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Wednesday, July 20, 2016

"Beware"


Victory Can Be Yours!

Article #22 – “Beware”



My Old Testament teacher in college defined what religion is (in his mind); whatever a person needs to make life have meaning.  Now that is a teacher, who was also a pastor of a local church, who was busy with leading students down the wide path.  “Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it.  For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it.  Beware of the false prophets, who come in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves.” (Matt. 7:13-15) That professor was one of those described as one in sheep’s clothing but teaching a false doctrine.  He did not believe in the inerrant word of God.  He believed that much of the Bible was stories rather than actual accounts of happenings.  How can he or those who think like him find any truth in the Scriptures.  How can you believe some of it, such as the sacrificial death, burial and resurrection of Jesus, and see the rest of it as just stories.  We must beware of such as these.  We must be diligent to use our Bible and check all that we hear and read.

            You can occasionally come in contact with some who believe that we are all going to be in Heaven together whether Christian, Mormon, Atheist, Catholic, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, or whatever else; as long as you are dedicated to your belief.  The Bible tells us that there is only one way to get to Heaven and that is through the one and only, Jesus Christ.  “And there is salvation in no one else: for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved.” (Acts 4:12) There is only one way to be reconciled to God and that is through Jesus.  The Apostle Paul wrote to the Corinthians about the resurrection.  Without the resurrection there is no hope.  He put it this way, “For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised; and if Christ has not been raised, your faith is worthless; you are still in your sins.” (1 Cor. 15: 16, 17)  

We must understand the gospel, the good news about Jesus Christ.  The gospel is, “that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures.”  (1 Corinthians 15: 3b, 4)  Once we have come to understand the gospel, we must not let anyone move us away from that belief.  “But I am afraid that, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, your minds will be led astray from the simplicity and purity of devotion to Christ.  For if one comes and preaches another Jesus whom we have not preached, or you receive a different spirit which you have not received, or a different gospel which you have not accepted, you bear this beautifully.” (2 Cor. 11: 3, 4)  The world is full of false teachers, beware and test everything by your Bible.

You, too, can have victory in Jesus!  More to follow.



Lowell Parrish

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