BELIEVING LIES?
Memorise: Deliver my soul, Oh Lord, from lying lips, and from a
deceitful tongue. Psalms 120:2
4:1
Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the
latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits,
and doctrines of devils;
4:2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience
seared with a hot iron;
4:3 Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from
meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which
believe and know the truth.
4:4 For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be
refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:
4:5 For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.
4:6 If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things,
thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of
faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained.
Bible in one year: James 1-5, Psalms 27
MESSAGE
There are many heresies spreading
around us today, unfortunately, there are lots of people believing them. This
is why true ministers of the gospel cannot just fold their hands. They have to
make efforts to counter the bad philosophies around with the absolute truth of
God’s Word. There is no better time for us to be aware and guard ourselves from
being led astray by these erroneous teachings. The Bible warns us that if not
careful even the very elect will deviate from the truth and follow after the
deceptions of devious men, who, by the way, are skilful in leading men astray.
Some of these teachers are popular and some of them are widely sought after;
but be not deceived, the Word and Truth of God is greater than the personal
profile of any minister. There are wolves in sheep’s clothing in the church
today (Matthew
7:15-20). They teach one thing and practice another. They appear to
be speaking the truth but they are living in error. When they talk, their words
are very smooth and there is no error in their presentations. They make a lot
of noise but they lack depth. If you watch closely, you will see that their
conduct is contrary to the principles of godly living. They come with all sorts
of theologies that have no bearing with the Word of God. They justify unholy
living with the illusion that it is impossible for anyone to live holy. They
explain away the truth of God’s Word just to make sinners comfortable in their
sins. There is no rebuke, no reprove and no correction in their theology. They
preach so much about the place of grace and give so much motivation about
people’s freewill and liberty, forgetting that the Christian calling is not a
call to lawlessness. They preach against the validity of the 10 commandments in
the era of grace. Some teach that once saved you are forever saved and there is
no need to work out your salvation with fear and trembling as the Bible says in
Philippians
2:12. Some ask why you need to fast at all, since Jesus said it is
finished.
As a genuine minister and
disciple of Jesus, there is the need for you to teach your members to be aware
of these wrong teachings. The fact that many people listen to them do not mean
they are approved of God. They are liars. You need to caution those in your
church concerning heretic teachings that deny the fundamental principles of
Christianity. Don’t allow your members to stray away from the truth. Expose
them to the truth of God’s Word very often so that they can stand against the
lies of the devil. Some churches have become mere social and entertainment centres
where members only gather of fantasies and entertainment purposes. You cannot
see them leading salvation prayers or asking lost souls to come to the altar to
forsake their sins. Many people do not want to hear the truth of God’s Word and
that is why the church is saturated today with many false and fake ministers.
How can you be comfortable in a church where the pastor has two wives? What
will you expect such pastors to tell their members? Some members prefer to run
from one prophet to another who will ‘see things’ for them and deceive them
that God has spoken when God has said nothing. They are looking for prophetic
declarations from ‘great men of God’ even when they don’t know the spirit
behind such declarations.
Action Point
Beware of wolves in sheep clothing.
Open Heavens Daily Devotional, written by Pastor E.A
Adeboye
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