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Consequences of bad doctrine

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• 0:03 Scripture says, "Watch your life and your 
• 0:07 doctrine closely. Persevere in them
• 0:10 because, by doing so, you will save both 
• 0:12 yourself and your hearers." This is a word 
• 0:16 for pastors and Bible teachers. It's also 
• 0:20 a word of caution for all believers in 
• 0:22 Jesus. The exhortation is to be careful 
• 0:27 how you live, and what you believe and 
• 0:29 teach. Obviously, it's an ongoing struggle, 
• 0:33 because it's necessary to "persevere". It 
• 0:37 says the consequences of not getting 
• 0:40 this right may affect your own salvation 
• 0:42 and that of others. The context of this 
• 0:46 verse is the warning, "... the Holy Spirit 
• 0:49 explicitly says that in later times some 
• 0:53 will fall away from the faith." The Greek 
• 0:57 word for "fall away" in the original text 
• 1:00 is from the root word "apostasia" (in 
• 1:03 English we would say "apostasy"). In a New 
• 1:07 Testament sense, it means, "to turn away 
• 1:10 from Jesus", to give up on Him.
• 1:13 The imperative in salvation is to stay 
• 1:17 in faith in Jesus. In faith in Jesus, we 
• 1:21 are safe and secure. Without faith in 
• 1:25 Jesus, there is no salvation. The New 
• 1:29 Testament shows the danger of not going 
• 1:31 on in Jesus. In the Book of 2 
• 1:35 Thessalonians, we are told, "Let no one in 
• 1:38 any way deceive you. The Day of the Lord 
• 1:41 won't come, unless the apostasy comes 
• 1:44 first." There will be a falling away from 
• 1:48 faith in the last days. When Jesus
• 1:52 spoke of the "signs of the end of the age", 
• 1:54 He said, "Many will stumble, and the love 
• 1:58 of most will grow cold." But, He said, "The 
• 2:02 one who endures to the end will be saved." 
• 2:06 Endurance in faith in Jesus is vital. The 
• 2:11 spiritual battle is over the truth of
• 2:14 the simple Gospel of Jesus' death, burial 
• 2:16 and resurrection. Jesus asked, "Who do YOU 
• 2:21 say I am?" Is your hope fixed on Him. 
• 2:25 Why is doctrine important? Sound Bible 
• 2:29 teaching gives you deep roots in the 
• 2:32 faith. It may be challenging. It will
• 2:34 certainly be the opposite of the values 
• 2:36 of a fallen world. But it will always
• 2:40 point you to Jesus. Bad doctrine will 
• 2:44 tickle your ears. It will appeal to the 
• 2:46 flesh. To the desire in the fallen nature 
• 2:49 to magnify self. The inner voice that 
• 2:53 says "it's all about me". Focus on Jesus, 
• 2:57 and you take your eyes off yourself. Does 
• 3:02 the truth of the need to persevere to 
• 3:04 the end in faith in Jesus unsettle you? 
• 3:08 It doesn't need to. We aren't called to a 
• 3:12 loose life. We are in a spiritual battle. 
• 3:15 We do have to deal with an enemy who 
• 3:18 "prowls around like a roaring lion,
• 3:19 seeking whom he may devour". But we have a 
• 3:24 Savior who is greater than all. We are 
• 3:27 indwelt by the Holy Spirit. "The same 
• 3:30 power that raised Jesus from the dead 
• 3:32 lives in us." And we have proof in the 
• 3:37 Word of God that He is faithful. In this 
• 3:41 video series, we've talked a lot about 
• 3:43 God's purposes for Israel. This should be 
• 3:46 a comfort. God is faithful. He can be 
• 3:50 trusted to do what He says. God's
• 3:53 promises to the Jews were corporate, for 
• 3:56 "the house of Israel". God's promises 
• 3:59 haven't failed. He has always had a
• 4:01 remnant among the Jews who trust Him. 
• 4:04 Most didn't take Him seriously.
• 4:07 Most thought that it was sufficient to say 
• 4:10 that they would obey Him, and then simply 
• 4:12 put on an appearance of doing so. God 
• 4:16 called Israel, chose Israel. When they 
• 4:20 turned away, He called it spiritual
• 4:22 adultery. There were consequences for the 
• 4:26 individuals who acted that way. But 
• 4:29 God hasn't given up on Israel. God is 
• 4:33 faithful. God is going to complete what 
• 4:36 He began. There will be salvation for the 
• 4:39 whole house of Israel. Trust in the Lord. 
• 4:43 Keep your heart soft. Seek more of the 
• 4:47 Holy Spirit. Keep your eyes on Jesus and 
• 4:50 He will complete what He began in you.