Sound Doctrine Which is According to Godliness
Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:3Devotional Series: Sound Doctrine
Teaching: Sound Doctrine pt. 2 (SUN_AM 2021-02-21) by Pastor Star R Scott
In First Timothy 6, it talks about how to respond to one another as believing brothers, and then once he gets through with some of this instruction, he makes this statement, “These things teach and exhort. If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness.” Sound doctrine. Sound doctrine is always, always going to emphasize Godliness. Godliness— not just our moral behavior— Godliness. God being glorified in our midst; God preeminent. Amen? The worship of the Creator. Redemption is not just about the reconciliation of man back to God and. What makes it great is it was the heart and will of God, and it has been fulfilled to His glory, to His honor, and for His pleasure.
If we don’t understand that, we’re going to be deceived by false doctrine that takes an attribute of God’s sovereignty and places it above all the other attributes of God. The false church’s perspective of sovereignty dictates all their doctrine. In fact, pure Calvinist theology says God Himself is the author of sin. But the Bible says God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. He is the giver of every good and perfect gift that comes down from the Father and that He is immutable, He doesn’t change. All his attributes are coequal; none outweighs the other. As we study the Scriptures, one thing we know is this: Nowhere in the Bible do you see an emphatic statement that says “God is sovereign,” but you see “God is love” and “God is light.” Amen?
Some people isolate one attribute of God and it leads them to error. Some make love the greatest attribute of God, and it is not! Love is not all there is to God. God is also just. Amen? So, when you get into the difficult issues, like this one they’re dealing with here in Timothy—I wonder what would happen if somebody went out and preached on First Timothy 6 today in the environment of our social situation? You’re a slave? Be happy. Be content. Here’s how you’re to respond to your master. You’re a master? Treat the slaves this way: When you come to church, the master doesn’t sit in the chair, if he comes in late, he doesn’t move the slave to the floor, and he sits in the chair. God is no respecter of persons. Amen? But it so happens that was the environment at that time. That’s what was in their society at this time, and he tells the church how to function in society. Society does not dictate how the church responds. We respond to God even when in our own minds we think, “man, natural wisdom”—whatever the different perceivable aspects of what we might think to be just or unjust, whatever happens, that’s God’s territory. Here’s our territory: The Law is fulfilled in this: Love your neighbor as yourself. Amen? If you’ll stay there, you’ll stay out of trouble, a lot of trouble. We’re saying that in the light of this passage. “These things teach and exhort. If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness…,” so we want to continue to emphasize that. Sound doctrine which is according to godliness. Sound doctrine which is according to godliness.
If we don’t understand that, we’re going to be deceived by false doctrine that takes an attribute of God’s sovereignty and places it above all the other attributes of God. The false church’s perspective of sovereignty dictates all their doctrine. In fact, pure Calvinist theology says God Himself is the author of sin. But the Bible says God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. He is the giver of every good and perfect gift that comes down from the Father and that He is immutable, He doesn’t change. All his attributes are coequal; none outweighs the other. As we study the Scriptures, one thing we know is this: Nowhere in the Bible do you see an emphatic statement that says “God is sovereign,” but you see “God is love” and “God is light.” Amen?
Some people isolate one attribute of God and it leads them to error. Some make love the greatest attribute of God, and it is not! Love is not all there is to God. God is also just. Amen? So, when you get into the difficult issues, like this one they’re dealing with here in Timothy—I wonder what would happen if somebody went out and preached on First Timothy 6 today in the environment of our social situation? You’re a slave? Be happy. Be content. Here’s how you’re to respond to your master. You’re a master? Treat the slaves this way: When you come to church, the master doesn’t sit in the chair, if he comes in late, he doesn’t move the slave to the floor, and he sits in the chair. God is no respecter of persons. Amen? But it so happens that was the environment at that time. That’s what was in their society at this time, and he tells the church how to function in society. Society does not dictate how the church responds. We respond to God even when in our own minds we think, “man, natural wisdom”—whatever the different perceivable aspects of what we might think to be just or unjust, whatever happens, that’s God’s territory. Here’s our territory: The Law is fulfilled in this: Love your neighbor as yourself. Amen? If you’ll stay there, you’ll stay out of trouble, a lot of trouble. We’re saying that in the light of this passage. “These things teach and exhort. If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness…,” so we want to continue to emphasize that. Sound doctrine which is according to godliness. Sound doctrine which is according to godliness.