Red letters only.

I’ll only follow Jesus’ words,” with a twist.
BQ: Some people say that they think we can only use Jesus' words from the new testament. What does God say about this? (Note: a man told me today, "I follow only Jesus, not His disciples.")

A: --->Jesus said to His apostles, who were disciples, that He would send a Helper (John 14:16), who would be the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of Truth (John 14:17), and His purpose would be to teach and remind the disciples of all the things Jesus had said (John 14:26) "But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come. He will glorify Me, for He will take of Mine and will disclose it to you. All things that the Father has are Mine; therefore I said that He takes of Mine and will disclose it to you." (John 16:13-15)
 

---> Peter said this was fulfilled:

"seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence." (II Pet 1:3)

--->The apostles were taught as the Spirit told them to;  all their doctrine actually belonged to Jesus, and their deeds as well, and all glory for it belonged to God. (See 1 Cor 2:10-13 and 2 Cor 4;5-7)

QED, if we discount the teachings in the New Testament that were "not of Jesus" as defined above, we ultimately deny Christ, the Holy Spirit, and God. Danger, Will Robinson, danger!
(PN139)

Confusion galore.

Confusion galore! 
BQ: Many doctrines these days take a particular verse and then try and fit everything else around that verse; they try to cram in puzzle pieces where they want them to fit rather than stepping back, looking at the whole thing, and putting them where they go. 

Here's an example. Saved by "faith alone" occurs 0 times in the Bible, and yet much of Christianity teaches it. If people start studying the Bible, they come on verses like James 2:24 which says, "You see that a man is justified by works and not by faith alone." 

Q: Confusion above! How can this be? 

A: "For God is not a God of confusion but of peace, as in all the churches of the saints." (1 Cor 14:33)  So God made this puzzle just fine...

"And the prophet who teaches falsehood is the tail. For those who guide this people are leading them astray; And those who are guided by them are brought to confusion." (Is 9:16) LOOK AT THAT! Everyone needs a teacher, but "do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world." (1 Jn 4:1-6)

A lady once told me, "My pastor takes care of me. I believe him." She was confused about many things, and said, "well I guess the Bible contradicts itself," but she stuck by her pastor's teachings. 
Who do you believe? God's word, or man's? It's great to have teachers, but there are many false teachers out there. Some teach falsely because they've always been taught falsely. If you start realizing that you're cramming puzzle pieces where they don't belong and it doesn't make sense, but your teacher says, "Don't worry," what will you do?
 (PN134)

Close enough?

Close enough?
BQ: There are many doctrines out there, and sometimes it's tempting to think, "Surely they're all pretty much alike...they must all be fine."

Q: Is it all "close enough," or are we warned against false doctrine?

A: Eccles 7:29, Jn 14:6, 1 Jn 4:1, 1 Jn 5:2-3, Gal 1:6-9, Acts 20:29-31, 2 Tim 4:3-4

There are many wolves, and many want to have their ears tickled. There is one Truth and one Way. The many varieties of "Christianity" bear out the prevalence of false doctrine—one scheme for every possible desire, but there is only one way into the Kingdom.
(PN12)