LIVING WATER DAILY DEVOTIONAL
DON'T
BE A FALSE TEACHER
24TH JANUARY,
2022
EXTRA READING FOR TODAY: Exodus 17-19
READ: Revelation 2:12-15
[12]And
to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he
which hath the sharp sword with two edges;
[13]I know thy works,
and where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat is: and thou holdest
fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days
wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you,
where Satan dwelleth.
[14]But I have a few things against thee,
because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who
taught Balak to cast a stumbling block before the children of Israel,
to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit
fornication.
[15]So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of
the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate.
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MEMORISE:
But I have a few things against you, because you have there those who
hold the doctrine of Balaam . -
Revelation
2:14
EXPOSITION
A heretic is someone who holds a contrary opinion to an established belief, of especially, a religious organisation. Someone describes it as "a crime against Christianity," One of the fiercest battles the early Church fought was against heresies. Hell, having lost the persecution battle, decided subtly to infiltrate the body of Christ through false teachings. Ecumenical Council meetings had to be summoned severally to resolve many of these satanic doctrinal fallacies (Acts 15:1-6ff). Although, these mistaken, straying, false mixed multitudes (cf. 2 Tim. 3:5) masked as either prophets or teachers of God's Word, they were leading the saints astray doctrinally. The Apostles of old however, and subsequent fathers of faith, did the needful by silencing such in their own times.
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In
this regard, the Church at Pergamum was warned to identify and beware
of these people and their teachings. Our Lord Jesus charged them to
repent of the doctrines of such acts capable of causing God's people
to stumble, eating things sacrificed to idols, and fornication. These
things were supposedly initiated, and being taught by a so-called
prophet, called Balaam! These three corrupting agents and leaven
mentioned and taught as doctrines had since been the major results,
among others, of all the teachings of the false teachers. Compare
this with the experience of Church in Thyatira (Rev. 2:18-24). It is
written, 'Flee fornication!' (1 Cor. 6:18ff). It is also written:
'Little children, keep yourselves from idols' (1 Jn. 5:21).
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May
we find God's grace to expose and deal with false teachings/practices
amidst us, in Jesus' name. Amen.
PRAYER
POINT:
1.
Thank God for Christ's eyes on His Church.
2. Pray that God
should empower our Church leaders to do the needful against heretics
and their heresies.
3. O Lord, make me an effective agent of
Yours in fighting against the false teachers and their
doctrines/practices.
DO HAVE A BLESSED DAY
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