hey willie if you sit and listen to a sermon, or even 20-30 sermoins of a pastor, at that point what they are saying should be clear or something is wrong. this is my own opinion, maybe learn what Gods word says first, and then watch 2 or 3 sermons of a person, if they are teaching whats not taught in Gods word, trust God at that point. if the bible says you need to obey God, and a pastor is saying obedience is a work of the flesh and a deception hear whats being said. ask yourself
would God EVER make obedience less than essential knowing His character of HOLINESS? does God ever change? will he ever have intimate fellowship with sin? things like that. discernment comes through His word, and just as much through asking Him to give discernment so you wont be led astray. rather than study all these men. why not stayu fixed on Jesus and His words in you will then guide in understanding and discerning of Good and evil ? a chriatian should know whether a teaching is false, or true, the standard of truth is Gods living Word, Jesus. the TRUTH the way and life. if Jesus Himself is the truth of God, why do His words not carry the truths Gods people need? remember willie " many false prophets are in the world, their goal is to pull people away from Jesus Christ and His sound doctrines.
2 john 1:9 "Anyone who runs ahead and does not continue in the teaching of Christ does not have God; whoever continues in the teaching has both the Father and the Son."
or paul?
1 timothy 6 :3-4 "If anyone teaches otherwise and does not agree to the sound instruction of our Lord Jesus Christ and to godly teaching, hey are conceited and understand nothing. They have an unhealthy interest in controversies and quarrels about words that result in envy, strife, malicious talk, evil suspicions...."
all sound good doctrine NEEDS to agree with the principles and teachings of Christ, pauls do, they are just so distrorted now days in favor of a lawless grace that He did not teach that doctrine was an issue in pauls day. several warnings are given in the new testament about making Gods grace to mean were free to do as we wish and remained saved. the word is there for a reason, if we didn't have Gods word, there would be no way to really know if a person was teaching a true thing or a deception, but by His Grace, again, He had it all written down for the world to know how to get home