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 | | From: | Connie | | Subject: | Help - Need verse | | Date: | Mon, 10 Jan 2005 22:58:12 GMT |
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 | There is a placve in the bible that speaks of Teachers of Christ leading
people astray ( the wrong way ) and that their punishment wll be more sever
because they profess to be teachers of Gods way.... Can you help me find it?
Thanks.
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| | From: | Magnus | | Subject: | Re: Help - Need verse | | Date: | Thu, 13 Jan 2005 14:36:46 GMT |
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| Connie wrote:
> There is a placve in the bible that speaks of Teachers of Christ leading
> people astray ( the wrong way ) and that their punishment wll be more sever
> because they profess to be teachers of Gods way.... Can you help me find it?
> Thanks.
Here are several.
The False Prophet
"If a prophet or someone who has dreams arises among you and proclaims
a sign or wonder to you, and that sign or wonder he has promised you
comes about, but he says, 'Let us follow other gods,' which you have not
known, 'and let us worship them,' do not listen to that prophet's words
or to that dreamer. For the LORD your God is testing you to know whether
you love the LORD your God with all your heart and all your soul. You
must follow the LORD your God and fear Him. You must keep His commands
and listen to His voice; you must worship Him and remain faithful to
Him. That prophet or dreamer must be put to death, because he has urged
rebellion against the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of
Egypt and redeemed you from the place of slavery, to turn you from the
way the LORD your God has commanded you to walk. You must purge the evil
from you. (Deu 13:1-5)
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Then the LORD said to me, "Do not pray for the well-being of these
people. If they fast, I will not hear their cry of despair. If they
offer burnt offering and grain offering, I will not accept them. Rather,
I will finish them off by sword, famine, and plague." And I replied, "Oh
no, Lord GOD ! The prophets are telling them, 'You won't see sword or
suffer famine. I will certainly give you true peace in this place.'" But
the LORD said to me, "These prophets are prophesying a lie in My name. I
did not send them, nor did I command them or speak to them. They are
prophesying to you a false vision, worthless divination, the deceit of
their own minds. "Therefore, this is what the LORD says concerning the
prophets who prophesy in My name, though I did not send them, and who
say: There will never be sword or famine in this land: By sword and
famine these prophets will meet their end. The people they are
prophesying to will be thrown into the streets of Jerusalem because of
the famine and the sword. There will be no one to bury them -- they,
their wives, their sons, and their daughters. I will pour out their own
evil on them." (Jer 14:11-16)
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But the LORD said to me, "These prophets are prophesying a lie in My
name. I did not send them, nor did I command them or speak to them. They
are prophesying to you a false vision, worthless divination, the deceit
of their own minds. "Therefore, this is what the LORD says concerning
the prophets who prophesy in My name, though I did not send them, and
who say: There will never be sword or famine in this land: By sword and
famine these prophets will meet their end. The people they are
prophesying to will be thrown into the streets of Jerusalem because of
the famine and the sword. There will be no one to bury them -- they,
their wives, their sons, and their daughters. I will pour out their own
evil on them." (Jer 14:14-16)
Several other references may be found in Jer.
Here are two other OT examples..
"My hand will be against the prophets who see false visions and speak
lying divinations. They will not be present in the fellowship of My
people or be recorded in the register of the house of Israel, and they
will not enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord
GOD. (Eze 13:9)
False Prophets Judged
This is what the LORD says concerning the prophets who lead my people
astray, who proclaim peace when they have [food] to sink their teeth
into but declare war against the one who puts nothing in their mouths.
Therefore, it will be night for you-- without visions; it will grow dark
for you--without divination. The sun will set on these prophets, and the
daylight will turn black over them. Then the seers will be ashamed and
the diviners disappointed. They will all cover their mouths because
there will be no answer from God. But as for me, I am filled with power
by the Spirit of the LORD, with justice and courage, to proclaim to
Jacob his rebellion and to Israel his sin. (Mic 3:5-8)
What you're probably thinking of is Jesus' prophecy...
"Beware of false prophets who come to you in sheep's clothing but
inwardly are ravaging wolves. You'll recognize them by their fruit. Are
grapes gathered from thornbushes or figs from thistles? In the same way,
every good tree produces good fruit, but a bad tree produces bad fruit.
A good tree can't produce bad fruit; neither can a bad tree produce good
fruit. Every tree that doesn't produce good fruit is cut down and thrown
into the fire. (Mat 7:15-19)
Then the realization...
But the beast was taken prisoner, and along with him the false prophet,
who had performed signs on his authority, by which he deceived those who
accepted the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image. Both
of them were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur.
(Rev 19:20)
The Devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur
where the beast and the false prophet are, and they will be tormented
day and night forever and ever. (Rev 20:10)
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| | From: | Larry | | Subject: | Re: Help - Need verse | | Date: | Fri, 14 Jan 2005 00:22:44 GMT |
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| Let not many {of you} become teachers, my brethren, knowing that as
such we will incur a stricter judgment. (James 3:1 NASB)
Blessings
-larry
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