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This is Pastor Daniel Stevenson. I'm director of the Southside Life Station and pastor of New Heights Fellowship Baptist Church of East Toledo.

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And you're receiving this message because you opted in to be encouraged.

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Continuing our pursuit through the book of Acts in Acts 15 24, we see an interesting verse where it says,

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Since we have heard that some of our number to whom we gave no instruction have disturbed you with their words, unsettling souls.

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So the men who had brought the false teachings were not even sent by the church.

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They had delivered teachings that were not in line with the teachings of the church, but they were still numbered among the number.

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This is interesting. A teacher can teach a false teaching in error and not be counted out as long as he adjusts once corrected.

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I guess I'd rather be right in the first place. That's going to require some work.

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Studying my Bible, praying, serving, giving, being in the church with other believers, submitting to accountability.

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That's going to require some work. But just being wrong about something in the Bible, just teaching something wrong,

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does not disqualify a person from being a believer or even being part of the church.

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It's about what you do when you figure out you are wrong.

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Do you repent and turn to the Lord and let God affect your heart and change you?

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Surely you can examine your own life and determine when you're wrong and need to turn to the Lord.

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I encourage you today, if you've been walking in a manner unworthy of the salvation that Jesus purchased for you,

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repent and turn to God either for the first time or again today and live your life according to Jesus's teachings,

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following him as Lord. An eternity is at stake, but also an abundant life here today, lived with Christ at its center.

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God bless you today as you serve him.