Sound teaching is essential for the health and growth of the church, as emphasized in Titus 1:9, where elders are instructed to hold firmly to the faithful word. The Bible itself is presented as the source of doctrine, with 2 Timothy 3:16 affirming that all Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching. In Titus 2:1 and Hebrews 13:9, believers are encouraged to adhere to wholesome instruction and be cautious of strange teachings. As 1 John 4:1 warns, not every spirit is from God, and discerning the truth of doctrine is crucial for faithful living.
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He must hold firmly to the faithful word as it was taught, so that he can encourage others by sound teaching and refute those who contradict it.
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness,
Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace and not by foods of no value to those devoted to them.
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.
Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Turn away from them.
Anyone who runs ahead without remaining in the teaching of Christ does not have God. Whoever remains in His teaching has both the Father and the Son.
Make every effort to present yourself approved to God, an unashamed workman who accurately handles the word of truth.
Then we will no longer be infants, tossed about by the waves and carried around by every wind of teaching and by the clever cunning of men in their deceitful scheming.
If anyone teaches another doctrine and disagrees with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and with godly teaching,
Pay close attention to your life and to your teaching. Persevere in these things, for by so doing you will save both yourself and those who hear you.
For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires. So they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.