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What about strange teachings or strange doctrines?

Gil says, and strange doctrines may design such as were never taught by God,

nor are agreeable to Christ, not to be found in the Word of God,

and which are new and unheard of by the apostles and churches of Christ.

In a nutshell, what Gil is getting at and seeking to exegete verse 9 of our text is this.

The Apostle is saying, don't be let astray.

Don't veer to the left, don't veer to the right.

There is one true doctrine of Christ, and there is continuity from the Old Testament all the way to the new. There is one gospel of God. There is one law of God. Don't be distracted. Don't be hindered, encumbered by all these extracurricular activities.

There are diverse doctrines, and I think what the apostle is likely getting at with

diverse doctrines is saying within Judaism, there are all these different ceremonial rituals and rights and washings and purifications

and sacrifice within the old covenant, namely within the category of the ceremonial law of God,

there is a multitude of diverse doctrines. But you have come to believe in Christ,

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