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Discerning False Ministers/Messengers.

Discerning False Ministers/Messengers. Many in christendom today, cringe on hearing the word 'false'. Many shudder when they hear a popular preacher they admire being labelled as a 'false teacher"; they apparently do not know that a very thin line exists between what is true and false & that he who brings/bears a false witness, is himself false, especially if he does so consistently. In 1st Corinthians 15, scripture clearly and unambiguously shows us what constitutes false witnesses/ministers. 1st Corinthians 15:14-15 And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain. Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not. ✍ Paul says if they witness or testify that God raised Christ when no such thing happened, then they are found 'false witnesses'. A false testimony/witness constitutes it's bearers false wit

The Final Criterion: Love For His Appearing.

The Final Criterion: Love For His Appearing. The final test of the profession of our faith is love for the Lord's appearing. He that loves the Lord will love his appearing and long/look forward to it. He that loves not his appearing, does not love him no matter how much he or she professes love for the Lord. The mouth can verbosely worship and profess love for the Lord, while the heart has little or no place for him. The heart of man can be very deceitful; even our own hearts can deceive us. The heart can be very very subtle, covertly leading one on in vain worship. In Luke 12:45-46, we see the Lord Jesus(He who searches the hearts & reins) reveal that the servant who defers his Lord's coming in his heart, by resolving that the Lord delayeth his coming, is an evil servant.👇🏼 "But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken; The lord of that serv