False Prophet’s

We must be vigilant!

On page 826 of Harpers Bible Dictionary (1985) edition, as well as other sources, the definition of a Prophet is:  “A person who serves as a channel of communication between Human and Divine Worlds. “  Interpretation of the Bible (God’s Holy Word) is where many Prophets go wrong.  Included as Prophets, I believe, are Preachers and Seminary Instructors as well as Lay Leaders from all different denominations and faiths.  More often than not, as civilization continues to expand, we are being subjected to these False Prophets.

Why is it that we feel impelled to interpret the Bible to fit our needs/desires? In the past few years it seems to have become more important to teach/preach what one’s personal beliefs are than what is in the Bible.  It has been suggested that the Bible is just a compilation of stories passed down from generation to generation and is not in fact God’s Holy Word.  If you are Christian I would believe you must accept it in total not just the parts in your comfort zone.  If you do not accept the Bible and the teachings of Our Lord and Savior Jesus, the Christ, how can you call yourselves Christians?  The definition of a Christian, according to Merriam Webster, is “one who professes belief in the teachings of Jesus Christ.”

In speaking with many ministers, seminary students and instructors, I hear this the message has been taught for years, maybe centuries; that the Bible is just myth.  In one case a seminary instructor dismissed the miracles of Jesus as fairy tales except for the Resurrection.  Over time it seems these teachings become truth even to the point of changing the definitions.  Repeating something over and over does not make it fact. There is one definition we cannot change, the Bible is God’s Holy Word, not open to redefinition to meet our wants.  John 14:6 “ I am the Way the Truth and the Life.  No one comes to the Father except through me.”  Do you think we can change that? Note also Colossians 2:8, “See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ.”

As noted earlier repeating something over and over does not make it fact.  These teachings and preaching’s of the false prophets, do not make them true or acceptable in Jesus view.  The many things we hear are not the truthful teachings but the desire of man to hear what we want to believe.  One such example is the oxymoron “gay marriage”.  Somehow we think it will be alright because of God’s Grace.  You may be surprised! 

Next entry to my blog will espouse my beliefs on this subject.

2 Timothy 3:16