A Christian's spiritual struggle is not waged against any earthly opponent, but against the spiritual evil that fills the world. The Bible refers to these evil spiritual forces as "principalities and powers." In Scripture, Satan is characterized as the “accuser of the brethren”: (Rev.12:10), our “adversary”(I Pet. 5: 8), “the devil” (Matt. 4:1), our “enemy”(Matt. 13:39), the “evil one” (I Jn. 5:19), the “father of lies” (Jn. 8:44), a “murder”(Jn. 8:44), a “roaring Lion seeking to devour us,”(I Pet. 5:8,9), and the “tempter”(Matt. 4:3).
Christians can live free from mental torture, panic, envy, hatred, pride, self-pity, addiction, gluttony and all other forms of bondage, oppression and defilement!
There are two main causes for a person’s inner problems:
The first point is what the Word calls “the flesh, or the ‘old man.” The old man that part of the person that is the carnal nature of the person’s flesh and it is the rebellious person’s will that is being influenced and tempted by Satan.
“Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin,” (Rom. 6:6).
Jesus said that if we would believe, we could even say to a mountain, “Be thou removed and cast into the sea, and it would be done: “And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away! 21 Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done, 22 And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.,” (Matt. 21:20-22).
1) Jesus came to save us and teach us how to defeat the powers of the devil.
2) We defeat Satan the same way He did.
3) We speak to the problem, using His name and His delegated authority.
Before and after His resurrection, Jesus unleashed spiritual power and even nature obeyed his will.
·Jesus commanded by the Word.
·He spoke the word and water was made into wine.
·He blessed the bread and the fishes and they were multiplied.
·He spoke the word to dead Lazarus and he came out of the grave.
·Jesus commanded demons to leave a writhing victim alone and to come out of him.
·The person was loosed that same hour.
·These and many other works show spiritual power in action.
GENERAL CONFESSION AND PRAYER
Search me, O God and know my heart: Try me and know my thoughts. See if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting, (Psa. 139:23).
Father: I praise You for this wonderful privilege of sitting in Your throne room with Jesus Christ. Your presence is strength for my soul. I give You glory that You loved the world so that You sent Your Son Jesus Christ in mercy for humankind that we will not perish. I believe that Jesus is the Son of God, the Messiah who came in the flesh to destroy the works of Satan. He died on the cross for my sins and rose again from the dead. I confess all my sins and repent every evil sin that I have ever committed and claim forgiveness and cleansing according to (I Jn. 1:9)
I believe that Jesus’ blood cleanses me now from all sin. Thank You Lord Jesus for redeeming me, cleansing me and justifying me and sanctifying me with Your blood; Lord open my spiritual eyes and sharpen my spiritual ears to hear what the Spirit of Truth is saying to me. Be stow upon me strength to tarry with You for praying Your heart for myself and others during our intercession time.
I invoke Your favor this day upon our family. Cause me to call upon Thy name and stir up myself to take hold of Thee. (Isa. 64:7). “O to my heart bring back the springtime. Take away the cold, the darkness of sin. O refill me now Sweet Holy Spirit, till I am young and tender again!”
These New Age teachers are actually putting together a new world religion that excludes the Gospel of Jesus Christ. They say that “all pathways” (religions) lead to God and work to transform true Christians into New Age believers. When they separate the masses from faith in Jesus; then their demonic teaching goes something like this: “A group of Master Souls (called aliens, angels) have made themselves known to the world that they may give guidance to those who, in these troubled times are seeking Enlightenment. We are seeing the end results of communication with these illumined ones (demons); motivated by the New Age to 'point the way' to self-realization, godhood through the inner mysteries of the teachings of their (false) coming “the Christ” (NOT THE REAL JESUS CHRIST).
In Matthew 7:21-23, He said - "Not everyone that saith unto Me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of My Father Which is in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Thy name? and in Thy name have cast out devils? and in Thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from Me, ye that work iniquity."
The acts of the condition of being enchanted by sorcery, a magic spell or something that delights or captivates.
The use of charms or magic spells. Exodus. 7:11, “Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerer’s, now the magicians of Egypt. They also did in like manner with their enchantments.”
Exodus 8:7, “The magicians did so with their ENCHANTMENTS and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt.”
Leviticus 19:26, “You shall not eat anything with the blood. Neither shall you use Enchantments, nor observe times.
Deuteronomy 18:10-12,”There shall not be found among you any one who makes his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, who uses divination, or (who is) an observer of times, an enchanter, a witch, a charmer, a consulter with familiar spirits, a wizard, or a necromancer. All who do these things are an abomination to the Lord.”
AMERICA’S NEW AGE GODS ~ KUNDALINI DEMONS INNER HEALING
Church father Martin Luther, led us by saying… "If any of the enemies of God's people belong to God's election, the church's prayer against them giveth way to their conversion, and seeketh no more than that the judgment should follow them, only until they acknowledge their sin, turn, and seek God."
AMERICA’S NEW AGE GODS ~ KUNDALINI DEMONS INNER HEALING
Church father Martin Luther, led us by saying… "If any of the enemies of God's people belong to God's election, the church's prayer against them giveth way to their conversion, and seeketh no more than that the judgment should follow them, only until they acknowledge their sin, turn, and seek God."
In his speech to the United Nations General Assembly today the President of the United States declared that the future does not belong to practicing Christians. Already, the media and the left are in full denial, probably based on their general lack of understanding of theology. This would have been a gaffe had Mitt Romney said it. But with Barack Obama, he’s just speaking bold truths. His bold truth declares that the future does not belong to practicing Christians. Pay careful attention to what he says.
The future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam. Yet to be credible, those who condemn that slander must also condemn the hate we see when the image of Jesus Christ is desecrated, churches are destroyed, or the Holocaust is denied. Let us condemn incitement against Sufi Muslims, and Shiite pilgrims. It is time to heed the words of Gandhi: “Intolerance is itself a form of violence and an obstacle to the growth of a true democratic spirit.” Together, we must work towards a world where we are strengthened by our differences, and not defined by them. That is what America embodies, and that is the vision we will support.
Barack Obama trounced Hillary Rodham Clinton with the help of the Monkey King, an American eagle and a poker chip.
Obama, campaigning in New Mexico, revealed to a group of voters in a cafe the pocket full of charms that he carries with him. [i]
He said he keeps a "lucky poker chip" given to him by a voter, and an American eagle pin that was given to him by a Native American woman, saying they remind him of the people he meets along the campaign trail.
BELIEVER AUTHORITY/Dr Pat Holliday/Dr Sabrina/Marshall Perot 09/11 by Dr Pat Holliday | Religion Podcasts
Great program, “It is clear in Bible history that the manifestation of the power of God in The Pentecost and through the Apostles meant again an aggressive attitude to the powers of Darkness. Therefore, the growth and maturity of the Church of Christ at the end of the dispensation will mean the same recognition and the same attitude toward the Satanic hosts of the prince of the power of the air, with the same co-witness of the Holy Spirit to the authority of the Name of Jesus, as in the early Church. In brief, that the Church of Christ will reach its high water mark, when .it’s people understands how to ‘bind the strong man’ by prayer, ‘command’ the spirits of evil in the Name of Christ, and deliver men and women from their power.”
You must know who Jesus Christ is scripturally, spiritually and experientially before taking up spiritual weapons for war. Yes, every Christian enters into a spiritual battle when saved because the Devil becomes your adversary; always remember, the battle is the Lord’s and He will teach you how to survive the spiritual attack of the Devil.
SATAN BINDS/Dr Pat Holliday/Dr Sabrina/Marshal Perot 09/06 by Dr Pat Holliday | Religion Podcasts
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Jesus Christ, it is prophesied of His great ministry that it would "loose the bands; undo heavy burdens and break every yoke.”
The Apostle Mark summarizes the healing and Deliverances side by side: “They brought to him all the sick and the demon possessed. And he healed many who were sick with various diseases and drove out many demons, and he did not permit the demons to speak, for they knew him,” (Mk. 1: 32-34).
Sickness and demon possession are here closely associated, yet kept distinct. The same is true of (Mk. 3: 10-12). Jesus calls sickness BONDAGE! "Ought not this woman' whom Satan Hath bound be loosed from this BOND?” (Lk. 13:16), "Woman thou art loosed from thine infirmity,” In (Lk: 1312). He said that “SATAN had BOUND her!”
A woman in Melbourne, and former witch complained with oozing sores on her feet was healed. She manifested strong reactions and was under a powerful demonic control. She fell on the floor and struggled to try to crawl out of the church growling like a beast. I command the evil spirit to be still and leave. After loads of deliverance, I noticed oozing sores all over her ankles and legs. I asked the Lord to deliver her from the Spirit of Aides. The festering sores instantly disappeared, God is faithful.
About six months later, I returned to the area. A beautiful smiling woman was sitting on the front row. She came up when I finished preaching. “Do you remember me?” I answered. “No.”
“I am Shelly, remember, I was a former witch with the oozing sores on my feet?
“Of course I remember you, but you don’t look like the same person.”
“Well, that’s because I’m Born Again.” She bent over and took her shoes off and said, “See, the sores did not come back.” Her feet were clear with a scar. She continued to testify. “My pastor has a house for wayward girls. I was staying at the house when the Lord delivered me. Afterward, he hired me to manage the house. God has been doing many miracles.” She brought a dozen girls to the meeting.
I could continue and give you hundreds of testimonies about the healing power of our Lord Jesus Christ. I have witnessed Him raise the dead many times. One particular time, a woman jumped out of her pew and rushed toward the back door. I ran after her. She dropped on the floor by the door. She began to shake uncontrollably and had an Epileptic. We all gathered around and began to pray. Suddenly, her eyes set with an eternal stare. She took one last breath and died. I began to command the spirit of death to lose her while the other people prayed. There was a nurse attending the meeting. She took out a mirror and put it to her mouth and nose. There was absolutely no trace of life. We continued to pray and after about forty minutes, she opened her eyes and began to breathe again. The power of God is still in force today. We just have to believe it and use it. Amen.
Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California is the eighth largest church in the United States with an average attendance of 20,000 or more. Rick Warren is the founder and senior pastor of this mega church. He is also known for his popular book and program of church growth known as The Purpose Driven Church.
He has built his temple of thousands on a platform of liberal theology. His preaching is more emotionally based than spiritually based which is how, according to Rick Warren, you build a big church. The bottom line of his philosophy is that it is more important to build a big church than teach sound biblical theology.
In his typical liberal fashion, Pastor Rick Warren has joined a movement known as King’s Way. The movement’s goal is to bring Christians and Muslims together without either group trying to proselytize or convert the other.
As part of this effort, Warren announced that he wants to create a set of principles that both evangelical Christians and Muslims could agree to in the effort to bring churches and mosques closer together. One of those principles is that we both worship the same God. In other words, God and Allah are one in the same deity.
Polytheism, the seeking after other gods, or believing ALL PATHWAYS LEAD BACK TO GOD has captured the imagination of many Christian leaders. They are boldly teaching this blasphemous error to unsuspecting churchgoing people to seize them for the One World Religious System that is being formed for the Antichrist. These ungodly false Christian leaders are using the power of mass Hypnotism, Neurology, and psychometrics to bewitch Christian Churches. In the beginning scientific men only followed up these “discoveries” as branches of Natural Science. They were making no attempt to connect spirit agencies with the phenomena, teaching and doctrine being carefully withheld by the spirits. The spiritual connection came when parapsychologists began researching psychic phenomena. J. B. Rhine and his wife are considered the originators in America).
Happening in my home town, Celebration Church, Jacksonville, Florida! The Spirit of Antichrist on full display at Celebration Church in Jacksonville, Florida
Supernatural manifestations can come from different sources. Many things that seem miraculous or supernatural to actually do not come from God…
“Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;” (1Tim. 4:1).
Demons can block the minds electric circuits causing blurring of reality. These communications channels express an idea of right and wrong. The persons’ world is split into breaking fragments to cause the complete wreckage of personality. If you were to compare this fragmentation to a fragmented computer, the files are scattered and causes the computer to malfunction or slow down. The fragmented mind causes mental confusion.
They live in different worlds than other people. For them demons is as much a part of reality as trees in the real world. The victims’ imagination is unrestricted by reality. It is a world of illusion of deception or erroneous mental distortions and representations. This causes the victim to live in a world of illusions.
You must be certain of your spiritual authority. You must understand and believe that Christians can have possession of demons as revealed in the Word of God! You will have rise to a higher place regarding the information that many Christians and some pastors have taught you. Some Christians will say, “Christians can’t have demons.” Nevertheless, experience and the Word tells a different story. Yes, according to the Word of God, born again, .......
JESUS comes to abide in your spirit, when you are born again as a Christian,
The Bible shows that a person is a triune being. They have a body, soul and spirit. Then they have a soul, which consists with mind, will and emotions. Experience bears the witness to the fact many Christians become sick with cancer . . .that’s a demon. To what degree is high blood pressure, heart trouble can involve demonic activity?
AUTHORITY AND DOMINION - "And the Lord shall make thee the head and not the tail..." (Deut. 28: 13)
PROSPERITY - "The Lord shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto..." (Deut. 28:8).
BLESSINGS ON THE FAMILY - "Blessed shall be...the fruit of thy body..." (Deut. 28: 4).
VICTORY OVER ADVERSARIES - "The Lord shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face..." (Duet. 28: 7).
When Christians are called kings, the Scriptures include both what they actually have in this world, and what they have in a future state. The reward which our Lord Jesus promised to his disciples was a kingdom:
“And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me. Christians, having this promise, are therefore heirs of a kingdom here, which they are hereafter to receive, (Lk. 22 :29).
“Hearken, my beloved brethren; hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him,” (Jam. 2:5)?
“ The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:
“ And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together. 18 For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us., (Rom. 8:16-18).
When Christians are called kings, the Scriptures include both what they actually have in this world, and what they have in a future state. The reward which our Lord Jesus promised to his disciples was a kingdom, (Luke 22:29).
Chosen Generation/Dr.Pat.Holliday/Dr Sabrina//Marshal Perot 06/26 by Dr Pat Holliday | Blog Talk Radio .) If believers are a chosen generation, let all labor earnestly to make their election sure. If true Christians are chosen of God, this should induce all earnestly to inquire whether they are true Christians. (2 Pet. 1:5-7), “And besides this, giving all diligence, add to your faith, virtue; and to virtue, knowledge; and to knowledge, temperance; and to temperance, patience; and to patience, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, charity.”
A Royal Priesthood/Dr Pat Holliday/Dr Sabrina/Marshal Perot 06/21 by Dr Pat Holliday | Blog Talk Radio THE apostle in the preceding verses speaks of the great difference between Christians and unbelievers, on account of their diverse and opposite relations to Jesus Christ. The former have Christ for their foundation, they come to him as a living stone, a stone chosen of God, and precious; and they also as living stones are built up a spiritual house. The Christian church is the temple of God, and particular believers are the stones of which that temple is built. The stones of Solomon’s temple, which were so curiously polished and well fitted for their places in that building, were a type of believers. And Christ is the foundation of this building, or the chief corner stone. On the contrary, to the latter, to unbelievers, Christ, instead of being a foundation on which they rest and depend, is a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense. Instead of being a foundation to support them and keep them from falling, he is an occasion of their stumbling and falling.
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The curses of rebellion and witchcraft had brought much suffering to land. Uncontrollably, the evil power using nature had brought king Ahab to his knees. In his desperation, he was willing to listen to Elijah=s. He allowed him to oppose the false prophets and Jezebels= gods.
Elijah wars the power of Jezebels= god Baalim on the mountaintop of mount Carmel. He boldly fought against the prophets of Baal, and the prophets of Ashterah. There were four hundred and fifty and the prophets of the groves, four hundred, which sat at Jezebels= table. After Ahab gathered the prophets together and the people, Elijah said, AHow long halt ye between two opinions? If the Lord be God, follow Him; but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.@(I Kin. 18: 21).
Before judgments of the Tribulation are unleashed, God's Word describes a time characterized by false teaching and teachers filled with powerful strong delusions that would try todeceive even true believers (Mark 13:22) if they were not watchful and sealed by the Spirit of God.
In Matthew 24 Jesus describes the world before He returns in His Second Coming, as a world where the love of most has grown cold (Matt. 24:11-12); and where "Faith" will be nearly nonexistent (Lk. 18:8).
The end of the church age is shown in Revelation 3 to be like the church at Laodicea where truth has been replaced with the cares of the world and ritualism’s instead of a solid love relationship with Jesus. Self-centeredness; materialism; personal agendas overtake biblical standards. Many deceptive false teachers are extremely popular spewing out “doctrines of devil worldwide: on radio, TV, cable, webcasts, podcasts, simulcasts, books, magazines. The powers of darkness seem to control most outlets and stop the flow of the true messengers work getting out and so our world is increasingly filled with a cauldron lies about Jesus.
Jesus warn that the Devil is the Father of Lies would be busy in the last days and that Christians must be sober and alertso that we will be able to hear His voice knowing with all of our hearts that we are not being deceived by the evil one.
WOLVES INSIDE THE SHEEP PEN
Many Christians understand that cult religions such as the Sacred Name Movement, Jehovah Witness, Mormonism, Christian Scientist, Third Wave, Jesus Only, Manifested Sons of God, creepy Third Wave, and Prophetic Movement, etc. These damnable doctrines of Devils, Twisted Word, witchcraft doctrines, witches, wizards, etc., are going to cause the greatest massacre in the Church of Jesus Christ the Christian Church has ever experience.
Churches are being filled with infiltrators and wolves dress like sheep and dark charlatans seeking to soul scalp sleeping Christians. My word to true believers is stop praying for the wolves to repent and receiving them as Christians who are in error but harmless and pray for the sheep who are deceived. Millions are now seduced and facing an eternity of hell because Christians do not want their “peace disturbed or the Body of Christian divided.” Some so-called Christians go as far to accuse people trying to alert the Body of Christ that there is a wolf inside the sheep pen as slanders and gossipers while totally ignoring a person called Jesus Christ is Fake.
The falling away from the faith is at times very brutal. Such was the case of a young man, I’ll call James that got caught in the web of phony Messianic movement. James said, “Jesus Christ” he said harshly, “is A SWINE EATING OVERTHROWER OF THE GOD OF ISRAEL. his remark isnt (sic) that what Christians teach?”
Wow! He then goes on to angrily accuse our Beloved Jesus, “THE CHRISTIAN DUNGEON MASTER AS AN INCONSISTENT SCHIZOID,” (There is no word such as SCHIZOID). He admits that he NO FEAR of Jesus Christ (not that one) but only fears ELOHIM OF ISRAEL that's right!! Because that is who Yahushua is, take it or leave it")!
James was once a follower of Jesus Christ that turned away and fell into the hands of a group that hates Jesus Christ.
FALLING AWAY FROM JESUS CHRIST
The Christian Church, ‘the Ecclesia’, is a body of redeemed people called out from the world to represent God and His authority and to exercise government. Individually and corporately we are accountable to Jesus, the head of the Church. The Church is failing.
A projection of what happens when the Church fully fails is recorded in (II Thess. 2:3): “Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come [the return of Jesus] unless the falling away comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of perdition, who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God….” Paul writes to the believers in Thessalonica to correct their thinking. Paul clarifies that the day of the return of the Lord Jesus will not come until there has been a falling away.
Interestingly, the Greek word for “falling away” is exactly the word which gives us the English word apostasy. It’s only used twice in the New Testament in this passage and in Acts 21:21 where the leaders of the Church in Jerusalem tell Paul that he’s been accused of teaching apostasy from the Law of Moses. It specifically means a turning away from a revealed truth. Paul is saying that before the Antichrist, the man of lawlessness, is revealed, there has to be an apostasy in the Church. There will be a moving away from sound doctrine. (1 Timothy 1:10) Why? Because the true Church is the appointed authority and barrier to the revelation and the consummation of evil; Satan knows this and knows the Bible better than most of us. Satan knows that he cannot manifest the Antichrist until the Church is weakened and moved out of the way.
So there has to be an apostasy, a falling away, in the Church because the restraining influence of the Church has to be cancelled before the Antichrist can be revealed. Do you see what that means? Can you see the responsibility it places upon us? We are the restraining influence.
THE FALLING AWAY IN THIS GENERATION
In the generation it is clearly stated, (II Thess. 2:3)-“LET NO MAN DECEIVE YOU BY ANY MEANS: FOR THAT DAY SHALL NOT COME, EXCEPT THERE COME A FALLING AWAY FIRST, AND THAT MAN OF SIN BE REVEALED, THE SON OF PERDITION.”
Other words, the coming of the Antichrist shall not take place, except there first come an apostasy or a falling away. Indeed, the falling away has come, and there are few people left standing, but it is not perceived. There is much talk about a revival, but almost no talk about the falling that is happening in the Laodicea church of this generation. The next revival will be during the Tribulation. From now until the catching away of the Saints, times will get worse and worse. This is the age when people will not endure (or put up with) sound doctrine, because it does not suit their own desires. More and more people will continue to fall away, and what little sound doctrine that still exists will not be endured.
How diabolically clever the Adversary is! Blessings are exactly what most people in this Laodicea church age are looking for, totally unaware of their wretched condition. They have been greatly deceived by the Adversary into focusing their attention on looking for blessings, instead of warning others to be on guard against the falling away.
In (II Thess. 2:7), The Apostle Paul states that “the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only He who now restrains will do so until He is taken out of the way.” I know I am entering into speculative prophecy, but there are two ways of interpreting the phrase, “He who now restrains.” It can be the Holy Spirit or it can be the Church. Probably it’s both the Holy Spirit and the Church.
The final consummation of evil in this age will not come until the Church, by apostasy, opens the way. I would say that the apostasy is just about consummated in America today in the top levels of Church and state. Apostasy is ruling via lawless, immoral, blasphemous, Bible-truth- denying, Christ-denying, God-provoking speech, policy, and action.
“And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world,” (1Jn. 4:3).
I don’t think things need to go much further before the apostasy is complete. In the meanwhile, what is our responsibility? To restrain the forces of evil! We are the governmental assembly. Through preaching the gospel, loving personal witness, intercessory prayer, prophetic witness, and persuasion in the public square, we are the ambassadorial administrators of Christ’s authority—we are His salt, light, and leaven to restrain corruption and decay until the appointed time.” [1]
MARK THEM WHICH CAUSE DIVISION
“Mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.” (Rom. 16:17).
Notice the cause for division and offences are caused be the false teacher brings unsound doctrines and the Bible tells us to avoid them. You cannot find one scripture that accuses the person that uncovers and exposes false prophets as be divisive, slanderous and gossipy.
As a matter of scriptural fact, the Word of God tells us to identify and mark “them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine” of the LORD, is to be a regular part of the Christian life. In an hour when the proliferation of false teaching is mutating at an increasingly exponential rate, those who love the LORD must examine and test everything against the final authority of the recorded oracles of God (Acts 17:11). The following warning enlightens us to understand this:[2]
“Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ,” (Col. 2:8).
Would the all-knowing God have put such a warning in His Word if being spoiled were not possible? People can be spoiled (derailed, made shipwreck of) through false doctrines and philosophies, which, without fail, elevate men and demote Christ (Col. 2:8-9; 18-19).
These derailment elements are designed to steal glory from Christ. If we love Him, we are to “hear God’s words” and “hate every false way.” (Jn. 8:47); (Psa. 119:104, 128); (Amos 5:14-15).
Let’s break this extremely important Bible text down:
“Mark them” - Beloved, we are mandated to simply and truly hearken to this divinely given instruction, to personally own this truth and walk in it, to be possessed with the protective love of our holy and “Great Shepherd of the sheep.” (Heb. 13:20) One of the ways the “Great Shepherd” protects the sheep of His pasture, is by His other sheep, scoping out and marking the wolves whose venomous lies would devour.
The clear instruction of the Word is to “mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine.” All human sediments, reasonings, and excuses must be crucified.
“Mark them” – the Greek word here for “mark” is skopeo, which means “to scope out; to take aim at, consider, watch.”
Believers are here mandated to wisely scope out closely, observe and scrutinize all teachings and spiritual leaders under the lamp of God’s holy Word. We are to closely discern between true and false doctrines and leaders and sound the alarm on that which is found to be inconsistent with holy Writ. This is to be done especially when dealing with foundational, essential truths (which are a salvation issue).[3]
Is It Negative and Unbiblical to Name False Teachers?
Naming names
Apostle Paul in (II Tim). names numerous people by name.
Phygellus and Hermogenes. (II Tim. 1:15).
Mymenaeus and Philetus (II Tim. 2:17).
Jannes and Jambress (II Tim. 3:8):
Demas (II Tim. 4:10).
Alexander the coppersmith, (II Tim. 4:14)
John named Diotrephes. (III Jn. 9).
Jesus called out the false teachers in (Matt. 23 and Lk. 11).
Paul tells us (II Tim. 4:3) that many Christians will only want to hear what makes them feel good and appeals to their flesh; "For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears."
The problem isn't that you named false teachers; it's that many Christians believe false teachers are brothers and sisters no matter what they teach! If these teachers impart unscriptural knowledge and other biblically knowledgeable teacher write corrections, the ones who correct are then called slanders and gossipers by the person that is spread unscriptural false messages.
If the true Believers do not speak out on false teaching, who will? That is the mission of each of us, is it not? God Bless you all! And, I am naming the heretics in all my E-mails articles! People need to know so they can protect themselves from wolves in sheep’s clothing! It is high time the body of Christ wakes up and starts to discern the false prophets and minister’s that are leading God's people over a cliff.
“Enter by the narrow gate; for the gate is wide, and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and many are those who enter by it. 14 “For the gate is small, and the way is narrow that leads to life and few are those who find it. 15 “Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves. 16 “You will know them by their fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes, nor figs from thistles, are they? 17 “Even so, every good tree bears good fruit; but the bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 “A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit. 19 “Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 “So then, you will know them by their fruits. 21 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven; but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven. 22 “Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?’ 23 “And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness,”( Matt. 7:13-23).
False prophets are particularly dangerous because they appear to be genuine. They seemingly have the credentials of authority. What are these credentials? Jesus calls them ‘sheep’s clothing’ (verse 15).
He said that the false prophets were like wolves in sheep’s clothing. When the shepherd watched his flocks upon the hillside, his garment was a sheepskin, worn with the skin outside and the fleece inside. But a man might wear a shepherd’s dress and still not be a shepherd. The prophets had acquired a conventional dress. Elijah had a mantle (1 Kings 19:13, 19), and that mantle had been a hairy cloak (2 Kings 1:8). That sheepskin mantle had become the uniform of the prophets, just as the Greek philosophers had worn the philosopher’s robe. It was by that mantle that the prophet could be distinguished from other men. But sometimes that garb was worn by those who had no right to wear it, for Zechariah in his picture of the great days to come says, “Neither shall they wear a rough garment to deceive’’ (Zechariah 13:4). There were those who wore a prophet’s cloak, but who lived anything but a prophet’s life.” [4]
The outward forms would incline one to believe these false prophets to be reliable guides. They may wear a distinctive garb which sets them apart as leaders. They may have the title ‘reverend.’ They may be men who hold positions of religious leadership. They may well have graduated from a divinity school. Indeed, they might even be seminary professors. Judging on the basis of external indications we might wrongly assume them to be reliable guides, but we must not evaluate them on such external evidence.
These false prophets can be detected by their fruits. Judging by external forms is risky; judging (if you prefer, discerning) on the basis of fruits is absolutely necessary and part of our responsibility. ‘The proof of the root is in the fruit.’ Good trees produce good fruit, and rotten trees, bad fruit. A dependable assessment of those who would be guides is that of their fruits (Matthew7:20). But, what are these fruits? One must be very careful here, for false prophets are not without religious activities. A false prophet is often accompanied by deceptive signs and by seeming wonders. Some of these are suggested in Matthew 7:22: “Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophecy in Your name, and in your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?”’
We should expect false prophets to engage in acts of kindness and charity. We should expect them to perform deeds which suggest miraculous power. And we should expect that these deeds be performed under the pretext of being done by God’s power and to His glory.
“For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. Therefore it is not surprising if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their deeds” (II Cor. 11: 13-15).
We should expect false prophets to be accompanied by religious works, often unusual and spectacular, done ostensibly in the name of God. Satan willingly gives the glory to God in such cases, so long as ultimately he is able to deceive people and cause them to their allegiance and obedience him.
But are these religious activities the fruits of which the Master spoke? If not, what are they? The Scriptures frequently describe the fruits of the false prophets, so that we are left with little doubt as to what we should look for. I believe we can see the fruits of the false prophets falling into three categories.
(1) The first category of the fruits of the false prophet is their doctrine. False prophets speak from their own delusion, not by divine command (Jeremiah 23:16, 21, 25; Ezekiel 13:2). They do not proclaim or defend God’s word, but deny it (Jeremiah 23:17). In particular they deny unpleasant subjects such as impending judgment (Jeremiah 6:14; 28:17; Ezekiel 13:10). They offer temporary and partial relief to pressing problems (Jeremiah 8:11). Mainly, they tell people precisely what they want to hear (1 Kings 22:8, 13; (II Tim. 4:3-4). Concerning the way of salvation they deny the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ and they reject the work of Christ on the cross (2 Peter 2:1; 1 John 4:2-3).
(2) The second category of the fruits of the false prophets is the effect of their teaching in the lives of men. Invariably it leads to a rejection of God’s word, a rejection of biblical authority, a division among the saints (Jeremiah 23:2,14) and a life of sensuality (2 Peter 2:2). They attempt to lead men away from the truth of the gospel (Acts 13:8), and to deceive genuine Christians with false doctrine (Mark 13:22). This is also evident from the Pastoral Epistles (1 and 2Timothy and Titus) where Paul speaks of the need of sound or healthy doctrine (1 Tim. 4:6; 2 Tim. 4:3; Tit. 1:9; 2:1).
“A blind man cannot guide a blind man, can he? Will they not both fall into a pit?” (Luke 6:39).
There are many godless guides who would lead us to the wide gate and the way which leads to destruction. These false teachers are not only blind themselves, but they lead others to destruction with them. It is the Lord Who will pronounce the final verdict and Who will sentence the false prophets to everlasting torment.
Their fate has been set since the beginning of time; God knew them and warned His people to stay clear of them. (Jude 10-13), But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves. 11 Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core. These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots; 13 Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness forever.
(Matt 24:5-7), “For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. 6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. 7 Fo...r nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences,
and earthquakes, in divers places.”
“For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ, (1Cor 3:11).
“Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me,” (Jn. 14:6).
APOSTASY
Apos·ta·syn., pl. a·pos·ta·sies. Abandonment of one's religious faith, a political party, one's principles, or a cause;"and 'a man's enemies will be those of his own household." Matthew 10:36
Another Jesus A Different Spirit Different Gospel. For if he who comes preaches another Jesus whom we have not preached, or if you receive a different spirit which you have not received, or a different gospel which you have not accepted-you may well put up with it! 2 Corinthians 11:4
We have today in the church of Jesus Christ false prophets, seducers, liars and thieves masquerading as men of God that give rise to seducing Spirits and doctrines of devils..
Expose Satan’s Wolves … Alert, preach to and save the sheep… The Kingdom of God is at hand.I love them too but cannot allow false brethren to preach doctrines of demons... Exposure is for the protection of the uninfected sheep but also for those who have been infected to become well. The problem is there is no one watching the sheep and they are wondering into the wolves pack and becoming demon possessed. What you are seeing in this film is the operation of a counterfeit spirit that imitates the Holy Spirit.
These are damnable doctrines of Devils, Sacred Name, Jesus Only, Manifested Sons of God, creepy Third Wave, Prophetic Movement, Twisted Word, witchcraft doctrines, witches, wizards, etc... Is going to cause the greatest massacre in the Church of Jesus Christ... It is the NWO order church filled with infiltrators and wolves dress like sheep and dark charlatans seeking to soul scalp sleep Christians.My word to true believers is stop praying for the wolves to repent and pray for the sheep who are deceived. Their fate has been set since the beginning of time; God knew them and warned His people to stay clear of them. Jude 10-13, But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves. 11 Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core. 12 These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots; 13 Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness forever.
Pat, I looooove the KJV, it is my Bible of choice, but I learned Greek and Hebrew in college, and it has enriched my understanding of Biblical times. Am I sinner for learning Biblical languages? I think not.
you that was funny, i knew it!! While you're calling me a heretick, maybe I can send you some Stevia cookies. I'm not capable of removing posts by the way.
Pat M Holliday you have been uncovered yourself Mike and no one is slandering and gossiping about you or Shannon... We have tried to scripturally correct you... You have chosen to follow the antichrist doctrines of men and deny Jesus and yo...u also say that you do not believe the KJV of the Bible... YOU ARE NOT A BELIEVER AND EVERYONE THAT STANDS WITH YOU CAN NOT BE CONSIDERED A BELIEVER EITHER.... Including Shannon Davis.... You need to repent or face the fires of hell.See More
I guess you got those Keys (death and hades) after all, maybe you should scream like Walt Skam. MIKE MERICHKO YOU ARE A DECEIVED SACRED NAMER SON OF HELL COWARD EFFEMINATE SON OF HELL GONNA ROAST FOREVER HANGIN OUT WITH OSAS DECEIVED SONS OF HELL NO LITERAL BELIEVING DECEIVER DON'T READ THE KJV GONNA BURN FOREVER, DECEIVER SON OF HELL!! Comon, sis, put some guts into it, LOL
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Pat M Holliday no wonder you are crippled Mike, you need to repent.
“I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. But though we, or an angel from h...eaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.” Galatians 1:6-9
Those who teach “any other gospel” are “accursed” of God and to be marked. The term “ANY other gospel” is incriminating, and cuts closer into the core of Christian leadership than many may want to acknowledge. Yet, any other gospel than that given by Christ and His apostles is false and identifies the one who espouses and teaches it as a deceiver.See More
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Pat M Holliday "For there must be factions among you in order that those who are genuine among you may be recognized." (1 Corinthians 11:19).
Committed Christians must publically name false teachers because it is impossible to privately correct public false teaching.
Pat M Holliday I posted this too warning Shannon Davis: “Mark (scope out, take aim at and watch) them which cause divisions and offences contrary (against; opposed) to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.” Romans 16:17
Christ...ians are held... accountable for proclaiming the whole counsel of God and warning others of false teachings and those responsible for them.
Dark Works are to be Exposed
“And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove (EXPOSE) them.” Ephesians 5:11
When false teaching is discovered, it is to be exposed. At times, when a false prophet or teacher is detected, if unrepentant, they are also to be exposed.
Discernment Hint: If someone continues to teach false doctrine, they simply have not repented and are to be exposed and marked for their rebellion. God counts heretics to be rebels whom He told us to “reject.” (Tit. 3:10).
Sinning elders are to be openly rebuked in order that all may learn and more fervently fear God:
“Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear.” 1 Timothy 5:20
It is a sin to condone and not expose deadly falsehoods propagated by leaders “who privily (secretly) shall bring in damnable heresies.” (2 Pet. 2:1) The divine purpose here is to identify and announce those who are marked for destruction so they don’t bring others with them.
Here in 2 Peter, the Holy Spirit speaks of “false teachers” and “false prophets” who teach "damnable heresies" - which means lies that damn their listeners to hell (2 Pet. 2:1-3).
The LORD has identified those who teach falsehoods as Satan’s ministers - “such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.” (2 Cor. 11:12-15) In this passage, we are told that Satan’s “ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.”
Let us no more deny Christ the LORD by hiding Satan’s prophets and teachers. Why would any child of God want to jeopardize the souls of those around them? How can we so misunderstand the LORD by thinking that silence in this matter is loving? At times, silence can be hatred instead of love.
“If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small. If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works?” Proverbs 24:10-12
For the sake of the offending party and those under his influence, there are instances where open rebuke is called for instead of love that is hidden and withheld.
“Open rebuke is better than secret love.” Proverbs 27:5See More
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Pat M Holliday You might want to check and see if he is on your freinds list and x-out and then block... There are two one with pic and one without pic...
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Pat M Holliday I blocked him... but you can see all his post above... He's crazy.
But all this jewish talk of using jewish names to represent Jesus and then reject the name of Jesus as being pagan based on what men in the past have done to mix pagan things with christianity doesn't make christianity or the name of Jesus ...pagan...It just means that men who were sent of satan that were in positions of authority used their position to deceive the believers of their time...True Christians do not follow pagan practices or mix the religions of others with it...Even Jewishness...He who is a Jew is one INWARDLY NOT OUTWARDLY...Jesus is the name by which we are saved...I am a born again new creation through the Jesus Christ and I am absolutely sure that I am...I received the Holy Spirit through Jesus Christ...No one ever came to tell me about "yeshuah" or "YHWH"...But I was told about Jesus Christ...I believed and became a new creation and spirit filled through Jesus Christ...No other name...I am a jew inwardly not outwardly...I follow Jesus Christ and I am content with that...I don't need to go to my jewish roots to know Him...I don't need to find out all the jewish sacred names to know Him...These just bring in more confusion to people and God is not the author of confusion...See More
That's true Candy, at least Mike has finally confessed that he hates Christians and Jesua Christ... However, he has sat among the Christian Community hiding, posing as a Christian for the reason of deceiving them and seducing them into his ...Sacred Name Movement... As far as going to Mike to confront him first... Mike made his posts public and on FB and it was very negative concerning Jesus and His people.... You, I and others scripturally responded to his hate filled posts... Nothing wrong with that!See More
Candy Hobbs Henderson Oh I agree Pat...If someone posts heresies publicly they should be confronted publicly...the apostle Paul didn't go privately to Peter in Galatians when Peter was withdrawing to the certain Jews who came away from the gentiles watching Barnabus imitate Peter in their hypocrisy...Paul rebuked him to his face in front of everyone...
But all this Jewish talk of using Jewish names to represent Jesus and then reject the name of Jesus as being pagan based on what men in the past have done to mix pagan things with Christianity doesn't make Christianity or the name of Jesus ...pagan...It just means that men who were sent of Satan that were in positions of authority used their position to deceive the believers of their time...True Christians do not follow pagan practices or mix the religions of others with it...Even Jewishness...He who is a Jew is one INWARDLY NOT OUTWARDLY...Jesus is the name by which we are saved...I am a born again new creation through the Jesus Christ and I am absolutely sure that I am...I received the Holy Spirit through Jesus Christ...No one ever came to tell me about "yeshuah" or "YHWH"...But I was told about Jesus Christ...I believed and became a new creation and spirit filled through Jesus Christ...No other name...I am a Jew inwardly not outwardly...I follow Jesus Christ and I am content with that...I don't need to go to my Jewish roots to know Him...I don't need to find out all the Jewish sacred names to know Him...These just bring in more confusion to people and God is not the author of confusion...See More
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