SUBTLE FALSE CHURCH TEACHINGS

compiled by Dr. Ken Matto

Over the years the Church has developed many doctrines which are not found in Scripture and if they are not found in Scripture then they must be categorized as false. The 19th and 20th century saw an influx of emotional, psychological, man-glorifying, and racial favoring doctrines which have no basis in Scripture. The church has adopted these resulting in a departure from the Scriptures. Here are some doctrines which have been seriously adulterated and all I ask is that you check them out against Scripture and see if what you are being taught is true. The time is long past for us to trust the clergy or seminaries. The Bible must be our guidebook in this last hour.
 
Common Teaching: Pre-Tribulational Rapture
Bible Teaches: Last Day Rapture
John 6: 39, 40, 44, 54; 11:24: 12:48
 
Common Teaching: God and Jesus Love Everybody
Bible Teaches: God loves His Own
Ps. 5:5-6; 7:11; John 13:1: 1 Peter 3:12
 
Common Teaching: We can accept Christ
Bible Teaches: God accepts us
Mt. 1:21; John 1:12-13; 6:37,39; Acts 13:48; Rom. 3:10-12; 8:29-30; Eph. 1:4; 2:1-5;
Rev. 13:8;17:8
 
Common Teaching: Jews are God's Chosen People
Bible Teaches: Christians are God's Chosen People
Isaiah 45;17; John 8:38-44; Rom. 2:28-29; 4:13; 9:6; 11:26; Gal. 3:16, 29; Eph. 2:12; Phil :3; 1 Peter 2:9-10; Rev. 2:9;3:9
 
Common Teaching: Literal 1,000 Year Reign of Christ
Bible Teaches: No Literal Millennium
Matt. 24:29; 1 Cor. 10:11; Heb. 9:26, 28; 2 Tim. 3:1; James 5:3; Heb. 1:1-2; 1 Pet. 1:5 & 20; 2 Pet. 3:3; 1 John 2:18; Jude 18
 
Common Teaching: Sabbath is still Saturday
Bible Teaches: God changed Sabbath to Sunday
Matt. 28:1; Mark 16:2 & 9; Luke 18:12; 24:1; John 20:1 & 19; Acts 20:7; 1 Cor. 16:2
(Note: teaching is in Greek and not English. "mian sabbatwn" should be "first of the Sabbaths" and not "first day of the week." Translating singular for plural is error.
 
Common Teaching: A Coming World Ruler known as Antichrist
Bible Teaches: Satan is the Antichrist
2 Thess. 2:3-4 & 7-9 > Isaiah 14:12, 16-17 (The vital link, Lucifer is called "The Man")
1 John 2:22; 4:3; 2 John 7
 
Common Teaching: Slain in the Spirit is Evidence of the Holy Spirit
Bible Teaches: Slain in the Spirit is a sign of judgment (Falling backward or going backward) Gen. 49:17; Ps. 70:2; Isa. 1:4; 28:13;Jer. 7:24; 15:6; Lam. 1:8
 
Common Teaching: Age of Accountability
Bible Teaches: Responsible from Birth
Job 15:14-16; Ps. 51:5; 58:3-4; Rom. 3:10-12
 
Common Teaching: Roman Catholics are Christians
Bible Teaches: Unregenerate RC's are not Christians
Ex. 20:4-5; Isa. 45:5; Jer. 7:18; 44:17-19, 25; Matt. 6:7; 15:9; Mark 7:7-9; Luke 1:46-47; Col. 1:18; 1 Tim. 2:5; 4:3; Heb. 9:27; 10:11-12; 1 John 5:21
 
Common Teaching: Signs, Wonders, and Tongues are for today
Bible Teaches: Biblical Tongues (languages) ended in the first century
Deut. 4:2; Prov. 30:6; Matt. 12:38-40; 1 Cor.14:21-22; Rev. 22:18-19
 
Common Teaching: Ecumenical Movement is acceptable
Bible Teaches: Bible Commands Separation
Ezek. 22:25-26; 44:23; 2 Cor. 6:14-18
 
Common Teaching: You can lose your salvation
Bible Teaches: Christians are eternally secure
Terms used in Scripture:
Everlasting life - 11 Times
Eternal Life - 26 Times
Life Everlasting - 4 Times
John 6:39; Rom. 6:23; 8:33, 37-39; 11:29; Eph. 4:30; Heb. 8:12 & 10:17
 
Common Teaching: Rewards for Christian Service
Bible Teaches: No Rewards
Luke 17:10; 18:29-30
 
Common Teaching: Carnal Christians
Bible Teaches: Christians are Spiritual not Carnal
Rom. 8:5-14
 
Common Teaching: Pictures of Jesus are acceptable
Bible Teaches: No representations of Deity are permitted
Ex. 20:4-5; Acts 17:29
 
Common Teaching: Revelation is a Chronological Book
Bible Teaches: Not Chronological
5:9 - Believers in Heaven
7:9 - Believers in Heaven
6:12-17 - Return of Christ
19:11 - Return of Christ
20:15 - Unsaved cast into hell
21:8 - Details future Judgment of unsaved
 
Common Teaching: God still owes the Jews a land
Bible Teaches: God fulfilled His Promises
Joshua 21:43-45; 23:1-5; 1 Kings 8:56; Neh. 9:7-8, 23
 
Common Teaching: All the Jews will be saved when Christ returns
Bible Teaches: All unbelievers will be judged
Job 34:18-19; Mt. 5:45; John 3:36; Acts 10:34: Romans 2:8-9; 10:12; 1 John 5:12
 
Common Teaching: Christian Psychology is Acceptable
Bible Teaches: The Word alone without admixture
Joshua 1:7-8; Psalm 4:4-5; Isaiah 26:3; 48:18
 
Common Teaching: Christ died for everyone
Bible Teaches: Limited Atonement
Matt. 1:21; 20:28; 22:14; 26:28; Mark 13:20; John 1:12-13; 13:1; 13:18; 15:16;
2 Thess. 2:13; Heb. 4:3
 
Common Teaching: Man is Good
Bible Teaches: Man is Totally Depraved
Gen.5:3; Rom. 3:10-19

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