Beware of false prophets

By Reni M. Valenzuela

Masters at preaching half-truths convincingly enough to make each of their half-truths appear like it is the whole truth, false prophets are able to gain huge following and amass earthly wealth for themselves, courtesy of their false religion, and false heart.

One of them claims to be the “Son of God.” The other is put on a pedestal/throne as being infallible.  Another one is hollowed by his followers to be an angel sent from Heaven. And, alas, the most modern of such a kind of “God’s servants” abound today — those who use their gadgets or “godget” as the Bible, thereby rendering the real Bible useless, obsolete, old-fashioned and a passe. They may use the Bible, though, but just for display/props or Christian projection. Impious. Pretentious. Profane. Mannequins.

Gadgets have Bible apps, but they are not Bibles and can never be a replacement for the Bible.  The Bible is holy, gadgets are not. The Bible is God-breathed and Holy Spirit-inspired, gadgets are not. The Bible contains just the Word of God, gadgets contain more of hell’s vileness and badness.

Only demons hate the Bible and would call/treat gadgets as Bible. Are you one of them? There is only one Bible and there’s no e-bible just as there’s no e-Christ. Technology is not a devil, but the devil is deeply into technology so much so that even ministers and church people have been blinded, deceived by it.

Tragically, the “godget” ministers end up servants merely of religion, preaching a different “Christ” or “Christian message” — for being allergic to the Bible and submissive to seducing, deluding spirits. Look how false and paradoxical they have become: They admonish their parishioners to read the Bible when they are not themselves reading the Bible before them all.

Funny, some of them would just opt to ask somebody else to read it for them — if only to hide (a little) their disdain of the Bible. Be cautioned, however, because not all who hold and use the Bible are commissioned by Christ and true mouthpieces of God.

“But mark this, there will be terrible times in the last days… All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.”  – 2 Timothy 3:1, 16-17. 

While it is true that even our future sins have been paid for by Jesus Christ on the cross, it is false, wrong and self-deceiving for believers to use such a metaphorical truth as a way/excuse for them to live crooked, unholy lives, feeling at liberty to commit sin — sans remorse, effort, faith, grace and desire to ever grow in sanctification and purity. Licentious.

With just a “clicker” in his hand, one “barking speaker” of a megachurch preached his e-bible again last Sunday, and his howling, bellowing sermon was posted in his church’s Facebook page.

I would almost always find something amiss in his pulpit messages even in the very rare times that I would chance upon seeing/hearing Him preach. Be especially discerning, dear brethren/countrymen, and watch out for “shepherds” like him who employ mixed, diluted, nice-sounding, heart-thumping words — to cover their “error” (artfully).

This BS man (“barking speaker”) tackled this time the subject of forgiveness, expounding on this Scripture passage, “There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.” – Romans 8:1 (KJV). BUT, beware.

He talked about past sins as being “paid,” but he was in effect and in reality trying to inject or reinforce a false teaching about God’s forgiveness and future sin. He’s like encouraging Christians not to worry about any sins that they have committed a while ago and those from yesterday and long ago past, including sins that have yet to committed — in the absence of repentance. Bayad na daw kasi.  “Paid already,” he yelled. 2 Timothy 4:3.