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NASB | John 10:27 "My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 10:27 "The sheep that are My own hear My voice and listen to Me; I know them, and they follow Me. |
Subject: Is the Word-Faith movement biblical ? |
Bible Note: Joe! The second paragraph of your post beginning, "The fact I was trying to put forth..." has some mighty good stuff in it. It's easy for some of us, and possible for all of us, to fall prey to the hypnotic talents of today's false teachers, and the woods are literally full of them. They seem to proliferate at a rate that surpasses that of proclaimers of orthodox, Bible-based teaching. From the gnostics of old to the false teachers in our time who wear coats of many colors, Christianity has ever been challenged and assaulted by falsehood, by deception, by sheer superstition and emotionally-based, profit-driven heresy. But through it all, by the will and grace of God, it has not been stilled ..... Yes, the Elmer Gantry syndrome flourishes today, and it is always a good dictum to search the Scriptures every day to see if what is being said is true (Acts 17:11). If we are not rooted and grounded in the pure truth of the Scriptures, we are most vulnerable to error. If we don't follow our biblically-based convictions, we are apt to follow the man who is following his, whatever they may be. If we stand for nothing, we are likely to fall for anything. I know of no quick fix. It is no simple thing to dig into the meat of the Word. But we are commanded to do it, and do it we must if we prize our calling and election and want to make it sure. (2 Pet.1:10). --Hank |