Do Not Be Deceived

Do Not Be Deceived

“Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.”
1st John 4:1

In our world today we are seeing this scripture above come to pass, as there are many false prophets that have gone out into the world. We see many cults and many so called religious prophets all over our country, many with large followings that are leading people away from the Biblical teaching of God. As Christians, we have a responsibility to study and discern the wisdom that our Bibles tell us as to what is right and wrong, and know that these false prophets are not from God, but have been sent by Satan to deceive us. “This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God; Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God.” 1st John 4:2-3. After just a short time listening to these so called prophets, we can tell if their message is about Jesus, or whether it is a feel good religion. If their words do not convey that Jesus is the only way to salvation, and their message is not all about Jesus, we need to switch our television channels and our radio dials to something else. If their discourse is all about raising money, even though it may be for a worthwhile reason, and Jesus is not their primary theme, there is something wrong with their mission. We need to remember that Satan is out in the world working on the mission of the antichrist, and has great power to get our minds and our focus away from doing the will of God. We need to be alert and depend on God’s wisdom and knowledge to prevent us from being deceived.