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Beware of false prophets
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Beware of false prophets

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Beware of the false prophets who claim to represent the Lord; but in reality they are inwardly ravaging wolves seeking to destroy the body of Christ.
Mat 7:
15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
Eph 4:
11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

By their fruits you shall know them.
Mat 7:
20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

Do they teach you to love or to hate?
Mat 7:
16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

Do they speak against things to get you to doubt or do they generate faith?
Jam 3:
16 For where envying and strife [is], there [is] confusion and every evil work.
17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, [and] easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.

Do they paint such a negative picture of the world they cause you to despair or do they bring you a message of hope?
Hbr 3:
6 But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.
Hbr 6:
11 And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:

Does their message cause you to increase in love, hope and faith or does their message leave you in the state of fear?
2Ti 2:
24 And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all [men], apt to teach, patient,
Tts 3:
2 To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, [but] gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.

The main weapon use by all the tyrants of history was to use fear to rule the hearts of their people.
Mat 23:
11 But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.
1Jo 4:
18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.

If a man claiming to be a prophet tries to get you to follow him by a message of fear, he is a false prophet seeking to make merchandise of you.
Rev 21:
8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

Brethren, pay heed to the true prophets, whose message teaches us to love another.
Gal 5:
13 For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only [use] not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
1Th 4:
9 But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.
1Jo 3:
11 For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.
Jhn 13:
35 By this shall all [men] know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.