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The easiest way to spot a fake is to become very familiar with the genuine article.
If the teaching contradicts what his word says then it's a clearly a fake.
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This is one of the main reasons for James 3:1 "My brethren, let not many of you become teachers, knowing that we shall receive a stricter judgment." Not everyone can be a teacher. The office of teacher is reserved for those with a gift from the Holy Spirit. If God has called someone to be a teacher, they should have enough understanding and wisdom to teach sound doctrine. If someone contradicts unknowingly, they're a false teacher; ignorance is no excuse.
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Yes, we all "see through a glass darkly" (1Corinthians 13:12), including our teachers.
"Thus saith the Lord; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man" Jeremiah 17:5
About the Bareans: Acts 17:10 "These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so."
2 Timothy 2:15
"Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth."
One common characteristic of false teaching is the inability to recognize legitimate references to Jesus in the OT.
We easily go astray when we forget that it is His book, and to be understood as He intends.
Jesus gave us some help with that.
Mathew 7:16
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.
Yes, and what if we have the honest misinterpretation of Scripture?
This possibility indicates the need for exercising discernment humbly rather than being judgmental/popish when reproving others.
This also indicates the need for discernment to begin with whether the perceived false doctrine is the Gospel/kerygma or didachaic.
The Gospel may be denoted by the use of the Greek word kerygma, meaning proclamation or preaching, referring to the good news (Gospel) concerning salvation to heaven and from a just hell (the DOD, cf. Rom. 1:16, Gal. 1:6-12, Col. 1:21-23). This Gospel was preached by Peter (in Acts 2:22-24) and summarized by Paul (in 1Cor. 15:1-8). The salient points include: Jesus was a man, accredited by God (to be Messiah), who died on a cross as the atonement for humanity's sins, but who was raised or resurrected from the dead (1Cor. 15:13-20).
Teachings that are secondary or subsequent to learning GRFS may be indicated by another Greek word, didache, which means teaching. The didache may be very important and requisite for becoming spiritually mature, but it is not most important or necessary to know/believe in order to be saved. The distinction between kerygma/saving faith and didache/working faith was made by Jesus when He commissioned His original twelve disciples minus Judas (MT 28:19-20). This “Great Commission” speaks of both types of information. The kerygma is indicated by verse 19, in which Jesus says, “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations”.
A Christian disciple is a learner or one who believes the good news about God’s offer of eternal life to all who accept Jesus as Christ, the Lord incarnate. The didache is implicit in verse 20, in which Jesus continues by saying “teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.” This speaks of the information a disciple needs to know and believe after conversion in order to grow in Christ-likeness regarding how to live the law of love. It is the “all truth” that is taught by the Spirit referred to in John 16:13. Again, it is very important but not necessary for salvation. Witness the thief on the cross in Luke 23:39-43, who had no opportunity to learn the didache after his conversion; although, like Paul (according to Acts 22:3) and most adults, some didachaic truth is learned prior to knowing the kerygma.
The kerygma/GRFS should be every Christian’s creed, and only belief in this crucial truth should be viewed as a test for orthodoxy or heresy. As Paul wrote in Romans 10:9, “If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” Conversely, judgments concerning a person’s spiritual orientation or ultimate destiny should not be made on the basis of didachaic or secondary doctrines. (If any judgment is made, it should begin with a self-examination per Matt. 7:1&5, 2Cor. 13:5-8).
A major reason many Christians throughout history have not manifested the love and unity of God’s Spirit (Eph. 4:3) as well as they should is because of failure to realize this truth. If they did, it would free them to speak honestly and fellowship without becoming unduly upset about relatively minor issues. They would receive God’s blessing as peacemakers, who draw inclusive circles around people based on the kerygma rather than denominational lines between them due to didachaic differences. Jesus prayed for spiritual unity (cf. John 17:20-23, “May they be one…”). Thus, unity regarding the Gospel is more important than accuracy regarding doctrinal details.
LIC, GWH
If that person genuinely belongs to God and hears His voice, God will correct them and in turn, they will repent of the false teaching or doctrine. God won't let them continue to believe false teaching.
If the person persists and clings to false doctrine, God will give them over to strong delusions.
2 Thessalonians 2:10 and all the ways that wickedness deceives those who are perishing. They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. 11 For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie 12 and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness.
If they are not putting forth false doctrine on purpose to deceive but believe it is correct then we believe them for they are sincere in what they believe.
I am kidding.
It does not matter their motive we still do not go by false doctrine.
And we should tell them the truth by scriptures.
Act 17:11 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
2Ti 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
Joh 16:13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
1Jn 2:27 But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.
Scriptures speak for themselves.
Know the Bible and you will not be deceived.
God wants us to check it out ourselves.
A lot of people go by what a denominations teaches and do not check it out or believe it is correct and when they read the Bible they do not see it is false
If that person genuinely belongs to God and hears His voice, God will correct them and in turn, they will repent of the false teaching or doctrine. God won't let them continue to believe false teaching.
If the person persists and clings to false doctrine, God will give them over to strong delusions.
2 Thessalonians 2:10 and all the ways that wickedness deceives those who are perishing. They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. 11 For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie 12 and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness.
This delusion has not happened yet which is a delusion they cannot snap out of.
As long as salvation is available to the world they will be able to come to the truth.
This happens when the devils are cast to earth in the middle of a 7 years period and they deceive all people who do not love the truth to follow the antichrist.
Which the beast ascends out of the bottomless pit which means he is off his leash.
When the world takes the mark of the beast then salvation is no longer available to them and they will have the nature of a devil and their human will to make choices will be gone.
That is what happens to the antichrist which he is controlled by the devil.
Where in the first half he is influenced by the devil.
And salvation is still available to the world.
2 Thessalonians 2:10 and all the ways that wickedness deceives those who are perishing. They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. 11 For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie 12 and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness.
If you look at the way it's being written, it is written in the present, on-going tense, not future. That means it's going on now in the present, not just later after the mark of the beast is instituted.
Paul believed it could happen in his time when he wrote those words, so he's talking about what happens to people in general who refuse to love the truth - they end up believing the lie. People have been rejecting God and His truth since the beginning and get dealt by God in this way. You don't need the mark of the beast for that. Just ask the Pharisees, and all the other religious leaders that thought more of their traditions and false teaching (which they don't see as false teaching - see how that strong delusion works?).
We sure need to know, that is why there is so many different denomanions and only ONE GOD.
Men talk, people follow I was there once.
When we are listening to a preacher we need to check him or her with GODS word, if it don't line up don't follow him or her.
Today we have people who go to college and come out preacher and then we have people who just study HIS word and come out JESUS disciples.
Man-made preacher = man-made sinners prayer, etc.
JESUS disciple preachers foundation is the book of Acts, Believe, repent, baptized in JESUS name to get rid of our sin and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Matthew 7:13-14
King James Version
13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
Revelation 20:11-15
King James Version
11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
Satan's plan keep them out of the water, if they get in the water keep JESUS name out of it.
We all have choices to make.
ask the lord if you can do his will.
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Then You can become there donkey
And gallop of into the sunset with them.
Shouting hi ho silver
Then you can go the pub and have a Barby.
Blue155 said:
What if someone has an honest misunderstanding, but is contradicting unknowingly?
To be honest with you, you need to ask for mercy before you forget to show mercy.
If you show mercy and you don't get any in return, you can show them mercy 77 times but love keeps a record of no wrong so you could end up showing them mercy 1000 times.
As his mercy is like a never ending story
