"There Will Be False Teachers...."
Wow! I was on my way to bed last night when I received a question regarding a widespread false religious system known as "ChrIslam". When I had explained another person rebuked me for calling it heresy and the individuals who propogate it heretics, antichrists, and false teachers. I was rebuked and reminded how God is only love and we are not to be hell fire preachers who cast stones.
I went immediately to my KJV and a sermon I'd preached years ago to put this blog together today.
Friends, fellow brethren in the Lord, my peers in the ministry, False Teachers are out there - more and more today. Jesus repeatedly says, "beware lest any man deceive you...". He wants us to not only be aware of these people, but know which ones they are. Then we are to warn others against following them. I may be rebuked and persecuted for such, but I love the Lord and His people, and will continue speaking against and calling out "false Christs", "false teachers", "antichrists" (John calls these people, and even "believers" in his own church believing and speaking lies - anti Biblical messages).....
According to 2 Timothy 4,
"I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; 2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine.
3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; 4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.5 But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.
Who Is A False Teacher?
Deuteronomy 8:19-20 -
19 And it shall be, if thou do at all forget the Lord thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish.20 As the nations which the Lord destroyeth before your face, so shall ye perish; because ye would not be obedient unto the voice of the Lord your God.
How Do We Know He Is One?
De18:20-22 -
20 But the prophet, which shall presume to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, even that prophet shall die. 21 And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the Lord hath not spoken? 22 When a prophet speaketh in the name of the Lord, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the Lord hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him.
Not only do False Teachers Damn themselves, They Take With Them all Who Follow after them, and hear and believe their words, False Teachings. We, as ministers of the Lord need to be careful what we speak and teach in His Name. We, as Christian believers, need to make ABSOLUTE certain what we hear from our teachers is BIBLICALLY ACCURATE.
Jeremiah 14:14 -16 - 14 Then the Lord said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart.15 Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning the prophets that prophesy in my name, and I sent them not, yet they say, Sword and famine shall not be in this land; By sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed.16 And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword; and they shall have none to bury them, them, their wives, nor their sons, nor their daughters: for I will pour their wickedness upon them.
1 Timothy 4:1 - 2 - Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;
2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;
Colossians 2:8 - 8 Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
Where Will They Be Found?
AMONG BELIEVERS...IN THE PULPIT...IN THE CHURCH!!!!!
2Peter2:1-4 - But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.
2 And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of. 3 And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not. 4 For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;
Jude 4 - 4 For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.
Matthew 7:15-20 - 15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? 17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. 19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
Matthew24:5, 11 - 4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.; 11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
How Do We Respond To False Teachers?
Publicly
1 Timothy 3:15 - 15 But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.
1 Timothy 5:19-20 - 19 Against an elder receive not an accusation, but before two or three witnesses. 20 Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear.
Sometimes we really want to like our teachers and pastors, but Scripture states clearly that we are to expose all false teachers, showing no favoritism!!!
1 Timothy 5:21 - 21 I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality.
Flee Them!
John 10:5 - 5 And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.
1 Timothy 6:3-5 - If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness; 4 He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings, 5 Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.
2 Timothy 2:20-21 - 20 But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour.
21 If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work.22 Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
Are We To Call Them Out? If so, How?
Yes, Expose Them!
Ephesians 5:6-7,11 -
6 Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. 7 Be not ye therefore partakers with them.11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
Not Only Is It OK To Name Names, We Are Told To And The Writers Of The Epistles Did So Themselves!
2 Timothy 1:15 - 15 This thou knowest, that all they which are in Asia be turned away from me; of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes.
2 Timothy 2:15 -18 - 15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 16 But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness. 17 And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus; 18 Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some.
2 Timothy 3:8 -9 - 8 Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith. 9 But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as their's also was.
2 Timothy 4:10 - 10 For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia.
2 Timothy 4:14 - 14 Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord reward him according to his works:
3John 9 - 9 I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not.
Who IS the Ultimate FALSE Teacher?
2 Thessalonianians 2:3 -9 - 3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.5 Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?
6 And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
Revelation 13 also describes well who this is, Satan, and his Antichrist!!!
Discernment is key. Then be bold in the faith. Take a stand for Jesus Christ. DO NOT LET ANYONE PERVERT THE BIBLE AND DECEIVE OTHERS...DO NOT BE DECEIVED YOURSELF. DO NOT BE A FALSE TEACHER/PREACHER!!!
I encourage you to contact me ANYTIME for prayer, further questions, etc.
Rev. Aaron M Mathews, Th.M
June 19, 2012
Phone - (315)520-3152
email - reverendamathews@yahoo.com
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