False Prophets

King James Daily Bible Study Devotional
Message Title: False Prophets
Date: Sunday August 14, 2011
Chapters: Jeremiah 7-9, Proverb 14, Psalm 65
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Details of Today's Chapters: The message in the gate of the Lord’s house, the coming desolation of Jerusalem because of sin, and the vanity of trusting in anything, but God.

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“Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves...Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.” -Matthew 7:13-15,21-23.

Jesus came here in the flesh to teach us not only which doctrine to believe, but what we are to do for God and man from it. There are only one of two paths to take, good or evil, right or wrong, heaven or hell, it's our choice, but the sad thing is that many false prophets will make people think they are living in truth, which makes that choice the wrong choice. The truth is unless we take that straight path that leads to Christ, no amount of good we do will matter, we will never get to heaven. Remember, salvation is given by grace not works.

This is not something new, salvation has always been given by faith alone, the sacrifices God required for their salvation was a foreshadow of the blood of Jesus Christ If it were not for Jesus we would still be offering up lambs and calves to be redeemed for our sins. False prophets are nothing new either, just as we are faced with false doctrine so were the Jews, through Jeremiah, God confronts those who have put their faith and trust in the false prophets.

“Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place. Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, are these. For if ye throughly amend your ways and your doings; if ye throughly execute judgment between a man and his neighbour; If ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt: Then will I cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers, for ever and ever. Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit.” - Jeremiah 7:3-8.

False prophets still exist today, these are people that convince the lost and even the elect that they are somehow telling the truth. False prophets send many saved Christians into living wicked, sinful lives, worse yet, false prophets send many people to hell because they were not given the opportunity to know the truth. No profit comes from believing in and trusting these false prophets, the victims are the ones who end up getting burned and sadly end up in hell because they do not know what the truth is. I will say it again, ignorance does not save us, we all suffer the same fate whether we know of Christ or not, only those who have received Christ will be saved. “And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened. Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.” - Matthew 24:22-24.

Where do false prophets get their information? I wish I knew, but I believe that beside the fact that the devil is the instigator in it all, that rebellion is a good part of it. Many people want God's blessings and they want to do good things to get them, but they also have a hard time giving up the sin. Rather than make themselves feel convicted every time they commit the sin they justify it by making up their own set of rules and putting God's name on it. This is very dangerous and something God despises, through Jeremiah, God continues foretelling the fate of Jerusalem because of their refusal to repent, this time He foretells the fate of the false prophets.

“How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of the LORD is with us? Lo, certainly in vain made he it; the pen of the scribes is in vain. The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the LORD; and what wisdom is in them? Therefore will I give their wives unto others, and their fields to them that shall inherit them: for every one from the least even unto the greatest is given to covetousness, from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely. For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace. Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore shall they fall among them that fall: in the time of their visitation they shall be cast down, saith the LORD.” - Jeremiah 8:8-12.

Why do you think there are so many different versions of the Bible? Here is your answer, wise men living in sin, willfully, rewriting Scripture in vain. Their fate along with Satan is to be cast down to hell and in the lake of fire, imagine all those false prophets having to face the ones they deceived in hell. I am so glad that I do not have to witness that. “And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.” - Revelation 20:10.

So, how do we keep from being deceived by false prophets? First, you must be saved, the Holy Spirit instructs us to the truth only when we are saved, have asked Jesus to save us. Second, get in God's Word, it is His Word alone that shows us His truth, unless we are reading it for ourselves we can not know the full truth. Third, get into a Bible believing church, that preaches the true Gospel, salvation by grace, and one that bases all it's doctrines from the Word of God. If you have done all these things you are on the right track and God will let you know if it is time to leave that church. “Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me. Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation. Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever. Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein.” - Hebrews 13:5-9.

Guess what, we are all human, we all make mistakes, we are not always going to agree with the person teaching God's word to us, but God's Word is infallible, meaning it is not written in vain, does not deceive, and does not change. Now, do not mistake conviction for false doctrine, God will put conviction upon all who are living in sin and He will often use preacher and teacher to do this. “For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving: For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer. If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained. But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness. For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.” - I Timothy 4:4-8.

Today's Prayer:
God,
Thank You for guiding me along the right path to Your Son, Jesus Christ. Of all the people in the world You chose me to be one of Yours and for that no words of gratitude can express my thanks to You. Lord, now that I know the truth, let me not get caught up in strange doctrines that would hinder my walk with You. I trust in You, Lord, let me not be put to confusion, but see clearly all that You are trying to tell and show me. I love You, Lord and ask this in Jesus' name. Amen.

God Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina

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