This warning is more needed today than ever before. In this verse, Jesus issues a serious warning to beware of false prophets. Many people today are being deceived for lack of knowledge, because they have rejected the truth of God’s Word, and adhere to a doctrine, that is not founded on the Bible. The warning that was given to Israel needs to be obeyed by believers today, for many are being led astray by a false gospel which is taught by deceptive preachers and teachers. A mature Christian can stand against lies and deceit. A mature believer is not tricked by false teaching. God wants us to become mature Christians so that we lose our gullibility, and become able to discern truth from falsehood. As Christians, we are to study God’s Word and judge all teaching by what the Scriptures say. Any believer who studies the Bible carefully will spot a counterfeit and will be able to identify false doctrine. The most effective way to guard ourselves against deceptive teachers and false doctrine is to know the truth. Jesus warned us against being gullible believers. They are changing the application and interpretation of God’s Word to make their doctrines more appealing and more suitable to the world today. Some believers and churches today are altering the Scriptures to fit their own needs and desires. Jesus warned us that false prophets and teachers will come and will attempt to deceive even the elect. They can be deceivers who seem adept and have novel ideas that sound correct, but they are only deceptions of the truth. We must never forget, there are deceivers all around people who will cheat us out of the truth. We are to develop knowledge of sound doctrine so that we do not fall prey to false gospels and false teachers. There is no longer any reason for Christians to be ignorant about the things of God. Today, thanks to past teachers, writers and technology, we are incredibly blessed to have a large variety of Bible study resources at our fingertips: free Bible versions in different languages maps Bible commentaries Bible reading plans Word studies devotionals cross references sermons and audio Bibles. On September 19, 2021, Pastor Eric warned Christians to beware of false prophets, false teachers and false gospels.
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