PASSAGES SHOWING THAT FALSE TEACHERS WILL ARISE AND WHY

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Many times we read in scripture that those who a closest, are the ones that betray. We not only have to watch for danger from without but also from within the ecclesia's. The dangers from within are very often more subtle. David writes in the Psalms [prophetic as we know of Jesus] Psalm 55 v 12-14 "For it was not an enemy that reproached me .. it was thou mine equal .. we took sweet counsel together." How bitter the betrayal must have been for David, that his friend should associate himself with his enemies. How much more bitter the betrayal of Jesus by Judas. But we do not any less betray Jesus, than did Judas, if we go astray, teaching and practising false doctrine.

We cannot go beyond the principles of scripture for as Jeremiah warns, Jeremiah 17v9 " The heart is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked" We can convince ourselves black is white, but we cannot deceive God who sees the heart. We either obey His commands or we do not, there is no middle path to take. Jesus said very plainly "You remain in my love IF you obey my commands." Again we can recall words of David: Psalm 127 v 1 "Unless the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it." If we do not build this living temple according to the pattern and type shown, it will not please God. Paul warns that if we follow any other gospel, it will not save. Therefore if we allow false doctrine and practice to pollute the ecclesias, we in effect allow 'another gospel'. We fail to build according to the pattern shown.

The early ecclesias were beset by false teachers and like Israel before them they failed to separate themselves, either from those from within who turned aside, or from the influences of the nations about them. This process is nothing new and ultimately has led to the plethora of Christian churches and beliefs that are in the world.

Can we as brethren and sisters in Christ consider ourselves above reproach - certainly not! We are just as prone as Israel and the early Christians to stray. The many errors that have crept into the Christadelphian ecclesias over the years are testimony to this fact. Whilst errors remain, we MUST remain separate from those who believe and those who fellowship such errors.

So think about and meditate upon these verses.....

Matthew 18v7  It must needs be that offenses come
Matthew 7v15 Speaks of Wolves in sheeps clothing
Luke 21v8 Warns, "Take heed that you are not deceived Many shall come in my name
Luke 17v1 It must need be that offenses come
John 6v10 Have not I chosen you twelve and one of you is a thief
Acts 20v29 Grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock
Acts 20v30 Men of your own selves shall arise speaking perverse things  to draw away disciples after them
Romans 1v18 Speaks of those "Holding the truth in  unrighteousness"
Romans 3v8 Let us do evil that good may come of it
1 Cor 1v11 that there be contentions among you and I partly believe it
1 Cor 3 v 3 whereas there is among you envyings
1 Cor 5v1 Fornication among you
1 Cor,  6v7 Because ye go to law one with another
1 Cor 11v18 I hear that there he divisions among you
1Cor 11v19 There must also be heresies among you
1 Cor 15v33 Evil communications corrupt good manners
I Cor 15v34 For some have not the  knowledge of God
2 Cor 2v17 For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God
2 Cor 11v3 I fear that as the serpent beguiled Eve     so your minds shall be corrupted
2 Cor 11v13 Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light
2 Cor 11v26 Among false brethren ... false teachers
Gal  1v6 I marvel that ye are so soon removed
Gal 1v7 Some that would pervert the gospel
Gal  1v8 If an angel from heaven
Gal  1v9 If any man teach otherwise, let him be accursed
Gal 2v4 because of false brethren unawares
Eph  5v6 Let no man deceive you
Phil 3v2 Beware of dogs ... Beware of evil workers
Phil 3v18 I tell you now even weeping that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ
1 Tim 1v3 That thou mightest charge them that they teach no other doctrine
1 Tim 1v19 Make shipwreck of the faith
1 Tim 4vI The spirit speaketh expressly that some shall depart from the faith
1 Tim 4v2 Some shall depart from the faith     speaking lies in hypocrisy
1 Tim 5v13 Speaking things that they ought not
2 Tim 2v2 The same commit thou to faithful men (implying that All are not faithful)
2 Tim 2v5 If a man strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully
2 Tin 2v18 Who concerning the truth have erred
2 Tim 3v6 For of this sort are they that creep into houses
2 Tim3v13 Evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived
2 Tim 4v3 The time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine ...heap to themselves teachers having itching ears
Titus 1v11 Whose mouths must be stopped .. teaching things which they ought not
Titus 1v16 They profess that they know God, but in works deny him
1 Peter 5v3 Speaks of "lords over God's heritage"
2 Peter 2v1 There shall be false teachers among you
2 Peter 2v2 Many shall follow their pernicious ways by way of  which the truth shall be evil spoken of
2 Peter 2v3 They shall make merchandise of you
2 Peter 2v14 Beguiling unstable souls
2 Peter 3v1 But there were false prophets among the people, even as there shall be false teachers  among you
James 4v16 But now ye rejoice in your boastings all such rejoicing is evil
Jude 4 There are certain men crept in unawares
Jude 3 That ye should earnestly contend for the faith
Jude 12 These are spots in your feasts
Jude 16 having men's persons in admiration because of advantage
Rev 2v2 thou hast tried them that say they are apostles, and are not
Rev 2v9 I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of satan
Rev 2v14 thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Baalam who taught Balak to cast a stumbling block before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols and to commit fornication
Rev 2v20 that woman Jezebel to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication
Rev 3v3 Remember therefore how thou hast recieved and heard, and hold fast, and repent
Rev 3v9 which say they are Jews and are not
Rev 3v17 Because thou sayest I am rich and increased with goods, and have need of nothing: and knowest not  that thou art wretched and miserable and poor, and blind and naked
   

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