Galatians 1:9-10 (NKJV) 9 As we have said before, so now I say again, if anyone preaches any other gospel to you than what you have received, let him be accursed. 10 For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I still pleased men, I would not be a bondservant of Christ.
The gospel of Jesus is not always popular. In fact, it can be controversial and even seen as combative by some.
Why? Because it speaks truth without compromise. There is no middle ground. There is truth or there is a lie. Jesus Himself said that everything He did and said was from His Father in heaven.
When Jesus spoke, people either loved Him or hated Him. Those who loved Him embraced what He said, even if it might have hurt their feelings, because they knew that what He said was good for them.
Those who hated Him did so because His words addressed the sin and hypocrisy in their lives. But instead of embracing those words and letting God speak to them and change their hearts, they chose to “shoot the messenger”, so to speak.
So it is important that we know that what we hear from others is the word of God and not some watered down, sugar coated or otherwise perverted version of the gospel. It’s critical that we test what we’re told and use God’s word as the standard by which everything else is measured and judged for authenticity.
And remember that some things might sound really good. They might even sound a lot like God’s word without actually being God’s word. And many times what we hear can be exciting or even exhilarating, and it might make us feel so good! But that doesn’t make it the truth.
So let’s be careful about what we listen to, watch or read. And test the spirits behind those things.
1 John 4:1 (NKJV) 4 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-315-0902
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