Then Jesus said unto them,
Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
Matthew 16:6
If you check your doctrine when you have a question,
doctrine could be your idol
If you look first to see how doctrine defines a subject,
doctrine could be your idol
If you label and gather your subjects by the teachings of man,
doctrine could be your idol
If your love toward the brethren does not follow Christ’s teachings,
doctrine could be your idol
If you concentrate on outward efforts that others can see,
instead of cultivating your relationship with Christ,
doctrine could be your idol
If you pick and choose who you can love and welcome into the Kingdom,
doctrine could be your idol
If you latch onto teachings and honor the leaven of the Pharisees,
doctrine could be your idol
If you wish for the ill of any human,
doctrine could be your idol
If you condemn others to Hell,
doctrine could be your idol
Or if you think you have the keys to Heaven to let others in,
doctrine could be your idol
And when His disciples James and John saw this, they said,
Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven,
and consume them, even as Elias did?
But He turned, and rebuked them, and said,
Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of.
For the Son of man is not come to destroy men’s lives, but to save them. And they went to another village. Luke 9:54-56