Is it important to do things just the way God instructs? A lot of folks operate under the assumption that if their motives are right, then what they do doesn’t really matter. Maybe their practices are different from God’s pattern, but is that a big deal? Maybe their doctrine differs slightly from the Bible, but is it really important? In 2 John 9 the Bible says, “Anyone who goes too far and does not remain in the teaching of Christ, does not have God; the one who remains in the teaching has both the Father and the Son.”[1]
What we do and how we do it matters! When we start creating our own ways of worship, ethics, and doctrine, we no longer abide in Christ. God has provided the pattern we should follow. He’s given us all that pertains to life and godliness.[2] Don’t go too far and leave Christ behind. Hold to His Word and abide in Him
[1] NASB20
[2] 2 Pet. 1:3