Recently, I was asked a question about The Way International's teachings. The question was basically, "what makes you guys so different from all of the denominations that are teaching people today about God? My answer was simply this, "we teach about God from His Word because we absolutely believe that it is his will." Our beliefs and teachings, as much as is humanly possible, are accurate according to the rich Word that God inspired holy men to speak and write. We firmly believe:
2Timothy 3:16-17 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: (17) That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
God's Word also says about itself that:
Psalm 138:2 I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.
If God magnified His Word above his name, it's got to be important! God loves us enough to leave us a road map so that we are not simply adrift in this life with no manual or way to get to Him and claim his abundance.
Ephesians 4:13-15 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: (14) That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; (15) But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:
In this ministry (again, I'm not saying that we are perfect) we teach God's Word accurately to the best of our ability. We strive to ensure that our teachings and examples line up with God's Word in it's perfect accuracy. That is why I will continue to fellowship in this ministry and have committed myself to it.
This is great! I was re-reading a blog post of mine from January: "When Ye Read, Ye May Understand" (http://ultimatesufficiency.blogspot.com/2012/02/when-ye-read-ye-may-understand.html) and it reminded me of this post, which I read a few days ago (and have recommended on my blog). It is so important for us to remind ourselves of what The Way Ministry does in teaching from the standpoint that the Word of God is the will of God-- it doesn't introduce new doctrine, it teaches from the Word and lets the Word speak for itself. For it's not just the truth, but the rightly divided truth that sets men and women free (John 8:32; II Timothy 2:15). Thank you for your diligence in sharing such edifying studies from the Word! :)
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