The Advent Truth.
Jesus and the apostles warned us that false teachers don’t normally announce themselves as false teachers. They come from among God’s people, speak religious language, use Scripture, and appear to be Christians.
Paul’s warning to the Ephesian elders was chilling:
“For I know this, that after my departing shall GRIEVOUS WOLVES enter in among you, not sparing the flock. Also OF YOUR OWN SELVES shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.” — Acts 20:29-30
Notice: Paul wasn’t primarily warning them about atheists outside the church.
He warned about wolves INSIDE the flock.
Jesus said the same thing:
“Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.” — Matthew 7:15
That’s what makes spiritual deception so dangerous.
The wolf doesn’t show up LOOKING like a wolf.
He wears wool.
He carries a Bible.
He talks about Jesus.
Paul warned that there would come a time when people would “not endure sound doctrine,” but would gather teachers who tell them what they want to hear (2 Timothy 4:3-4).
Peter warned that “there shall be false teachers among you” who would secretly introduce destructive heresies (2 Peter 2:1).
John said, “believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God” (1 John 4:1).
And Isaiah gives us the standard:
“To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.” — Isaiah 8:20
The question isn’t:
“Do I like this preacher?”
“Is he popular?”
“Does he mention Jesus?”
“Did his sermon make me feel good?”
The question is:
IS WHAT HE’S TEACHING BIBLICAL?
Don’t outsource your discernment to your favorite preacher.
Open your Bible.
Be a Berean.
“They received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.” — Acts 17:11
And yes—test what I teach by the exact same standard.
The sheep who know the Shepherd’s voice won’t easily follow the voice of a wolf.
Jesus and the apostles warned us that false teachers don’t normally announce themselves as false teachers. They come from among God’s people, speak religious language, use Scripture, and appear to be Christians.
Paul’s warning to the Ephesian elders was chilling:
“For I know this, that after my departing shall GRIEVOUS WOLVES enter in among you, not sparing the flock. Also OF YOUR OWN SELVES shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.” — Acts 20:29-30
Notice: Paul wasn’t primarily warning them about atheists outside the church.
He warned about wolves INSIDE the flock.
Jesus said the same thing:
“Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.” — Matthew 7:15
That’s what makes spiritual deception so dangerous.
The wolf doesn’t show up LOOKING like a wolf.
He wears wool.
He carries a Bible.
He talks about Jesus.
Paul warned that there would come a time when people would “not endure sound doctrine,” but would gather teachers who tell them what they want to hear (2 Timothy 4:3-4).
Peter warned that “there shall be false teachers among you” who would secretly introduce destructive heresies (2 Peter 2:1).
John said, “believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God” (1 John 4:1).
And Isaiah gives us the standard:
“To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.” — Isaiah 8:20
The question isn’t:
“Do I like this preacher?”
“Is he popular?”
“Does he mention Jesus?”
“Did his sermon make me feel good?”
The question is:
IS WHAT HE’S TEACHING BIBLICAL?
Don’t outsource your discernment to your favorite preacher.
Open your Bible.
Be a Berean.
“They received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.” — Acts 17:11
And yes—test what I teach by the exact same standard.
The sheep who know the Shepherd’s voice won’t easily follow the voice of a wolf.
The Advent Truth.
Jesus and the apostles warned us that false teachers don’t normally announce themselves as false teachers. They come from among God’s people, speak religious language, use Scripture, and appear to be Christians.
Paul’s warning to the Ephesian elders was chilling:
“For I know this, that after my departing shall GRIEVOUS WOLVES enter in among you, not sparing the flock. Also OF YOUR OWN SELVES shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.” — Acts 20:29-30
Notice: Paul wasn’t primarily warning them about atheists outside the church.
He warned about wolves INSIDE the flock.
Jesus said the same thing:
“Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.” — Matthew 7:15
That’s what makes spiritual deception so dangerous.
The wolf doesn’t show up LOOKING like a wolf.
He wears wool.
He carries a Bible.
He talks about Jesus.
Paul warned that there would come a time when people would “not endure sound doctrine,” but would gather teachers who tell them what they want to hear (2 Timothy 4:3-4).
Peter warned that “there shall be false teachers among you” who would secretly introduce destructive heresies (2 Peter 2:1).
John said, “believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God” (1 John 4:1).
And Isaiah gives us the standard:
“To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.” — Isaiah 8:20
The question isn’t:
“Do I like this preacher?”
“Is he popular?”
“Does he mention Jesus?”
“Did his sermon make me feel good?”
The question is:
IS WHAT HE’S TEACHING BIBLICAL?
Don’t outsource your discernment to your favorite preacher.
Open your Bible.
Be a Berean.
“They received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.” — Acts 17:11
And yes—test what I teach by the exact same standard.
The sheep who know the Shepherd’s voice won’t easily follow the voice of a wolf.
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