SOUND DOCTRINE
Ephesians 4:14
admonishes us "that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and
carried about with every wind of doctrine…"
Colossians 2:7
urges us to be "rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith,
as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving."
I. SOUND DOCTRINE IS BUILT ON THE WORD OF GOD!
“And
that from a child you known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you
wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. All scripture is given by inspiration of
God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for
instruction in righteousness.” II Timothy 3:15-16.
II. SOUND DOCTRINE MAGNIFIES THE HOLINESS OF GOD!
The seraphim
hovering about the throne of God, cried out, saying: “Holy, holy, holy is
the Lord of Hosts; the whole earth if full of His glory.” Isaiah 6:3.
“The Lord is
righteous in all His ways, and holy in all His works.”
Psalm 145:17.
III. SOUND DOCTRINE DECLARES THE DEPRAVITY OF MAN!
Created
originally in the image and likeness of God, sin entered the human race through
the transgression of Adam:
“Wherefore, as by
one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon
all men, for that all have sinned.” Romans 5:12.
“The heart is
deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; who can know it?” Jeremiah
17:9.
“Then the Lord
saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil
continually.” Genesis 6:5.
IV. SOUND DOCTRINE TEACHES OF A LITERAL HEAVEN AND
HELL!
Concerning
heaven:
“In My Father’s
house are many mansions, if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to
prepare a place for you.” John 14:2. (Read: I Corinthians 2:9)
Concerning
hell:
“Then He will also
say to those on the left hand: ‘Depart from Me, you cursed, into the
everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels.” “And these will go
away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.” Matthew
25:41,46.
V. SOUND DOCTRINE PROCLAIMS SALVATION BY GRACE!
“For by grace you
have been saved through faith, and that not of your-selves; it is the gift of
God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.” Ephesians 2:8-9.
Pastor
David Jones
(borrowed from an unknown source)