qualified to receive Him.

Let us see what Jesus has said in Mark 4:24-25 (AMPC), “Be careful what you are hearing. The measure [of thought and study] you give [to the Truth you hear] will be the measure [of virtue and knowledge] that comes back to you–and more [besides] will be given to you who hear.

25 For to him who has will more be given; and from him who has nothing, even what he has will be taken away [by force],”

May the good Lord bless you as you heed His Word today, act on it and share with others in Jesus’ Most Righteous Name, Amen.

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