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

Chapter 1 The Need for Discernment

The purpose of this book is to equip the believer to be able to distinguish the good from the bad, the wheat from the tares, the profitable from the unprofitable and the true from the counterfeit. The Bible speaks of deception and the need to be watchful especially as we near the Second Coming of Christ. As we approach that day, we must be able to discern or judge between true and false ministries and from sound and “not so- sound” doctrine . We must be able to discern between ministries and doctrines that build what God is building and those ministries and doctrines that work against what God is building.

In order to be able to do this we need to:

• Observe the warnings of God’s word,

• Accept the fact that we are all vulnerable to deception,

• Apply the tests that God gives to us in His word,

Maintain a teachable heart and

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• Lean strongly on the Holy Spirit to assist us.

Christianity is not a game, it is warfare. As Christians, we are called to be sober and vigilant in these days because we have an adversary who seeks to devour us. This adversary will use any and all means to thwart the purpose of God in our lives and in the life of the Church, the instrument of God’s

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