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THE FALSE GOSPELS AND TEACHERS

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The False Gospels

 It is difficult to understand why so many ‘churches’ have ignored, disbelieved or misunderstood the plain and simple words of Yahweh and His son and have instead preached their own false gospels. Rather than believe the gospel of the kingdom of God, they continue to preach their own universal piecemeal gospels of free grace; the social gospel, the gospel of love; the prosperity gospel; the lordship gospel; the gospel of personal salvation and the gospel concerning the person of ‘Jesus’ to name just a few.

Should we be surprised, almost all these false gospels invented by man, put man at  the centre  of everything, rather than Yahweh. It is all about the individual and what he wants. It is he who decides if or when he will believe; how he will live and whether he will repent or not with Yahweh only called upon when man wants something. Of course, with this mind set we are not worshiping the one true God (Elohim), we are worshiping ourselves and are so deceived!

The truth is, “God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.” (James 4:6)

For  it  is  Yahweh  who  sits  on  the throne of Heaven and not us! He alone is sovereign and we cannot  know  Him  unless  He  reveals  Himself  to  us for

“All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son  is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him.” (Luke 10:22)

We cannot come to  Yahshua  unless  He  calls us and it is He who gives us the power to become His sons.

“But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.” (John 1:12-13)

For “I will be gracious to whom I will ..” (Exodus 33: 19)

“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it  is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. For we are his  workmanship,  created in Christ Yahshua unto good works, which God hath before ordained that  we  should  walk  in them.” (Ephesians 2:8-10)

“Therefore hath he  mercy on whom he will have mercy.” (Romans 9:18)

It is He who knows us best and what we need and if we desire to be happy and fulfilled then we are best to believe and follow Him, for His will is better than ours!

“To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. And  when  he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow  him:  for  they  know his voice.” (John 10:3-4)

“My sheep hear my voice, and I know them , and they follow me:” (John 10:27)

Of course, there is “nothing new under the sun” for no sooner had the church been established and Paul was having to warn the early Christians that some had already diverged from the truth and were preaching “another Yahshua” and “another gospel”, just as in our times.

“I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel, which is not another; but there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ. But even if we, or an angel  from  heaven,  preach  any  other  gospel to you than what we have  preached  to  you,  let him be accursed.”(Galatians 1:6-8)

“But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that  is in Christ. For if he who comes preaches another Yahshua whom we have not preached, or if you receive a different spirit which you have not received, or a different gospel which you have not accepted – you may well  put up with it!” (2 Corinthians 11:3-4)

Paul also warned the Colossians,

“Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.” (Colossians 2:8)

Paul was clearly outlining the danger. False teachings based on philosophy, pagan ideas, worldly concepts and the traditions of men all threatened to subvert the new believers in Christ. Deceiving them into returning to their old ways and beliefs!

Beware of the False Teachers

 The question is, are we going to allow ourselves to “be  corrupted  from  the  simplicity that is in Christ” by those who are preaching “a different gospel” and “another Yahshua”? Are we going to continue to listen to those who “want to pervert the gospel of Christ”  and  therefore  “turn us away so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ”? Are we to be so foolish to allow them to take away from us the very great reward which the

“Eye has not  seen,  nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him.”? (1 Corinthians 2:9)

Let’s hope not! But the only way we are going to counter these false teachers and deceivers is by remaining true to Christ and His teachings which are written in His Word. Of course, we must heed His warnings too. Accordingly, let’s no longer have anything to do with those who ignore the plain truth of Yahweh’s Word and yet uphold themselves to be His teachers. False teachers who look only to their own understanding, philosophies and manmade traditions. Many driven by greed, popularity and vain deceit. Preaching populous messages to fill their churches and sell their books and DVDs , while destroying the faith of generations of Christians.

“Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds  that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every  one  for  his  gain,  from  his  quarter.” (Isaiah 56:11)

“My people hath been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go astray, they have turned them away on the mountains … they have forgotten their resting place.” (Jeremiah 50:6)

“Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.” (Colossians 2:8)

“Then the Pharisees and scribes asked Him,

“Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashed hands?” He answered and said to them, “Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘This people honors Me with their lips, But their heart is far from Me. And in vain they worship Me, Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men. For laying aside the commandment of God, you hold the tradition of men…” He said to them, “All too well you reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your tradition … making the word of God of no effect through your tradition which you have handed down.” (Mark 7:5-13)

Let’s take heed and set aside our own traditions and doctrines of  man  and  turn again to the Word of God as our sole authority and start to “repent and believe the gospel” Yahshua proclaimed. Of course, let us also remember that these warnings not only apply to us and our church leaders, but to those in government too. For they have deceived us and led us astray as much as any spiritual shepherd.

For more answers continue reading: Yahweh’s Plan & Purpose For Us

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