Doctrine means teaching or instruction. Concerning Christ Jesus we read,
\u201cAnd they were astonished at his [DOCTRINE]: for he [TAUGHT] them as one\u00a0
that had authority, and not as the scribes\u201d (Mar 1:22.)
Throughout scripture, the word \u201cdoctrine\u201d is almost always in the\u00a0
singular when it describes God\u2019s doctrine (Joh 7: 16, 17; 2 Joh 1: 9;\u00a0
Rom 16: 17.) Usually, when the scriptures refer to man\u2019s teachings the\u00a0
word is in the plural (Mat. 15:9; Mar 7: 7; Col 2: 22; I Tim 4: 1; Heb\u00a0
13: 9.)
The doctrine of Christ is singular because no matter the subject (or\u00a0
where it is found in scripture) it is concerning Christ Jesus the Son of\u00a0
God whose person and office never changes. God\u2019s doctrine feeds the\u00a0
appetite Christ gives. The appetite he gives in spirit is for Christ\u00a0
Jesus the same yesterday and today and forever. The doctrines of men are\u00a0
many because they feed only the flesh of men. The appetites of men\u00a0
change and vary from one moment to the next. So do their doctrines.
Divers Doctrines
Divers doctrines are teachings invented by men which offer a variety so\u00a0
as to please men.
The pack of snacks mom brings home with all different kinds of goodies\u00a0
in it is called a\u2014\u201dvariety\u201d pack. It has \u201cvarious\u201d flavors and colors\u00a0
for whatever appeals to your taste or your eye at the moment. Those are\u00a0
\u201cdivers\u201d snacks.
Man has invented a \u201cvariety\u201d of teachings concerning God, concerning\u00a0
man\u2019s condition and concerning salvation. Such teachings are designed by\u00a0
man to appeal to whatever men\u2019s taste may be at the moment because men\u00a0
change. God\u2019s doctrine is one. It does not change. The teaching of God\u00a0
is always, continually the same because it is concerning Jesus Christ\u00a0
the same yesterday and today and forever (Heb 13: 7-9.)
Strange Doctrines
Strange doctrines are teachings not found in God\u2019s word.
If you were lost and your father sent someone to teach you the way to\u00a0
get home that would be true doctrine. Yet, someone else comes along\u00a0
teaching a way which will carry you about from the way your father\u00a0
taught you. You know their teaching is \u201cstrange\u201d because it does not\u00a0
agree with the word\u2013the teaching or doctrine\u2013of your father.
God\u2019s word is his doctrine sent down from heaven. Any time you are\u00a0
taught by men, compare what men teach to what God teaches in his written\u00a0
word. If what they instruct agrees with God it is true doctrine; if what\u00a0
they teach does not agree with God\u2019s word, if it is not in agreement\u00a0
with the person and work of Christ Jesus, or if it is foreign to the\u00a0
teaching that salvation is by grace, then you can be sure they are\u00a0
teaching strange doctrines\u2013be not carried about (Heb 13: 9.) <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Doctrine means teaching or instruction. Concerning Christ Jesus we read, \u201cAnd they were astonished at his [DOCTRINE]: for he [TAUGHT] them as one\u00a0that had authority, and not as the scribes\u201d (Mar 1:22.)Throughout scripture, the word \u201cdoctrine\u201d is almost always in the\u00a0singular when it describes God\u2019s doctrine (Joh 7: 16, 17; 2 Joh 1: 9;\u00a0Rom 16: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,67],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5352","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-author-clay-curtis","category-taught-of-god"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5352","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5352"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5352\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5353,"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5352\/revisions\/5353"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5352"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5352"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5352"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}