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We have now come to a section of the book of Colossians where the Apostle Paul deals with the third of Satan's triple threats to the Christian and the church - the evil of man-made doctrines. How do man-made doctrines enter the church? How does Satan get his foot in the door? One of the principal ways he does this is by making Christians comfortable with the idea that it is alright to tamper with the Word of God. How has Satan done that in our time? That's the focus of today's message.
Man-made doctrines aren't found only in false religions and cults. Today they play an undeniable role in undermining the Evangelical church. Man-made doctrines enter and ensnare the church through a focus on human leadership rather than Christ's headship, and on the worldly mind instead of the authority of Scripture.

Man-made doctrines are the third of Satan's triple threats to the church that the Apostle Paul warns against in Colossians chapter two. He tells Christians how to keep man-made doctrines, and those who would impose them, from controlling the church. The cure is submission -- not to fleshly human leadership, but to the Divine headship of the preeminent Christ, and to the authority of His inspired, infallible, and inerrant Word.

Today we begin a set of messages focusing on this vital topic as we continue our series in Colossians chapter two titled "Truth Above All".
We owe it to our readers, at the very outset, to tell you what this series will be - and will not be.
As soon as I finished preaching, I knew I was in trouble with the pastor.
On the most foundational of all issues, the church has ignored God's warning about "every wind of doctrine."
When Evangelicals embraced this theory, they were well on the way to viewing the Bible as just another religious book.
This month on The Scripture-Driven Church broadcast we're remembering the Protestant Reformation. Today's postmodern Evangelical church has largely forgotten what it means to be a Protestant. Many Evangelical spokesmen are saying that the Reformation was a mistake, and that today we need a new kind of "reformation" - a counterfeit "reformation" that would overturn and repeal the 16th-century Protestant Reformation.

The kind of "reformation" are they promoting cultivates a return to Biblical illiteracy, reliance on sensory experience, promotion of theological pluralism, and trust in works for salvation. God's Word tells us that there is only one true Gospel, one true body of doctrine, one true faith - the Protestant faith reclaimed from the darkness of the Middle Ages by Luther, Calvin, Knox, and other stalwarts.

This is part one of a two-part message focusing on these glorious truths.
In part one of this message, we saw that many Evangelical spokesmen are saying that the Reformation was a mistake. They're calling for a so-called "new reformation" - one that would overturn and repeal the return to the truth of God's Word that took place during the 16th-century Protestant Reformation.

We saw that the basis of this proposed "new reformation" is a return to the sad position of the church in the Dark Ages before the Reformation, especially in four areas: cultivation of Biblical illiteracy, reliance on sensory experience, promotion of theological pluralism, and a trust in works rather than faith for salvation.

In our last message we considered the first three, and we now turn to number four. And then, we come to the vital question: What does it mean to truly be a Protestant? We find the answer in Romans chapter twelve, verses one and two.
How can God command us not to add to or take away from Scripture unless we have the inerrant original in our hands today?
Exactly what is God's promise to preserve His Word? How far does it extend? What does this mean for the church?
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