Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught , whether by word, or our epistle. Doctrine and Practice Don t Separate A. Bad doctrine grows in the garden of bad behavior. The church split over circumcision started with character problems and matured into doctrinal jcontroversy . B. Without controling character and doctrine holding things in line leaders motivated by money will compound problems until the church loses entire households. Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake .
Money can t substitute for morals .
It doesn t take a profound theologian to understand the inherent dangers. One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said , The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies. Exposing bad character strengthens sound doctrine and guards against heresy. This witness is true. F. Forget about doctrinal tesimony when behavior repudiates Christ.