ACTS 17:11 Calls those from Berea a more noble people for they received the word of God AND searched the scriptures to verify the truth of what they were taught. Today, more than ever, we need to adopt that principle in our daily lives. I taught a Sunday School class this weekend using the following scriptures/points. I also showed the video below to demonstrate the perverted teachings and beliefs that modern culture presents. My friends, the end times are upon us...
WHY IS STUDYING GOD’S WORD SO IMPORTANT?
(Matthew 24:11; Matthew 24:24; 2 Peter 2:1)
- These scriptures warn that false teachings will work to lead us away from God.
- Aside from false teachings, we also must guard ourselves from false preachers/teachers/apostles.
(2 Corinthians 11:4,13; Galatians 1:6-9)
- The teaching that circumcision and keeping the Law are necessary for salvation is condemned (Gal. 5:2-4; Phil. 3:2).
- On the other side, teaching that liberty in Christ gives us excuse for licentiousness is also condemned (Jude 4).
- The denial of Jesus Christ's coming in the flesh is regarded as from the spirit of antichrist (1 John 4:1-6).
- There are warnings about people who cause dissensions by teaching doctrine directly opposed to what Christians already know to be true (Rom. 16:17; Tit. 3:10-11).
- There are warnings about those who claim to love God but do not love God's people (1 John 4:20; 5:1), and who deliberately break away from the church on the basis of perverted doctrine (1 John 2:19).
- Finally, there are warnings against adding to or taking away from the words of prophetic Scripture (Rev. 22:18-19) or twisting the Scriptures (2 Pet. 3:16).
Looking over these warnings from Scripture, we may classify heresies into six major categories:
1. Heresies about revelation — teachings that distort, deny, or add to Scripture in a way that leads people to destruction; false claims to apostolic or prophetic authority.
2. Heresies about God — teachings that promote false gods or idolatrous distortions of the true God.
3. Heresies about Christ — denials of His unique Lordship, His genuine humanity, His true identity.
4. Heresies about salvation — teaching legalism or licentiousness; denying the gospel of Christ's death and resurrection; and so forth.
5. Heresies about the church — deliberate attempts to lead people away from the fellowship of true Christians; utter rejection of the church.
6. Heresies about the future — false predictions for which divine authority is claimed; claims that Christ's return has taken place; and the like.
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Dude, Oprah is prepping the world for the Anti-Christ for sure. This will be hard for people to stomach because of her good works and generosity.
And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.
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