TALK ABOUT BAD BREATH!

“And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ: That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive” — Ephesians 4:11-14

Have you ever noticed that almost every church building has the pulpit located in the center? This is one tradition that is in keeping with truth: The church is to be centered on the preaching of the Word of God. The word of the Lord given to the prophets and apostles is the foundation of the true church: Its light keeps us from being “tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive.”

The word translated “sleight of men” is dice in the Greek. How many teachings in the church today are nothing more than the roll of a dice? How many “gifts” have you seen operating that were truly a “hit and miss proposition?” A preacher with an audience of perhaps a million says, “The Lord is showing me that someone listening to me has a headache; the Lord wants to heal it. Be sure to send your seed git of a thousand dollars!” How many people don’t have a headache: this is nothing more than a roll of the dice.

The word “cunning craftiness” is translated “subtilty” in 2 Corinthians 11:3, “ But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.” As I have said before, there is nothing innocent about false doctrine. The same devil that spoke through the snake in the beginning still speaks deception today! that does not line up with the teaching of the scriptures. Were it not for the foundation of the true Apostles and Prophets, we would not have a “more sure word of prophesy” to refute “every wind and wave of doctrine “that has blew in the church today.

Do you know of anyone claiming to be a “modern” foundation of the church today? Have you heard that we as a church are going to take over the governments of this world and will be under the leadership of “super apostles?”Did you know that all of these teachings are available now: oil in the hands, gold dust, fascination with angels, exstasis dancing, ecstatic prophesy, and singing with the planets? Do you know where all of this is coming from? It is coming from the hot air of hell itself! Talk about bad breath!!