BEWARE
OF FALSE PROPHETS!
MEMORISE
Wherefore
I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth
Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy
Ghost.
1 Corinthians 12:3
READ
John 14:26-27
26 But the
Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he
shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance,
whatsoever I have said unto you.
27 Peace I
leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto
you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
MESSAGE
To succeed on Earth and make it to heaven, we
should beware of false prophets. One of the ways to identify false prophets is
through their disposition to the Lordship of Jesus Christ. In 1 Corinthians
12:3, we are told that no one speaking by the Spirit of God says: “Jesus be
cursed”, and that no one can say that Jesus is Lord but by the Holy Spirit.
False prophets have a negative attitude to the Lordship of Christ. It is true
that false prophets are deceptive. Some are so deceptive that they pretend to
say and to do many good things in the Name of Jesus. However, their actions
always portray Jesus in bad light and make His Lordship inconsequential. The
state of their heart is described in Matthew 15:8 which says,
“This
people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips;
but their heart is far from me.”
You should beware of false prophets and false
teachers. There is no gain-saying the fact that the heart of a false prophet is
far from the Lord. One way of recognising false prophets is through their fake
prophecies. Many false prophets portray Jesus as a liar through their fake
prophecies. Many predictions of false prophets, which they make using the name
of the Lord do not come to pass. Consequently, people lose interest in them and
may even conclude that Christianity is bogus. Another way to recognise a false
prophet is by their unscriptural behaviour. Many false prophets are immoral.
Some practice polygamy instead of monogamy. Some have chains of wives and
concubines. Infidelity is rampant among many while some drink alcoholic
beverages. They also enjoy dirty jokes and obscenity. Some false prophets have
so degenerated to the extent of engaging in money rituals and other obnoxious
practices. All these attitudes draw people away from the Lord and say, “Jesus
be cursed”. Apart from the foregoing, most false prophets are false teachers.
Matthew 7:16&20 say false prophets and false teachers are known by their
fruits. False teachers disseminate false knowledge, skills and attitudes.
Invariably, they produce disciples whose lifestyles do not glorify God. Most
disciples of false teachers are outright agents of the devil; many of them are
corrupt, immoral and pretentious. Beware of false prophets!
ACTION
POINT
Watch the fruits of a ministry before sowing your
time and God-given resources into it.
BIBLE
IN ONE YEAR
Matthew 12:9-13:43;
Job 12:13-25
Lord thank you for your word. Please give me the spirit of discernment in Jesus name I pray amen.
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