{"id":5558,"date":"2014-03-02T18:00:24","date_gmt":"2014-03-03T00:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/?p=5558"},"modified":"2014-03-01T15:30:18","modified_gmt":"2014-03-01T21:30:18","slug":"where-did-that-error-come-from-notes-on-discernment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/2014\/where-did-that-error-come-from-notes-on-discernment.html","title":{"rendered":"Where did that “Error” come from? (Notes on Discernment)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Of course, we<\/i> understand the Bible.  We would never<\/i> add anything to it, or take anything away from it.  We never<\/i> rely on human traditions – we only<\/i> just believe what God’s Word says.  Right?<\/p>\n

Well, no.  I hate to break it to me – but I’m not that way at all a lot of the time.<\/p>\n

The next section of our study on spiritual discernment has to do with our reactions to other people.  And one of the most important things we need to realize is – other people are a lot like me.  Not so perfect.<\/p>\n

So before we get into some of the details of how we respond to other people, let’s take a moment to ask the question – why exactly are there errors in Christian teaching?<\/b>  Why don’t we all just believe what God says and see it clearly?<\/p>\n

One obvious reason is sin<\/b>.  That doesn’t necessarily mean that a teacher is intentionally trying to mislead you (although sadly that does happen).  But more commonly, sin can blind us to a part of the truth, or make us see things in an unbalanced way.  And who sins?  You got it – everyone.  So don’t be hasty to judge.<\/p>\n

A teacher may be a nice person, just like you, who actually wants to serve the Lord and help His people – but who still makes mistakes.<\/p>\n

Here are some related\/unrelated reasons why we don’t get the truth right:<\/p>\n

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  1. Bad interpretation:<\/b>  We simply don’t understand what the Bible is saying.  Simple as that.  Happens to the best of us.<\/li>\n
  2. Inconsistency:<\/b>  To not see the overall picture.  These are those things that seem to make sense until we actually take them to their logical conclusion.<\/li>\n
  3. Imbalance:<\/b>  This is when we “emphasize” one doctrine so much that it ends up changing and contradicting another truth.<\/li>\n
  4. Traditions:<\/b>  Everybody has these.  We say things or teach things that we think<\/i> are in the Bible, but they’re not.  We’ve heard them so many times that we think they’re true.  But upon closer examination, they’re not.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    None of these are necessarily intentional, or a direct<\/i> result of sin.<\/b>  Sure, they’re not good, but they’re also a sign that we haven’t totally grown up yet.  And that won’t happen until we reach Heaven’s gates.<\/p>\n

    The main point here is not that we need to label every false teaching.  The point is that these things are so common that you and I do them.<\/b>  Yes, we should make every effort not to.  And hopefully as we grow and learn and rely on the Holy Spirit, these things will happen less.<\/p>\n

    But we need to be very cautious before we judge motives, or gasp in horror at something our pastor says, or leave a church, or stop speaking to someone.<\/p>\n\n\n
    \"Spiritual<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

    Next time we’ll talk about three key words that will help us avoid a lot of fights and misunderstandings and divisions.  Our goal should be to grow together in the truth – not to tally up a list of errors that other people in our church make.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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