18/08/2022
Repost:
7 SIGNS OF FALSE PROPHESTS
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Matthew 24:24 "For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect."
One of the things that the Bible consistently warns believers strongly aganist is the rise of the false Christ (false anointed) & false Prophets. This is a very serious subject that Christ Jesus & later, the Apostles spent most of their time on earth teaching.
The scripture above has been treated with less relevance in our time because we have accepted anyone and anything that has the name of Jesus in it. People have gone to the extent of defending wrong using scriptures out of context. Listen, if there were no false Prophets in our time today, then Jesus Himself was going to be false because He prophesied that false Prophets would rise. And if you believe Jesus, then you must believe His message too.
What then are the signs? Repost:
7 SIGNS OF FALSE PROPHESTS
==============================
Matthew 24:24 "For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect."
One of the things that the Bible consistently warns believers strongly aganist is the rise of the false Christ (false anointed) & false Prophets. This is a very serious subject that Christ Jesus & later, the Apostles spent most of their time on earth teaching.
The scripture above has been treated with less relevance in our time because we have accepted anyone and anything that has the name of Jesus in it. People have gone to the extent of defending wrong using scriptures out of context. Listen, if there were no false Prophets in our time today, then Jesus Himself was going to be false because He prophesied that false Prophets would rise. And if you believe Jesus, then you must believe His message too.
What then are the signs?
1. Wrong Christian Fruit - Mathew 7:15 - 20
Matthew 7:20 "Therefore by their fruits you will know them."
The first and Cardinal litmus test for a true prophet sent by God is the ability to bear fruit that are consistent with scripture. Being spiritual is possessing the fruit of the spirit. Beyond the fasting, the praying and the prophesying, possessing the fruit of the spirit as highlighted in Galatians Chapter 5 verse 22 and 23 is key to true spirituality.
2. Not Presenting Jesus in character - 1 Cor. 11:1 - 4
1 Corinthians 11:4 "Every man praying or prophesying, having [his] head covered, dishonors his head."
Understanding this phrase in context will require you to get back to verse 3 of the same scripture:
Verse 3 "But I want you to know that the head of every man is Christ, the head of woman [is] man, and the head of Christ [is] God."
So in this case, the Head here is Christ. Therefore, the interpretation of this verse would be, don't hide Christ in your prayers and prophesying. Any act of prophesying or praying that does not reveal Christ is hypocritical. The phrases made by many men of God such as, "I am the so and so.... You will know that am the prophet" and so on, end up covering Christ and revealing the man to the people. A true prophet will always reveal the nature and character of Christ to His congregation.
3. Speaking things that never come to pass - Deut. 18:20 - 23
There is a difference between mind prediction and prophesying. The Spirit of God is consistent with God's word. I have not seen a single prophet of God in the Bible prophesying under the Spirit of Truth and ends up speaking a lie. If you understand contextual presentation of the Bible, you will agree with this. God Himself gives us a consistent check and balance for the prophetic ministry.
4. The love for titles - Mark 8:27
Jesus was particular about being known. He preferred people to have a misconception about Him than to be make a name for Himself. But what we see in the churches today is totally the opposite. We have people behind the pulpit who are so obsessed with titles & if you make a mistake to call them "brother", the rebuke that you will receive will make a resounding noise in hell. A true servant of God does not need validity from man. Title does not signal the anointing. You can be carrying the heaviest of all titles and still be fake and empty.
5. They do no have the ability to feed the flock - Ezekiel 34:2 - 4
A prophet who can not consistently feed his flock with the undiluted word of God is fake. The first mandate of being a shepherd over God's people is that you must have the ability to feed them with the word of God.
Jeremiah 3:15 "And I will give you shepherds according to My heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding."
If you can't feed the flock of God, then you're not qualified to sherpherd over them. A prophet of God has value for the word of God beyond manifestations.
6. They make people forget the name of the Lord - Jeremiah 23:26, 27
Jeremiah 23:27" who try to make My people forget My name by their dreams which everyone tells his neighbor, as their fathers forgot My name for Baal."
If you're a prophet and you have introduced God's people to other things rather than the name of the Lord, then check yourself! In everything, God's people are suppose to look upon the Name of the LORD for solutions - anything other than this, is false!
7. They teach false doctrines - John 8:32
Only the truth taught accurately, received and engaged will set you free.
Deuteronomy 13:1 - 3; 1 Corinthians 11:15 Repost:
7 SIGNS OF FALSE PROPHESTS
==============================
Matthew 24:24 "For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect."
One of the things that the Bible consistently warns believers strongly aganist is the rise of the false Christ (false anointed) & false Prophets. This is a very serious subject that Christ Jesus & later, the Apostles spent most of their time on earth teaching.
The scripture above has been treated with less relevance in our time because we have accepted anyone and anything that has the name of Jesus in it. People have gone to the extent of defending wrong using scriptures out of context. Listen, if there were no false Prophets in our time today, then Jesus Himself was going to be false because He prophesied that false Prophets would rise. And if you believe Jesus, then you must believe His message too.
What then are the signs?
1. Wrong Christian Fruit - Mathew 7:15 - 20
Matthew 7:20 "Therefore by their fruits you will know them."
The first and Cardinal litmus test for a true prophet sent by God is the ability to bear fruit that are consistent with scripture. Being spiritual is possessing the fruit of the spirit. Beyond the fasting, the praying and the prophesying, possessing the fruit of the spirit as highlighted in Galatians Chapter 5 verse 22 and 23 is key to true spirituality.
2. Not Presenting Jesus in character - 1 Cor. 11:1 - 4
1 Corinthians 11:4 "Every man praying or prophesying, having [his] head covered, dishonors his head."
Understanding this phrase in context will require you to get back to verse 3 of the same scripture:
Verse 3 "But I want you to know that the head of every man is Christ, the head of woman [is] man, and the head of Christ [is] God."
So in this case, the Head here is Christ. Therefore, the interpretation of this verse would be, don't hide Christ in your prayers and prophesying. Any act of prophesying or praying that does not reveal Christ is hypocritical. The phrases made by many men of God such as, "I am the so and so.... You will know that am the prophet" and so on, end up covering Christ and revealing the man to the people. A true prophet will always reveal the nature and character of Christ to His congregation.
3. Speaking things that never come to pass - Deut. 18:20 - 23
There is a difference between mind prediction and prophesying. The Spirit of God is consistent with God's word. I have not seen a single prophet of God in the Bible prophesying under the Spirit of Truth and ends up speaking a lie. If you understand contextual presentation of the Bible, you will agree with this. God Himself gives us a consistent check and balance for the prophetic ministry.
4. The love for titles - Mark 8:27
Jesus was particular about being known. He preferred people to have a misconception about Him than to be make a name for Himself. But what we see in the churches today is totally the opposite. We have people behind the pulpit who are so obsessed with titles & if you make a mistake to call them "brother", the rebuke that you will receive will make a resounding noise in hell. A true servant of God does not need validity from man. Title does not signal the anointing. You can be carrying the heaviest of all titles and still be fake and empty.
5. They do no have the ability to feed the flock - Ezekiel 34:2 - 4
A prophet who can not consistently feed his flock with the undiluted word of God is fake. The first mandate of being a shepherd over God's people is that you must have the ability to feed them with the word of God.
Jeremiah 3:15 "And I will give you shepherds according to My heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding."
If you can't feed the flock of God, then you're not qualified to sherpherd over them. A prophet of God has value for the word of God beyond manifestations.
6. They make people forget the name of the Lord - Jeremiah 23:26, 27
Jeremiah 23:27" who try to make My people forget My name by their dreams which everyone tells his neighbor, as their fathers forgot My name for Baal."
If you're a prophet and you have introduced God's people to other things rather than the name of the Lord, then check yourself! In everything, God's people are suppose to look upon the Name of the LORD for solutions - anything other than this, is false!
7. They teach false doctrines - John 8:32
Only the truth taught accurately, received and engaged will set you free.
Deuteronomy 13:1 - 3; 1 Corinthians 11:15 Repost:
7 SIGNS OF FALSE PROPHESTS
==============================
Matthew 24:24 "For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect."
One of the things that the Bible consistently warns believers strongly aganist is the rise of the false Christ (false anointed) & false Prophets. This is a very serious subject that Christ Jesus & later, the Apostles spent most of their time on earth teaching.
The scripture above has been treated with less relevance in our time because we have accepted anyone and anything that has the name of Jesus in it. People have gone to the extent of defending wrong using scriptures out of context. Listen, if there were no false Prophets in our time today, then Jesus Himself was going to be false because He prophesied that false Prophets would rise. And if you believe Jesus, then you must believe His message too.
What then are the signs?
1. Wrong Christian Fruit - Mathew 7:15 - 20
Matthew 7:20 "Therefore by their fruits you will know them."
The first and Cardinal litmus test for a true prophet sent by God is the ability to bear fruit that are consistent with scripture. Being spiritual is possessing the fruit of the spirit. Beyond the fasting, the praying and the prophesying, possessing the fruit of the spirit as highlighted in Galatians Chapter 5 verse 22 and 23 is key to true spirituality.
2. Not Presenting Jesus in character - 1 Cor. 11:1 - 4
1 Corinthians 11:4 "Every man praying or prophesying, having [his] head covered, dishonors his head."
Understanding this phrase in context will require you to get back to verse 3 of the same scripture:
Verse 3 "But I want you to know that the head of every man is Christ, the head of woman [is] man, and the head of Christ [is] God."
So in this case, the Head here is Christ. Therefore, the interpretation of this verse would be, don't hide Christ in your prayers and prophesying. Any act of prophesying or praying that does not reveal Christ is hypocritical. The phrases made by many men of God such as, "I am the so and so.... You will know that am the prophet" and so on, end up covering Christ and revealing the man to the people. A true prophet will always reveal the nature and character of Christ to His congregation.
3. Speaking things that never come to pass - Deut. 18:20 - 23
There is a difference between mind prediction and prophesying. The Spirit of God is consistent with God's word. I have not seen a single prophet of God in the Bible prophesying under the Spirit of Truth and ends up speaking a lie. If you understand contextual presentation of the Bible, you will agree with this. God Himself gives us a consistent check and balance for the prophetic ministry.
4. The love for titles - Mark 8:27
Jesus was particular about being known. He preferred people to have a misconception about Him than to be make a name for Himself. But what we see in the churches today is totally the opposite. We have people behind the pulpit who are so obsessed with titles & if you make a mistake to call them "brother", the rebuke that you will receive will make a resounding noise in hell. A true servant of God does not need validity from man. Title does not signal the anointing. You can be carrying the heaviest of all titles and still be fake and empty.
5. They do no have the ability to feed the flock - Ezekiel 34:2 - 4
A prophet who can not consistently feed his flock with the undiluted word of God is fake. The first mandate of being a shepherd over God's people is that you must have the ability to feed them with the word of God.
Jeremiah 3:15 "And I will give you shepherds according to My heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding."
If you can't feed the flock of God, then you're not qualified to sherpherd over them. A prophet of God has value for the word of God beyond manifestations.
6. They make people forget the name of the Lord - Jeremiah 23:26, 27
Jeremiah 23:27" who try to make My people forget My name by their dreams which everyone tells his neighbor, as their fathers forgot My name for Baal."
If you're a prophet and you have introduced God's people to other things rather than the name of the Lord, then check yourself! In everything, God's people are suppose to look upon the Name of the LORD for solutions - anything other than this, is false!
7. They teach false doctrines - John 8:32
Only the truth taught accurately, received and engaged will set you free.
Deuteronomy 13:1 - 3; 1 Corinthians 11:15
1. Wrong Christian Fruit - Mathew 7:15 - 20
Matthew 7:20 "Therefore by their fruits you will know them."
The first and Cardinal litmus test for a true prophet sent by God is the ability to bear fruit that are consistent with scripture. Being spiritual is possessing the fruit of the spirit. Beyond the fasting, the praying and the prophesying, possessing the fruit of the spirit as highlighted in Galatians Chapter 5 verse 22 and 23 is key to true spirituality.
2. Not Presenting Jesus in character - 1 Cor. 11:1 - 4
1 Corinthians 11:4 "Every man praying or prophesying, having [his] head covered, dishonors his head."
Understanding this phrase in context will require you to get back to verse 3 of the same scripture:
Verse 3 "But I want you to know that the head of every man is Christ, the head of woman [is] man, and the head of Christ [is] God."
So in this case, the Head here is Christ. Therefore, the interpretation of this verse would be, don't hide Christ in your prayers and prophesying. Any act of prophesying or praying that does not reveal Christ is hypocritical. The phrases made by many men of God such as, "I am the so and so.... You will know that am the prophet" and so on, end up covering Christ and revealing the man to the people. A true prophet will always reveal the nature and character of Christ to His congregation.
3. Speaking things that never come to pass - Deut. 18:20 - 23
There is a difference between mind prediction and prophesying. The Spirit of God is consistent with God's word. I have not seen a single prophet of God in the Bible prophesying under the Spirit of Truth and ends up speaking a lie. If you understand contextual presentation of the Bible, you will agree with this. God Himself gives us a consistent check and balance for the prophetic ministry.
4. The love for titles - Mark 8:27
Jesus was particular about being known. He preferred people to have a misconception about Him than to be make a name for Himself. But what we see in the churches today is totally the opposite. We have people behind the pulpit who are so obsessed with titles & if you make a mistake to call them "brother", the rebuke that you will receive will make a resounding noise in hell. A true servant of God does not need validity from man. Title does not signal the anointing. You can be carrying the heaviest of all titles and still be fake and empty.
5. They do no have the ability to feed the flock - Ezekiel 34:2 - 4
A prophet who can not consistently feed his flock with the undiluted word of God is fake. The first mandate of being a shepherd over God's people is that you must have the ability to feed them with the word of God.
Jeremiah 3:15 "And I will give you shepherds according to My heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding."
If you can't feed the flock of God, then you're not qualified to sherpherd over them. A prophet of God has value for the word of God beyond manifestations.
6. They make people forget the name of the Lord - Jeremiah 23:26, 27
Jeremiah 23:27" who try to make My people forget My name by their dreams which everyone tells his neighbor, as their fathers forgot My name for Baal."
If you're a prophet and you have introduced God's people to other things rather than the name of the Lord, then check yourself! In everything, God's people are suppose to look upon the Name of the LORD for solutions - anything other than this, is false!
7. They teach false doctrines - John 8:32
Only the truth taught accurately, received and engaged will set you free.
Deuteronomy 13:1 - 3; 1 Corinthians 11:15