And Jesus answered and said to them, “See to it that no
one misleads you.”
Matthew 24:4
We being Christians like to think well of the intentions of people. We may not take
time to think about what they are saying or suggesting. What complicates this more is that we are
afraid to challenge people who we think are smart or powerful or seem to have a
following.
I do not want to say we are gullible, but sometimes we are
and this is not good.
Even the Disciples, who walked with Jesus, were subject to
this and that is why Jesus warned them about false teachers who bent and
twisted and added to the Word of God to appear to be followers of Christ or
prophets of God.
This caution is for us today, too. When we hear a new teaching and we think it
does not sound right, we can to do a comparison of what is being taught and
what the Bible says. If the new teaching
lines up scripturally, then it is acceptable for us to consider, but if the new
teaching violates the principles of the Bible, then we need to run away.
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