Beware Of False Teachers

False teaching is everywhere.

Not just in religion, but in life. From bad financial advice to false salvation, people are twisting the truth at every turn. Now the world says gender is not determined at birth, and in fact is not a constant, but rather a variable. Really? We're also supposed to believe abortion isn't murder, and yet in tragedies where a pregnant woman dies, the world mourns the death of two. How does that work?

Lies and disinformation are everywhere. What the world would have us believe is grotesquely twisted truth. Let's be clear--twisted truth is no longer true. That is the domain of the false teachers.

Sometimes they sound so good.

I'd really like to believe some of the lies out there. Oftentimes, the lie is easier to handle, easier to achieve, and therefore easier to accept. You don't really have to forgive someone who wrongs you, it's just a good idea. God doesn't truly judge sin, He just doesn't like it. It doesn't really matter how you live, God forgives everyone.

See what I mean? Those lies are easier than the truth. We are called to forgive; not only called, but commanded. God does judge sin--in this life and the next. How we live does reflect where we stand with Jesus, and only through Him does God forgive anyone.

The truth is always better than the lie, for a lie will take you nowhere. But as is often the case, the better path is not always the easier one.

Be on your guard.

When something sounds too good to be true, beware! Teachings that are "new," "improved," "ground breaking" are all too often false. Especially when it comes to Christianity. The Bible warns over and over of false prophets and false teachers. They will increase as the end comes nearer. I don't know how near we are to that end, but I do know this: We are closer today than yesterday.

Be careful. Any teaching other than what the Bible says is false. Period. You do not need a spirit guide to commune with God. You do not have to dig up past sins to be forgiven--Jesus died for all sins of those who come to Him once and for all. Any gospel other than the truth of Jesus Christ is false teaching, and leads only to hell. Take care what you accept as true--your very soul depends on it.

The truth will emerge victorious.

No matter what public opinion or the "squeaky wheels" would have us believe, truth is truth and will remain so forever more. False teachers will come and go, as they have from the earliest days, but truth will endure. Never lose hope in that. If you are on the side of truth, you will be victorious, no matter how the battle appears today. Truth will win.

If I could encourage you today, I would have you remember this: When you stand for truth, you will win. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but in the end, you will be victorious. Do not be misled by lies, for they are destined for destruction.

Let us not falter or fail in our pursuit for, and standing with, what God says is true.