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'Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers. Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. But shun...

Surely the Bible is the only means of comparison that we have to judge anything that is doctrinal. In Christ Jesus Chris

Subject heading:- Circumcision Without Hands '... but he is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is of the heart; in spirit and not in letter; whose praise is not from men, but from God. ... ' (Rom 2:29) ' ... For we are the circumcision who worship God in the spirit and rejoice in...

Hello @Marty fox, Subject heading:- 'Who are the sons of God and the daughters of men?' Hello @Marty fox, Thank you for responding, I am not able to respond to what you have said at present, but hope to return: yet, with respect, your response does not answer the question under discussion...

Hello @Marty fox, The context is not concerning faithfulness: if we would be true to God's word, we must apply ourselves to what is actually written. Thank you In Christ Jesus Chris

Hello @St. SteVen, If it is genuinely false, yes. For you would be doing them a kindness. Thank you In Christ Jesus Chris

'And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them, That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.' (Gen 6:1-2) Hello there, @Marty fox, I believe that the wording of...

'I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body, and one...

Hello @St. SteVen, You already have several trains of thought being expressed by other members participating in your thread, you really do not need another. Maybe another time. :) Thank you for responding. Within the love of Christ our Saviour, our risen and glorified, Lord and Head. Chris

Hello @St. SteVen 2 Timothy 1:13 & Colossians 2:16-23, that I quoted, show the way to avoid imbibing false doctrine, or at least identifying what they are. In the first, Paul tells Timothy to, 'hold fast', the form of sound words that he had heard 'of' Paul, which gives us a line of defense...

'Let no man therefore judge you .. in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, .... or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: ...... Which are a shadow of things to come; ........ but the body is of Christ. Let no man beguile you of your reward .. in a voluntary humility and worshipping...

Subject heading:- 'What makes a doctrine false?' Hello @St. SteVen, Thought provoking, thank you. :) * Into my mind come the words of Paul to Timothy:- 'Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.' (2Ti 1:13) * I shall give...

Thank you, Jay.

Hello @Jay Ross, What have you discovered? In Christ Jesus Chris

'If in this life only we have hope in Christ, .. we are of all men most miserable. .... But now is Christ risen from the dead, ...... and become the firstfruits of them that slept. For since by man came death, .. by man came also the resurrection of the dead. .... For as in Adam all die...

'I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for Thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.' (Psa 4:8)

Good to be back, @Nancy. :)

'For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.' (Gal 3:26-28)

'And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time. And she dwelt under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in mount Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment.' (Jdg 4:4-5) Hello @Bob Estey, Deborah was not a Judge in the...

'And he (Abraham) received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also:' (Romans 4:11) 'And...