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Wolves in Sheep's Clothing
Beware of false prophets who come disguised as harmless sheep, but are really wolves that will tear you apart. You can detect them by the way they act, just as you can identify a tree by its fruit. Matt 7:15-16
Sadly we live in a world filled with counterfeits, whether it is things of a material nature or the more sinister; those that are out to copy the things of God.
Cults like the Jehovah's Witnesses and Mormons are publicising their false truths and even so-called churches are doing and teaching things that are not honouring God's church or even God himself.
How can we stand against these and how can we discern whether they are for God or against him? There are two main ways.
- To learn and understand God's Word so that it becomes a part of you.
- To use God's Word to learn the kind of behaviour we should see from those that are his.
When we ourselves are in a close relationship with Jesus, these falsehoods will very quickly lead us to dissatisfaction or make us feel very uncomfortable. As God becomes alive in us through the person of the Holy Spirit, he unites with his Word to reveal his truth to us. Once the truth is known we can stand against these wolves with the authority of the Lord.
Labels: Bible, Discernment, Falsehoods
