DOCTRINES OF DEVILS AND FALSE TEACHERS
The King
James Bible speaks of the devil sixty-two times, devils fifty-four time and
Satan fifty-two times
1 Timothy
4:1 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, (in direct terms) that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving
heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines (or teachings) of devils;
Paul is saying here the Holy Spirit tells us clearly that in
the last days some will turn away from what we believe.
They will follow lying spirits and teachings that came from
the doctrines of devils. False teachers were and are still a threat to the
church.
Jeremiah 23:31-32 31 Behold,
I am against the prophets, saith the Lord, that use their tongues,
and say, He saith.
32 Behold, I am against them
that prophesy false dreams, saith the Lord, and do tell them, and
cause my people to err by their lies, and by their lightness; yet I sent them
not, nor commanded them: therefore they shall not profit this people at all,
saith the Lord.
Even today it is not enough that a teacher, minister or
evangelist appears to know what they are talking about or says she or he is
speaking for God.
If their words contradict what the bible says they are
teaching false. These hypocrites, false teachers are lying spirits that are
teaching what come from demons.
We are guided by Demonic spirits, or we are guided by the
Holy Spirit.
The devil deceives people by offering a clever imitation of
the real things of God. Don’t be impressed with a teacher’s style or
credentials, his teaching must line up with the word of God.
Colossians 3:16-17 16 Let
the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing
one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your
hearts to the Lord.
17 And whatsoever ye do in
word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and
the Father by him.
Let the truth of Gods word dwell in you richly in all wisdom and
understanding, always what so ever you do, do it in the name of Jesus, giving
thanks to God and the father through him.
Because we still live in the flesh, we sometimes get weak in
our thinking and that is very fertile ground. It leaves room for the devil to
work on our minds.
Eph 4:23-27
23 And be renewed in the
spirit of your mind;
24 And that ye put on the new man, which after God is
created in righteousness and true holiness.
25 Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth
with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
26 Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down
upon your wrath:
27 Neither give place to the devil.
Your mind is what you
think with,
Your will is what you
want,
Your emotions are what you
act on.
We need to be careful
about what we think, what we want, and what we act on.
Our old way of life before
we got saved should be completely in the past. We must put on the new nature,
go in a new direction and have a new way of thinking that the Holy Spirit gives
us.
Don’t give place to the
devil. Why, because it is his goal to deceive you. It is so important to avoid
the worthless deeds of evil and darkness and stay away from evil influences.
Matthew 5:14-16 14 Ye are
the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
15 Neither do men light a
candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light
unto all that are in the house.
16 Let your light so shine
before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is
in heaven.
We are the only spiritual light on the planet. God needs us to
shine for him. Don’t hide the light that God has made available for you through
his son Christ Jesus, let it shine in you so people will have hope.
Let
it shine before men so that they may see your good works and glorify your
heavenly Father.
When things don’t work out
the way we think they should or the way we want them to, that is when wrong
thoughts start coming into our minds. That is when we start thinking of things.
Satan fights with lies and sometimes his lies sound like truth.
John 8:42-43 42 Jesus
said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded
forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.
43 Why do ye not understand
my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.
I know you are Abrahams seed. I speak that which I have seen with
my father, and you do that which you have seen with your father. You would love
me if God were your Father. I did not come of myself, but he sent me. Why do
you not understand my speech, because you cannot hear my word.
Satan often attacks our
heart, the very center of our emotions… self worth… and trust. He wants us to
think the good news of the gospel is worthless and hopeless.
Satan wants to make us
doubt God. Never doubt in the enduring power of the heavenly realm.
John 8:44-47 44 Ye
are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a
murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no
truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar,
and the father of it.
45 And because I tell you the
truth, ye believe me not.
46 Which of you convinceth me
of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me?
47 He that is of God heareth
God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.
Jesus is saying because you cannot hear his word you are of your
father the devil, and the lust of your father you will do. He was a murderer
from the beginning and he lives not in the truth, because the truth was not in
him, for he is a liar and the father of it.
And now I try to tell you the truth and you believe me not. Even if
I say the truth; why don’t you believe me? If you could only hear Gods word but
you hear them not because you are not of God.
Did you ever have a bad
habit that you actually hated, and know in your heart that it is wrong?
Sinfully wrong. In your heart you would say, I am never going to do that again.
But as sure as we declare
it, this nagging thought would drive you crazy, and without thinking you would
do it again. The temptation was so strong that you could not stop yourself.
You are not alone, that
probably describes a lot of the population. Bad thoughts lustful thoughts and
thoughts of wrong desires only come from one source, the flesh way of thinking.
We all have areas where
temptation is strong and habits are hard to conquer. These weaknesses give the
devil a foothold. We must deal with our areas of vulnerability.
We still live in the flesh;
most people struggle with a particular sin. The sin is bad enough but the big
problem is when we try to justify it.
1 Peter 5:8 8 Be sober,
be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh
about, seeking whom he may devour:
Your adversary, the devil, is always on the
prowl, seeking someone to devour. Just like a real lion who seeks out the young
and feeble (the young of spirit and the weak of spirit) to attack.
John 10:10
The thief cometh not, but for to
steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and
that they might have it more abundantly.
Who is the thief? The one who comes to kill,
steal and destroy. How does he kill steal and destroy? He does it by deception,
getting you to doubt yourself and God. He may not physically kill your body,
but he does want to kill your spirit, your connection with God.
This
deception does have a good ending, Jesus says I am come that you might have
life and that they might have life more abundantly.
Yes, you
will be tempted, Jesus was tempted, yes there will be thoughts that come to
your mind, some not so good, some worse.
You need
to consider the source; you know these thoughts are not of God so they must be
from the adversary the devil. Or wrong thinking on your part.
James
4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the
devil, and he will flee from you.
Resist the devil and he will run from you. Tell
him as Jesus did to get behind you.
