"THE DOCTRINE OF CHRIST."
2 JOHN 9-11; 1 PETER 5:8-9; 2 CORINTHIANS 4:1-5.
by Glen Murphy

INTRODUCTION:
WE SUGGEST THAT THE DEVIL HAS DONE A BANG-UP JOB IN
CONFUSING THE MINDS OF MAN-KIND IN GETTING OVER TO THE AVERAGE
PERSON THAT "DOCTRINE IN RELIGION," IS OF NO IMPORTANCE TO US, AND
THAT WE SHOULD NOT BE CONCERNED ABOUT Till S MATTER. Now SOME OF THESE
FOLKS MIGHT BE SINCERE IN TAKING THIS POSITIONS BUT WE SUGGEST THAT
ThEY ARE UNFORMED ON Till S SUBJECTD BECAUSE A S INCERE PERSON WHO IS
INFORMED IN GOD'S WORD, AND TRULY FEARS GOD, WILL NOT AGREE WITH THOSF
WHO SAY THAT TilE "DOCTRINE," IS NOT IMPORTANT. WHAT ABOuT THE TEXT OF
THIS LESSON?
So, LET US STUDY THIS LESSON WITh AN OPEN MIND AND WITH THE INTENT TO HEAR AND 
LEARN,

(I).LET US FIRST DEFINE THE WORD. "DOCTRINE:'

A. W.E.VINE SAYS THAT THE WORD "DOCTRINE COMES FROM THE GREEK WORD,
(DIDACHE), WHICH MEANS TEACHING, OR INSTRUCTIONS; AND TEACHING 
IN THE BIBLE IS USED ALSO AS PREACHING. MATTHEW 28:18-20; MARK 16:15-16; 
LUKE 24:46-49; AND 2 TIMOTHY 2:1-2.
1.So WE CONCLUDE THAT IF "DOCTRINE" IS UNIMPORTANT, THEN TEACHING, OR PREACHING IS 
EQUALLY UNIMPORTANT. AGAIN, WHAT ABOUT OUR TEXT?
2.DOCTRINE Is THAT WHICH Is TAUGHT: MATTHEW 7:21-28.
3.LET US NOTICE THE ACT OF TEACHING: TITUS 1:1-9.
4.THE APOSTLE JOHN WRITES TO THE CHURCH AT PERGAMOS CONCERNING DOCTRINE:
REVELATION 2:12-15.
5..JOHN ALSO WRITES TO THE CHURCH AT THYATIRA CONCERNING DOCTRINE:
REVELATION 2:24.
6.So, AGAIN "DOCTRINE" IS THE ACT OF TEACHING AND INSTRUCTING. ALONG WITH WHAT IS 
TAUGHT. MARK 4:1-2.

(II).LET US CONSIDER SOME VERY SIMPLE PASSAGES OF SCRIPTURE WHICH ARE PERTIENT TO 
OUR SUBJECT:

A.THE APOSTLE PAUL ADMONISHED YOUNG PREACHER TIMOTHY TO TEACH AGAINST THINGS CONTRARY
TO SOUND DOCTRINE: THEN TITUS:
1 TIMOTHY 1:8-10; 2 TIMOTHY 4:1-5; TITUS 1:9; 2:1.

B.PAUL ALSO ADMONISHES IN HIS WRITINGS TO NOT BE CARRIED AWAY WITH DIVERS AND STRANGE
DOCTRINES: HEBREWS 13:9.

C.THE APOSTLE PAUL SPEAKS AND WARNS ABOUT DOCTRINES OF DEVILS:
1 TIMOTHY 4:1-6.
1.AGAIN IF DOCTRINE IS UNIMPORTANT, THEN ONE COULD TEACH DOCTRINE OF DEVILS WITHOUT 
ANY SEVERE CONSEQUENCES FROM THE ALMIGHTY GOD.
D.PAUL AGAIN INSTRUCTS TIMOTHY CONCERNING DOCTRINE WincH Is ACCORD-ING To GODLINESS:
1 TIMOTHY 6:1-6.
1.ARE WE TO TEACH GODLINESS TODAY,IS IT IMPORTANT?
2 PETER 1:3-4,5-7 TITUS 2:11-15.

E.THE APOSTLE PAUL ADMONISHES TIMOTHY TO TAKE HEED UNTO HIMSELF, AND UNTO THE 
DOCTRINE: 1 TIMOTHY 11:12-16

F.TIIE APOSTLE GIVES A CHARGE TO TITUS TO SHOW UNCORRUPTNESS IN DOCTRINE TITUS 2:7-8.

G.WE REMIND YOU AGAIN THAT THE CHURCH AT PERGAMOS WAS CONDEMNED BY THE LORD JESUS 
CHRIST BECAUSE SOME HELD THE DOCTRINE OF BALAAM, AND OF THE NICOLAITANS:
1.IF DOCTRINE Is NOT IMPORTANT, WHY WOULD JESUS SPEAK AND CHARGE THE CONGREGATION 
SO SEVERELLY? REVELATION 2:13-16.

H.THE APOSTLE PAUL TELLS US IN SCRIPTURE THAT THE ROMANS WHO HAD BEEN
SERVANTS OF SIN, WERE MADE FREE FROM SIN WHEN THEY OBEYED THAT FORM
OF DOCTRINE WHICH WAS DELIVERED THEM: ROMANS 6:16-18.
1.WE FIND ThAT THE DOCTRINE PREACHED AND TAUGHT TO THE ROMANS WAS SO IMPORTANT THAT 
THEY:
A.BELIEVED IT WITH ALL THEIR HEART: Joium 8:24.
B.THE DOCTRINE WAS So IMPORTANT THAT THEY BELIEVED IT ENOUGH To TURN FROM ALL SINS 
IN REPENTANCE: LUKE 13:3,5.
C.THE DOCTRINE WAS So IMPORTANT THAT THE ROMANS WERE NOT ASHAMED TO CONFESS THE 
CHRIST BEFORE MEN: MATTHEW 10:32-33; ROMANS 10:9-10; ACTS 8:31.
D.THE ROMANS AFTER CONFESSING THE CHRIST BEFORE MAN WENT ON AND WAS BAPTIZED INTO 
CHRIST; MARK 16:15-16; ROMANS 6:3-4; GALATIANS 3:21. COLOSSIAIIS 2:12.

I.THE DOCTRINE OF CHRIST WAS So IMPORTANT THAT PAUL WAS INSPIRED TO
TELL THE HEBREW CHRISTIANS NOT TO STAY IN THE BABY STAGE, BUT GO
ON UNTO PERFECTION; (FULL AGES OR MATURITY AS CHRISTIANS);
HEBREWS 6:1; 5:12-14.

(III).LET US CONSIDER HOW THE WORD DOCTRINE IS USED BY ONE OF THE INSPIRED PROPHETS:

A.GOD THROUGH THE PROPHET LET US KNOW HOW THE DOCTRINE IS MADE KNOWN TO MAN-KIND:
ISAIAH 28:9-13;	JEREMIAH 1O:23-24.

B.WITHOUT THIS INSPIRED FORMULA FROM THE ALMIGHTY GOD YOU AND I WOULD BE AT A LOSS To
FULLY UNDERSTAND THE SCRIPTURES:
ISAIAH 2:1-4; MICAH 4:1-5; JOEL 2:28-32; MATTHEW 5:11-19.

CONCLUSION:
IN CONCLUSION LET US NOTICE SOMETHING THAT JESUS HAD TO SAY TO THE JEWS  AT THE FEAST
OF THE TABERNACLE CONCERNING THE DOCTRINE OF GOD, AND HIS DOCTRINE. JOHN 7:14-19.