Do God's Will, Know Gods Doctrine

I. EXORDIUM:

Do you believe in GOD's WORDS? Yes, It's the ultimate proof that GOD exists and we can have relationship with JESUS.

II. AUDIENCE PROFILE:

Believers

III. OBJECTIVES:

To show that when we do GOD's will according to His WORDS, we can know false from true doctrines.

IV. TEXT:

John 7:17 (Amplified Bible)

7:17 If any man desires to do His will (God’s pleasure), he will know (have the needed illumination to recognize, and can tell for himself) whether the teaching is from God or whether I am speaking from Myself and of My own accord and on My own authority.

V. THESIS:

Praise, worship and thank You very much LORD JESUS, for You are my desire and to please You is my pleasure here on earth, I am protected from false doctrines because of my personal relationship with You.

VI. TITLE:

Do GOD's will, know GODs doctrine

VII. EXPLICATION:

A. Author: John the Apostle, son of Zebedee and Salome, and younger brother of James.

—Life Application Concise New Testament Commentary

B. Date and Setting:

Written between a.d. 85–90 from Ephesus, after the destruction of Jerusalem (a.d. 70) and before John’s exile to the island of Patmos

—Life Application Concise New Testament Commentary

C. Audience:

New Christians and searching non-Christians.

—Life Application Concise New Testament Commentary

D. Purpose:

John 20:31 (New Living Translation, Second Edition)

But these are written so that you may continue to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing in him you will have life by the power of his name.

VIII. MAIN BODY:

A. Desire and do GOD's will

"If any man desires to do His will (God’s pleasure), he will know (have the needed illumination to recognize,"

Do or "poieo" in Hebrew which means:

1. to make or do

2. abide, agree, appoint, cause, commit, content, continue, deal

Will or "thelema" in Hebrew which means:

1. determination

2. choice, decree, inclination, desire, pleasure, will

Know or "ginosko" in Hebrew which means:

1. allow, be aware, feel, perceive, be resolved, can speak, be sure, understand

Doctrine or "didache" in Hebrew which means:

1. instruction

2. those that have been taught

3. teaching

Philippians 3:15-16 (Amplified Bible)

3:15 So let those [of us] who are spiritually mature and full-grown have this mind and hold these convictions; and if in any respect you have a different attitude of mind, God will make that clear to you also.

3:16 Only let us hold true to what we have already attained and walk and order our lives by that.

It is a mandate for all churches to have their set of beliefs or doctrines that they believe in, i.e. they call it tenets of faith, or declaration of faith. If a certain church will not declare or make transparent their set of doctrines, they might be hiding something. A local church members think alike because they act and do according to the doctrine they have been taught in church.

When you desire GOD's instruction (doctrine), you do it and you abide on it and you speak the same.

Illustration: If a church believes on Salvation doctrine only in JESUS' name, they will promote acceptance of the LORD JESUS as LORD and Savior, and salvation can only be found not on good works or religion but relationship with the LORD JESUS CHRIST.

B. Recognize GOD's doctrine

"and can tell for himself) whether the teaching is from God or whether I am speaking from Myself and of My own accord and on My own authority"

We recognize, get acquainted with and understand more of JESUS only through His WORDS. Some are speaking they saw vision, they saw dreams, or a prophetic word is declared to them, these are ok but not independently of the WORD of GOD. You still need to "hear" from GOD through His WORDS. If you are like this, then get confirmations from the WORD of GOD. I'm sure GOD will confirm your visions, dreams or prophesy upon your life through His WORDS.

Hosea 6:3 (Amplified Bible)

6:3 Yes, let us know (recognize, be acquainted with, and understand) Him; let us be zealous to know the Lord [to appreciate, give heed to, and cherish Him]. His going forth is prepared and certain as the dawn, and He will come to us as the [heavy] rain, as the latter rain that waters the earth.

The simple, fool and wayfaring men have something in common, they all reject GOD's WORDS, they don't believe GOD's WORDS. The discussion and issue is concluded, they can't receive from GOD, they can't know JESUS CHRIST because they don't believe in His Will.

Isaiah 35:8 (Amplified Bible)

35:8 And a highway shall be there, and a way; and it shall be called the Holy Way. The unclean shall not pass over it, but it shall be for the redeemed; the wayfaring men, yes, the simple ones and fools, shall not err in it and lose their way.