False Teachers
The Apostle Paul wrote,
“For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.
They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.” 2Timothy 4:3,4.
We as Christians I believe are living in the times Paul talked about. Especially here in North America.
The laws that give Christians the right to present their faith to the world is a double edged sword to us. It allows us to present the gospel message in spirit and in truth. While at the same time allowing those claiming to be Christian to twist the truths in God’s word for their own gain.
It’s not a new thing even in the apostle Paul’s day there were people who were perverting the teachings of God. That’s why Paul warned against them.
Today with all the media we have at our finger tips its easy for false teachers to have a forum for their teachings.
Especially when it come to those calling themselves evangelical Christians there is no oversight. They can preach anything and hide behind laws that allow them to sue anyone who speaks out against them.
It therefore falls upon the individual Christian to know what they believe and why.
As Christians we need to be praying, studying the scriptures and seeing for ourselves what they say. What is right and what is wrong.
We need to be attending a Church that is truly based on the scriptures.
We need to be questioning our pastors, evangelist and teachers about things they’ve said especially if we don’t understand what they said. A good honest teacher of the Bible will take time to explain what they said.
Even then I would suggest that you take time to look at what the person said and see that they are presenting scripture in the right context as it is in the Bible.
It’s easy to make scripture say anything you want it to say by misquoting it.
It is important also not to follow a man, a preacher, or evangelist. I’ve seen many people follow a specific preacher and when he fell and made mistakes or was proven to be a fraud the person following him has fallen also.
The writer of Proverbs tells us,
“Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.”Proverbs 3:5,6.
It is God that should be the centre of our lives. We should look to Christ as our example. Not a mortal man.
Please think about it.
The Apostle Paul wrote,
“For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.
They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.” 2Timothy 4:3,4.
We as Christians I believe are living in the times Paul talked about. Especially here in North America.
The laws that give Christians the right to present their faith to the world is a double edged sword to us. It allows us to present the gospel message in spirit and in truth. While at the same time allowing those claiming to be Christian to twist the truths in God’s word for their own gain.
It’s not a new thing even in the apostle Paul’s day there were people who were perverting the teachings of God. That’s why Paul warned against them.
Today with all the media we have at our finger tips its easy for false teachers to have a forum for their teachings.
Especially when it come to those calling themselves evangelical Christians there is no oversight. They can preach anything and hide behind laws that allow them to sue anyone who speaks out against them.
It therefore falls upon the individual Christian to know what they believe and why.
As Christians we need to be praying, studying the scriptures and seeing for ourselves what they say. What is right and what is wrong.
We need to be attending a Church that is truly based on the scriptures.
We need to be questioning our pastors, evangelist and teachers about things they’ve said especially if we don’t understand what they said. A good honest teacher of the Bible will take time to explain what they said.
Even then I would suggest that you take time to look at what the person said and see that they are presenting scripture in the right context as it is in the Bible.
It’s easy to make scripture say anything you want it to say by misquoting it.
It is important also not to follow a man, a preacher, or evangelist. I’ve seen many people follow a specific preacher and when he fell and made mistakes or was proven to be a fraud the person following him has fallen also.
The writer of Proverbs tells us,
“Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.”Proverbs 3:5,6.
It is God that should be the centre of our lives. We should look to Christ as our example. Not a mortal man.
Please think about it.
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