Transmission of the Apostles’ Doctrine, Written and Oral:

HOW IS THE APOSTLES' TEACHING PASSED ON?

prepared by Daniel Keeran, MSW Victoria, Canada

COLLEGEMHC@GMAIL.COM

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ALL TRUTH WAS PROMISED TO THE APOSTLES

WHO WOULD TEACH OTHERS

“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the

Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and TEACHING them to obey

everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very

end of the age." – Matthew 28:19-20

“But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you (apostles) into ALL THE

TRUTH. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will

tell you what is yet to come.” - John 16:13

“They devoted themselves to the apostles' TEACHING and to fellowship, to the

breaking of bread and to prayer.” - Acts 2:42

“Consequently, faith comes from HEARING THE MESSAGE, and the message is

heard through the word about Christ.” – Romans 10:17

“I praise you for remembering me in everything and for holding to the traditions

just as I PASSED THEM ON to you.”- 1 Corinthians 11:2

“For I (Paul) would have you know, brethren, that the gospel which was preached

by me is not according to man. For I neither received it from man, nor was I

taught it, but I received it through a REVELATION of Jesus Christ.”

- Galatians 1:11-12

"And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses

entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to TEACH others."

- 2 Timothy 2:2

“That which was from the beginning, which WE HAVE HEARD, which WE HAVE

SEEN with our eyes, which we have looked at and OUR HANDS HAVE TOUCHED —

this we PROCLAIM concerning the Word of life. The life appeared; we have SEEN

it and testify to it, and we PROCLAIM to you the eternal life, which was with the

Father and has appeared to us. We PROCLAIM to you what we have SEEN and

heard, so THAT YOU ALSO MAY HAVE FELOWSHIP with us. And our fellowship is

with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.” - 1 John 1:1-3

“For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable,

through the living and enduring WORD OF GOD.”- 1 Peter 1:23

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“For, ‘All people are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field;

the grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of the Lord endures forever.’

And this is the WORD THAT WAS PREACHED to you.” - 1 Peter 1:24-15

“For we did not follow cleverly devised stories when WE TOLD YOU about the

coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in power, but we were EYEWITNESSES of his

majesty.” – 2 Peter 1:16

TEACHING TRANSMITTED ALSO IN WRITING

"But these are WRITTEN that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son

of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name." - John 20:31

“If anyone thinks they are a prophet or otherwise gifted by the Spirit, let them

acknowledge that what I am WRITING to you is the Lord’s command. But if

anyone ignores this, they will themselves be ignored.”- 1 Corinthians 14:37-39

"After this LETTER has been read to you, see that it is also read in the church of

the Laodiceans and that you in turn read the letter from Laodicea."

- Colossians 4:16

"Although I hope to come to you soon, I am WRITING to you these instructions so

that, if I am delayed, you will know how people ought to conduct themselves in

God's household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation

of the truth."- 1 Timothy 3:14-15

"Take special note of anyone who does not obey our instruction in this LETTER."

- 2 Thessalonians 3:14

"...and how from infancy you have known the HOLY SCRIPTURES, which are able

to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All SCRIPTURE is God-

breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in

righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every

good work."- 2 Timothy 3:15-17

"When you come, bring the cloak that I left with Carpus at Troas, and my

SCROLLS, especially the PARCHMENTS." 2 Timothy 4:13

"So then, brothers and sisters, stand firm and hold fast to the TEACHINGS we

passed on to you, whether by word of mouth or by LETTER."

- 2 Thessalonians 2:15

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“For the WORD OF GOD is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword,

it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the

thoughts and attitudes of the heart.”- Hebrews 4:12

"And I will make every effort to see that after my departure you will always be

able to REMEMBER these things." - 2 Peter 1:15

"He (Paul) writes the same way in all his LETTERS, speaking in them of these

matters. His letters contain some things that are hard to understand, which

ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the OTHER SCRIPTURES, to their

own destruction." - 2 Peter 3:16

“I warn everyone who hears the WORDS of the prophecy of THIS SCROLL: If

anyone adds anything to them, God will add to that person the plagues described

in THIS SCROLL. And if anyone takes WORDS away from THIS SCROLL of prophecy,

God will take away from that person any share in the tree of life and in the Holy

City, which are described in THIS SCROLL.”- Revelation 22:18-19 (see

Deuteronomy 4:2)

FALSE TEACHERS WOULD COME

THE ONUS IS ON THE CHRISTIAN

“Even from your own number men will arise and DISTORT THE TRUTH in order to

draw away disciples after them.”- Acts 20:30

“All of us, then, who are mature should take such a view of things. And if on some

point you think differently, that too GOD WILL MAKE CLEAR to you. Only let us

live up to what we have already attained.”- Philippians 3:15-16

“The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow

deceiving spirits and things TAUGHT BY DEMONS.”- 1 Timothy 4:1

"Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not

need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the WORD OF TRUTH."

- 2 Timothy 2:15

"He (an elder) must hold firmly to the TRUSTWORTHY MESSAGE as it has been

TAUGHT, so that he can encourage others by sound doctrine and refute those

who oppose it." -Titus 1:9

“But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be FALSE

TEACHERS among you. They will SECRETLY INTRODUCE destructive heresies, even

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denying the sovereign Lord who bought them--bringing swift destruction on

themselves.”- 2 Peter 2:1

“Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but TEST THE SPIRITS to see whether

they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.”

– 1 John 4:1

“We are from God, and whoever knows God listens to us; but whoever is not from

God does not listen to us. This is how we RECOGNIZE THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH and

the spirit of falsehood.” – 1 John 4:6

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