They're Not Like US!

 

1st John 2:18-19

"Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come, by which we know that it is the last hour. They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us; but they went out that they might be made manifest, that none of them were of us."

Truly there are millions who claim to be Christians and Disciples of Jesus, but are they really? If you claim to be a child of God, but have not been born from above, by being baptized in water and the Holy Spirit, (the initial evidence of Spirit baptism is speaking in other tongues), then you are NOT a child of God!!!

Just like Morpheus said to Neo in the Matrix, “This is another training program designed to teach you one thing: if you are not one of us, you are one of them”

But the day is coming when the Lord God Himself will shine His great Light in the darkness and expose all the false ministers, and religious leaders that are leading multitudes of people astray with man-made doctrines, traditions of men, and doctrines of devils, so that those who have been deceived by them can wake up and be delivered from the bondage of sin, deception and their oppressors!!

 
In the first century church there were false brethren who had joined themselves to the true believers but the apostles who had the spiritual gift of discerning of spirits knew it!

Galatians 2:1-5

"Then after fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and also took Titus with me.  And I went up by revelation, and communicated to them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to those who were of reputation, lest by any means I might run, or had run, in vain. Yet not even Titus who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised. And this occurred because of false brethren secretly brought in (who came in by stealth to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage), to whom we did not yield submission even for an hour, that the truth of the gospel might continue with you."

2nd Corinthians 11:12-15

"But what I do, I will also continue to do, that I may cut off the opportunity from those who desire an opportunity to be regarded just as we are in the things of which they boast. For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ. And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also transform themselves into ministers of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works."

We must be able to discern the true believers from the false ones in these last days!

Jude also talked about false brethren and how we need to be aware that they will be among us, but we need to keep pressing on in the truth of the gospel and praying in the Spirit to keep us connected to the Vine.

Jude 1:12-13, 16-19

"These are spots in your love feasts, while they feast with you without fear, serving only themselves. They are clouds without water, carried about by the winds; late autumn trees without fruit, twice dead, pulled up by the roots; raging waves of the sea, foaming up their own shame; wandering stars for whom is reserved the blackness of darkness forever.

These are grumblers, complainers, walking according to their own lusts; and they mouth great swelling words, flattering people to gain advantage. But you, beloved, remember the words which were spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ: how they told you that there would be mockers in the last time who would walk according to their own ungodly lusts. These are sensual persons, who cause divisions, not having the Spirit."

So we see clearly who the apostles and men of God exposed and talked about false brethren and false apostles, so that we would not be deceived or led astray by them! 

True ministers of God have the utmost desire to care for and love the brethren, by telling them the whole counsel of God and protecting them from wolves in sheep's clothing, and from those who only desire to keep people in bondage and blind to the truth of Jesus Christ and the Kingdom of God!

This is why Jesus gave the great commandment to His disciples. Love one another!

John 13:31-35

"So, when he had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is glorified, and God is glorified in Him. If God is glorified in Him, God will also glorify Him in Himself, and glorify Him immediately. Little children, I shall be with you a little while longer. You will seek Me; and as I said to the Jews, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come,’ so now I say to you. A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”

In Jesus,

Tyrone