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 | | From: | Steve Goltra | | Subject: | Doctrine- Which Version - Post 2 of 3 | | Date: | Thu, 11 Nov 2004 05:54:46 GMT |
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 | Rick Warren, who uses every newer translation know to man in his book The
Purpose Driven Life , page 34, states the following One day you will stand
before God, and he (small "h") will do an audit of your life, a final exam,
before you enter eternity. The bible says, "Remember each of us will stand
personally before the judgment seat of God...Yes, each of us will have to
give a personal account to God." God doesn't ask about our religious
background or doctrinal views. The only thing that will matter is, did you
accept what Jesus Christ did for you and did you learn to love and trust
him."
We are not going to be asked about our relationship with Jesus Christ,
because if we were not saved, we would not be before the judgment seat of
Christ in the first place. Perhaps Warren thinks that he has to appear for
judgment before the Great White Throne Judgment, that is only for the lost?
If he thinks that, then he is in trouble for sure. He also continues to
indicate that salvation also depends upon learning to love and trust Jesus
experientially. This is a progressive salvation teaching and is contrary to
sound doctrine, but Warren indicates that doctrine is not important. And
tens of thousands of pastors are insisting that their Church bodies read
Warren's books and espouse this kind of fuzzy,confusing heresy.
In the Old Testament we find the word "doctrine" six times in the KJV as
translated from the Masoretic Text. Two different Hebrew words were
understood to be doctrine in the context; In the NIV, NASV, and the HCSB,
these words are translated to be: "teaching," seven times;"beliefs,"once;
"instruction," four times; "message," twice; "taught," once; "discipline,"
once; "instructed," once; and "instruct," once. Now we would think that in
just one of the eighteen places the new versions would take into
consideration that for over four hundred years millions of Christian
scholars and laymen had understood these words to mean doctrine. But no,
the word" doctrine" must go!!!!!
But you say, what difference does it make if the Scripture says doctrine,
teaching, instruction, or message? Let's continue and go to the New
Testament.
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