The
proliferation of preachers nowadays, will
make it more difficult for those who are
seeking the knowledge of the truth to find
it. For there will be more preachers who
will lead or lure them away from the
truth written in the bible.
In II
Corinthians 11:3, the Apostles made
clear their apprehensions:
But I fear, lest somehow, as the
serpent deceived Eve by his
craftiness, so your minds may be
corrupted from the simplicity that
is in Christ. (NKJV)
The
same verse in other versions of the
Bible:
But I am afraid that just as
Eve was deceived by the
serpent's cunning, your minds
may somehow be led astray from
your sincere and pure devotion
to Christ. (TNIV)
However, I am afraid that
just as the serpent deceived Eve
by its tricks, so your minds may
somehow be lured away from
sincere and pure devotion to
Christ. (IEB)
Apostle
Paul feared that just as Satan deceived
or tricked Eve, your minds may also be
corrupted (led astray or lured away)
from the simplicity that is in Christ.
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How would the devil
deceive people and lead them away from the
simplicity that is in Christ?
In
Matthew 24:11, this is written:
"Many false prophets will arise and
will mislead many. ((ASV)
The
same verse in another version of the
Bible:
"And many false religious
teachers will come. They will
fool many people and will turn
them to the wrong way." (Mt.
24:11, New Life New Testament)
The devil
will use many false prophets or false
religious teachers and preachers to
mislead many people or will turn them
the wrong way—away from the truth that
is written in the bible.
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How will these False
Preachers mislead or fool people and turn
them the wrong way?
In 2
Thessalonians 2:10, it is explained:
"And use every kind of wicked
deceit on those who will perish.
they will perish because they did
not welcome and love the truth so as
to be saved." (TEV)
The
same verse in another version of the
Bible:
He will use every kind of
wicked deception to fool those
who are on their way to
destruction because they
refuse to believe the truth that
would save them. (NLT)
They
will use every kind of wicked deceit to
fool everyone.
Why are these people considered
fooled?
Because, they did not
welcome and love the truth so as to be
saved—that is the truth written in the
Bible. They were tricked to
believe what is false. Just because these
False Preachers also hold a bible in
hand, they easily came to believe what
they preach is true, without verifying it
first, if it it is written in the bible.
What is the
consequences if one is fooled?
If one is fooled, he is made to believe
what is false, thus, jeopardizing the
salvation of his soul. As the verse
says, "they are on their way to
destruction".
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Not all who hold the bible in hand will
preach the truth written in the bible, so
anyone who wants to know the truth must
make sure if these preachers are teaching
the truth as written in the bible.
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