Definition
- Shaping – to influence something such as a belief or an opinion and make it develop in a particular way
- Next (young) Generation – young people of the same age
- Sound – sensible and likely to produce the right results
- Biblical – that which is written in the Bible
- Doctrine – a set of beliefs that form an important part of a religion
Influencing the belief and opinion of the younger generation with a set of beliefs and teachings which is written in the bible to enable them to develop in a way that will produce the right sensible result. Why the need for this? According to the scriptures,
“…have tasted the good word of God and the power of the age to come” (NKJV)
“Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons” (NKJV)
“3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers;
4 and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables.
5 But you be watchful in all things”
Need for Sound Doctrine to counter signs of Last Days
“1 You should know this, Timothy, that in the last days there will be very difficult times.
2 For people will love only themselves and their money. They will be boastful and proud, scoffing at God, disobedient to their parents, and ungrateful. They will consider nothing sacred.
3 They will be unloving and unforgiving; they will slander others and have no self-control. They will be cruel and hate what is good.
4 They will betray their friends, be reckless, be puffed up with pride, and love pleasure rather than God.
5 They will act religious, but they will reject the power that could make them godly. Stay away from people like that!”
Perilous times and men are coming and even here. Such people show difficult and sinful times by self-centredly loving themselves, loving money, boastful and proud, scoffing God, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, consider as nothing the things that are sacred, no self-control, cruel, have no interest in pure good, betray friends, reckless, puffed up, loving pleasure rather than God, rejection of power to become Good etc… but there is destruction and misery in their path
16 Destruction and misery always follow them.
17 They don’t know where to find peace.”
Need for Sound Doctrine to counter Unbelieving Modern and Post Modern Doctrines
In today’s secular society;
- There is no absolute truth
- There is no moral absolute
- Whatever works for me is the truth (2 Timothy 2:24-26, 2 Timothy 4:3-4)
- Technology is deceiving many by inputting wrong mentalities/ reasoning – the power of the air Ephesians 2:2
- Scoffing at the Supreme Being 2 Timothy 3:1-5
- Tithing will not be relevant to the so-called “New Testament Christians”
Some of the reasons for false or diversity of doctrine includes denominationalism which is the division of one religion into separate groups, sects, schools of thought or denominations; prestige seeking leaders or preachers who want to impress important people (Acts 20:30, 3 John 9-10). People wickedly twist the bible around to suit one’s own self or personal doctrine. These are all signs of the last days. WE NEED A REVIVAL!
“Their fear towards me is taught by the precepts of man.”
“Ye transgress commandments of God, that ye may keep your own tradition. Teaching for doctrines the commandments of God, that ye may keep your own tradition”
“Making the word of none effect through your tradition”
2 Timothy 4:3-4 – *read it under section definition*
“They that are learned and unstable wrest…the scriptures onto their own destruction”
URGENT NEED FOR CHANGE!
Although Hebrews 6:4 says that it is impossible to bring some back to the light, but we can learn and start taking actions to avoid more people getting lost in the world. 1 Timothy 4:6 tells us that the young need to be nourished properly by those in charge of them. The leaders need to have followed good training themselves and we need to fight for UNITY in the reasoning and mentality of what we teach.
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