What Is This Doctrine Of Jesus Christ?

For many deceivers are entered into the world, 

who confess not that Jesus Christ is come 

in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist. 

Look to yourselves, that we lose not those 

things which we have wrought, but that 

we receive a full reward. Whoseover transgresseth, 

and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ,

 hath not God. He that abideth in the 

doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father

 and the Son. If there come any into you,

 and bring not this doctrine, receive

 him not into your house, neither bid him 

God speed:for he that biddeth him God speed 

is partaker of his evil deeds.

     The apostle John is getting to the heart of the matter as what it means to be a believer in Jesus Christ. Many deceivers are come into the world, our world, and they have but one goal, to cause you to lose the true doctrine of Jesus Christ and accept their doctrine as to who is Jesus Christ. The Greek word "πλάοι" is the word we get planet as planets are seen to be wandering and this word is a noun, a nominative in the plural so it means "deceivers," not just one. These deceivers, or wanders are deceiving, or seducing, and are imposters as this word denotes. Here is a deceiver that we all must contend with at times if we are defending our faith and that deceiver is Mormonism. Let us look at that it means: The doctrine of Jesus Christ. John in his book John verse one and following makes it clear that the doctrine of Jesus Christ is that He is God, and that He is the Creator, and that He is the Savior. Mormons teach that Jesus is a god, but is a created being with a body and bones: Section 129: Doctrine and Covenants:  1 There are two kinds of beings in heaven, namely: Angels, who are resurrected personages, having bodies of flesh and bones—

 2 For instance, Jesus said: Handle me and see, for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have. Section 139:
22 The Father has a body of flesh and bones as tangible as man’s; the Son also; but the Holy Ghost has not a body of flesh and bones, but is a personage of Spirit. Were it not so, the Holy Ghost could not dwell in us.

     Jehovah Witnesses doctrine of Jesus Christ: "That Jehovah was truly the Father or Life-giver to this firstborn Son and, hence that this Son was actually a creature of God" (Aid to Bible Understanding, p. 918). 

     This teaching by Mormons, and Jehovah Witnesses is not the doctrine of Jesus Christ as taught to us by the apostle John and in other passages of Scripture. They are of those deceivers that John was speaking about and who we are to avoid. They do not have God. 

    A problem we have as humans is that we want to be right and will defend our beliefs and actions even if they are not correct. We will do what we should not as believers in Jesus Christ according to Scripture: we will allow those into our homes who bring deception and of those deceivers that John tells us to avoid. Unless you have taken time to study their beliefs and the belief of Authentic Christianity you will have the greater probability to be deceive and out talked.In fact many have succumbed to these deceivers and their deception and have become partakers in their antichrist actions and beliefs. 

    Did not John and Jesus say that we are to "love" even our enemies? Yes! But the love that is being used, the word that we translate love is not some form of brotherly love, a philanthropic love, it is a principled love, a love that is given to us by God so that we do not just "love" someone, we do not just have sympathy for someone, no, we give to them God's principled love. This principled love of God is to be found in His commandments. We do no harm to others just because the do not believe as we do, but we should be able to defend our faith and give them a reason for our faith. We do not associate with non-believers more than is necessary, i.e., a workplace, or even a family member that is not criminal, as in smoking marijuana, or other drugs, but as a family member we giver them grace and mercy without giving up our faith in God and the keeping of His commandments. If they bring another gospel, they must leave, or you must leave and not to associate with them or possibly become a partaker in their apostasy, and sin.

    John ends this letter: "Having many things to write unto you, I would not write with paper and ink: but I trust to come unto you, and speak face to face, that our joy may be full. The children of thy elect sister greet thee. Amen. (2John 1:7-13).

Moreover the LORD answered Job,

    shall he that contendeth with the

Almighty instruct Him? He that reproveth

    God, let him answer it.

                      Job 40:1-2

Prepare now for the time is now

Richard L. Crumb