Posted on 04/29/2018 2:50:45 PM PDT by Sontagged
The following post was first published on my blog on August 23, 2013.
With the rise of men and women calling themselves prophets, many people need to hear its warning more than ever.
The Bible is clear: false prophets are wolves that devour unsuspecting sheep.
Jesus said: “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves.” (Matthew 7:15)
And the apostle Paul had this to say about false teachers.
“I know that after my departure fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock; and from among your own selves will arise men speaking twisted things, to draw away the disciples after them.” (Acts 20:29-30).
Despite these clear warnings from an apostle and even Jesus himself, many people are still naive to the threat.
So, my question for you is, “Are you easy prey for false prophets?”
The answer is yes if any of the following statements–drawn from Scripture–describe you.
You think God won’t allow you to be deceived.
I’ve often heard it said, by people in the New Apostolic Reformation movement, that we should not worry about false prophets because God will not allow His people to be deceived.
But if you believe you can’t be deceived, then you are ignoring numerous warnings in Scripture about the need to guard against false prophets and false teachers (Matthew 7:15; Acts 20:29-30; 2 Peter 2:1).
You are overly impressed by the miraculous.
Many people are so dazzled by miracles they automatically assume the miracle-worker must have been sent from God. If this describes you, then you are in danger of falling victim to false prophets who, according to Scripture, will perform “great signs and wonders” (Matthew 24:24; Revelation 13:11-15).
You don’t know sound principles of biblical interpretation.
You may read the Bible and think you know it well.
But you have not done the hard work of learning how to read it correctly using the historical-grammatical approach. This means that you rip verses out of context or spiritualize them when they are meant to be taken at face value. Anyone who reads the Bible in these ways is susceptible to being lead astray by false prophets (2 Peter 3:15-17).
You think you are extra-special to God and deserve to have your desires fulfilled.
False prophets will tell people whatever they want to hear–including promising them the fulfillment of their desires for worldly pleasures, such as money and sex (2 Timothy 4:3-4; 2 Peter 2:18; Jude 1:4). You are a sitting duck for false prophets if you are driven by pride and a pursuit of pleasure rather than truth.
You put too much trust in people.
You think if someone is a church leader and likeable, then he or she must be a godly person.
But you are not heeding the warnings in Scripture about false prophets and false teachers who disguise themselves as true believers (Matthew 7:15; Jude 1:12-13).
You do not value doctrine.
You think doctrine is dry and knowledge of doctrine is not essential to having a vibrant faith. You may even believe that doctrine kills faith.
If so, you might be among those people who mockingly refer to churches that emphasize doctrine as “dead” and to seminaries that teach doctrine as “cemeteries.” But the apostle John is clear that doctrine should be used as a litmus test for evaluating prophets (1 John 4:1-3).
Can you think of other statements that should be added to my list? —–
If you oppose the NAR, they will accuse you of not believing in what they are doing because "you don't believe the Gifts are for today." Well, I am a full Charismatic/Pentecostal and I vehemently oppose the anti Biblical false prophesy and false teaching of this "kundalini" and familiar spirit-run NAR movement.
Oh, and the Elijah List has been one of the NAR's mouthpieces for decades now.
NAR ping. I haven’t made up a ping list because I frankly don’t know how... do you metmom?
A list of names separated by semicolons is indeed quite complicated.
Could you please explain the “historical-grammatical” method in plain English for me? This article doesn’t do that.
Thanks in advance,
‘Pod
No, I don’t believe any of them. Problem solved.
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I would add the question
“Did you rush out to be the first to buy your HELLO, KITTY! IT’S JESUS CALLING study Bible?
(No, it doesn’t exist, but it easily COULD, lol!)
You scared me for a second... LOL
You mean like WMD in Iraq? We needed to kick some ass but was that the proper ass?
Just collect and save somewhere a list of the names of people who want to be on it and then copy and paste the list in the *To* field as you do for courtesy pings, as you did in this post.
One word of advice, having a couple ping lists that are pretty big.
Alphabetize the list. It avoids dupes and if someone later wants off the list for some reason, then it’s easier to find their name.
I inherited a couple lists and there were many duplicate names so I pruned the list down by removing them. It’s far easier to do it from the start of a ping list than to spend the time later.
No. But I always respect their credential up front.
I'd spoken recently however, to a newly ordained Anglican Catholic priest who it was soon clear hadn't a clue about any Old Testament themes, at all!
I wanted to ask him what seminary he'd come out of, but a parishioner had gotten his attention for another matter, and then I thought maybe I didn't really want to know after all.
Sure Saurapod, the historical grammatical method of hermeneutics is the attempt to determine the original intent of the author of the scripture passage...
Have you seen the “HELLO KITTY! IT’S C’THULHU CALLING” study version of the Necronomicon?
continued to Sauropod, ...in the historical setting and context
Thanks for posting this.
With Copepland’s *prophecy* of a *Super Toronto Blessing* for 2018, it’s good to be aware of what is coming down the pike.
Traditional apologetics does not deal well with new phenomena.
Here are Copeland’s comments:
Copeland saying the Protestant Reformation was of the devil then as a false prophet calls down fire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoYTgXUkdUc
“Kenneth Copeland Proclaims Toronto Blessing Is Toronto Super Blessing”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVlNV8nkWBU
Private Planes, Tube of Demons and the Prosperity Teachers by Justin Peters
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/warrenthrockmorton/2018/01/18/kenneth-copeland-36-million-jet/
I am extremely cynical about most ANYONE about most anything. Trust is not my thing. I need rock hard evidence for just about everything, especially from strangers.
Thx for the tip(s)! GBU
I have never heard of NAR but don’t really keep up with things like that.
I have always been skeptical, even when a child but just about everyone could be taken in, at least for a while.
I am a Southern Baptist but always liked (I have a mental block and can’t remember his name but he was Jerry Lee Lewis’ Cousin).
I still prefer to think he was a good man who did wrong and is trying to make up for what he did but he will never again be useful to Christ.
Lol, no. But it was bound to come. Mystery Babylon will make today’s satire look like straight up reportage.
A couple things I have been accused of...
Trying to justify my lack of faith by intellectualizing God (When I tried to compare the teachings/experiences to Scripture)
Committing the unpardonable sin (By questioning whether the person doing the activity or what was happening was from God or not.)
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