FALSE PROPHETS AND FALSE TEACHERS

FALSE PROPHETS

False prophets are moved by the spirit of lies from the Devil (John 8.44). They have vision and claim that these visions from the Lord.

 

True signs of false prophets:

-  their predictions are NOT EXECUTED

-  they "give signs and wonders" (Matt 24.24) to fool the people and so make them believe that they have the power to reject the law of God or break it

-  they claim that is it lawful to sin, and are taught so people

-  they teach that people are not obliged to observe the Sabbath. "Do not indicate the differences between clean and unclean, and from My Sabbaths they closed their eyes, and I lowered of them” (Ezek 22.26).

-  they hinder the Gospel of Christ. "There are people listening to you and wishing to translate Gospel of Christ" (Gal 1.7).

-  they deny the deity of Christ. "Every spirit that does not confess Jesus Christ has come in the flesh isn’t from God, but this is the spirit of ANTICHRIST, of which you heard that it will there are now already in the world" (1 John 4.3).

-  THE FRUITS OF THEIR IS EVIL. "And then I will declare to them, I never knew you; depart from me, make lawlessness” (Matt 7.23).

 

BEWARE OF FALSE PROPHETS ! (v.15)

FALSE TEACHERS

Before the fall of man God Himself instructed men (Genesis 1.27-28,2.16-18).

After the fall of the Lord chose specific people to teach people about the plan of Salvation :

- The Patriarchs (Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Job)

- The Prophets

- The Priests

- The Apostles

- The Evangelists

"And He put some Apostles, some Prophets, some Evangelists, some pastors and teachers" (Ephesians 4.11).

 

Signs of faithful teachers:

- they are guided by the Holy Spirit

- they teach according to the word of God

- they teach the PURE Gospel

- they teach obedience to God's Law

- life their will always be in harmony with the teachings