The
longer a man is wrong, the surer he is he's right!
The only thing false that
does any good is teeth!
There are two kinds of pastors;
those who are interested in the fleece and those who are interested in
the flock!
Jeremiah
23:1,2; Ezekiel 34:3,4;
Zechariah
11:16.
There were many in the days
of the early New Testament who were using the truth of God mostly for selfish
advantage and not to sincerely be of help to others.(*).
The same is true today:.2Corinthians
2:17 "For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God, but as
of sincerity and as of God and in sight of God, speak we in Christ." Ephesians
6:24 "Grace be with all them that love our Lord Emmanuel Christ in
sincerity.(Joshua
24:14). Amen..."
Matthew
Henry's Concise Commentary: "many show the
worthlessness of their professed faith and love, by living for themselves
and for the world."
One such man and women out
for all for the self was Ananias
& Saffira. Others were Elymas and someone called Simon, who were
sorcerers.
Thousands of children suffer
intolerable cruelty at the hands of so-called
'Christian' pastors
and all to use others for their own greed and/or lust.
As Gary, Director of UK charity Stepping Stones Nigeria, says:."It's
an absolute scandal. Any Christian would look at the situation that is
going on here and just be absolutely outraged that they were using the
teachings of Emmanuel the Christ to exploit and abuse innocent children.".They
call children witches and charge the parents a fee to 'cure' their children.
Such things happen to those
being gullible,
to those who listen to leaders from congregations
of the dead, to those lacking
discernment.
In our western world it's
a little different. It's pay your tithe
first; doesn't seem to matter if you're short on money for toys for your
kids' birthdays or for Christmas. Doesn't seem to matter if you're short
on your rent or car payment or on being able to afford proper clothes for
the family or even better quality organic food. Nah! That doesn't matter,
as long as you serve the church by following its doctrines:.Jeremiah
14:15 "Therefore thus says the Lord concerning
the prophets that prophesy in my name and I sent them not....." Jeremiah
23:15-17; Jeremiah 2:8..How
to recognize a falsie:.Deuteronomy
13:1-5.
1John
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." Ezekiel
13:1-10.
2Corinthians
2:17 "For we are not as many, which corrupt
the word of God, but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God
speak we in Christ." Jeremiah 3:15
"And I will give you pastors
according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge
and understanding."
Matthew
24:5,23,24 "For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ.(it
is saying that many would come along to say that Emmanuel was the Christ).and
deceive many.(the
rest of their message does not lead you into a close binding relationship
with the Father, but as Paul often encountered,
leads one into religion
with its various legalisms and one's 'fight against sin', rather than emphasis
on
the righteousness one has in Christ).
Then if any man says unto you, Lo, here is Christ or there, believe it
not. For there are false Christs and false prophets.(what
a prophet is).and
shall show great signs and wonders.(like:."Christ
is in our church.
Come see all the healings and movement of the spirit. It is sooooooooo
inspiring! And we are really reaching out to the world. God is doing a
great work in this church I go to. We speak
in tongues and we prophesy.
We have missions all over the world and our church is growing fantastically.
We are growing; look at our new building. This is where you want to be
to be close to God! Why, the head of our church is considered a great apostle.".And
some of these may well be all true and good {Acts
5:33-39} but so often it's just as in was in olden times at the
Tower of Babel); insomuch that,
if
it were possible, they shall deceive the
very elect."
John
10:4,5,27-29 ".....and the sheep follow
Him, for they know His
'voice'. And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him,
for they know not the voice of strangers. My sheep hear my voice and I
know them and they follow me. And I give unto them eternal life
and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my
hand. My Father which gave them me.(the
Father, the Creator, gave the gift of Christ to them),
is greater than all and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's
hand."
2Corinthians
11:13-15 "For such are false apostles,
deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of
Christ. And no marvel, for Satan himself is transformed
into an angel of
light. Therefore it is no great thing if his
ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness.(and
what do they teach?, "the way
to get righteous is to work getting sin out of your life and keep
the law, tithe:.{oh
yah baby! tithe, tithe, tithe, tithe; we want them bucks} go to church,
come to our Bible studies, make nice things for Christmas and have an impact
upon the community, while the world as a whole continues deteriorating"),
whose end is according to their works.(some
evils are not as great as other evils)."
Always remember the Great
Infinite One looks on a person's heart.(1Samuel
16:7), because out of it come all
the issues of his or her life.(Proverbs
4:23); that is, with the freedom
we all have in this spiritual realm of being in
Christ, we make our own life by what is really in our hearts.
John
8:43 "Why do you not understand my speech? Even because you cannot
hear
my word."
Matthew
7:14-16 "Because strait is the gate and narrow is the way which leads
unto life and few there be that find it. Beware of false prophets which
come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
You shall know them by their fruits...." Jude
1:3,4.