WE GAVE NO SUCH COMMANDMENT!  by steve finnell

Are there doctrines being preached today that the apostles did not command?

Acts 15:1-24 And certain men came down from Judea and taught the brethren, "Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.".......24 Since we have heard that some who went out from us have troubled you with words, unsettling your souls, saying, 'You must be circumcised and keep the law'---to whom we gave no such commandment---

It could be said today that certain men are teaching doctrines that the apostles did not command.

1. Certain men are teaching that you saved are by faith alone; that water baptism is not essential in order to be saved. [The apostles gave no such commandment.]

2. Certain men are teaching that we are saved by grace alone; that God selects certain predestined individuals for salvation and that all others will burn in hell. [The apostles gave no such commandment.]

3. Certain men are teaching that believing in Jesus is one of many ways to be saved. [The apostles gave no such commandment.]

4. Certain men are teaching the men are guilty of the sin of Adam and therefore need to be baptized as infants to have their sins washed away. [The apostles gave no such commandment.]

5. Certain men are teaching that God authorized a Pope to be head of the church here on earth. [The apostles gave no such commandment.]

6. Certain men are teaching that men cannot seek God and that they have no free-will. [The apostles gave no such commandment.]

7. Certain men are teaching that you have to speak in tongues as a sign of your salvation. [The apostles gave no such commandment.]

8. Certain men are teaching that God approves of interdenominational and inter-religious worship. [The apostles gave no such commandment.]

9. Certain men are teaching the Jesus is not the only mediator between man and God. [The apostles gave no such commandment.]

10. Certain men say God did not create the earth in six twenty four hour days; that God took billions of years using theistic evolution. [The apostles gave no such commandment.]

11. Certain men are teaching that women have the right to kill their unborn babies.[The apostles gave no such commandment.]