Matthew 7:20 Wherefore by their fruits.Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, 23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.1 John 4:1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but test the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets have gone out into the world.In these verses God's Word we see that the Lord shows us how to discern the false from the true, ie He has left us enough educated to recognize false, or not to close our eyes to reality is the responsibility of every believer .We need to exercise discernment. It is unfortunate to see a Christian in a church that does not have spiritual discernment. His life and the church he attends must have a lot of "junk" of all kinds, so the Word urges us to:Matthew 12:33 Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit corrupt: for by the fruit tree is known. 34 You brood of vipers! How can you speak good, being evil? Because of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. 35 The good man out of his good treasure brings forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.Proverbs 20:11 Even a child is known by his doings, whether his conduct is pure and right.Today thanks to the fidelity of God the church still has many people who preach, minister and teach in a real relationship with God. His sermons and teachings are products of a right relationship with God. This is something to keep in mind so that we serve as a guide for every Christian to separate the good from the bad. The vital question here is: What really makes this minister in his personal life and his ministry? There is much of what is taught today that "sounds good" but in honor of the truth, not what it should be, ie is not glorifying or pleasing to God.(1) The fruit of their doctrine is wrongAs children of God we must consider what the result produced by the ministry of this or that preacher. This is much more to look at buildings that have (or says that the church has them), the size of your church or people who have gathered, the economic success it has achieved, and carnal things that we always focus . In other words we need to discern the spiritual fruit of his ministry. The greatness, fame, many people, a lot of money, amazing buildings, all this is not necessarily what they should produce a minister of God. It is the spiritual that has produced what we need to evaluate and weigh. We need to see first what he has produced for his own spiritual life, Christ said as follows:John 15:8 Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit and become my disciples.It is the will of God that every Christian who walks "in Christ," that is living for God moment by moment, produce spiritual fruit in your life. That is the will of God the Father, which is the result:Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, 23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.Paul speaks of the fruit produced by the Holy Spirit in the Christian life in Galatians 5:22. But all that Paul said that is the fruit of the Spirit is not really very easy to verify. Satan often does something very similar or like this fruit in the lives of their emissaries in many cases is rather an imitation of the fruit of the Spirit. That's why we need to be instructed by God to distinguish between true and false and that has nothing to do with feelings for the warning of the Word is very serious:Matthew 7:15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. 16 By their fruits ye shall know them. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs from thistles? 17 Even so every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree can not bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. 19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.So the first concept to discern the false from the true master is investigate in prayer and the Word of God in hand, which is the fruit truly. We can begin analyzing their private lives and personal, his ministry and his works. Just as in the field one can recognize the type of fruit tree that produces a quality and type of fruit it produces, we can recognize what kind of "tree" is this or that minister. Today is espelúznate see how ignorant are many Christians in this topic. For example, your pastor can abusarles, rape women or even children, steal, requiring the "tithe", ie treat them abusively without any affection or sincerity, not to mention love, and they endure and endure.Another simple rule or to see to discern its fruits, is for example verify all claims and accusations that he and his ministers have ie your computer so that the allowed and justified, that it's simply a sign that we are facing a false teacher. Every year or every so often read and hear that it is discovered that a minister was living in fornication or adultery, but his years ministering because he had not been discovered, but the accusations and suspicions were very clear on the table. In the case of the priests of the Catholic Church, often known to be a father or bishop have had substantiated cases of child abuse or have sexually abused minors and the administration of the Catholic Church knows and what they do is move the individual to a place where nobody will know of her immorality and pedophilia, and then starts again.Recall again that we strongly recommend the ScriptureHebrews 13:7 Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God: Consider what has been the result of their conduct, imitate their faith.1 Peter 5:2 Feed the flock of God among you, exercising oversight, not under compulsion but willingly, not for dishonest gain but eagerly; 3 Neither as being lords over those entrusted to your care, but being examples to the flock. 4 And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory. 5 Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders and all serve each other, and be clothed with humility: for God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble.1 Corinthians 16:15 Brethren, ye know the household of Stephanas is the firstfruits of Achaia, and they are dedicated to serving the saints. 16 I urge you in subjection to people like them and all who help and work.I know many people whom we have had to remind the following sentence: Following the Example - If you can not say with all honestyity, "I want to be like my pastor," you begin to pray that God will help you find another church and another pastor whom really want to imitate and can guide you.God has established that all his ministers, his servants (his servants) should be examples of Christ to others. We need to see proven that people who are under his leadership and ministry truly grow spiritually through what he has done, that is, by his example of life to them, by their doctrine, by the way they minister (the methods and character he uses in his life and ministry). Christian, church member, is the person who must discern the false prophet or false teacher.But what often happens is that certain pastors or leaders have been able to "ride" their leadership so that they own all the property owned by the church, in such cases is not possible to remove the false teacher but the Christian in that case should leave a church that is being manipulated in this way. Remember the principle of the yeast Paul explains in 1 Corinthians 5:9 and Galatians 5:6-8. If you remain in a church of such a risk that one becomes like those people is very great.If they are corrupt and minimize the seriousness and gravity of sin, with time one gets to do and unfortunately feel just like them. This is very common and constant especially when it comes to people of great importance, as a shepherd, who preach, teach, or lead. The typical false teacher forwards all allegations or suspicions proved that there is about his life (which reveal his bad character and personal problems) out of his own personal life, ie towards the buildings, money, the large number of people congregate in the church, the great "work of God" they are doing, the number of people saved, fame, etc..Recall that the result here speaks of the spiritual, not external. For example the Roman Catholic Church has thousands of buildings larger than of other religions but that does not show that they are in truth. Pagan religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, and others have more people than Christianity itself but remember that broad is the way to hell and narrow is the way to heaven. The outside should not impress us, and the spiritual is not easy to discern. It often takes time and effort to recognize false prophets and teachers. Recall that the "Christian Today" is full of pastors that "promote" their ministry using their people and this is mainly for two reasons:
His followers are blind because they have been convinced or have to constantly convince that what they are doing is of God.
Their ministries are fraudulent because they often say they are being obedient to what God commands (but ignored in practice what the Bible teaches), the truth is that this is not the right reason to support and participate in an effort to fame.
(2) They do the Will of GodMatthew 7:21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, shall enter the kingdom of loscielos, but he who does the will of my Father in heaven. 22 Many will say to Me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name and in thy name cast out demons in Your name perform many miracles? 23 And then I will declare I never knew you: depart from me, you evildoers.This single verse shows conclusively that esclarecedoramente and false teachers identify themselves as servants of the Lord, even prophesy and work miracles in the name of God, but Christ says that the unsaved are evildoers, but many wonder how it will be ? the reality is that the character of the false teacher is not like Christ's, again not works, is his character, to be obedient and submissive to the Word of God, ie God's will make leaving aside their personal agendas and interests, look at how Paul worked:1 Corinthians 3:10 According to the grace of God that was given to me, as a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and another builds on it but every man take heed how on builds.1 Corinthians 14:37 If anyone thinks himself a prophet or spiritual, recognize that what I write are the commandments of the Lord.We understand that the doctrine and Church government is not starting at this time, but already has a foundation and all you have to do is build you up, ie all believers (including pastors and all types of leader) must be subject under the authority of Scripture. Many false teachers are promoted as "new" architects of the church, they decide how it is to minister, teach their own doctrines which emphasize ardently in their ministries, ie they ignore the Word of God and give more importance to her mystical experiences, here a clear example of what we are saying:Another example, Rick Warren pastor of Saddleback Church in Lake Forest California. A few years ago he made a survey of people in your city ("Christians" and non-Christians) making the following question, "What kind of church would you like?" Based on the results of this survey, changed everything his ministry and his church to "give people what they wanted." That was a direct act of rebellion against God, because he cares more what people would like to hear and see what God through His Word - The Bible (His Will) wants men to know. When one ignores openly and directly what you want God to replace it with what one wants, or what is popular is the most typical and real mark of a false teacher.Handlers of the Bible - manipulate the Bible to defend what they do, ultimately the Bible is their authority and model what they do and how.Bible verses used in isolation and the way that suits them, but seek to integrate into the biblical doctrine as a whole, but manipulate the Scriptures to their own purposes and to support their doctrines usually heretical. This occurs very often (though not always) in attacks against the true doctrine already established as historical and "fundamental" of historic Christianity. Their strategy is very similar or similar to that of a cult. His promotion is something like, "We are different from others. We are the anointed of God and have God's revelation for these times, and so on. "That attitude or assumption is not correct, but remember that 1 Kings 19:13-18 tells us about where we see Elijahcomplained to God, thinking it was the only one who had not bowed the knee to Baal, but God I correct stating that he had thousands of men loyal to him also see as Christ warned his disciples not to object to others speaking on their behalf That was because they thought they were "not of their group" Mark 9:38-40. But we must also remember that not always the most popular or what is fashionable is right, so today we see how many brothers even churches in good and correct doctrine, wrecked trying to incorporate what the vast majority say that what they teach that is the "last revealed by God to his church." The word of God is very clear in pointing out the following:John 7:17 If any man will do his will, he shall know whether my teaching comes from God or whether I speak of myself.John 8:43 Why do ye not understand my speech? Because you can not hear my word.As false teachers actually can not see the Truth of God, and without the Holy Spirit, then invent or seek new "revelations" but above all they have been given to them. This is so because we see that the condition for recognizing the true doctrine is that one must have a willing heart and submissive obedience to the will of God. In the absence of this requirement see as "the people of God" goes after false teachers and doctrines new or trendy, that's because they do not want to obey God, His will, and then they are doomed to walk like the blind being led by blind . Contrary to what happens to those people God grants to His true children the following:IN PRAYER-John 9:31 And we know that God heareth not sinners: but if one is afraid of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.1 John 3:22 and whatever we ask we receive of him, because we keep His commandments and do those things that are pleasing in His sight. (Luke 11:2, 1 John 3:22, 5:14)SALVATION IN-1 ° John 2:17 And the world passeth away, and desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.John 6:38 For I came down from heaven not to do My own will but the will of him who sent me. 39 And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that of all that has given Me I lose nothing, but raise it up on the last day. 40 And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that every one which seeth the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day.IN THE LIST OF FAMILY-Matthew 12:50 For whoever does the will of my Father who is in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.DISCERNMENT IN-John 5:30 I can do nothing of myself: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just, because I seek not my will but the will of him who sent me the Father.Matthew 7:21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father in heaven.IN THE WORK OF GOD-John 4:34 Jesus said unto them, My meat is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.The main issue here is to recognize that God has no fellowship with the person who is looking for his own will, because God sees this attitude as a rebellion, remember what happened to Saul. By contrast the truly saved person, obeys the will of God. Although we know that whenever we sin (1 John 1:8-10) after being saved, our attitude is to obey God rather than men. This is the main feature that divides those who are saved and those who are deceiving themselves.1 John 2:3 And hereby we know that we know him if we obey his commandments. 4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him, 5 but whoever keeps his word, truly the love of God perfected: hereby know we're at it. 29 If ye know that he is righteous, you know that everyone who practices righteousness is born of him.1 John 3:3 And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself, just as he is pure. 5 You know that he appeared to take away our sins, and there is no sin on him. 6 Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: every one who sins has not seen him, neither known him. 7 Little children, no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous. 8 He that committeth sin is of the devil because the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God, destroy the works of the devil. 9 Whosoever is born of God practices sin, because God's seed remains in him, and he can not sin, because he is born of God. 10 This is how we the children of God and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness, and who does not love his brother, not of God. 24 And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in God, and God in him. And we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit given to us.1 John 5:1 Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and whosoever loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him. 2 Hereby know 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 burdensome. 4 For whatever is born of God overcomes the world: and this is the victory that overcomes the world, our faith.We should note here that the arrangement of the individual to the will of God that shows whether a person is saved or not. Then we can easily identify the ministers who sin (repent not, will not acknowledge, much less abandon their false doctrines) as false ministers or unbelievers. In any ministry are disqualified (they should not teach, preach, govern, manage or direct the Church).A clear example of what we are claiming:
No hay comentarios:
Publicar un comentario