As I study various passages in scripture I am amazed at how often we are warned about religions that will so confuse people that they will not know what to believe. Each religion claims to be the only true way. They twist, distort and in a general way use scripture to their advantage. In the confusion they create, people will move from one religion/church to another. They will proclaim something they deeply believe one day and after a few days they are proclaiming another doctrine. Some will become so confused they will simply leave the faith. They will simply give up on truth and develop their own belief system.
In Matthew 24 Jesus was responding to questions His apostles had ask him about the end of time. Their questions are much the same questions being ask today. In trying to answer their questions He warned several times in this one chapter about the religious confusion that would occur in the last days.
In verses 4 & 5 He warns, "Watch out that no one deceives you. For many will come in My name, claiming, "I am Christ." In verse 10 He tells us the results of this is, "that many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other." He continues, "Many false prophets will appear and deceive many people." Again in verse 24 His warning continues, "For false christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and miracles to deceive even the very elect - if that were possible."
I have no ideal how many religions you may be able to find in our world. Move from country to country and you will see temples, gods, churches, religious declarations of various kinds. They can be intriguing. They can have a certain drawing power to them that is strange. Watching their devotion to their gods amazes us. How can they be wrong?
There is only one safe haven for truth in this kind of world. It is the Bible! The deeper you go into the Bible the more truth will be revealed to you. The further you get away from it the more confused you will become.
The message of the Bible? This is were many go astray. They pull a few verses from one book of the Bible and then a few more from another book and develop their theology. Here is a central truth concerning the Bible. It is about One Person. From Genesis 3:15 to the book of Revelation the red line of Jesus life can be found. Every interpretation must be in total agreement with Jesus Christ. A scripture concept or theology that takes us away from Christ will be false.
If you will keep your eyes on the Jesus of the Bible you will avoid false teachings. The Jesus of the
Bible is the One born of the virgin Mary. Born without sin. Lived a sinless life. Was resurrected on the their day. He is the only One the Father accepts as our Savior. Take away any part of this teaching and you have departed from truth.
There is no need for us to be confused. We have the Bible in our hands. Read it! Meditate on it! Memorize it! Know its message!
In Matthew 24 Jesus was responding to questions His apostles had ask him about the end of time. Their questions are much the same questions being ask today. In trying to answer their questions He warned several times in this one chapter about the religious confusion that would occur in the last days.
In verses 4 & 5 He warns, "Watch out that no one deceives you. For many will come in My name, claiming, "I am Christ." In verse 10 He tells us the results of this is, "that many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other." He continues, "Many false prophets will appear and deceive many people." Again in verse 24 His warning continues, "For false christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and miracles to deceive even the very elect - if that were possible."
I have no ideal how many religions you may be able to find in our world. Move from country to country and you will see temples, gods, churches, religious declarations of various kinds. They can be intriguing. They can have a certain drawing power to them that is strange. Watching their devotion to their gods amazes us. How can they be wrong?
There is only one safe haven for truth in this kind of world. It is the Bible! The deeper you go into the Bible the more truth will be revealed to you. The further you get away from it the more confused you will become.
The message of the Bible? This is were many go astray. They pull a few verses from one book of the Bible and then a few more from another book and develop their theology. Here is a central truth concerning the Bible. It is about One Person. From Genesis 3:15 to the book of Revelation the red line of Jesus life can be found. Every interpretation must be in total agreement with Jesus Christ. A scripture concept or theology that takes us away from Christ will be false.
If you will keep your eyes on the Jesus of the Bible you will avoid false teachings. The Jesus of the
Bible is the One born of the virgin Mary. Born without sin. Lived a sinless life. Was resurrected on the their day. He is the only One the Father accepts as our Savior. Take away any part of this teaching and you have departed from truth.
There is no need for us to be confused. We have the Bible in our hands. Read it! Meditate on it! Memorize it! Know its message!
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