We can know what God wants, what is “pure water” from Him. Jesus’ disciple John knew. He said, “By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error”. Beware!
Pure Gospel – nothing added, nothing taken out
What God has written (John 20:31) for us in the Bible – is the pure Gospel of Jesus Christ. God only accepts those who come to Him according to His Gospel. Don’t fall for the fake, useless types of faith. They cannot save because there is no other saving Gospel!
What clearly saves and what obviously does not save
Getting into Heaven requires that Jesus, the Gatekeeper, opens the door. Have you made the proper arrangements with Him to get in?
“By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error”
How can we know a teaching is truly from God? John gives us a simple test we can use. Want to follow God Himself, or some heretic false teacher?
Pure Junk
Is your “faith” actually “junk”? Does God think your thinking is worthless? It’s worth thinking about.
What are they teaching right in there in your church?
False teachers and prophets think of themselves as so special and bright. They “subtly introduce destructive heresies.” “By an act of human will” they make Scripture say what they very well want it to say. And shallow thinkers follow after them.
The Bethel Johnson’s Unbiblical Teachings
Have you studied the Bible enough to know what is biblical? Do you care enough to study the Bible so you recognize unbiblical ways, in order to stay faithful to God? Or are you unfaithful to God, wandering further away from God’s truth, further into heresies?
Make judgements all day long
The message of the Bible is: Don’t do the business of a judge. Forgive “offenders” – and leave it to God to be the Judge of the Universe on that ominous Day of Judgement. Be the love of your little universe. But we are we are commanded to make judgements. Pick a sin – any sin – and discern where you are at. Judge yourself all day long.
Show me actual false teachings
False teachers don’t come looking like The Walking Dead! 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”. What are actual false teachings “out there”? What are the teachings contrary to what Jesus and the Apostle Paul taught?
About False Teachings of Today
A series dealing with the issues of False Teachers, False Teachings, False Practices in the church, dealing with hearts that are far from God – but speaking as if “from God”.
Examine Yourselves
The Bible exhorts us to periodically examine our self and make sure we are in the faith. Don’t get caught standing before God Himself and discover there that you are NOT His follower!