"But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be
false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even
denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift
destruction." (2 Peter 2:1)
There were false prophets in the Old Testament, but there are false teachers
today. I am amazed how easily people are deceived by all kinds of teaching.
People will fall for anything. I urge you to check what I say by the Word of
God. Don't believe it because Vernon McGee says it. The Word of God is
what you are to rest upon.
False teachers are the danger for the church today, and believe me, they are
dangerous. What is a false teacher? A false teacher is one who knows the truth
but deliberately lies for some purpose. It is either for some selfish reason, or he
wants to please people, or he does it for money. There are many teachers like
that today. They preach and say what people want them to say, although they
know what the truth is-that is a false teacher.
Now false teachers have some true doctrine. There is not a cult that I know of
which does not have some truth in it. That is the one thing that makes them ten
thousand times more dangerous than if they were 100 percent in error. These
teachers generally believe some things that are true. Our Lord said, "Beware of
false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are
ravening wolves" (Matthew 7:15). Paul warned the church at Ephesus, "For I
know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not
sparing the flock" (Acts 20:29). These wolves in sheep's clothing will absolutely
destroy the flock and scatter them.
Our Lord made this clear when He gave us a picture of the condition of the
kingdom after His rejection, crucifixion, and resurrection. He would not
establish His kingdom on earth at that time, but He said that the kingdom of
heaven would be like a sower sowing seed, like a mustard tree, and like leaven.
Leaven has gotten into the bread today. The bread is the Word of God, and
there is a lot of false teaching that goes out under the guise of being the
Word of God.
From Dr. J. Vernon McGee's Edited Messages on 2 Peter ©1994
Further Reading:
POPULAR PREACHERS...Passing Out Candy On The Way To Destruction
FOUR IMPORTANT THINGS That Every Christian Should Know
THE FRIGHTENING FUTURE OF "CHRISTIANITY" - Where Is The Gospel?
THE WAY OF CAIN-- A BLOODLESS GOSPEL
THE HEAVY BURDEN OF THE PURPOSE DRIVEN LIFE
false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even
denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift
destruction." (2 Peter 2:1)
There were false prophets in the Old Testament, but there are false teachers
today. I am amazed how easily people are deceived by all kinds of teaching.
People will fall for anything. I urge you to check what I say by the Word of
God. Don't believe it because Vernon McGee says it. The Word of God is
what you are to rest upon.
False teachers are the danger for the church today, and believe me, they are
dangerous. What is a false teacher? A false teacher is one who knows the truth
but deliberately lies for some purpose. It is either for some selfish reason, or he
wants to please people, or he does it for money. There are many teachers like
that today. They preach and say what people want them to say, although they
know what the truth is-that is a false teacher.
Now false teachers have some true doctrine. There is not a cult that I know of
which does not have some truth in it. That is the one thing that makes them ten
thousand times more dangerous than if they were 100 percent in error. These
teachers generally believe some things that are true. Our Lord said, "Beware of
false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are
ravening wolves" (Matthew 7:15). Paul warned the church at Ephesus, "For I
know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not
sparing the flock" (Acts 20:29). These wolves in sheep's clothing will absolutely
destroy the flock and scatter them.
Our Lord made this clear when He gave us a picture of the condition of the
kingdom after His rejection, crucifixion, and resurrection. He would not
establish His kingdom on earth at that time, but He said that the kingdom of
heaven would be like a sower sowing seed, like a mustard tree, and like leaven.
Leaven has gotten into the bread today. The bread is the Word of God, and
there is a lot of false teaching that goes out under the guise of being the
Word of God.
From Dr. J. Vernon McGee's Edited Messages on 2 Peter ©1994
Further Reading:
POPULAR PREACHERS...Passing Out Candy On The Way To Destruction
FOUR IMPORTANT THINGS That Every Christian Should Know
THE FRIGHTENING FUTURE OF "CHRISTIANITY" - Where Is The Gospel?
THE WAY OF CAIN-- A BLOODLESS GOSPEL
THE HEAVY BURDEN OF THE PURPOSE DRIVEN LIFE
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