Daniel 7:13-14 English Standard Version

The Son of Man Is Given Dominion

13 “I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him.
14 And to him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him; his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom one that shall not be destroyed.

In keeping with yesterday’s post on False Doctrine we should look at the religious leaders in the days of Jesus. There had been no prophets from God in Israel for 490 years. Doctrine was the purview of priests and scribes. Their control over the people was absolute as far as religion was concerned.

Then John the baptist comes preaching repentance. He was not a threat to the religious leaders even if they disagreed with what he had to say. But then comes this self-appointed rabbi from a meaningless town called Nazareth and the people were listening to his teachings and gathering by the thousands. 

This was a man who threatened their dominion. It was when He began referring to Himself as the Son of Man that they stood against Him.

Matthew 26:64-65 English Standard Version

64 Jesus said to him, “You have said so. But I tell you, from now on you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.” 65 Then the high priest tore his robes and said, “He has uttered blasphemy. What further witnesses do we need? You have now heard his blasphemy.”

While I am sure that the religious leaders of the day knew about Daniel’s prophecy, I doubt very seriously that they taught this doctrine to the people to give them hope beyond what they offered. They held sway over Israel for 490 years and were not about to allow this Nazarene to replace them.

Failure to take into consideration the whole counsel of God is error by omission and can be considered false doctrine.

Acts 20:27 for I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole counsel of God.

Paul was right in addressing this advice to the Ephesians elders. It is advice that is good for all seasons.

Christ Came to Fulfill the Law

“Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished. Therefore whoever relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.”

There are many verses of scripture that address false doctrine. Since we have to start somewhere let us begin with the basics. Doctrine means teachings. This extraction from Matthew 5 comes after Christ teaching on what we commonly refer to as The Beatitude. 

You will not find any of His teaching on The Beatitudes in Torah.

The Beatitudes

2 And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying:

When God speaks, listen.

Here in Matthew 5:17 Jesus clearly states that He did not abolish the law.

One false teaching twists Romans 6:14 “For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.” When a teacher says the law no longer applies because we are under grace, it is false doctrine. Perhaps a teaching in Isaiah will clarify this issue.

Isaiah 59:15-17 English Standard Version

15 Truth is lacking, and he who departs from evil makes himself a prey. The Lord saw it, and it displeased him that there was no justice.
16  He saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no one to intercede; then his own arm brought him salvation, and his righteousness upheld him.
17  He put on righteousness as a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation on his head; he put on garments of vengeance for clothing, and wrapped himself in zeal as a cloak.

Everything begins with the establishment of truth. The Lord looked down upon mankind and saw that no one was establishing truth and the end result of trying to obey the law without it made man a prey at the hands of the enemy. The enemy being the original liar, Satan.

So the Lord Himself came down from the throne of heaven to establish truth, salvation and righteousness by the power of His right arm.

The second false teaching is that Jesus was just a man and not the Son of Man foretold by the prophet Daniel. The greater the truth, the louder the resistance by the enemy of The Christ.