Playlist: Does Doctrine Really Matter? (sermon series)
John W. Ritenbaugh
Does Doctrine Really Matter? (Part One)
Inconsistencies of Mainstream ChristianityThe strife between this world's belief systems shows that God did not originate them. False teachings are dangerous because they can erode the faith.
Does Doctrine Really Matter? (Part Two)
Are We Committed to Christian Beliefs?Many professing Christians have rejected major tenets of the Bible, fashioning their own religions, giving themselves license to sin in selected areas.
Does Doctrine Really Matter? (Part Three)
Disintegration of ChristianityThroughout the 'Christian' world, militant atheism may be decreasing, but religious indifference is also increasing at even a more dramatic rate.
Does Doctrine Really Matter? (Part Four)
Fear and Self-SacrificeEven with Christ's sacrifice, God does not owe us salvation. We are called to walk, actively putting to death our carnal natures, resisting the complacency.
Does Doctrine Really Matter? (Part Five)
Belief and Unleavened BreadMost people have not used the Word of God as their standard of morality and conduct, but instead are allowing society and culture to shape their attitudes.
Does Doctrine Really Matter? (Part Six)
Passover and Wave-sheaf DatingConfusion over time of Passover, the wavesheaf offering, and Pentecost results from making assumptions unwarranted by clear scriptural evidence.
Does Doctrine Really Matter? (Part Seven)
Who or What Do We Fear?The church of God is not immune to the deterioration of doctrine. Minor deviations from doctrine bring about irreparable, disastrous consequences.
Does Doctrine Really Matter? (Part Eight)
Faith is difficult enough to maintain on its own, but greatly confused when the pastor dilutes correct doctrine with 'benign' false doctrine from the world.
Does Doctrine Really Matter? (Part Nine)
Immortality of the Soul and GnosticismThe cosmology of ancient Greece, saturated with astrology and Gnostic dualism, filtered into the doctrines of the early church, creating corrupt doctrines.
Does Doctrine Really Matter? (Part Ten)
AntinomianismThe vast majority of Christian-professing churches has been saturated with pagan doctrines (like antinomianism and dispensationalism), derived from Gnosticism.
Does Doctrine Really Matter? (Part Eleven)
DispensationalismBecause of Dispensationalism, many believe there is an adversarial relationship between law and grace, as though they cannot be complementary.
Does Doctrine Really Matter? (Part Twelve)
Gnosticism and 'Eternal Security'The early church was invaded by Gnosticism that denigrated the 'enslavement to Yahweh, His Law, and the Sabbath,' replacing it with Greek philosophy.
Does Doctrine Really Matter? (Part Thirteen)
False TeachersThe elect are not immune to antinomian deception, including the doctrine of eternal security, the total depravity of man, unconditional love, and cheap grace.
Does Doctrine Really Matter? (Part Fourteen)
Colossians 2God has sanctified no day other than the Sabbath. Sunday worship is a pagan deviation, perpetuated by Gnosticism, a movement that despises God's laws.
Paul: Grace, Law, and Obedience
Paul and the LawPaul's writings, because of their complexity, are frequently twisted to say that he was anti-law. By denigrating God's law, the unconverted set their own standards.