{"id":97595,"date":"2026-08-28T18:47:04","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T23:47:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=97595"},"modified":"2026-08-28T18:47:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T23:47:04","slug":"how-to-teach-the-same-things-in-every-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/how-to-teach-the-same-things-in-every-church\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Teach the Same Things in Every Church"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<p>by Hugh DeLong<\/p>\n<p>That is why I sent you Timothy, my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, to remind you of my ways in Christ, as I teach them everywhere in every church (I Corinthians 4:17).<\/p>\n<p>Paul did not teach different things to different churches. There is, of course, <b>one <\/b>faith (Ephesians 4:4-6). All teaching is based on what the apostles and prophets of the first century revealed.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>They were guided into <b>all <\/b>truth (John 16:13), and they wrote what had been revealed unto them (Ephesians 3:3-5).<\/li>\n<li>They instructed disciples to preach no <b>other <\/b>gospel (Galatians 1:8-9).<\/li>\n<li>They warned believers to <b>not <\/b>go beyond what is written (II John 9-10).<\/li>\n<li>They demanded that teachers speak as the oracles of God (I Peter 4:11).<\/li>\n<li>They affirmed that Scripture provides the basis for teaching, reproof, correction, and instruction in righteousness (II Timothy 3:15-17).<\/li>\n<li>Disciples then are to let the word of Christ dwell in us richly, teaching and admonishing one another, and whatever we do, in word or deed, we are to do it in the name of Jesus (Colossians 3:16-17).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is <b>not <\/b>our society&#8217;s concept of &#8220;your truth and my truth and everybody&#8217;s truth&#8221;! This points us to a verifiable outside source by which we can ascertain truth &#8211; truth about our religious beliefs and teaching. Make sure this is <b>your <\/b>standard. First, examine yourself. Then hold forth this standard to everyone.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Hugh DeLong That is why I sent you Timothy, my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, to remind you of my ways in Christ, as I teach them everywhere in every church (I Corinthians 4:17). Paul did not teach different things to different churches. There is, of course, one faith (Ephesians 4:4-6). All&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[27],"tags":[451,456],"class_list":["post-97595","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-article","tag-teaching","tag-unity"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":18213,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/what-is-meant-by-speaking-the-truth-in-love\/","url_meta":{"origin":97595,"position":0},"title":"What is meant by &#8220;speaking the truth in love?&#8221;","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"March 23, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: \"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; But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Answer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":19287,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/do-all-churches-of-christ-teach-that-the-ten-commandments-were-nailed-to-the-cross\/","url_meta":{"origin":97595,"position":1},"title":"Do all churches of Christ teach that the Ten Commandments were nailed to the cross?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"June 27, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: I\u00a0stumbled upon\u00a0the La Vista Church of Christ web site in the course of searching for an answer to the question, \"Were the Ten Commandments Nailed to the Cross?\"\u00a0\u00a0Simply stated,\u00a0your answer\u00a0is \"Yes,\" and I\u00a0fully agree with every single comment\u00a0I found on your web site regarding\u00a0the answer to this question -\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Answer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2648,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/are-sunday-morning-bible-classes-an-unauthorized-innovation\/","url_meta":{"origin":97595,"position":2},"title":"Are Sunday morning Bible classes an unauthorized innovation?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"March 14, 2005","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: I'm studying with a friend who objects to Sunday schools. 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