Sunday, January 9, 2011

Wolf in Sheeps Clothing?

Man has always struggled upon this earth; there is certainly no denying that. What I find interesting is all of the people who come along to offer advice, so-called inspirational and motivational words of wisdom. When truly, what they offer is nothing but hogwash. The Bible warns us of such people:

2 Timothy 3:5 "They will act religious, but they will reject the power that could make them godly. Stay away from people like that!"

Matthew 24:11 "And many false prophets will appear and will deceive many people."

Mark 13:22 "For false messiahs and false prophets will rise up and perform signs and wonders so as to deceive, if possible, even God's chosen ones."

Matthew 7: 15 "Beware of false prophets who come disguised as harmless sheep but are really vicious wolves."

Thankfully, the Bible tells us how to distinguish these false teachers and their empty words, God gives us an easy step by step process:

1 John 4:1 "Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have come into the world."

1 John 4:2 "This is how you recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God,"

1 John 4:3 "but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world."

1 John 4:4 "You dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world."

1 John 4:5 They are from the world and therefore speak from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them."

1 John 4:6 "We are from God, and whoever knows God listens to us; but whoever is not from God does not listen to us. This is how we recognize the Spirit of truth and the spirit of falsehood."

So I echo to you today...beware of these false prophets who give you "good feelings/vibes" and do not believe/preach in Jesus. Nothing good will come from them. Yes, they will claim to go to the Bible; as Satan also poses as an angel of light. 2 Corinthians 11:14 "But I am not surprised! Even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light".

Satan has been around on this earth a lot longer than you and I. He is a master of deception and lies. He knows mankind better than we know ourselves; he is the one who sends these cleverly deceiving false prophets. Stay in the Word of God - arm yourselves with the Armor of God (Ephesians 6:11-18)!

The bottom line for these false prophets/ false teachers is to get you further and further away from the Bible, the written Word of God and to get you to rely more and more on your own personal experiences and so-called wonders in "spiritualism" which in turn encourages misapplication of the Bible and it's teachings which ultimately destroys your faith. No where in the Bible does it teach "we are our own god, we are perfect", yet, this is what you'll hear from many modern day talk show hosts and even pastors. Beware, my friends and do not fall prey to this fast, easy, deception.

Love,
Kasey




4 comments:

Anonymous said...

I really needed that, thanks my dear niece. Auntie D

smallwash said...

Awesome, so refreshing to know someone bold enough to tell people God's word. Hope you continue, I loved it.
Ginger

Ginger said...

Thanks Kasey - great post. So, so true. I love your blog! - Ginger Hyde Codd

Kasey said...

Thanks, Ladies! xoxo