False Teahers, Pastors and Prohets

 

I have talked about this subject before. However, I ran across something that is on the Bible Love Notes site that is a bit different and bares being out there to you all, I think. I am going to copy and paste it here for you. Please read on

I wonder if those who preach the modern prosperity gospel have read the Bible. If they had, they'd know these things:

✔ Jesus said: “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.” Luke 12:15

✔ Jesus also spoke about the foolishness of storing up earthly treasures instead of being rich toward God (Luke 12:16-21).

✔ Hebrews 13:5 explains that those who know the Lord will keep their lives free from the love of money, being content with what they have.

✔ 1 Timothy 6:10-11 teaches that "the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil," and it causes some people to give up their faith. That's why we must flee from worldly values and "pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness." 

I sometimes find myself thinking I "deserve" certain things in life. When that happens, I try to remind myself of Paul's secret, a secret prosperity preachers never learn:

"I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do all this through him who gives me strength.” Paul, Philippians 4:12-13

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Friends, if you know this or not, false teachers and prophets are not just a thing that in cults. In fact, they are infiltrating mainstream churches. That means Charismatic, Pentecostal and yes, they could be in the local Baptist Church down the street. 

Mostly these kinds of teachers are in it to sell their books, CDs, and other materials that bare their names and or ministries. And all of this is for them to get rich from. They give false massages of healing, health, and prosperity to get vulnerable people to fill their offering plates. And they will take every last dime from a sick person, one that has a disease, one whose child is dying to promise something that God himself did not promise.

They say the more you give, the more God will bless you. One popular fake pastor said that the reason Jesus has not come back is because people have not given enough to his church. He teaches that God needs our money. Friends, God doesn't need our money. He can do His work without it. That is pure blasphemy and something that is not in God's Word.

Friends, we cannot afford to follow these kinds of people in these last days before Christ returns. I urge you, if you belong to a church that teaches these things Please Read Your Bibles!!!

Don't take anyone's teaching (including mine) at face value without checking what is being said with scripture. And if you find you are in a church that teaches this kind of garbage, do not give them on more penny but Don't walk, Run as far away from it as possible. 

There are many good churches that teach the truth, but Friends, please do your homework before you do anything. And the best place to start is with God's Word. Because He has much to say about these kinds of people.

Thanks for coming by today. Have a blessed day! God be with you