Posts Tagged ‘False Teachers’
False Teachers Bring False Messages
Near the end of Paul’s third missionary journey, he “determined to sail by Ephesus, because he would not spend time in Asia: for he hasted, if it were possible for him, to be at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost” (Acts 20:16). Nonetheless, he desired to meet with the Ephesian elders to encourage them and bolster…
Read MoreLooking for Answers Amid Covid-19
The Canadian Press published a story with the phrase “Looking for Answers” used to open the headline. As Christians, we’ve heard some testify of times in their life when they were “looking for answers” and someone gave them a tract, or invited them to a Bible study, or gave a personal witness. Those opportune moments…
Read MoreThe Reformation Is Not Finished
Wally Morris I recently attended a “Faith and Spirituality in Politics” luncheon hosted by our state senator. We met at a Catholic retreat center located in our town. The retreat center is very beautiful and peaceful. The luncheon was interesting and helpful, as far as understanding more about how people who say they are Christians…
Read MoreAre False Teachers Born Again?
Warren Vanhetloo There shall be false teachers who shall bring damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them (2 Peter 2:1). After writing a reply to a reader, my mind continued cogitating on a part of my answer which may deserve further explanation to be fully appreciated by the present generation. The assertion read:…
Read MoreDon’t Twist the Scriptures
Thomas Overmiller Many claim to be Bible teachers. They claim to teach the Word of God accurately. But before you believe them, ask whether they are twisting the scriptures to their own advantage. That’s what Peter says at the close of his last letter to the churches.
Read MoreAntidote to False Teaching: Stability and Growth in The Knowledge of Christ (2 Peter)
Layton Talbert The single most effective method for studying any book of the Bible is accessible to every believer. You do not need to know Hebrew or Greek, earn a seminary degree, or purchase a shelf-full of commentaries. All these are helpful, of course. No carpenter spurns tools that will make his work more efficient…
Read MoreHow to Recognize False Religions
Bob Jones, Jr. This is an age of proliferating heresies, cults, “kooky” religious practices, Scripture perversions, witchcraft, Satanism, and superstition. Eighteenth-century rationalists and so-called “Deists” denied the Scripture and attacked the very basis of Christian faith, but only the last 150 years have seen the birth of so many strange, false religions. Our Lord inquires…
Read MoreDeceiving and Being Deceived
Bob Jones, Jr. Many years ago an “ex-con’’’ man said to me, “The easiest person to ‘con’ is’ another con man,” Since most readers of FAITH are respectable and, we hope, godly people perhaps we had better define some terms and translate this sentence into the sort of English they will understand. A “Confidence man,”…
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