HOW to MEET False Teachings?
Posted on: 10-01-2020
Today we are going to focus one of the important issues for our daily lives. It is also known as “how to meet false teachings?”. One of the common misunderstood concepts is that there is no deception after accepting Yeshua the Messiah. Apostle Paul has already defined that accepting Yeshua the Messiah is first step for our salvation. It is the beginning point of Christian life for an individual. If we stop there only, then we are very ill-fated, there is whole lot of things which we have not explored, glory, riches, joy everlasting in walking with our Adonai Yeshua the Messiah. Remember always that Adonai Yeshua the Messiah is founder and perfecter of our faith in him. Do not grow weary, as we are going to be citizen of heaven. As it is written; “Hebrew 12:1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us”
As we move in our walk with our Adonai Yeshua the Messiah, Apostle Paul advised us to exercise caution by using two significant weapons of spiritual warfare in our Christian journey on the face of earth. Before understanding the two significant weapons, let us meditate first on strategy used by enemy camp i.e. evil one to bring deviations in our faith for our Adonai Yeshua the Messiah. Apostle Paul explained in 1 Timothy chapter 4.
First is called “Seducing Spirits”- these spirits are defined in book of Genesis “Gen 4:7 If you do well, shall you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin crouches at the door; and its desire is for you, and you shall rule over it.” They are waiting in darkness looking for a moment of disobedience which gives an opportunity due to lack of understanding of our Elohim Adonai Yeshua the Messiah.
Second is called “Doctrines of Demons”- the introduction of “BAAL WORSHIP AT PEOR” mentioned in “Num 25:1-3 And Israel lived in Shittim, and the people began to fornicate with the daughters of Moab. (2) And they called the people to the sacrifices of their gods. And the people ate and bowed down to their gods. (3) And Israel joined himself to Baal-peor. And the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Israel.”
The third is called “Hypocrisy” as defined by Adonai Yeshua the Messiah to be associated by The Pharisees in his three- and half-year ministry in Israel. They are the conservatives Christians who are inwardly being evil in their soul. “Mat 7:5-6 Hypocrite! First cast the beam out of your own eye, and then you shall see clearly to cast the splinter out of your brother's eye. (6) Do not give that which is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet and turn again and tear you.”
Fourth is called “Seared in the Conscience”- just as Judas agrees to betrays Adonai Yeshua the Messiah- as mentioned in – “Mat 26:14-16 Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests. (15) And he said to them, What will you give me, and I will betray Him to you? And they appointed to him thirty pieces of silver. (16) And from that time he sought opportunity to betray Him.”
There are only two weapons given by Adonai Yeshua the Messiah which are required to be activated in this spiritual warfare i.e. Word of God which is Adonai Yeshua himself within us and Prayer which is by facilitation of Holy Spirit. As it is written; “Joh 1:1 In the beginning was the Word. The Word was with God, and the Word was God.” Further written in book of “Rom 8:26 Likewise the Spirit also helps our infirmities. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.”
Remember our aim is defined “1Ti 4:8 For bodily exercise profits a little, but godliness is profitable to all things, having promise of the present life, and of that which is to come.”
Yeshua ha Messiah is coming soon!!!
By: Dr. Shine David