II Peter 2:1-3
“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. And many shall
follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil
spoken of. And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise
of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation
slumbereth not.”
Today, more than any other time in history
we are seeing a great number of false prophets. By this I mean there are those
who are out to purposly deceive the people of God for their own gain. Whether
it is by preaching a false gospel of salvation or by preaching a false health
and wealth gospel. Many say they believe in salvation by grace in Jesus Christ
alone, but their teachings and their actions prove otherwise. By preaching
salvation by grace they draw in those who once sat under some of the best Bible
teachers our Lord put on this earth. The Lord's churches are dwendling down to
nothing because His people have began to fall away into false doctrine because
they love the world and not the One who saved them from the world.
The false promise of good health and great
wealth has lead many a “good” Christian away from the Lord's true churches and
to the false hope of that old snake the devil. These false preachers are
nothing more than wolves in sheep's clothing. They preach a nice, pretty sermon
of love and compassion then tell you “if you will send money to me the Lord
will bless you 10 fold”. What great hogwash!
As God's children we should be ashamed of ourselves
for following after any false teaching at all. What a testimony to our Lord if
we stand on the truth of His Word! But O what a disgrace we are if we fall for
every wind of doctrine that leads us away from our Lord.
Watch and study. We should be like the
Bereans. Study daily the things that are preached to prove that they are so. Go
to God's Word. If what you are hearing preached cannot be found there, if it is
taken out of context, or if it is spoken of disceivingly. Stop listening. Ask
the Lord to help you find a church that preaches the truth. As many on this
e-mail list are without a local church there are many on the internet. There
are those who will send you recordings. All you have to do is ask.
My prayer this morning is that the Lord
bless you all and keep you in His truth.
Praise ye the Lord!!!
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