READ: EPHESIANS 4:11-15
“That we hereafter be no more children, tossed
to and fro, and carried about every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men and
cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive” (Ephesians 4:14). Another factor that causes
Christians to slumber and sleep today is indiscriminate exposure to every wind
of doctrine. Watch what you read and hear. Sieve them so that you can
internalize only what is in consonance with the word. There are all kinds of
doctrines nowadays. When prosperity preaching came, it went to the extreme.
Today, even ministers of God do not care about their source of wealth anymore.
They have become so deceived and depraved that what informs their choice in
appointment of leaders; is money not the Spirit. They forget that it is
holiness and obedience; not wealth or prosperity that bring divine approval.
When the wind of faith doctrine began to blow, it also went to the extreme. I live daily by faith. I do not just preach it. The proponents of faith refer to the story of the prodigal son as an example that you can continue to backslide and return and be accepted by God. This negates Romans 6:1-2 which says God forbids any of His children continuing in sin. Such extremists have forgotten that the prodigal son backslid only once. If he had gone out the second time, he may never have returned. Apart from this, even though he was welcome back, he returned as a disinherited child. His father said his remaining assets belonged to his elder brother. He had no part of that inheritance (Luke 15:11-32).
If you backslide or compromise, you are wasting your fixed deposit. If you continue to do so, you may not even be able to make it to Heaven. Be warned. Never toy with sin. Never sport with sin (Proverbs 10:23). Never compromise with sin. Don’t be seen with it. Don’t drink it. Sin is a destroyer, a betrayer and a robber. What strange doctrines are you welcoming into your heart, from the internet, radio and television sermons and books? Shun them. When the congregation begins to know more than their Spirit-filled pastor (after yielding to strange doctrines) they begin to sleep spiritually. May the Lord deliver you from spiritual sleep.
When the wind of faith doctrine began to blow, it also went to the extreme. I live daily by faith. I do not just preach it. The proponents of faith refer to the story of the prodigal son as an example that you can continue to backslide and return and be accepted by God. This negates Romans 6:1-2 which says God forbids any of His children continuing in sin. Such extremists have forgotten that the prodigal son backslid only once. If he had gone out the second time, he may never have returned. Apart from this, even though he was welcome back, he returned as a disinherited child. His father said his remaining assets belonged to his elder brother. He had no part of that inheritance (Luke 15:11-32).
If you backslide or compromise, you are wasting your fixed deposit. If you continue to do so, you may not even be able to make it to Heaven. Be warned. Never toy with sin. Never sport with sin (Proverbs 10:23). Never compromise with sin. Don’t be seen with it. Don’t drink it. Sin is a destroyer, a betrayer and a robber. What strange doctrines are you welcoming into your heart, from the internet, radio and television sermons and books? Shun them. When the congregation begins to know more than their Spirit-filled pastor (after yielding to strange doctrines) they begin to sleep spiritually. May the Lord deliver you from spiritual sleep.
MEMORIZE:
EPHESIANS 4:14 –That we hereafter be no more children, tossed to and fro, and
carried about every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men and cunning
craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive.
