http://www.charismanews.com/opinion/watchman-on-the-wall/56830-prophet-insists-he-was-framed-for-selling-photos-from-his-trip-to-heaven
My heart was full of passion for the body of Christ as I wrote this, how I wish we read with an open, Christ-centred heart to the very end...
We can't go too far from the Word, rightly divided before getting into all sorts of vain jangling that leads to destruction... The downside of this kind of prophets is that they can't endure sound doctrines and those who can't endure sound doctrines like them fall for them...
In Africa, the myriads of problems, both real and adopted and the way we view them make the average African vulnerable and susceptible to such deceptions.
We don't view temptations or trials as been common to man, we don't trust in God's faithfulness to know that He will not permit a temptation that's more than we can bear, we hardly see any hope that God will make a way of escape...many don't believe in their personal relationship with God, they rate other people's anointing above their personal walk with God and above their closets and heartfelt prayers...we believe until some so and so prophets lead prayers, God won't answer, until some so and so men of God give us prayer points the Holy Spirit can't help our infirmities to know what we should pray for as we ought.
We forget that preachers are sent not so that they can call on our behalf but so that hearing them we can have faith to call by ourselves...since it is a principle that whosoever Shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved...the same God over all is rich unto all who call upon Him...
We then turn our gatherings from a place where we encourage each other from the hardening of sin as we see the day approaching to a consulting arena of a witch doctor (babalawo) running a jamboree...or a festival...
We erode the faith of people from simple prayers of agreement and intercession in love for each other and instead place that faith in some special anointing of a personality without which no one else can pray and have results... In fact, in some places, no one unauthorised can casually pray for or with another within the premises...
I know whatever overthrows the faith of people is mere or vain jangling or babbling as Apostle Paul wrote to Timothy...
The truth on ground is that many people's faith in fundamental principles of Christ have been overthrown and we are already threading on dangerous grounds...
But who's fault?
There was a time in Israel when there was no true God, no law and no teaching priests... Everyone did as he felt and there was no peace to those going in or going out...
At that time, God didn't die, the law wasn't burnt and there were priests... The problem was that the Priests didn't take the law to teach it so that faith might rise in the heart of people towards the true God...
The difference between the true God and the false gods is the doctrine and the faith that builds out of those teachings. False teachings and superstitions raise faith in false gods, and the truth of the glorious gospel of Christ raises faith in the true God...
Both the true God and the idols of the heart are unseen, the only way to trace which God is being served is to trace whose Word is being preached and taught.
When we have people who have itching ears, who love cunningly devised fables rather than the truth of God's word, who prefer superstitions and weird fairytales to deep spiritual truths, you have a ground ready to receive false gods...
When you have people who won't check again if those things preachers told them were true from God's word, then you have a people ready to receive Jezebel as teacher...
But what alternatives do people have when they see not their teachers? When teachers are far away from them, what can they do than to listen to superstitions and scary tales that gender fear and unbelief?
Teachers, called of God must set themselves free from the bandages where they have been caged, they must unlock the padlocks holding their lips and begin to publish the the truth and the understanding of God's mysteries. Teachers must arise and move to their house tops to reach as many as can still be rescued so that the true God can manifest again amongst His people.
Teachers must dust the law and the principles of the gospel of Christ and raise the banner of God against the prevalent disorder in the doctrinal management of the body of Christ.
Pastors and undershepherds must review their doctrinal bases and locate teachers to teach the truth beyond denominational pet doctrines that has perpetrated unrighteousness amongst us.
People that must preach or teach congregations should be people filled with the grace and the Spirit of the truth, wisdom and revelation. People called to teach must be given open doors to teach and bring understanding of the knowledge of God otherwise we remain groping in pride. Many pulpits are filled with church politics and not with clear cut gifts of the Holy Spirit to teach God's word... No man should take the honour upon himself except those called...
If we do this, I'm sure churches can be saved... And many set free, with lots of mind renewed
Christ must be learned and so must be taught otherwise we follow something else...
[My Offline Bible] 2 Chronicles 15
3 Now for a long season Israel hath been without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law. 4 But when they in their trouble did turn unto the LORD God of Israel, and sought him, he was found of them. 5 And in those times there was no peace to him that went out, nor to him that came in, but great vexations were upon all the inhabitants of the countries.
[My Offline Bible] 2 Timothy 2
15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 16 But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness. 17 And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus; 18 Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some. 24 And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,
[My Offline Bible] Ephesians 4
20 But ye have not so learned Christ;
[My Offline Bible] Colossians 2
6 As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: 7 Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving. 8 Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
[My Offline Bible] Isaiah 30
20 And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers:
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