The World’s perspective of God and the Biblical perspective of God

The World’s perspective of God.

We are down here struggling, many people are suffering, there’s injustice everywhere, wars, diseases, earthquakes, floods, disasters all over the world, and where is god?

He’s in Heaven, enjoying himself, oblivious to all the problems we have down here. Why doesn’t he do something?  Why do bad things happen to good people?  Why doesn’t he take care of his creation?  Is he asleep? Doesn’t he care? And after we go though this miserable life, he sends many people to hell? What kind of god is that?

The natural man loves this perspective because it justifies him, and shows that god is clearly in the wrong.

The Biblical perspective of God.

We are down here living in rebellion to God, we don’t obey His Word, we ignore His warnings, we refuse to repent, we kill His prophets & crucified His Son, we provoke Him to anger, we reject His mercy, we mock those He sends to us, we ridicule His ways and we live our live in accordance with Satan, doing whatever we want, making up our own rules, and continually breaking God commandments.

This rebellion causes God great pain and suffering.  The suffering you see on Christ’s body, represents the suffering of the Father’s heart, because His creation hates Him and rebels against Him.  He patiently holds back His fierce judgment, not punishing people as they deserve, so that some men might repent and be saved, before it is too late. 

The natural man hates this perspective, because it clearly shows that he is in the wrong with no excuse. 

(By Robert Brownell)

Christian prayer for 2019

 

O Lord God, forgive me of all my sins especially the one’s I kept holding on to. Forgive me for not doing the good that I was supposed to do in 2018. Give me your grace to set things right in this new year 2019.

I reject and repel all curses working and operating in my life, in the name of Jesus. And I ask that no curse that rises against me ever prospers.

Bring your healing to my body, mind and spirit. Protect me and all my Christian brothers and sisters all over the world from the snares of the Evil One. Cause your Church to always prevail against the powers of darkness, the ungodly and all heretics. Expose and banish all the Jezebel and Judas spirits from each place where your Holy Word is preached and cherished.

By your Holy Spirit, lead your Church into all truth. Please cause more and more preachers to always preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ without fear. I desire that the Gospel is preached to all nations, Judea, Israel and Samaria and also all tribes and races. Please give them a opportunity to pass from the darkness of sin to the light of Christ, where there is salvation and righteousness for those who believe.

O Lord God, you are the creator of the heavens and the Earth. So I ask in faith, that you direct the course of events that happen on earth including my nation and state. I know you hate sin and therefore I ask that you overthrow all corrupt leaders worldwide, and put in their place good leaders who will only do good. Cause the sinister plans of vain politicians to be exposed. May all fake news groups be named and shamed and the people be alerted against them.

In your loving mercy, I plead that you give me your grace and healing in all things. I reject all false counsel of the world, and ask for your wisdom in all areas of my life. Help to recognize false friends and bad friends and so keep away from their evil influence. Bless my vocation and career that I be kept away from deception and be given more opportunities to do my best. Give me good favor in sight of all who see me and work with me. Cause my good works to shine before others so that they give glory to You my Father in Heaven.

I plead that in this year, the plans of terror are exposed and the forces of justice prevail against them. Please protect people worldwide from all natural and economic disasters. I ask in faith, that all nations and the their law enforcement personal take actions to stop human slavery and illegal trafficking of people especially children. Give freedom to those illegally chained and let them go free.

O Jesus Christ, I ask for my colleagues, friends and family,that they are kept safe from all evil and traps wherever they go. Save them from evil spirits and their evil influence. Please cause your grace to shine on them, especially those who have not yet received the Gospel. Let them surely be given opportunities to repent of their sins and believe in the Gospel. Give them good health of mind, body and spirit, everyday. I ask that you remove all curses working in lives.

I ask all this especially for the year 2019, in the name of Jesus. Amen.

Avoid being overconfident of your own wisdom

O believer in Jesus Christ, never make your own logic and understanding your refuge because its possible to fall into delusion and deceptions if you do that. Always consider yourself in need of wisdom from God above, so that you prevail against the Kingdom of Darkness each time.

How much so then that the Enemy of your soul desires that you depend so much on your own wisdom? For he knows that only the knowledge and counsel of the Lord God is something that he can never defeat nor banish. It’s very easy for the vile Serpent to misguide people who are overconfident or just don’t bother about the principles and edicts of the Kingdom of Heaven.

Think about the times when people despite having the best of jobs and the best of qualifications, have married the wrong person just because they depended on their raw impulses. Know that the bravest of people have fallen prey to scammers just because they didn’t take a second opinion against fraudulent investments. And even the most pious of men and women due to their pride in their religious knowledge rather than humility in Christ Jesus have fallen into soul damning heresies!

Therefore, be on guard O those who call yourselves as God’s friends that you don’t get deceived like Adam and Eve by the Evil One. Safeguard your heart from eating the manna of Judas and Herod, who lost it all for ungodly gains. Avoid the leaven of the Pharisees which is hypocrisy that you be a true follower of the Lord your God all through your life.

• Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. (Proverbs 3:5-6)
• Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shall you dwell in the land, and verily you shall be fed. (Psalm 37:3)
• Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge. Selah (Psalm 62:8)

Oneness (Pentecostals)/Modalism/Unitarians Exposed and Rebuked

 

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Prayer Points for 2018

 

Personal Prayer points

1. I pray that the devil be unable to outwit me. I therefore choose the Gospel over all things of this worlds.
2. Save me from all dangers be it against my body, mind, soul and spirit.
3. Keep me away from all deception. I pray that you draw me out of any darkness that tries to cover me.
4. I ask in faith that all distractions which work against the will of God in my life be banished right now, in the name of Jesus.
5. That I become strong in body, mind, soul and spirit.
6. That I be delivered from evil, both seen and unseen, in the name of Jesus.
7. That I be released from all debts and stay out of all debts.
8. That I be the head and not the tail. And also that I be above and not below.
9. That I am able to finish in this year; all the good works that the Lord God has planned out for me.
10. I ask for the grace of God, all through this year in the name of Jesus.

 

Prayer points for family and friends

1. I pray for the salvation of my friends and family this year. So that each of them be saved in the name of Jesus.
2. Also that they are free from all dangers wherever they are and wherever they go.
3. That they are able to handle their finances and do not remain in debt nor misery
4. That they are guarded by the angels of God as they go about in the world.
5. That they grow in wisdom and prudence in their life and interactions with others.
6. That their relationship with myself improves and we benefit each other mutually.
7. That sickness and pestilence be banished from their lives, in the name of Jesus.
8. That all people only look with favour on my friends and family.
9. That my friends and family be sanctified all through this year, in the name of Jesus.
10. I ask for the favour and protection of God, over all my friends and family, in the name of Jesus.

 

Local and worldwide Church Prayer points

1. I pray that the church prevails over the kingdom of darkness in all of the world.
2. I pray that all witchcraft and spells against the people of God, be eliminated and rendered useless, in the name of Jesus.
3. That the Gospel is preached to each and every place on the Earth.
4. That false teachers and false prophets are exposed so that the people of God stop giving heed to their heresies but instead follow the Gospel.
5. That all selfish and ungodly Christian unity movements meet with failure. And instead there be true Christian unity based on the love of God.
6. That all migrants who have evil motives be moved out from the nations where they intend to harm Christians and Jews.
7. That all molesters of the innocent in the church are exposed and investigated, in the name of Jesus.
8. That all the people of God work together to preach the Gospel everywhere they live.
9. That all who believe in Christ be sanctified even more this year.
10. I pray that the Church on earth in guided by the Holy Spirit for the Second coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

 

National Prayer points

1. O Lord Jesus, I ask for peace and security in my nation from all enemies, both foreign and domestic.
2. I pray that my nation is freed from all corrupt leaders, at all levels of government and judiciary.
3. I pray that all sinful tendencies among the people are not supported by my nation and its leaders.
4. I pray that my nation is protected from all disasters be it natural or man made.
5. I ask for your blessing over the armed forces and protectors of my nation.
6. That all traitors fail in their attempts to sell out and harm my nation.
7. That my nation has wise leaders who are sane in their thoughts, words and actions.
8. That all the infrastructure and resources of my nation are kept secure.
9. That the Gospel if preached across all my nation in it fullness and without any fear nor compromises.
10. That my nation is always fair and friendly towards the nation of Israel as per the will of God.

 

International Prayer points

1. I pray that the Holy Spirit guides the course of events all across the world, for the second coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
2. That all terrorists and those who spread rumors of wars are handed only failure in their efforts to harm the innocent.
3. That the laws of the world’s nations be in line with the Word of God.
4. That all businesses and industries manipulating their workers and the trust of their customers be exposed and closed in the name of Jesus.
5. I pray for peace in both the Korea’s and that Japan and China, USA and Russia, are also kept from provoking each other to wars
6. I pray for peace of Jerusalem which is the heart of Israel and for the whole land of Israel. I pray that every treaty that is in truth evil against Israel gets exposed and cancelled in the name of Jesus. Amen.
7. I pray that the all people especially the children and innocent of world are safe from landmines, radiation, chemical warfare and all type of terrorism, in the name of Jesus. Amen.
8. That all nuclear installations in various nations of the world are kept safe from sabotage and evil hands.
9. That all chemical and biological warfare programs are not misused in various nations.
10. I pray for the will of God to work in all nations whether they are believers or not. Amen.

 

Prayer points for 2016 (Second Quarter – fight back)

3 Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour. ² And a man lame from birth was being carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple that is called the Beautiful Gate to ask alms of those entering the temple. ³ Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked to receive alms. ⁴ And Peter directed his gaze at him, as did John, and said, “Look at us.” ⁵ And he fixed his attention on them, expecting to receive something from them. ⁶ But Peter said, “I have no silver and gold, but what I do have I give to you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk!” ⁷ And he took him by the right hand and raised him up, and immediately his feet and ankles were made strong. ⁸ And leaping up he stood and began to walk, and entered the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God. ⁹ And all the people saw him walking and praising God, ¹⁰ and recognized him as the one who sat at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, asking for alms. And they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him. (Acts of the Apostles 3:1-10)


The Apostles Peter and John could help the lame beggar only when they spoke the word of healing over him, in the of name of Jesus Christ. The beggar was lame right from birth and every day until he decided to believe in the Word of God. He had to mentally fight back all of his past experiences. He didn’t even bother that how will be able to get the sympathy of people once he is healed so that they give him alms. All he wanted was his healing. So by faith in the Word of God he received his healing.

Are you willing to fight back everything that is preventing you from achieving everything good in your life by the grace of God?

If yes, then the following prayer points are indeed for you.

 

Personal prayer points

• I pray that everything which hinders me from doing the will of God is exposed and cut off from my life.
• That everything blocking my healing and finances are uprooted in the name of Jesus.
• That every secretly false person with whom I interact or have relationships with, is exposed in their misdeeds and that I’m set free from such ungodly partnerships.
• I pray for peace and property in my family.
• I pray that every evil spirit sent against me is removed out of my life completely and never wins against me, in the name of Jesus.
• That every ungodly thing that is working against me is cast out of my life totally.
• That the holy angels of God fight for me everywhere so that no harm befalls me.
• That the favour of the Lord God is upon me and everyone who meets me reflects the favour of God on me and not a single bit of evil overcomes me.
• That I truly believe, think and act like a conqueror in Jesus Christ.
• That no matter what happened in the past, I do not live in fear and unbelief but rather be confident in the name of the Lord.
• That I always be above and not below as I trust in the Lord God who created the heaven and the earth.
• I pray that the grace of God works in all areas of my life and the Holy Spirit directs my paths everyday to honour the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

 

National prayer points

• I pray in faith to the Lord God who raises good leaders and deposes the evil leaders, that my nation is rid of every selfish and immoral leader.
• That all leaders who plot secretly against my nation and its citizens are exposed and pushed out of their places of influence and prominence.
• That only good and just leaders get elected/chosen to run my state and nation.
• That no false leader is selected due to sympathy votes and fake votes.
• That all enemies whether foreign or domestic do not succeed in their evil plans against my fellow countrymen.
• That the national infrastructure, the environment, the land, the air and the sea are kept safe, clean and secure.
• I ask that the angel of God watch and protect the poor, the underprivileged, the orphans, widows etc and by this no harm affects whom they are protecting.
• I pray all our national weaponry and ammunition are in safe hands and let no enemy be able to sabotage and destroy it.
• I pray that the people of my nation do not give up their rights for the sake of fake peace and fake promises of peace by anyone whether in government, media or religion.
• That all terror attacks are foiled and all bombs are disarmed or fail to go off when planted in my nation.
• That the economy does well and the finances of those who belief in the Lord God are protected against all harm by vile schemers.
• That the laws of my nation are prevented from being misused to allow immoral living and profane entertainment.
• That all the medical plans and medical practitioners are made to work only to benefit the people and not to harm nor short change them.
• I pray for the true peace and prosperity of my nation, in the name of Jesus. Amen and Amen.

 

International prayer points

• I pray that all those who plot terror against innocent and unsuspecting people of various nations are punished by the Lord God Almighty, in this life and in the next.
• I pray for peace and justice to be established in the land of Israel. Let the rocket attacks continue to be thwarted by the Israeli Defence Forces and let them be victorious against all evil doers.
• That all those who plan stabbings in Israel are stopped right in their tracks. May the forces of good neutralize the murderers of the innocent. I ask this in Jesus’ name. Amen.
• That nations in South America, Africa and Asia are kept stable politically and are self-sufficient so that they don’t have to borrow from other nations and put a strain on the global economy.
• That Western nations do not keep lending to other nations while their own economies are yet to recover from the economic turmoil they have been through in the past years.
• That all of Europe thinks logically about accepting each and refugees from the Middle East so that no workers of iniquity later on cause terror attacks in Europe. Also that Greece, Macedonia and other countries develop the right plans and attitudes about absorbing the refugees or deporting the fake ones among them.
• I pray for peace in both the Korea’s and that Japan and China are also kept from provoking each other to wars and do not disrespect each other especially by war shrines and memorials.
• I pray that the Russian’s do what is right wherever they go to achieve justice when other other nations try to act neutral instead of fighting for the innocent in Iraq and Syria. That wherever they claim to go to secure peace for that nation, there is true peace without hidden malice. I pray that the Russian leadership works in justice and honesty for their own people and others too.
• That all nuclear installations in various nations of the world are kept safe from sabotage and evil hands.
• That all chemical and biological warfare programs are not misused in various nations.
• I pray for the will of God to work in all nations whether they are believers or not. Amen.

 

Local church prayer points

• I pray that the people who attend their local church continue to do so with true faith and hope in the Lord Jesus Christ.
• That there are no untoward incidents of violence and hate in the local church.
• That the Word of God is preached fully and without compromise to all those who come to church.
• That there the preachers of the Gospel seek to please the Lord God alone and not those who want to get ears tingled.
• That those who have immoral lifestyles coming to church are not ignored but challenged in true love and humility to leave their sinful ways and love the Lord in spirit and truth.
• I pray that the local church is a beacon of light in a neighbourhood of despair and confusion, so that people are drawn up to Jesus Christ who is the source of this light.
• That all who come to the local church receive the Gospel of Jesus Christ very clearly and without any ambiguity.
• I pray for healing and deliverance to happen more strongly and visibly in the local church.
• I pray for the presence of the Lord God to be felt in such a way that it cannot be denied in the local church.
• That all counterfeit spirits are banished from operating in the activities of the local church.
• That the angels of God guard the local church and the followers of Jesus Christ who attend it.
• That the Holy Spirit guides and leads the people to follow Jesus Christ more closely.
• I pray that the people grow and achieve their calling in the local church. I ask this all in the name of Jesus. Amen.

 

Worldwide church prayer points

• I pray that the Gospel of Jesus Christ is preached to each and every nation in the world.
• That all the Gospel gets preached despite all the opposition.
• That all heretics and false prophets are named and shamed, so that the people are not misled into sin.
• That the angels of God interrupt the plans of the Evil One, in the lives of those who active preach the Gospel.
• That all those who profess the Christian faith stop fighting each other and recognize all false man made divisions which prevent them from loving and respecting one another.
• I pray that all religious leaders who instigate their denominations to feel superior against other denominations are exposed for their sins of pride and malice, which go against the tenets of the Bible. May their followers realize that they are being used and misled to false promote the superiority of their denomination though the Bible tells us to be humble.
• I pray that the coming again of the Lord Jesus Christ is never delayed but he comes soon enough to lead all Christians on earth and break away all divisions. I asked all this in the name of Jesus, through the intercession of Holy Spirit for the glory of the Lord God. Amen.

 

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Walk out of a bad movie

When you attend an unrated movie or don’t know what it’s about, you might have to make a choice. You may not always face this choice but whenever you do please make sure that you are ready for it. What am I talking about? Keep away from bad movies.

Yes keep away from bad movies. Any movie that glorifies falsehood, blasphemy, murder, theft, cheating, sexual immorality is a bad movie. Sometimes the movie is on a general note but there are certain scenes which may be vulgar and have excessive violence. Pray for your children and keep them away from deception. Children must avoid any such graphic scenes and their parents or caretakers must never allow them access to such movies. The ‘Adults only’ tag on certain movies only indicate which age group is allowed to watch it, what it doesn’t say is whether watching that movie will be a source of moral corruption to you. Remember very clearly, that your eyes are gateways to your soul, so if you are letting in darkness in then its your fault as you could have closed them or looked away. You can choose to use your eyes in a good way or a bad way. So look at what is worthy to look at and not what is unclean or unholy.

Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is full of light, but when it is bad, your body is full of darkness. Therefore be careful lest the light in you be darkness. If then your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, it will be wholly bright, as when a lamp with its rays gives you light. (Luke 11:34-36)

This year the movie Noah (2014) was labelled as a ‘biblical’ movie but in reality it was not. It was blatantly promoting unbiblical things like showing that the Watchers (fallen angels) were helping Noah build the ark, when in fact God never in the Bible had asked them to help Noah. To learn more about how it contradicted the Bible please click here where christiananswers.net systematically goes on to give great and honest reviews of movies that you usually see in Hollywood. They got on to rate Christian movies too. I’d strongly recommend that you see a movie review at their website if you have doubts if a certain movie you want to see may not be morally right.

It’s just not worth it that you watch movies that are promoting false doctrines and heresy. The rule of thumb is that whatever promotes spiritual falsehood must not be given heed to but rather must be opposed. That which contradicts the Bible’s teaching must never be considered good. What is evil is evil. Don’t get into the people pleasing bandwagon that some lukewarm Christians are into. These people don’t realize that if they were in a minority in an area ruled by the deceived majority of false doctrines, they would be persecuted by the very same type they tried to protect in the name of tolerance.

Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter! (Isaiah 5:20)

What are you to do if you are in situation where you realize that the movie is not good for your soul? It’s a very simple choice. If you see a bad movie then you walk out of the theater. Don’t bother about the opinion of others. There’s always a chance that you can explain to them later outside that such a movie goes against your beliefs and values that you stand for. If you are with your family or with close friends try to quickly convince them to leave along with you so that they too have a fair chance.

Now if you have a movie that you can watch on your TV or PC but it’s promoting unholy things then let that thing go to the dust and not watch it. Better not waste your time on such things. It wise to avoid vulgar comedies so that you giggle a little lesser and not sin rather than watch them and laugh your way to hell!

Let the Bible be the deciding factor when you are faced with the choice to watch a movie that has wicked scenes in it. I close in with Psalm 101:1-3 says that, I will sing of mercy and judgment: unto thee, O Lord, will I sing. I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart. I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.

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Beware of false prophets and false christs!

When Jesus Christ warns you about something, you better make notice. He knew well in advance that the Devil would do everything that he can to stop the spreading of the Gospel to the ends of the earth. But sometimes instead of stopping the preaching of Gospel, the Devil he will simply try to corrupt it or make sure a corrupted gospel is preached. And for this he will send false gospels to counter the true Gospel. Many false teachers and cults have done Satan’s work to that effect. But nothing beats his use of false christs and false prophets to advance deception in the world.

If you read the following Gospel verses which were all spoken by Jesus himself he clearly warned us about false christs and false prophets you will understand the serious warning he gave us. Here we go:

And he said, Take heed that you be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draws near: go not therefore after them. (Luke 21:8)

And then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘Look, there he is!’ do not believe it. For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform signs and wonders, to lead astray, if possible, the elect. But be on guard; I have told you all things beforehand. (Mark 13:21-23)

Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. (Matthew 7:15)

As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?”  And Jesus answered them, “See that no one leads you astray. For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and they will lead many astray.…. And many false prophets will arise and lead many astray.  (Matthew 24: 3-5, 11)

Christians getting deceived

Someone might wonder, that how it possible for the Christians who are the elect mentioned in Mark 13:21-23 to get deceived even after Jesus has warned us about it? This can be answered by saying that some Christians try to confirm the truth by emotions, signs and wonders instead of the written Word of God. They act like skeptics who will only believe when a miracle is given on demand. Skepticism is not the same as genuine biblical discernment.

So the Evil One tries to give them a false miracle at the hands of his workers on earth. This means that if prosperity, healing or some special favor is granted to a person, that person blindly accepts that it’s of Godly origin instead of checking if all this is consistent with the teachings of the Bible. These workers of iniquity usually use half-truths to deceive people. They may even use Bible verses to make their false claims. Some Christians have got deceived in to wrong doing just because they were given some Bible verses which were interpreted in the wrong way. A lot of people want to influence their preachers into preaching what they want to hear and if that doesn’t work then they leave the preacher. In fact a prophecy in 2 Timothy 4:3 says that; For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions.

Are false prophets and false christs working for the Devil?

It’s rare for a false christ or false prophet to say that they are working for the Devil. They will usually claim they are divinely inspired instead. These are highly deceived hypocrites who feel that they speak the truth even though their actions project falsehood. They do not care about the truth as their focus is on getting admiration from their followers. They may have had spiritual experiences which they assumed are from God but in reality it was only evil spirits promising them fame or riches or both in exchange for promoting demonic doctrines. It Satan who controls them though they may not be aware of that.

Is there a difference between false christs and false prophets?

False christs are and false prophets are not the same thing. Though rarely a false prophet will deceitfully project himself as the Messiah too. You need to be able to understand the difference between false prophets and false christs.

False christs will desire worship and adoration from everyone they come in contact with. They claim to be incarnations of Jesus Christ but might also add the claim that they are gods of other religions. Some won’t call themselves as Jesus but rather call themselves as The Messiah or the savior of the world. It doesn’t matter what type of lies they speak as their main purpose remains their own worship. I’ve found a list of people who claimed to be Jesus, which is listed on Wikipedia. I’ll make a mention of some of them here:

1. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of India was a Mohammedan who believed himself to be a likeness of Jesus and formed the Ahmadiyya sect of Islam. His claims to be the Messiah and prophet sent by God were so outrageous that even mainstream Islamic people consider him a heretic and persecute his followers. (People who claim to be Jesus may even turn up from other religions)
2. Jim Jones claimed to be Jesus Christ and gained followers to eventually form his own cult. His last vile dead was to commit suicide after leading some of his followers in to a mass murder suicide at Jonestown, Guyana on November 18, 1978. (False christs may lead their followers to suicide!)
3. Marshall Applewhite was another who claimed to be Jesus. He founded the infamous Heaven’s Gate cult and led his followers to commit mass suicide and he too died along with them. (I was really shocked when this came in the news way back in 1997)

Now false prophets themselves do not desire worship but they try to mislead people from obedience and/or worship of the true Lord God. Sometimes they do not say to worship a false god but simply teach disobedience to God in subtle ways. They may use religious words to deceive gullible people. They will promise riches, protection etc if you follow their teachings but in the end it’s just a convenient trip to damnation. They will speak positivity instead of repentance to people who are not in line with the teachings of the Gospel, so those people remain in their sins. Don’t be surprised if they use miracles to make their point. You have been warned! Here’s a few Bible verses about them:

But there were also lying Prophets among the people, as there shall be lying teachers also among you, those who bring destructive heresies and deny the Lord who bought them, while bringing upon themselves speedy destruction. (2 Peter 2:1)

“If a prophet or a dreamer of dreams arises among you and gives you a sign or a wonder, and the sign or wonder that he tells you comes to pass, and if he says, ‘Let us go after other gods,’ which you have not known, ‘and let us serve them,’ you shall not listen to the words of that prophet or that dreamer of dreams. For the Lord your God is testing you, to know whether you love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. You shall walk after the Lord your God and fear him and keep his commandments and obey his voice, and you shall serve him and hold fast to him. (Deuteronomy 13:1-4)

What should be our response to false prophets and false christs?

Going by the above verses against false prophets and false christs, here’s what you can do:

1. You need to say a NO to them.
2. You don’t need to follow them or go after them.
3. You need to reject their teachings.

There are more Bible verses on what should be our response to such people, though these verse may even have a wider application. Here we go:

1. Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right judgment (John 7:24)
2. Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them. (Ephesians 5:11) (Please do the exposing part very carefully as cults are dangerous)
3. 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. (Colossians 2:8)
4. But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed. As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be accursed. (Galatians 1:8-9)
5. As for those who persist in sin, rebuke them in the presence of all, so that the rest may stand in fear. (1 Timothy 5:20)
6. Having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people.(2 Timothy 3:5)
7. If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house or give him any greeting (2 John 1:10) (teaching here means the Gospel)

A few videos exposing false christs:

The Illuminati Plan to Fake the Return of Jesus

Australian Man claims to Be Jesus Christ The Messiah living in Australia

Siberia – Cult Leader Thinks He’s Jesus (Documentary Exclusive)

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Cross-questioning others

In the world there are people who seem quite wise in their words until the time their reasoning is questioned. The same thing happens in the church. Especially in churches dominated by legalism or heresy. Is cross-questioning someone consistent with the Bible? Yes it is.

The one who states his case first seems right, until the other comes and examines him (Proverbs 18:17 ESV)

We don’t question someone for the sake of doing so. It can be that we need to ask questions for clarification on what the person spoke first. Sometimes it can be because we want to stand up for the Gospel.

There’s a thing you can consider before cross-questioning someone who is speaking ill about you or ill about the Christian faith. Let’s read the following Bible verse

If one gives an answer before he hears, it is his folly and shame. (Proverbs 18:13 ESV)

Yes my friend, it is foolish to try to use cross-questioning as an answer to something, especially when the other person has not been heard. Be patient and try to hear out what the other person is trying to say and then cross question. Sometimes cross-questioning prevents a person who spoke ill of you from speaking ill of you again.

Like I said earlier, you can cross question others for clarification. Its better to ask a question and get your doubts resolved or simply keep it all underneath and waiting to explode into anger later.

For instance, today if a person in church insists that praying in tongues is the best way of praying and wants to everyone to try only that. However, you feel that any prayer said in faith is good enough but you keep quiet at that time. So later you can’t keep itself to yourself and reach out to others saying that praying in tongues is not the best but there are other forms of praying too. So then two groups emerge, one by you saying that we can pray any prayer as long as it’s in faith and then the other saying that praying in tongues is the only prayer form that is valid. No group is willing to hear out the other in a fair and free meeting. This could then lead to conflict in the church with the obvious name calling. Then the person who started off the theory that praying in tongues is the only prayer will try to put the blame on you. He may say that you didn’t speak to him about it and didn’t give him a fair chance to explain himself.

Cut back to the present time, that same person insists that praying in tongues is supreme. You can cross question him saying, ‘I’ve heard that the Bible says prayer of the righteous man avails much, so I think you are trying to say praying in tongues is an act of faith, correct?’. To this he may say ‘yes’ and for this you can tell him even other types of praying methods are best as long they are done in faith. If he says ‘no’ then you can tell him that praying in tongues is indeed good but there are times such a marriage service or baptism service where prayers are needed to be said in simple words for sake of uniformity. You may further add that its good that people pray in tongues but it doesn’t mean that we give up our other praying methods.

Jesus himself cross questioned others when they tried to ensare him by his words. Here are few instances:

And they sent to him some of the Pharisees and some of the Herodians, to trap him in his talk. And they came and said to him, “Teacher, we know that you are true and do not care about anyone’s opinion. For you are not swayed by appearances, but truly teach the way of God. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not? Should we pay them, or should we not?” But, knowing their hypocrisy, he said to them, “Why put me to the test? Bring me a denarius and let me look at it.” And they brought one. And he said to them, “Whose likeness and inscription is this?” They said to him, “Caesar’s.” Jesus said to them, “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” And they marvelled at him. (Mark 12:13-17)

The high priest then questioned Jesus about his disciples and his teaching. Jesus answered him, “I have spoken openly to the world. I have always taught in synagogues and in the temple, where all Jews come together. I have said nothing in secret. Why do you ask me? Ask those who have heard me what I said to them; they know what I said.” When he had said these things, one of the officers standing by struck Jesus with his hand, saying, “Is that how you answer the high priest?” Jesus answered him, “If what I said is wrong, bear witness about the wrong; but if what I said is right, why do you strike me?” Annas then sent him bound to Caiaphas the high priest.  (John 18:19-24 ESV)

Sometimes, it’s not even about matters of religious affairs. Your preacher suggests that a particular place is the best place for a church family picnic. But you have another place in mind which you feel may be more fun. You may ask him like this, ‘If the place is yet to be finalized, then may I suggest another place which might be more fun? I can give you the details on that’.’

You can even try this in the office as well. Some manager in the office is speaking of ‘smart sizing’ the staff and how it will increase the revenue of the company. You can just ask, ‘does smart sizing mean that some of us are going to get kicked off our jobs?’ and also ‘how increasing the company revenue help those who are going to get fired, will they be given handouts if they are jobless?’. Tough questions indeed. You will need courage to speak up. Some of the questions may be perceived as rude to the management. So you can tweak them in such a way that you can’t be said to be an annoyance. You can ask ‘what are the objectives for the welfare of our fellow employees in light of this ‘smart sizing’?’ or ‘does this mean that the company is running into losses and since when?’. Regardless of the answer by your manager, you bring forth your point of justice and welfare so that they take note that there are people who can think for themselves. Also by asking these questions, even other people who are mentally asleep during such meetings are awoken to the reality of the situation.

In terms of national affairs, I maintain that you have a right to question what the government intends to do with border security, illegal immigrants, nuclear reactors, gun control etc. It’s not going to be possible that every time you have a question you can just dial the President or Prime Minister to get answers. However there are many peaceful ways to get your point across. You can use an online media campaign, handbills, town halls etc. Even approaching the relevant unions or lobby groups will help you. You will need to be clear on your questions and justification for them.

With all this being said, I’d like to remind you that Proverbs 18:17 works both ways. So you too must be ready for any cross-questioning done towards you. Usually this can happen in a family set up, where the spouse asks why such and such thing was said by you. Here the emphasis by you should be to be honest, calm and friendly while trying to clear the air on your actions or words. Even at church or work, you can answer back any questions directed towards you without having to compromise on the truth and avoid all undue anger. Not everyone will like your answer but you must speak what is right in the eyes of God.

 

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