Study Guide on the Gospel of Christ

Chapter Four
ANOTHER GOSPEL THAT IS AGAINST THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST

Another gospel is the perversion or to pervert the gospel of Christ (i.e. the misconception of the gospel). It is contrary to the description or concept of the gospel Galatians 1:6-9,
2 Corinthians 11:4, Colossians 2:8
• Beware of the message of circumcision; is another gospel:
Some sect of the Pharisee which believed the gospel, taught the gentiles' brethren; except they are circumcised after the manner of Moses, they cannot be saved Acts 15:1-7 (see vs. 1, 5)
This message of circumcision is against the gospel of Christ (the terms or concept: Christ, His circumcision, etc) (see study guide on the Gospel of Christ, chapter three (the gospel is also described as or called the gospel of Christ), chapter six (the gospel of the circumcision of Christ) etc

• Beware of the message of immoralities; is another gospel:
Some men will crept in unawares; turning the grace of God into lasciviousness (immoral lives) e.g. homosexual, lesbianism etc; and they would also deny the only Lord God and our Lord Jesus Christ Jude 4, Romans 1:24, 26-27, 29-32
This message of immoralities is also, against the gospel of Christ (the terms or concept: God, His grace, His holiness etc) (see study guide on the Gospel of Christ, chapter three (the gospel is also described as or called the gospel of God, the gospel is also described as or called the word of holiness) etc

• Beware of the message of perversion; is another gospel:
Among God's people; some will speak perverse (distort or twist or corrupt) things to draw disciples to themselves Acts 20:28-30 (see vs.30), (2 Corinthians 2:17, 4:2, 2 Corinthians 11:2-4, 13)
This message of perversion is also, against the gospel of Christ (the terms or concept: Jesus Christ the Son of God, the word of the Lord or the word of God, the heavenly vision etc) (see study guide on the Gospel of Christ, chapter three (the gospel is also described as or called the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the gospel is also described as or called the word of the Lord, the gospel is also described as or called the word of God, the gospel is also described as or called the heavenly vision) etc

• Beware of the message of works; is another gospel:
They believe that someone is justified or saved by works e.g. fasting and prayers, tithes and offerings etc. By that, they despise others, seeing themselves righteous and holier than others, and also boast on their works Luke 5:33-39, 18:9-14, Isaiah 65:2-5, Romans 4:1-6, 11:6, Ephesians 2:8-9, Romans 3:27
When Jesus taught on works; He used the word, “take heed (beware or warning); i.e. we should not be as the hypocrites”, Matthew 6:1-4 (Giving); Matthew 6:5-15 (prayer); Matthew 6:16-18 (fasting)
This message of works is also, against the gospel of Christ (the terms or concept: salvation, deliverance, the word of the gospel etc (see study guide on the Gospel of Christ, chapter three (the gospel is also described as or called salvation, the gospel is also described as or called deliverance, the gospel is also described as or called the word of the gospel) etc

• Beware of the message of fable; is another gospel:
The word “fable” means stories that are not biblical e.g. old wives fables (1 Timothy 4:7), Jewish fables (Titus 1:14), cunningly devised fables (2 peter 1:16)
This message of fable is also, against the gospel of Christ (the terms or concept: the kingdom of God etc) (see study guide on the Gospel of Christ, chapter three (the gospel is also described as or called the gospel of the kingdom of God) etc

• Beware of the message of endless genealogies; is another gospel:
To the Jews; Endless genealogies is the trace of family history from the list or register of the genealogy 1 Chronicles 9:1, Nehemiah 7:5, 63-64
Is Christ Jesus from the list or register of the genealogy? Matthew 1:1 & 16-17, John 7:40-43
Is the gentiles excluded from the list or register of the genealogy? Ephesians 2:8-22, 3:3-6, Revelation 7:1-10, 1 Timothy 1:3-4, Titus 3:9
While to the gentiles; Endless genealogies is the family history of ancestors or ancestral spirits
This message of endless genealogies is also, against the gospel of Christ (the terms or concept: the fullness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ, deliverance, the word of the gospel etc)(see study guide on the Gospel of Christ, chapter three (the gospel is also described as or called the fullness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ, the gospel is also described as or called deliverance, the gospel is also described as or called the word of the gospel) etc

• Beware of the message of gains or riches; is another gospel:
They believe that, life is consist or made up of the abundance of the things possessed or have. That is, the amount of money, wealth, properties, cars etc; so they preach the message of gain Luke 12:15, 1 Timothy 6:5-6, 10
This message of gain or riches is also, against the gospel of Christ (the terms or concept: God's grace, the word of the truth of the gospel etc) (See study guide on the Gospel of Christ, chapter three (the gospel is also described as or called the gospel of God's grace, the gospel is also described as or called the word of the truth of the gospel) etc

• Beware of preaching another Jesus; is another gospel:
This is another views or believe about Jesus (i.e. the spirit of the antichrist):
• The view that deny; Jesus is not the Christ or the messiah
• Also the view that deny the Father and the Son (i.e. the Godhead)
• Also the view that deny Jesus did not come in the flesh
• Also the view that; there are errors in the scriptures
RF: 2 Corinthians 11:4, 1 John 2:18, 22-23, 4:1-3, 2 John 7
This message of another Jesus is also, against the gospel of Christ (the terms or concept: God, His Son Jesus Christ, our Lord, the Christ, His name etc) (see study guide on the Gospel of Christ, chapter three (the gospel is also described as or called the gospel of God, the gospel is also described as or called the gospel of His Son, the gospel is also described as or called the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the gospel is also described as or called the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, the gospel is also described as or called the gospel of Christ, the gospel is also described as or called Jesus Christ or in the name of Jesus Christ) etc

• Beware of extra truth; is another gospel:
They believe that the Holy Bible is not the complete truth. This message of extra truth is also, against the gospel of Christ (the terms or concept: all scriptures or Holy scriptures etc Daniel 12:4, 9-10, 2 Timothy 3:7, 13-17) (see study guide on the Gospel of Christ, chapter two (the Holy Bible (the scriptures) is also the gospel of Jesus Christ) etc
NOTE:
The word of God came first, orally, “God said…” during creation (Genesis 1:3, 6, 9), to Noah (Genesis 6:9-14), to Abraham (Genesis 12:1), to Isaac (Genesis 26:1-2), to Jacob (Genesis 28:10-13) etc
After, the word of God was “written”; known as the law and the prophets (Exodus 24:3-4, 7, 34:1, 27-28, Numbers 33:2, Jeremiah 36:4 etc)
Later the word became “flesh”, which is Jesus; who came to fulfill the law and the prophets Matthew 5:17, Hebrews 10:7. And He also, used the “written word” (i.e. the law and the prophets Luke 24:27, 44-45
The written word has two Book of the covenant or testament: The Book of the old covenant or testament and The Book of the new covenant or testament Exodus 24:3-7, Acts 1:1 (Luke 1:1-2)

• Beware of Lying and deceptive spirits; is another gospel:
1 Kings 22:19-23 e.g. false miracles Revelation 16:12-14 (Matthew 24:24), false dreams (Deuteronomy 13:1-5, Jeremiah 23:25, 27), lying or false prophecy, false vision etc Jeremiah 14:14, 23:16-17, 25-32
This message of lying and deceptive spirits is also, against the gospel of Christ (the terms or concept: the heavenly vision etc) (see study guide on the Gospel of Christ, chapter three (the gospel is also described as or called the heavenly vision) etc

• Beware of tradition of elders, is another gospel:
The word “tradition” means the belief of fore-fathers, that transgress the commandment of God Matthew 15:1-6 It is also refers to, “teaching for doctrines the commandments of men, reject the commandment of God” Mark 7:1-13
This message of the tradition of elders is also, against the gospel of Christ (the terms or concept: the word of God etc) (see study guide on the Gospel of Christ, chapter three (the gospel is also described as or called the word of God) etc

• Beware of superstitious or religious belief; is another gospel:
The word “superstitious or religious belief”, means the belief about God and gods or idols or juju and other supernatural beings. It also means the belief that particular events bring good or bad luck. Isaiah 2:6-8 (NIV & Good news Bible), Acts 17:16, 22 (Amplified Bible)
This message of superstitious or religious belief is also, against the gospel of Christ (the terms or concept: God etc) (see study guide on the Gospel of Christ, chapter three (the gospel is also described as or called the gospel of God) etc
EXAMPLES OF SUPERSTITIOUS OR RELIGIOUS BELIEF
i. Astrology is an example of superstitious or religious belief: This is the study of the position of the stars and movements of the planets in the belief that they influence human affairs. The astrologer is a person who uses astrology to tell people about their characters, and also their future or what will happen in the future with magical powers.
ii.Necromancy is an example of superstitious or religious belief: This is the practice of claiming to communicate by magic with the dead in order to learn about the future. A necromancer is a person who claims to communicate by magic with people who are dead. People go to such persons to know who killed their dead persons or enquire of them
iii.Palmist is an example of superstitious or religious belief: They look at the lines in the palm of the hands of a person in order to tell what will happen in future; palm reading.
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NOTE: Astrology (astrologer), Necromancy (necromancer), palmist etc are examples of superstitious or religious belief and they are also called familiar spirits or mediums or spiritists or spiritisms. All of them are soothsayers, (i.e. people who is believed to be able to tell what will happen in the future), sorcerer or sorceress (i.e. people with magic powers, who is helped by evil spirits), witchcraft (i.e. the use of magic powers, especially evil ones (i.e. black witch); the white witch believe to have special magical powers that can be used to heal people, but the black witch gives charms and control, manipulate, influence, frustrate, and also to put a spell on people. The women are called witch while the men are called wizard. All of them also practice magic or use charms, which is known as enchantment or Sorcery and divination (This is the act of finding out or an attempt to discern future events by means of physical objects e.g. images, water, liver etc and saying what will happen in the future) Leviticus 19:31, Deuteronomy 18:9-11, Numbers 23:23, Acts 16:16-18

• Beware of worship of images or idols; is another gospel:
These people believe that you can pray through images to God e.g. images of men and women whether in the shrines or churches, images of animals and reptiles, sun, moon etc Deuteronomy 4:15-19, Romans 1:23, 25
This message of worship of images or idols is also, against the gospel of Christ (the terms or concept: God etc) (see study guide on the Gospel of Christ, chapter three (the gospel is also described as or called the gospel of God) etc
EXAMPLES OF IDOLATRY
i. Workers with familiar spirits (i.e. they have familiar spirits) is an example of idolatry 2 Kings 23:24
ii. Shrines: places where idols or jujus are kept and worship, which is an example of idolatry 2 Kings 23:8, 19 (NIV)
iii. The sacrifice of blood of goats and bulls or animals is an example of idolatry (Isaiah 66:3, 1:11), Also the sacrifice of human blood is an example of idolatry (Psalm 106:36-38), Also the sacrifice at the junction is an example of idolatry Ezekiel 21:21 (NIV), Also the sacrifice in the garden and at the grave and burning of incense is an example of idolatry (Isaiah 65:3-4, 66:3)
iv. Cutting of the bodies for the dead and putting on tattoo marks is an example of idolatry Leviticus 19:28 (NIV)
v. Consecration and purification is an example of idolatry e.g. charms, eating of animals for consecration and purification (e.g. rats, pigs etc) Isaiah 66:17 (NLT)
vi. Dedication to idols or juju is an example of idolatry 2 Kings 23:11 (NIV)
vii. Symbols including their pictures is an example of idolatry Isaiah 57:8 (NIV & NLT), Ezekiel 8:3, 5, 10 (see vs.10 The Amplified Bible, NLT, NASB & CEV)
viii. Cursing or blessing with the names of idols or juju is an example of idolatry Exodus 23:13 (The Amplified Bible)

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