ISMS, OR THE WORD OF GOD

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ISMS, OR THE WORD OF GOD?

• Definition ism is a suffix, or that which is
  fixed to the end of a word. It indicates a
  system of belief, a doctrine, a theory, a cult, a
  class of principles.
• Here is an incomplete list of some of the more
  of-ten mentioned ones, and a brief definition of
  them
• ATHEISM The belief that there is no God
  godless-ness, or no-God-ism (from a no, and
  theos God)
• SKEPTICISM The doctrine that all knowledge is
  un-certain doubt and uncertainty as to the
  truthfulness of Christianity unbelief.

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MODERNISM Popular name for infidelity
disbelief in the deity of Jesus, inspiration of
the Bible, resurrection, miracles, fiat creation
by God, Judgment Day, Heaven, Hell

• RATIONALISM The theory that human reason is the
  superior source of knowledge rejection of divine
  revelation and all that cannot be explained to
  the satisfaction of (some) human thinking.
• CALVINISM The doctrines originating with John
  Calvin, including total depravity, individual,
  uncon-ditional predestination, limited atonement,
  irresis-tible grace, and the perseverance of the
  saints.

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UNIVERSALISM The teaching that all men will be
saved universal salvation. All heaven, no hell.

• DENOMINATIONALISM The doctrine that Christs
  church consists of many, or all of the sects and
  par-ties professing Christianity sectarianism.
  Church universal, or mystic body of Christ.
  (Christ saves, not the church. Who says it
  does? The church is the saved!)
• ROMAN CATHOLICISM The beliefs and practices of
  those who hold to the infallibility of the Pope
  of Rome and look to him as their spiritual
  father.
• SPIRITUALISM The theory that the living can
  com-municate with the dead a kind of witchcraft.

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PHARISAISM The practice of binding human
tra-ditions and leaving undone the commandments
of God having the self-righteous spirit of the
Pharisees in general.

• MORMONISM The religious system based on the
  Book of Mormon and the supposed revelations of
  Joseph Smith.
• ECCLESIASTICISM (Gr., ekklesia church) An
  authoritative governing body or hierarchy in the
  church a central governing body in religious
  affairs also, the practice of regarding
  preachers as autho-rities, not servants.

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SOCIALISM The movement among churches that
stresses the whole man concept (Lk. 252)
rather than the need of salvation from sin the
preaching of the social gospel, or the practice
of that which is for mans betterment here and
now, rather than in the hereafter.

• INSTITUTIONALISM The establishing and
  main-taining of human institutions
  (organizations) to do the work the God has
  assigned to the church church-support of
  missionary societies, benevolent institutions,
  colleges, etc.
• LIBERALISM An attitude of loose and broad
  appli-cation of the Scriptures opposition to a
  Bible pat-tern free to practice w/o a
  thus-saith-the Lord.

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PREMILLENIALISM The theory that Christ will
re-turn to earth, reign in person in Jerusalem
over an earthly kingdom for one thousand years,
before the Judgment Day.

• JUDAISM (Gal. 114, the Jews religion),
  conformity to Jewish rites, ceremonies, beliefs.

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NOT ISMs BUT GODS INSPIRED WORD!ISMs are
human wisdom, Gods Word is divine wisdom

• Jas. 315-17, This wisdom is not a wisdom that
  cometh down from above, but is earthly, sensual,
  devilish. 16 For where jealousy and faction
  are, there is confusion and every vile deed. 17
  But the wisdom that is from above is first pure,
  then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated,
  full of mercy and good fruits, without variance,
  without hypocrisy. 18 And the fruit of
  righteousness is sown in peace for them that make
  peace.
• 1. Listen to Jesus! Mat. 158,9,12-14, This
  people honoreth me with their lips But their
  heart is far from me. 9 But in vain do they
  worship me,

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Teaching as their doctrines the precepts of men
12 Then came the disciples, and said unto him,
Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended,
when they heard this saying? 13 But he answered
and said, Every plant which my heavenly Father
planted not, shall be rooted up. 14 Let them
alone they are blind guides. And if the blind
guide the blind, both shall fall into a pit.

• 2. Isms are beyond the doctrine of Christ!
• 2 Jn. 9-11, Whosoever goeth onward and abideth
  not in the teaching of Christ, hath not God he
  that abideth in the teaching, the same hath both
  the Father and the Son. 10 If any one cometh
  unto you, and bringeth not this teaching, receive
  him not into your house, and give him no
  greeting 11 for he that giveth him greeting
  partaketh in his evil works.

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3. Isms are promoted by false teachers.

• 2 Pet. 31, among you also there shall be false
  teachers, who shall privily bring in destructive
  heresies
• 4. Isms, when tested by the Word of God, are
  al-ways proven to be false.
• Rev. 22, I know thy works, and thy toil and
  patience, and that thou canst not bear evil men,
  and didst try them that call themselves apostles,
  and they are not, and didst find them false.
• 5. The test Do they speak according to doctrine
  of the apostles? Of course not they cannot
  appeal to apostolic doctrine so they dont!
• 1 Jn. 41-6, Beloved, believe not every spirit,
  but prove the spirits, whether they are of God
  because many false prophets are gone out into the
  world .

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2 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God every
spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come
in the flesh is of God 3 and every spirit that
confesseth not Jesus is not of God and this is
the spirit of the antichrist, whereof ye have
heard that it cometh and now it is in the world
already. 4 Ye are of God, my little children,
and have overcome them because greater is he
that is in you than he that is in the world. 5
They are of the world therefore speak they as
of the world, and the world heareth them. 6 We
are of God he that knoweth God heareth us he
who is not of God heareth us not. By this we know
the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.

• Acts 242, And they continued stedfastly in the
  apostles' teaching (or, doctrine) .

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6. The isms of men are something different from
the gospel delivered by the apostle Paul.

• Gal. 16-10, I marvel that ye are so quickly
  remov-ing from him that called you in the grace
  of Christ unto a different gospel 7 which is
  not another gospel only there are some that
  trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of
  Christ. 8 But though we, or an angel from
  heaven, should preach unto you any gospel other
  than that which we preached unto you, let him be
  anathema. 9 As we have said before, so say I
  now again, if any man preacheth unto you any
  gospel other than that which ye receiv-ed, let
  him be anathema. 10 For am I now seeking the
  favor of men, or of God? or am I striving to
  please men? if I were still pleasing men, I
  should not be a servant of Christ.

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7. Isms are philosophies and traditions of men.
Let us beware!

• Col. 28, 20-22, Take heed lest there shall be
  any one that maketh spoil of you through his
  philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition
  of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not
  after Christ ... If ye died with Christ from the
  rudiments of the world, why, as though living in
  the world, do ye subject yourselves to
  ordinances, 21 Handle not, nor taste, nor touch
  22 (all which things are to perish with the
  using), after the precepts and doctrines of men?
• 8. Isms can arise among the brethren!
• Acts. 2030, and from among your own selves
  shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to
  draw away the disciples after them.

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9. Some isms result from apostasies.

• 1 Tim. 41-3, But the Spirit saith expressly,
  that in later times some shall fall away from the
  faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and
  doctrines of demons, 2 through the hypocrisy of
  men that speak lies, brand-ed in their own
  conscience as with a hot iron 3 for-bidding to
  marry, and commanding to abstain from meats,
  which God created to be received with
  thanksgiving by them that believe and know the
  truth.
• 2 Thess. 23, (the second coming of Christ) will
  not be, except the falling away (Gr., apostasy)
  come first.

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WHAT DO?

• 1. Hold the pattern of sound words.
• 2 Tim. 113, Hold the pattern of sound words
  which thou hast heard from me, in faith and love
  which is in Christ Jesus.
• Those who promote isms berate what they call
  patternism, text-proofing. Why of course!
• 2. Hold to apostolic doctrine.
• 1 Thess. 213, And for this cause we also thank
  God without ceasing, that, when ye received from
  us the word of the message, even the word of
  God, ye accepted it not as the word of men,
  but, as it is in truth, the word of God, which
  also worketh in you that believe.

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1 Cor. 112, Now I praise you that ye remember
me in all things, and hold fast the traditions,
even as I delivered them to you.

• 3. Preach the word, and only the word!
• 2 Tim. 42-4, preach the word be urgent in
  season, out of season reprove, rebuke, exhort,
  with all longsuffering and teaching. 3 For the
  time will come when they will not endure the
  sound doctrine but, having itching ears, will
  heap to themselves teachers after their own
  lusts 4 and will turn away their ears from the
  truth, and turn aside unto fables. 5 But be
  thou sober in all things, suffer hardship, do the
  work of an evangelist, fulfil thy ministry.
• (Not, fulfill thy pastorate!)

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4. Never deny the faith of which Jesus is the
Author! Rev. 213, thou (church in Smyrna)
holdest fast my name, and didst not deny my faith
(objective faith). There is only one faith
(Eph. 45) and it is the one that Jesus authored.
It is his!

• 5. When human wisdom conflicts with divine, God
  is true and man is a liar!
• Rom. 34, let God be found true, but every man
  a liar as it is written, That thou mightest be
  justified in thy words, And mightest prevail when
  thou comest into judgment.
• Ill have nothing to do with human wisdom!
  Ill leave mans isms to him, lest I suffer his
  destiny!
• How about YOU what will YOU do?

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