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Matthew 7:15-16 "Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?"
- Do the preachers you follow add or subtract to God's Word? Are they following the Bible or their own doctrines? If they follow the Bible, Christians will see their fruit and know it is from God. If they are following something else, we will see their fruit and know it is not good.
Matthew 7:21-23 "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?' Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!"
- There will actually be people in Heaven who think they are saved, but they are not! Are there people on Earth who think they are saved, but are not? Of course there are. Mormons are one group that fits this category. It seems very strange to Christians that there could be people who are unsaved but truly believe they are saved to the point where they will question God and tell Him about their good deeds done in His name. However, God is warning us about these people now in this passage of scripture. Don't be surprised when you speak to Mormons who truly think they are saved. God will tell them, "I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers."
Galatians 1:8-9 "But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, let him be accursed. As we have said before, so now I say again, if anyone preaches any other gospel to you than what you have received, let him be accursed."
- Salvation by works is the beginning of the major differences between the Mormon gospel and the Christian gospel. The nearly two thousand year old Christian gospel is easy to understand and straight-forward. However, the new, different gospel preached by the Mormons is not the same and actually contradictory in many ways.
Matthew 24:11 "Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many."
- How many millions of people are deceived in the Mormon church? The massive numbers have inspired me to do hours of research.
Matthew 24:24 "For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect."
- There are two sources of power on this planet. One is good and from God. The other is evil and from Satan. These evil powers will be used to produce signs and wonders that will actually deceive true Christians! Know your Bible inside and out. Don't be one of the elect who is deceived. In order to deceive true believers, these evil powers must be subtle. They must appear like they are good and coming from God. Is the Mormon church calling themselves Christians today? Do the differences in their gospel and religion seem subtle and incidental at first? Yes.
2 Peter 2:1 "But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction."
- If you do not think that there are contradictions between the Mormon doctrines and the Bible, please read comparison paper on the Bible, the Book of Mormon and the Doctrine and Covenants. For each and every prophet and teacher in the Mormon religion to bring in their new and contradictory doctrines by accident would be unfathomable. No matter how well meaning their followers may be today, there has been and there still are false teachers in the Mormon church who are willingly and purposely teaching their flock wrong things.
1 John 4:1 "Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world."
- How do you test the spirits? Not only by praying. You must know what God's Word says. The only way to test new doctrines is to see if it stands up against the only source of truth that we have - The Bible. Praying is fantastic. However, don't be fooled by Mormons who ask you to pray about their religion or Book of Mormon. Would you pray and ask God if you should kill someone? Of course not. Likewise, you should not pray and ask God if you should accept and believe a man and a doctrine that contradicts what God has written in His Word. Nowhere in the Bible does it command or allow us to pray about new doctrines. Know God's Word and compare anything that you see or hear against it.
My Prayer: "Thank you for the warnings against false prophets, Lord. Help us to read and know the Bible very well, so we won't be deceived. Make us spiritually mature, Father. Give us great discernment so we can identify truth and lies. Make us very wise and give us great knowledge, Lord. Let us hate evil and the father of lies! Help us to have patience with people who are being deceived, but give us the courage to tell them. In Jesus' name, Amen."
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