Many "christians" have bought into various lies in their churches or fellowships because it was introduced by "a brother" (or "a sister") People LOVE ear tickling lies and they will do ANYTHING to protect the smooth sounding lies that tickle their ears and the wolves that introduced those lies. This has always been so.
Isaiah 30
9 That this is a rebellious people, lying children, children that will not hear the law of the LORD:
10 Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits:
2 Timothy 4
3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
5 But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.
From outside of the cult, we can often see the error and wonder how so many could buy into the lie of such a cult yet some who wonder this are in their own cult or false belief system they uphold as being truth. Both Messiah Yeshua and the apostle Paul warned about the wolves who would sneak in to deceive AND about the wolves who would rise up among them - people who were once sound in their beliefs that bought into a lie and then spread the lie. The problem is that the overseers - the "pastors" and fellowship "leaders" refuse to protect the sheep from these wolves. Many times they will expel those that warn about the wolves and allow the wolves to devour the sheep. Yahweh will judge these hireling overseers.
Matthew 7:15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Acts 20
28 Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
29 For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.
30 Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.
31 Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three
years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.
John 10:12 But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.
This apostasy starts to spread like a cancer in once sound fellowships because the apostates are allowed to continue in the fellowships "as brothers" (or "sisters") instead of being expelled as the apostle Paul instructs. Sometimes the apostasy sneaks in and the fellowship swallows it before anyone knows what happened just like the proverbial frog is cooked before he knew what happened.
The boiling frog is an anecdote describing a frog slowly being boiled alive. The premise is that if a frog is placed in boiling water, it will jump out, but if it is placed in cold water that is slowly heated, it will not perceive the danger and will be cooked to death. The story is often used as a metaphor for the inability or unwillingness of people to react to or be aware of threats that occur gradually.1 Corinthians 5
9 I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators:
10 Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world.
11 But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.
12 For what have I to do to judge them also that are without? do not ye judge them that are within?
13 But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.
The apostasy in these last days is rampant. All one needs to do is watch "christian" television or listen to "christian" radio for a few seconds to see the great apostasy in action. The apostasy uses various forms to infiltrate the once sound churches / fellowships. Often it is the claim that Yahweh wants you healthy and wealthy. The draw for riches by "sowing a seed of faith" has been the means of wealth to many of the false prophets today. They feed on the sheep who they deceive into believing that Yahweh will give them 100 times back financially if the sheep send them money. Others buy into satanic and new age practices as "christian" because their favorite "christian" musicians are from churches that promote it. Sheep are stupid animals and Yeshua using them as a metaphor for believers is fitting.
Music is a seduction of many. The music ministry of Hillsong (Hillsong United) Bethel-Redding (Jesus Culture) and ihop (various) has been the means to seduce people into accepting such practices as grave sucking, fire walking, and acceptance of other doctrines Yahweh calls abominations (IE: acceptance of sodomites as part of the ministry for one)
There are many roads to hell claiming they are to God - there is a seduction and drawing for everyone. satan does not care how you arrive in hell even if you claim to be a Christian all he cares about is your spending eternity separated from Yahweh. Yeshua gave a warning that there will be MANY who claimed to be His and even doing "things for Him" but He will reject them because they did not OBEY Yahweh by following what He said in Torah.
1 John 3:4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
Matthew 7
21 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.
22 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?
23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. G458
Strong's number G458 iniquity (transliterated as anomia) :
anomia
1) the condition of without law
a) because ignorant of it
b) because of violating it
2) contempt and violation of law, iniquity, wickedness
John14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.
John 14:23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
John15:10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.
1 John 2
3 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
1 John 5
2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
Revelation 14:12 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.
It isn't just the churches or large fellowships that need to be on guard against the wolves. Even small fellowships are infiltrated by false prophets and deceivers doing all sorts of evil against those who warn against them. Being a former victim of such evildoing, I can tell you the demons will not stop trying to destroy you if you warn against such false teachers. If you belong to Yahweh, all you need to do is sit back and watch how He deals with such evildoers.
One of the "leaders" in the fellowship I was in is far down the road of destruction and Yahweh is not even finished with him yet. He is a "christian" fortuneteller who is using kaballah to deceive people into thinking he can tell them their future and what is in store for them by secret codes he claims are hidden in the bible. He refuses to teach and believe what is clearly in scripture. All this while he divorces his wife and is under investigation for child neglect. Yet he still has followers and people love his smooth sounding lies.
Deuteronomy 13
1 If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder,
2 And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them;
3 Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the LORD your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
4 Ye shall walk after the LORD your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him.
satan is out to seek and destroy anyone he can. The only way to protect yourself is to cleave to Yahweh and follow/obey Yeshua as Messiah. Trust in Yahweh and follow what He CLEARLY says in scripture. Forsake the smooth sounding prophets that will only speak smooth lies to you to flatter you (and likely they use their fortune telling to claim those warning against them are doomed) Don't drink the Koolaid of these smooth sounding liars who pretend to be your friends - they are vicious wolves inside. They may look like a sheep and pretend to be a sheep but they will tear you apart behind your back.
One tactic of a narcissist - which all cult leaders are - is to project their evildoing onto their chosen victim to make their victim look evil and to make them look like the one who is the victim. I'm a daughter of a narcissistic mother who dealt with this my entire life so I understand what happened when the vicious evildoers (there were several) in the fellowship I was in spread their vile lies about me. They claimed I did not live for Yahweh and my "lifestyle was not as I claimed" while they were having affairs and cheating on their spouses. I have followed Yahweh since I was young and have not strayed as they claimed (I still do not know all of their lies although I know the truth about my life and know whatever they claimed had to have been very bad for some people to turn against me as they did) They claimed I was a manipulator and evildoer while they were the ones manipulating people (and manipulating those people against me) When I said to some of them to pray Yahweh strike down the evildoers (which included me if I was the evildoer) and bless those who were righteous in Messiah they claimed I wanted them dead - an admittance they knew what they were doing was evil and manipulative.
Once again I pray Yahweh strike down the evildoers and bless the righteous - and reveal the truth to those who are truly wanting to follow Yahweh. I'm very sad with how few want to know the truth and that so many believed the lies without even asking me what my side was. It's hard for me to defend myself when I don't even know what all the lies were!
Proverbs 18:17 The first to state his case seems right, till the other one comes and cross-examines.
If a believer harms their brother (or sister) they would go to that brother (or sister) and reconcile. Few of these people did this and they continue to whore after the wolf - an admittance they truly are not following Messiah Yeshua or obeying Yahweh as they claim. I can only pray some of them have their eyes opened and repent before it is too late for them. It seems most have chosen to drink the koolaid and are on the road to destruction while believing they are on the road to salvation.
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