Same old, Same old

Same old Same old

“As I urged you when I went into Macedonia, stay there in Ephesus so that you may command certain men not to teach false doctrines any longer  nor to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies. These promote controversies rather than God’s work—which is by faith.  
The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.  Some have wandered away from these and turned to meaningless talk.  
They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not know what they are talking about or what they so confidently affirm. 
We know that the law is good if one uses it properly.  
We also know that law is made not for the righteous but for lawbreakers and rebels, the ungodly and sinful, the unholy and irreligious; for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers,  for adulterers and perverts, for slave traders and liars and perjurers—and for whatever else is contrary to the sound doctrine  that conforms to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which he entrusted to me.” 
                                                                                             1 Timothy 1:3-11
There is one thing you learn from the Bible is the truth of Ecclesiastes 1:9 that states,
“What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun”
            Ecclesiastes 1:9.
People are people it seems in every generation. Someone said to me the only difference between ancient man and modern man is modern man does everything ancient man did both right and wrong in a high tech way.
That’s why the bible is so good. The early church had the same problems the modern church has.
In this letter from Paul to Timothy Paul say
“As I urged you when I went into Macedonia, stay there in Ephesus so that you may command certain men not to teach false doctrines any longer  nor to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies. These promote controversies rather than God’s work—which is by faith."  
There were people even then teaching wrong things in the church. Just as today.
We need to be very careful about those we listen too. We need to study the word of God. Study the scriptures carefully so we know what is wrong teaching and right.
If we disagree with a teacher, pastor evangelist, even the Pope. We need to ask them, or send them an email or a letter asking to explain how they come to that conclusion.
If they are unwilling or do not give an answer you’re happy with have nothing to do with them.
Church boards I firmly believe need to hold pastors accountable to what they teach. Not just let the pastor teach anything.
All teaching must line up with the Bible. it’s that simple
Think about it.