Falsos Profetas y Falsos Maestros (Espaņol -- Spanish)
According to the Lord Jesus, there are "many" false prophets in
our present day that will "deceive MANY people" (Mt. 24:11). Though
these false prophets might claim to know and communicate God's truth, they are
spreading lies (Jer. 14:14). According to the loving Lord Jesus, false prophets are
really hungry, dangerous, ferocious wolves dressed in sheep's clothing (Mt. 7:15).
Hence, they can be as spiritually deadly and dangerous to Christians
(sheep -- Jn. 10:27) as a concealed, savage wolf is among a flock of sheep!
False prophets can be known by their "fruit" (Mt. 7:16), not their personal
claims or "gifts." In fact, some false prophets can even produce miraculous
signs (Mk. 13:22; Rev. 19:20) and accurately predict an event (Deut. 13:1-4). Other false prophets can be identified by their false prophecies made in the
name of the LORD (Deut. 18:21,22). In Jezebel's day, the false prophets
feasted at the king's table (1 Ki. 18:19), while the true prophets were hid out
in a cave and secretly fed there (1 Ki. 18:4). Popularity and affluence,
therefore, must not be a criteria either when trying to identify a false prophet,
since they sometimes have large followings. False prophets speak
with conviction, since they expect their lying words to be fulfilled (Ezek. 13:6). False
teachers can also sound authoritative in their teachings (1 Tim. 1:7).
A New Testament example of a false prophet was Bar Jesus (Acts 13:6). As Paul was
opposed by him, other servants of God in the past were likewise resisted by the
popular false prophets in their day. Jeremiah is one such example (Jer. 26:7-15).
Another was Micaiah, who was slapped in the face by a false prophet (1 Ki. 22:24).
The misleading messages of false prophets can give comfort in vain (Zech. 10:2), fill
sinful people with "false hopes" (Jer. 23:16), dress the wounds of people as though
they are not serious (Jer. 8:10, 11) and not expose the people's sins (Lam. 2:14). The
false prophets, who had lying spirits that deceived Ahab, predicted success and
victory in the name of the LORD (1 Ki. 22:11, 12). Because Ahab believed their
message, he went into battle and died (22:35)! Similarly, Paul predicted the
day would come when a great number of teachers would be speaking what
itching ears want to hear, not what they need to hear (the truth), as found in
the Scriptures (2 Tim. 4:3).
Again, "many" will be deceived by religious, innocent-looking-but-deadly
enemies of Christianity, who bring the way of truth into disrepute (2 Pet. 2:1,2).
The Apostle Paul clearly stated that there are teachings which actually
come from "demons" through false teachers (1 Tim. 4:1, 2) and that Satan has
servants which masquerade as servants of righteousness (2 Cor. 11:15).
Though disturbing, these are facts!
To add to all of that, according to the Apostle John, it is actually possible to share in
the wicked work of a false teacher:
Friend, Jesus wasn't joking when he said beware of false prophets that come to you in
sheep's clothing but inwardly are ferocious wolves (Mt. 7:15). They are here
NOW! Be on guard. It's a matter of life and death. Learn the Scriptures, so that
you won't be deceived. Eternity hangs in the balance.
The true plan of salvation is repentance towards God and faith in Christ Jesus
(Acts 20:21). We prove our repentance by our deeds (Acts 26:20). The Lord Jesus
taught the road to life is "hard" and only a "few" will find it (Mt.
7:13,14, NKJV). Many get saved, but afterwards fall away (Lk. 8:13; Jn. 6:66; 1 Tim.
1:19; etc.). In other words, after initial salvation we must endure to the
"end" to enter the kingdom of God and escape the lake of fire (Mt. 10:22;
Heb. 3:14; Rev. 2:10,11). Eternal life comes to the repentant the moment such
believe on Jesus for salvation (Jn. 3:16; 6:47; 1 Jn. 5:12,13), but there is another
important aspect of eternal life that many are totally unware of in our day because of
the false teaching of once saved always saved (OSAS). According to true grace
teaching, eternal life is also a HOPE (Titus 3:7), yet to be REAPED (Gal. 6:8,9) in
the AGE TO COME (Mk. 10:30) for only the ones who PERSIST IN DOING
GOOD (Rom. 2:7) and DO NOT GROW WEARY AND GIVE UP (Gal. 6:9). It is only a trusting, submitting and enduring faith in Jesus that will get us an entrance into the kingdom of God. We need to get saved and stay saved to escape the lake of fire.
If a saved person sows to please his sinful nature he'll die spiritually (Rom. 8:13;
Gal. 6:8,9). The prodigal is a clear example of this (Lk. 15:24,32). The end result of
sin is spiritual death, so DO NOT BE DECEIVED (James 1:14-16). For more
information regarding the believer's security, see our what's new page. Our 801 page book, The Believer's
Conditional Security, is the most exhaustive and comprehensive refutation
to OSAS ever written. It will not be refuted!
Because of the teaching of once saved always
saved, grace has been taught as a license for immorality for so long, and without
challenge, that when Scripture is quoted, such as 1 Cor. 6:9,10 or Rev. 21:8, it is
disregarded, and the giver of God's Word is falsely accused of teaching legalism,
bondage, works, etc. This reflects how truly dark are the days in which we
live!
The ACID TEST question to know if a ministry or local congregation is teaching a license for
immorality as condemned by Jude 3,4 is: Does true grace allow the sexually immoral in
heaven? If their answer is "YES," avoid it like the AIDS
virus! To sit under this teaching influence could mean that your soul and the souls of
your loved ones will be eternally damned as a result. To support and promote such a
ministry and teaching is to share in its wicked work (2 Jn. 9-11). This includes your
financial donations! Flee from such a ministry or congregation and encourage others
to do the same before it's eternally too late.
Return to Evangelical Outreach Anyone who runs ahead and does not continue in the teaching of Christ
does not have God; whoever continues in the teaching has both the Father
and the Son. If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do
not take him into your house or welcome him. Anyone who welcomes him
shares in his wicked work" (2 Jn. 9-11).
As we obey the command not to be gullible, but "test the spirits" (1 Jn. 4:1) so that
we won't be deceived, we will have to carefully evaluate teachers and
ministries by the Scriptures, which are always final authority (2 Tim. 3:16,
17).
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