A Destroying Doctrine, part 1

Weekly Sermon, 28 June 2026

Pastor Sheldon Emry

In this sermon, by Pastor Emry addresses the profound human fear of death, which Paul describes as a form of bondage that Christ’s resurrection aims to deliver us from. The study is specifically prompted by a contemporary 1975 article claiming “new light” on the state of the dead—suggesting that the soul leaves the body as a mist or vapor exactly 72 hours after physical death.

This sermon aims to challenge and “destroy” these modern doctrines by examining the biblical record regarding the state of the dead. Key points of the sermon include:

• The Testimony of Peter: Drawing from Acts 2, the speaker highlights Peter’s assertion that the patriarch David remained “dead and buried” and had not ascended into the heavens even after Christ’s resurrection.
• The Perspective of Job: The sermon delves deeply into the Book of Job, noting that Job viewed death as a state of rest, silence, and darkness in the grave (Sheol). Job did not expect immediate glory but rather to wait in the dust until God’s “set time” for the resurrection.
• The Significance of Resurrection: By referencing historical figures like William Tyndale and John Wesley, that the popular belief in souls going immediately to heaven or hell actually destroys the scriptural arguments for the necessity of a future resurrection.

Many modern teachings about an immediate afterlife are “satanic” or man-made doctrines that contradict the “oracles of God” found in both the Old and New Testaments.

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