Paul tells us that IF NT church leaders – sanctioned and blessed by the church… or even an Angel from heaven itself should teach a doctrine contrary to what has been given to us in scripture – they are to be “accursed”
Gal 1
6 I am amazed that you are so quickly deserting Him who called you by the grace of Christ, [b]for a different gospel;
7 which is really not another;[/b] only there are some who are disturbing you and want to distort the gospel of Christ.
8 But even if we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you [b]a gospel contrary[/b] to what we have preached to you, he is to be accursed!
9 As we have said before, so I say again now, if any man is preaching to you a gospel contrary to what you received, he is to be accursed!
Christ tells us that we can not simply trust the magesterium of the church EVEN if it is the one true nation-church started by God at Sinai. Rather ALL must be judged “sola scriptura” and if their tradition violates scripture (yes even OT scripture friends) it is to be dismissed!
Mark 7
6 And He said to them, ""Rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written: " THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME WITH THEIR LIPS[/b], BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM ME.
7 " BUT [b]IN VAIN DO THEY WORSHIP ME, TEACHING AS DOCTRINES THE PRECEPTS OF MEN.'
8 ""Neglecting the commandment of God, you hold to the tradition of men.''[/b]
9 He was also saying to them, ""You are experts at setting aside the commandment of God in order to keep your tradition.[/b]
10 ""For Moses said, " HONOR YOUR FATHER AND YOUR MOTHER[/b]'; and, " HE WHO SPEAKS EVIL OF FATHER OR MOTHER, IS TO BE PUT TO DEATH';
11 but you say, "If a man says to his father or his mother, whatever I have that would help you is Corban (that is to say, given to God),'
12 you no longer permit him to do anything for his father or his mother;
13 thus invalidating the word of God by your tradition which you have handed down; and you do many things such as that.''
The author of Acts shows by divine inspiration that the NT saints were blessed by God for judging oral teaching “sola scriptura”
Acts 17
10 The brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews.
11 Now these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.
12 Therefore many of them believed, along with a number of prominent Greek women and men.
Question: Are Christians today willing to follow the inspired Infallible Word of God and TEST those teachings by GOD's WORD to "SEE if those things are SO" as the Acts 17:11 text so explicitly says?
Acts 17
10 The brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews.
11 Now these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.
12 Therefore many of them believed, along with a number of prominent Greek women and men.
