For God has not called us to impurity but in holiness. Therefore, anyone who refuses to live by these rules is not disobeying human teaching but is rejecting God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you. 1 Thessalonians 4:7-8
“But now you must be holy in everything you do, just as God who chose you is holy; for it is written, Be holy, because I am holy. For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence with love.” Help us Lord!
A faithful witness will not lie but a false witness will utter lies. Proverb 14:15
Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, but those who act faithfully are his delight. Jesus said to the people who believed in him, “You are truly my disciples if you remain faithful to my teachings. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” For the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
Do not listen to the words of the prophets who say to you, ‘You will not serve the king of Babylon,’ for they are prophesying lies to you. ‘For I have not sent them,’ declares the Lord. Jeremiah 27:14
For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ. But I am not surprised! Even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. So, it is no wonder that his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. In the end they will get the punishment their wicked deeds deserve. 2 Corinthians 11:13-15
“Indeed,” declares the Lord, “I am against those who prophesy false dreams they tell to lead My people astray with their reckless lies. It was not I who sent or commanded them, and they are of no benefit at all to these people,” declares the Lord. Jeremiah 23:32
“I did not send these prophets, yet they have run with their message; I did not speak to them, yet they prophesied. But if they had stood in My council, they would have proclaimed My words to My people and turned them back from their evil ways and evil deeds.”
Let prophet who has a dream retell it, but let him who has My word, speak My word in truth. There is a difference between straw and grain. Jeremiah 23:28
“Is not My word like fire, declares the Lord and like a hammer that breaks rocks in pieces?” Who is wise enough to understand this? Who has been instructed by the Lord and can explain it? Let those who are wise understand these things. Let those with discernment listen carefully. The paths of the Lord are true and right, and righteous people live by walking in them. But in those paths, sinners stumble and fall.”
“Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel who are now prophesying out of their own imaginations; this is what the lord says, ‘Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit, yet have seen nothing; whose visions were empty and deceptive.’
“Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture!” declares the Lord. “Because you have scattered my flock and driven them away and have not bestowed care on them, I will bestow punishment on you for the evil you have done,” declares the Lord.” Jeremiah 23: 1-2
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world. 1 John 4:1
This is what the Lord Almighty says: “Do not listen to what the prophets are prophesying to you; they fill you with false hopes. They speak visions from their own minds, not from the mouth of the Lord. The prophets are prophesying lies in My name,” says the Lord. “I did not send them or appoint them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a false vision, a worthless divination, the futility and delusion of their own minds. They will prophesy but their prophecy will not come to pass.”
There are easy ways to know the false prophets. They are not really dressed in sheep’s clothing but their actions and words reveal to us who they truly are. They may tote the Bible all day long and speak the word of God on their lips, but know that a true prophet is of God and speaks eternal truth. Be not deceived. Put them to the test.
Scripture reminds us, that, any true prophet of God acknowledges that Jesus came to earth as a man in the flesh. No true prophet of God will encourage you to put your faith in people other than Jesus, a prophet will not live a life of sin but is committed to God, a true prophet is not motivated by greed nor is consumed by the things of the world, and when the prophet speaks, it’s all in the name of Jesus and no other name; because Scripture reminds us, that, a prophet of God will be chosen by God, and that He will put His words in his mouth and he will reveal everything that God commands. My brothers and sisters in Christ, if the prophet does not encourage you to be a better person, if the fruits you garner from his storehouse are causing you to do wrong in the sight of God, watch out!
Jesus while speaking to them on the Mount of Olive warned, that, in the end times false Christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive. My brothers and sisters in Christ, we are living in the end times as we are seeing prophesy fulfilled day by day.
Jesus warns us in Matthew chapter seven and verse fifteen, “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thorn bushes, or figs from thistles? Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit will be cut down and thrown int the fire. Therefore, by their fruits you will know them.”
“And they went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word through the accompanying signs.”
My brothers and sisters in Christ, God is working in us and through us every day, He has called us, everyone of us to speak His truth without fear or shame. But be careful, because many will come in His name but who are not of him. There will be false prophets, and how will you know. Scripture reminds us that by their fruits we will know them.