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

The Message Bible says it this way,

“Everyone’s after the dishonest dollar, little people and big people alike. Prophets and priests and everyone in between twist words and doctor truth. My people are broken--shattered! -- and they put on band-aids, Saying, ‘It's not so bad. You’ll be just fine.’ But things are not ‘just fine’! Do you suppose they are embarrassed over this outrage? No, they have no shame. They don’t even know how to blush. There’s no hope for them. They’ve hit bottom and there’s no getting up. As far as I’m concerned, they’re finished.” GOD has spoken. Finally , false ministries prey on those who do not have a sincere love for the truth . Paul wrote to the believers in Thessalonica regarding the coming of the lawless one (2 Th. 2:9-12). The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders, 10 and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth , that they might be saved. 11 And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie, 12 that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness. 2 Thessalonians 2:9-12

Othe r translations say…

… but they will refuse to love the truth and accept it. – CEV … they refused to love the truth. – NIV … they did not welcome into their hearts the love of the truth. – Wuest

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