Watchout For WOLVES: Keys To Discerning Authentic Ministries & Evaluating Doctrinal Trends

If anything that I am teaching and preaching does not work equally as well in the Third World as it does in the First World, I need to re-examine what I am teaching. God’s word is universal. 11. Watch out for doctrines that sidestep confession, repentance, restitution and forsaking sin and release you from personal responsibility for your deeds. Therefore, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision, but declared first to those in Damascus and in Jerusalem, and throughout all the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent, turn to God, and do works befitting repentance. Acts 26:19-20 Confession, repentance, restitution and forsaking sin are still the foundation of the Christian’s walk with the Lord. There are many today who are offering love, acceptance and forgiveness without the basis for truth established. True recovery can never take place without dealing with sin in a biblical manner. 12. Watch out for doctrines that diminish the power of the cross and the work of repentance in your life (Gal. 1:6-10). For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified. 1 Corinthians 2:2 There is a great deal of blending of psychology into Christian counseling today. Many would espouse the idea that the Bible is an old book that does not take into account many of the current scientific research regarding man’s behavior patterns. They imply that the application of the Word of God alone to people’s lives is insufficient to meet the needs of modern man. They may say that we need the Bible plus ( fill in the blank ) .

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