False Teachers

False teachers

“For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.  
They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.” 
                                                                                             2Timothy 4:3,4.
I believe the above statement by the apostle Paul to Timothy. I also believe that, never in the history of Christianity is that statement more true.
Now don’t get me wrong there are a lot of good solid evangelist and pastors doing their best to serve the Lord and minister His word in spirit and in truth. Delivering the unadulterated salvation message of God.
Never the less there are many out there in the media that are not teaching sound doctrine. They are misleading people in many cases deliberately lying to people. Sadly all too many people are believing them. Christians who are not reading the word of God. Who are not studying. Who are relying on specific evangelist or pastors to teach them and never check to see if they are being taught correctly.
I watch a particular television network we pick up over the air from the United States. There are people their selling what amounts to at the very best secular products with a Christian wrapping at worst snake oil.
They are telling people to stock up on supplies for a year or more because the end is coming and Christ’s return in imminent. And of course they want you to buy the supplies from them.
I can understand people wanting Christ to return soon. Our society is on a slippery slope to hell. It’s wandering far from God’s ideals. Who wouldn’t want Christ to come back today.
I can also understand people wanting to stock up incase there’s a disaster. That is the prudent thing to do.
What bothers me is the millions of dollars these evangelist and pastors are spending on doom and gloom scenarios when they should be presenting the salvation message of God.
The gospel of Matthew however records,
“Jesus answered: “Watch out that no one deceives you.  
For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many.  
You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come.”  
                                       Matthew 24:4-6.
There is a lot of trouble in the world today. It seems like a great up evil is happening in the middle east. And yes the time for Christ’s return may be close at hand. Christians have believed this since the days of the apostles.
Still knowing this, we as Christians should be doubling our effort to reach people for Christ. Jesus gave the church it’s mandate when He said,
“Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.  
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,  and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” 
                                                                             Matthew 28:18-20 .
That age has not come to an end yet therefor we must work as hard as we can to reach the world for Christ.
Forget about selling or buying fancy face creams or survival rations that can be bought at a secular store.
We need to be putting our time our effort and our money, into reaching the world around us.
Good evangelist and pastors are preaching this message. Follow their examples and buy your face cream if you must from a local cosmetic store.
Please think about it.