When Yahweh’s Son, Yeshua the Messiah, came to earth he confirmed this fact. He practised and taught his
Father's doctrines - nothing else! All his sermons were based on the ‘religious principles’ he had learned
from his heavenly Father. They were not his own ideas: they were his Father's. Listen to the Saviour's own testimony:
John 7: | 16: “Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me.”
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John 12: | 49: “For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak. 50: And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.” |
Matthew 7: | 28: “And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine.” |
Why is Doctrine so Important?
The answer is: because Yahweh's principles motivate all His actions
and laws. They give us insight into His plans and methods. Consequently
when you study divine law, you are also studying the motivating
principles and will of the Almighty God! You are studying eternal
principles which uphold and govern the present and the future universe.
No subject could possibly compare with the study of divine law: because
it is the study of Yahweh's own will and character.
3. The Doctrines of Men
Sad to say, the self-worshipping human mind thought it could do better than the
Almighty. It began to conceive doctrines of its own. In this article these are
called man-made doctrines. Yes, believe it or not, man set about to design his own
doctrines, principles, laws and standards of morality. It wasn’t long
before the church joined in and jettisoned long established Biblical principles
(doctrines) handed down by the prophets and Apostles of old. The church adopted
the ‘doctrines of men:’ and to each incoming doctrine it gave a
Christian title. Let me list a few of the doctrines the church adopted from heathenism.
Revelation 2: | 6: “But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.” |
John 7: | 16: “Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me.”
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John 8: | 28: “Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things.” |
John 7: | 17: “If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.” |
1 Timothy 4: | 1: “Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; 2: Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron; 3: Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.” |
Mark 1: | 22: “And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes.”
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Mark 12: | 38: “And he said unto them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love salutations in the marketplaces.” |
Acts 5: | 28: “Saying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us.”
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Acts 13: | 12: “Then the deputy, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the doctrine of the Lord.”
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Acts 17: | 19: “And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?” |
1 Timothy 1: | 3: “As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doctrine.”
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1 Timothy 4: | 6: “If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained.”
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1 Timothy 4: | 13: “Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine... 16: Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.” |
1 Timothy 5: | 17: “Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.”
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1 Timothy 6: | 1: “Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed.”
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2 Timothy 3: | 16: “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:”
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Titus 1: | 9: “Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.”
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Titus 2: | 1: “But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:”
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2 John 1: | 9: “Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son. 10: If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed.” |
Revelation 2: | 14: “But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.”
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2 Timothy 4: | 2: “Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long-suffering and doctrine. 3: For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears.” |