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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Continuing our pursuit through the book of Acts in Acts 15 24, we see an interesting verse where it says,
Since we have heard that some of our number to whom we gave no instruction have disturbed you with their words, unsettling souls.
So the men who had brought the false teachings were not even sent by the church.
They had delivered teachings that were not in line with the teachings of the church, but they were still numbered among the number.
This is interesting. A teacher can teach a false teaching in error and not be counted out as long as he adjusts once corrected.
I guess I'd rather be right in the first place. That's going to require some work.
Studying my Bible, praying, serving, giving, being in the church with other believers, submitting to accountability.
That's going to require some work. But just being wrong about something in the Bible, just teaching something wrong,
does not disqualify a person from being a believer or even being part of the church.
It's about what you do when you figure out you are wrong.
Do you repent and turn to the Lord and let God affect your heart and change you?
Surely you can examine your own life and determine when you're wrong and need to turn to the Lord.
I encourage you today, if you've been walking in a manner unworthy of the salvation that Jesus purchased for you,
repent and turn to God either for the first time or again today and live your life according to Jesus's teachings,
following him as Lord. An eternity is at stake, but also an abundant life here today, lived with Christ at its center.
God bless you today as you serve him.