Monday, May 29, 2017

The Doctrine of Christ


Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet

Doctrine: means "teachings"

The apostle John warned: 

II Jn. 9

9-11   Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.

If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed:

For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.

The teachings of Christ:

Mt. 5:32   Jesus says:  But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.

I Cor. 7:10-11   And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband: But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.

whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery

If a man divorces a faithful wife and she remarries, she will commit adultery, but the man who divorced the faithful wife will be the cause of her adultery.

whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.

The man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

Let not the wife depart from her husband: But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband:

If the divorced woman remarries, she will commit adultery

These are the doctrines of Christ so if you are going to live in the doctrines of Christ, as a man, you will not divorce a faithful wife.  As a man you will not marry a divorced woman.

As a woman you will not remarry after divorce.  You can leave your husband but you cannot remarry and live in the doctrine of Christ.  It does not matter for what reason you left him.  It is clearly stated in I Cor. 7 by the apostle Paul, that the commandment of the Lord is the woman who leaves her husband must remain unmarried or return to her husband.

If anyone comes to us teaching another doctrine, the apostle John says not to receive this person into our house and do not wish that person well, for to do so is to take part in his "evil deeds."

There are many other doctrines of Christ in Bible by which we examine ourselves and choose to live. 

One very important thing is the following:

Eph. 4:29   Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

If we've seen the latest news, we will have a desire to tell others the stories we have seen and heard.  If we do so, will such edify the other person, ministering grace to the person, causing that person to glorify God?

We must consider what we take into our hearts and we also must consider that which we are about to speak.

James 1:26   If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.

The OT shows in examples how very serious a matter it is to speak negative things.  Numbers 13-14 twelve men were sent to search out the land.  Ten men brought back negative report.  God did not permit those ten men to enter into the promised land.  God destroyed them by the plague.

Another serious example about complaining is in Exodus 16.  The people who were being delivered from slavery were led by God into the wilderness enroute to the promised land.  The minute a problem arose, they began complaining.  But Moses turned to God for the answer to the problem.  This is the difference between godly and ungodly approaches.

Negative statements can greatly discourage and effect another person

Certainly to warn another person about a perceived danger is not negative.  But to needlessly speak fleshly wisdoms that are negative can do much damage.