And this is one of those passages which is fought actively fought against by many teachers today.

And so I'm thinking it's really important that we stop and slow down and highlight this issue

because this is about false teachers and it's about when to divide and when to separate ourselves from those teachers or

those influencers that's what I'll call them using a modern lingo. Influencers.

So these are people who are influencing others in negative ways, spiritually speaking.

So, Romans 16, verse 17, let's get this verse into our mind so we can then unpack it and maybe do it just maybe

and verse 17 says now I urge you brethren note those who cause divisions and offenses contrary to the doctrine which

you learned and avoid them.

The basic idea here, like the simple, like usually I'll do a summary at the end here's the summary in the beginning is based on doctrine we should divide

based on doctrinal issues we should divide not every doctrinal issue but based on doctrine that's the simple explanation we should

divide it doesn't mean hate people it says avoid people it's not about hating people it's not about

putting people on your naughty list like I despise you forever it's

I will avoid this person because they're they're causing these couple things

here divisions and offenses and that those divisions and offenses are contrary to the doctrine that we have received.

This is actually as we get more into this I'll explain how it's one of those verses that I think

supports Solas scriptura, which is a really interesting thing because most Catholics who think about these issues,

they think there is no biblical support for Soliscriptura, ironically.

Just anyway, when you think deeply about that issue, it's like, it's odd that they would say there's no biblical support for solo script tour.

But let me give you some examples of people who fight this.

And I'm not here singling them out because I despise them or hate them but

note them and avoid them that's what it says and you can't note people without naming names

not entirely, right?

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