What does it mean to “fight the good fight”? What fight are we in, as believers? Of course, if we are not truly following Christ, then it doesn’t change things one way or the other – whether we fight the good fight or not. But, for those who follow Christ sincerely, it is incumbent upon […]
Show me actual false teachings
Featured Image: The Walking Dead. False teachers don’t come looking like this! If they did – we’d know to stay away from their teachings! They come to churches “dressed as sheep [appearing gentle and innocent]” but actually on the inside they are horrible, “ravenous wolves” (Matthew 7: verse 15). What are actual false teachings “out […]
What false prophets are like
Biblical texts about false prophets, false spirits, and their false teachings The Bible warns us about the increasing danger of false teachings creeping into our churches, of false teachers among us. Way back in Old Testament times this was a problem. See here: Deuteronomy 13:1-5 Amplified Bible (AMP) 13 “If a prophet arises among you, or […]
Religious leaders of Jesus’ day
…A condensed description by Jesus In Matthew 23 Jesus called out the spiritual leaders of His day, calling them all kinds of evil: hypocrites, self-righteous, blind guides, fools, blind men, spiritually blind men, full of extortion, full of robbery, full of self-indulgence (unrestrained greed), full of everything unclean. Here, quoted excerpts of actual verses: Matthew 23 […]
The confuscating John Pavlovitz
Editor’s Note: This is a warning to the Church against false teachers – like John Pavlovitz. In this day of instant communication, rarely deeply thought through, we need to be careful who we listen to. I feel a heavy responsibility to speak out — because of today’s easy access to false teachers. They are online. […]
Calling out false teachers
“…with gentleness correcting those who are in opposition.” – 2 Timothy 2: verse 25 Pointing out these things. The Bible warns us to keep a good look out for false teachers and their bogus teachings and harmful practices. Since much of this is online, I think we must warn about them – online. 2 Corinthians […]
Day of Judgment May 21, 2011: Harold Camping’s latest prediction
Beware of false prophets, false teachers – false predictions, false teachings… like Harold Camping ….Day of Judgment May 21, 2011: Harold Camping’s latest prediction Now comes a flood of groups who say they will take care of your pets after the Rapture OAKLAND, CA (ANS) — I have just received the following e-mail which reads: […]
False Prophets
False Prophets: A Study in the Scriptures “You may be asking yourselves, “How can we tell if a prophet’s message really comes from the Lord?” ” –Deuteronomy 18:21 CEV Contemporary English Version From the book: The Holy Spirit: Gifts & Ministries by Diane S. Dew, © copyright 1976, 1998. For more by Dew, see: http://dianedew.com/index.shtml […]