WOLVES AT THE DOOR

READ Matthew 7:15-20

KEY VERSE: "Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves." (VERSE 15)

We are already living in what we call the End Times. These are the times in which Our Lord Jesus Christ told his disciples as a precusor of his coming. There are many signs, and this is the time that we as Christians should be really awake. We must always be on guard at all times. We must also be aware of the traps that satan and his followers will set before us.

The title came from the from a 2016 movie. It recounts the murder of Sharon Tate-Polanski, wife of director Roman Polanski, at the hands of the Charles Manson Cult. She was pregnant at that time that murder was done by Tex Mason and others. It was really horrifying. But what if there was an actual wolf in front of your door? What will you do? Possibly try and prevent it from devouring you and your family, or fight it. Now, how about if it was a harmless sheep,instead of a ravening wolf, I guess it's a different story, right?

Today there are many so called false prophets that teach false doctrines and mislead the sheep astray. They may look clean cut outside, but when you analyze their teachings, they are contradicting what the bible teaches. Our Lord Jesus Christ also told us that we shall know them "by their fruits"(verse 20). We know that a good tree cannot bear forth bad fruit, otherwise a bad tree bear good fruits.Doctrines that point that Jesus is not God but just one of the prophets, you can have your mansion here on Earth, there are many ways to God, and others are just some examples of false doctrines. Also, look at the lives of some of these people. For a servant of the most high God, some of these so called preachers are filthy rich, while the members of his congregation remain poor. They amass wealth here on earth, which is contrary to what the bible says about "amassing treasures here on earth" (Matthew 6:19-21). Let us be weary of them, lest they lead us to the wide path of destruction.

The bible teaches us on how we shall avoid them. They will have their judgement for leading God's flock astray. Always pray to the Holy Spirit for guidance in your eveyday life, and read the bible, and study it always. In that way, you will keep the wolves at bay.

MAY OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST BLESS YOU,

BRIAN LUCIANO

MAY 2,2018