Contending for The Faith!!! Part 3!!

Joshua Chapter 1




Today we are walking in: Contending for The Faith!! Part 3!!




Today we look to the word DOCTRINE-- H3948 leqach--properly, something received, (mentally) instruction (whether on the part of the teacher or hearer); also (in an active and sinister sense) inveiglement:—doctrine, learning, fair speech.









The Torah testifies...............



Deuteronomy 32:2



My doctrine H3948 shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:



The prophets proclaim..................



Isaiah 28:9



Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine H3948? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts.





The writings bear witness............



Proverbs 4:2



For I give you good doctrine H3948, forsake ye not my law.



Why Must We Contend?

We have seen examples of contending for The Faith. But why must we fight to maintain our Faith?

Many do not see the adversary’s hidden work going on, so there is a continual struggle, a battle in which we must contend, and fight to maintain The Faith as it was once given to the saints. Here is what is happening.

Satan knows he can easily deceive the masses, by using false teachers to twist the Scriptures. Satan desires to lead the Believers astray from ‘The Faith,’ so that they might not inherit all things (Rev 21:7); that is, he knows they would receive a reduced or diminished inheritance in the Kingdom (Prov 17:2; 1Co 6:9-10; Galatians 5:21; Ephesians 5:5). Satan knows that he could accomplish this goal, if only he could somehow remove the authority of Scripture from the minds of the Believers.

How would satan accomplish this? What would he do to make this happen?

He would begin his 2,000-year program by using an army of corrupt Bible Translators, who would produce corrupted Bible manuscripts, which would later become the basis for all the modern, but corrupted translations. These new versions would omit words, sentences, and entire verses, regarding issues of the person and deity of Yahushua, the redemption by His Blood, and issues of His Kingdom, of Biblical Grace, and of the Hebrew roots of The Faith.

He would then use many corrupt theological seminaries and Bible Schools to promote these modern but corrupt Bible translations. The scholars within these institutions would devise many man-made Doctrines by twisting the words of Paul. They would then indoctrinate many unsuspecting young people with these poisonous Doctrines. From among these graduates would emerge a few influential but false Pastors, Teachers, and other spiritual Leaders, whose teaching would effectively nullify the authority of ‘all that the Prophets have spoken.’

As of today, all these things have been accomplished.
Doctrines of Devils

What Doctrinal changes have been made since The Faith was first delivered?

Over the 2,000-year time span, satan’s influence over these men would cause many small changes to be made, with one goal in mind. They would first divide the Scriptures in the people’s thinking. They would rename the two sections ‘New Testament’ and ‘Old Testament.’ Then, they would need only to twist Paul’s writings to make it appear that the ‘old’ Testament writings had been nullified, and had disappeared. As a result, they could claim the ‘Old Testament’ is no longer valid!

This notion alone would easily nullify ‘all that the Prophets have spoken,’ unless a few people would slip through the System. Perhaps some would read the words of Paul for themselves, and others might even read those pesky Words of Yahushua in Luke 24:25. Perhaps a few may begin to seek Wisdom by reading the Proverbs, and fewer still might believe and act upon the commandments Yahushua spoke to Moses, simply because they love Yahushua (John 14:15).

But there is much work to be done in twisting Paul’s words. How would they pull this off?

Many theological seminaries would attempt to counter ‘all that the Prophets have spoken’ by re-defining certain Biblical words, and by inventing new words and terms. Thus they would use these re-defined and man-made words, terms and phrases to wage war against the foundation of Scripture.

Today there are many well-meaning Pastors, Teachers, and other spiritual Leaders who have graduated from these corrupt schools, who attempt to teach Scripture using these re-defined words and non-Biblical terms. These man-made words should be a red-flag, warning us of deception, and of a deceiver.

Among the many re-defined and man-made words, terms and phrases are such non-Biblical phrases as ‘Age of Grace,’ ‘Age of Law,’ ‘Law vs. Grace,’ ‘Dispensation of Law,’ ‘Dispensation of Grace,’ ‘Ceremonial Laws,’ ‘Moral Laws,’ ‘unmerited favour,’ ‘missing the mark,’ and many others. Each of these words and phrases, and many others, are being used to inject man-made, false and non-Biblical meanings into the message of the Scriptures. Let the Reader beware!

Beloved, have we heard any of these words or phrases spoken by our spiritual Leaders? Have we noticed how many of these false notions center around the same issue of ‘Grace?’ Jude has already warned us!
Remember Jude’s Warning

Let us be reminded of Jude’s warning:

“… certain men crept in unawares … turning … grace … into lasciviousness and denying … our Lord Jesus Christ. (Jude 1:4)

As a result of men who have crept in unawares, there is much teaching today of non-Biblical Grace. Some who embrace this error may choose to ignore the words of the Prophets, and that is their prerogative. Yahushua said those who do so, are ‘slow of heart,’ and are among the ‘foolish.’ When the Bridegroom returns, some Believers will be among the wise, and some among the foolish.

After being Redeemed by the Blood of Messiah, and being set free from the bondage of sin, each one must choose for himself whom he will serve. Those who are wise will be as bond-servants to the Master. They will seize, take hold of, and honour the Master’s eternal Commandments, so that they themselves will be seized, taken hold of, honoured, and married, as a Bride (Proverbs 10:8a).

Those who are foolish — those who think that the Master’s eternal Commandments have been annulled, no longer in effect, and done away with — will not be as bond-servants to the Master. Instead they will throw down the Master’s Commandments, cast them aside, and reject them, so that they themselves will be thrown down, cast aside, and rejected as a Bride (Proverbs 10:8b).
A Final Caution

As a final caution, let us notice in the two examples given above regarding Romans 14, the apostle Paul tells us we are not to judge others regarding these matters (Romans 14:4, 10). As we contend for, and find the wonderful truths of Scripture, and begin to enter into a more intimate walk with Messiah, we may be tempted to judge others who are not contending for The Faith, but are walking according to their traditions.

We are not to judge others for the choices they have made!

Instead, let us appeal to those who oppose themselves, by use of the Scriptures, and with much prayer, and with gentleness. Let us provoke one another to seek out how to love The Most High, according to what He has said, and exhort one another to walk in what He allows us to see (Hebrews 10:24).




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