Abiding in Christ's Teaching

2 John 9 " Everyone who goes on ahead and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God. Whoever abides in the teaching has both the Father and the Son."

Last night John Dees (missionary to India and Bangladesh) shared at a bible study I was attending. In passing he mentioned that it is always good to have scripture to back up your thoughts. I think he was getting at the point that the apostle John was speaking of here in his second epistle. When a seemingly true thought about Christ or Christian life comes into your head. The very first thing you should do is see if it is a biblical thought. Even if it sounds flowery and great and seems like a great facebook status. Check it with the Bible lest you go on ahead of Christ's teaching and stray into strange doctrine. Hebrews 13:9.