sermon: Beware of False Prophets
Their Motivation, Appearance, and Works
Martin G. Collins
Given 17-Dec-11; Sermon #1079; 80 minutes
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Martin Collins, initially focusing on the commission of God’s prophets as God’s watchmen and messengers, switches his emphasis to the false prophets, those promoting the broad way, giving people what they want to hear. In the Roman Catholic Church, every month of the year was at one time a birth month of Christ. Finally, the Pagan date for the rebirth of the sun, or Saturnalia, was selected to resolve the hopelessly confused issue. Prophets, who falsely speak in God’s name, prophesying lies, are particularly odious to God Almighty, causing people to go into captivity. The false prophets lead people away from God’s way of life, causing them to forget His name, replacing God’s truth with human tradition, telling people what they want to hear. Penalties were severe in Deuteronomy 13:1-5, proscribing the death penalty for falsehood. Christ warned against false prophets in the Sermon on the Mount and the Olivet prophecy, both from outside and inside the church, promising liberty by preaching against the Law of God. Even though the false prophets and teachers are subtle, they are easy to identify if one examines the fruit. The law of biogenesis demonstrates that good fruit cannot come from a bad tree. Even though they may be persuasive and gentle, promising liberty, they deliver depression and discouragement, and like wolves, desire to tear the flock to shreds.
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Acts 20:29 Apostolic authority Bad fruit Balaam Catholic Encyclopedia Chaos Christmas Christ’s birth Church of Ephesus Clement Compromising Deuteronomy12:30; 13:1-5 Enter by the narrow gate Ezekiel 13:3-10, 22-23 False brothers False Christs False divination False prophets False teacher I Corinthians 11:3-4 I John 4:1 Futile vision Galatians 5:22-23 George Santayana ‘Going to heaven’ ‘Going to hell’ Good shepherd Health and wealth gospel Herbert Spencer Isaiah 8:20 Jeremiah 6:13-15; 23: 9-32 Jude 4 ‘keeping Sunday’ Know them by their fruits Law of biogenesis Mantle Matthew 7:13-20; 12:34-35; 24:11-24 Micah 2:6-11 Narrow gate Origen Pigs and dogs Pseudo Pseudodisdaskaloi Pseudoprofetan Pseuda postoloi Ravenous wolves Religious hobbyists II Corinthians 11:12-15; 13:3 II Peter 2:18-22 II Timothy 4:3-5 Sermon on the mount Sheep’s clothing Sheepskin Syncretism Tertullian Testing for false prophets Testing the spirits Thomas S. Monson Thorn bushes Traditions of the world Wide gate Works of the flesh Zechariah 13:1-6
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