FALSE TEACHERS
FALSE PROPHETS
FALSE CHRISTS
Brother James, OIC
Mt 7:16
Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
2Pe 2:1
But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction
Mt 7:15
Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
Mt 24:11
And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
Mt 24:24
For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
Mr 13:22
For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.
1Jo 4:1
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world
These are a few scriptures warning of a danger in the world and the worldly church today. Why is it important to be able to recognize these devils? How can we guard ourselves from such infiltration by our spiritual enemy satan? How can we guard our ears from these seducing spirits?
Recognizing these ministers of satan is first approached by us the Body of Christ becoming Fruit Inspectors.
Galatians 5:22-23
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
Unlike the gifts which can be faked fruit is something that will through time become evident if it endures. Does the Teacher Love, as Christ loved especially those the World does not accept? Does the Teacher speak the Truth in Love? Fruit is something that is grown as we begin Understanding the Word of God and Obeying it.
Mt 13:23
But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
To Love as Christ Loved means Love is all encompassing of the other fruits; joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 23 Meekness, temperance
1John 2:5
But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.
Jesus even stated that when we Love one of the least of "one of these" we love Him.
And most importantly we must try the spirits of those who are given to teach us. We do this first by being careful what we hear. And the only way to try the spirit is do as the Bereans did.
Ac 17:11
These were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so.
Most false teachers believe what they teach so they are very convincing. So it is a careful thing to search the scripture to verify if what you are hearing is of God. There is no one that I will allow to separate me from the Rightly Divided Truth of Gods Word. And yet if I find in the process of my teaching that I myself have given out false doctrine I will repent to the acknowledging of Truth. The Apostle Paul said it best:
Ga 1:8-9
But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, let him be accursed. As we have said before, so now I say again, if anyone preaches any other gospel to you than what you have received, let him be accursed
