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NASB | Matthew 7:15 ¶ "Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 7:15 ¶ "Beware of the false prophets, [teachers] who come to you dressed as sheep [appearing gentle and innocent], but inwardly are ravenous wolves. [Ezek 22:27] |
Subject: What are false prophets? |
Bible Note: Brother Hank and Brother Kalos, both now with their maker, brought this forum so much wonderful insight. See the above note from Brother Kalos, for example. He was so wise. Here is a quote from an anonymous housewife, a victim of those who place mystical experience as more authoritative than the Word. "When I first met my husband-to-be, it was like a dream come true. We met on a missions trip. He was kind, considerate, actively serving in the church, spiritually mature, and handsome, too. Our friendship grew quickly and within months we were meeting with the elders to get their blessing on our engagement, which they gladly gave. My parents even consulted with mutual friends as to his character as a Christian, and he passed with flying colors. But to top that, he confided to me that he received a prophetic word from God promising him a special blessing on this marriage. Who could resist that? I was in a different place theologically at the time, so I did not see extra-scriptural revelation as a problem. Rather I felt humbled and honored to be the person whom God choose to fulfill His promise to my future husband. This all but guaranteed to my mind that we would have a happy marriage. "... Eventually the truth came to light. He had found my replacement and felt completely justified in pursuing her. She was God’s will. I was not." Pray for those who are people hurt by such chicanery, for often they are simple hearted people lead down trails of entrapment. This is the fulfilment of Paul's warning to Timothy, "For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people. For among them are those who creep into households and capture weak women [as in the anonymous housewife above], burdened with sins and led astray by various passions, always learning and never able to arrive at a knowledge of the truth." (2 Timothy 3:2-7) Our Lord is so gracious to rescue some from the pit. Indeed, He alone can do so, for those whose minds are blinded (cf 2 Corinthians 4:4). I do not deem that those "creeping into households" do so with cognizance -- that is, perhaps rare? I hope -- nonetheless they serve the flesh, the world, and the devil, to the detriment of the weak. Search through the words posted by Hank and Kalso in this forum. They knew the Word and submitted to it, bringing blessing to all. |