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Sound Doctrine
The Whole Counsel of God
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In NT - 1 Timothy
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Sound Doctrine
by Graham Jones - The Church at Gun Hill"And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers." Acts 2 v 42.
Sound Doctrine and the Person Of Jesus
Let us examine a few ideas about this sound doctrine. Sound doctrine is about God and about man, fallen and sinful, separated from God. It is about the consequences of sin. It is about God's remedy for sin. It centres on Jesus. How important it is to know Who Jesus is! Sound doctrine has for its focal point Jesus and the person of Jesus. Look at all the errors in the modern church and in the sects. The most dangerous errors are those that concern Jesus. The denial of the virgin birth and of the resurrection of Jesus from the dead are two recent examples of errors held by some in the Church of England. There are those also who would deny the perfect, sinless life of Jesus, or who would deny either that He was perfectly man or, that He was God manifest in the flesh. People err as to the person and character of Jesus.This is sound doctrine: Jesus was born of the virgin Mary, without sin, holy, harmless, separate from sinners; He lived a sinless life; He died for our sins, was buried, rose again, bodily, from the tomb; in that resurrection body He ascended into heaven; He is seated, in that same body, at the right hand of the Majesty on high - there is a man in the glory; this same Jesus will return to this earth in judgment as King of kings and Lord of lords. Prior to His bodily return, the saints will be caught up to be with Him. This is sound doctrine, taken from the word of God. If you deny those teachings concerning Jesus, you are erring from sound doctrine. Sound doctrine shows us that it is by grace that we are saved through faith, and that not of ourselves: it is the gift of God. These things are firmly based on Scripture. Everything centres on Jesus.
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