The Lord taught us how to discern false prophets by the fruits they bear. Fruit means a few things: First, what truth they teach, whether their teaching complies with the complete truth. Some teaches partial truth. For example, some keep emphasizing the time the Lord will turn. But Bible clearly teaches that no one knows the time that the Lord will come. So anyone who prophets the time the Lord will come is not conforming to the complete truth. We must judge whether the truth they are teaching conforms to the whole truth of the Bible.
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Second, their life testimony. Are they living according to their own teachings? Not only that, do they live according to the complete teaching of God? Some people may live according to what's been taught. However, their behaviors are full of judgment of others, conviction of others. Their lives do not reflect the whole truth of God. When you see these people, you must observe whether they try to help others selflessly, or whether they convict others' sins day and night to boast their righteousness. Do they try to glorify themselves? Or do they try to empathize with others? To discern what they are, we need to see their testimony in life.
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Third, the people they lead. Although students are not above their teacher, when you look at the people they lead, it reflects the teachings of their teacher. Look at how their disciples live, you can see whether their teacher's teaching is coming from God or not. May God help us by giving us the wisdom of discernment. At time that is, which is full of heresies and false teachings, many people use the words in Bible to confuse others. May God give us sufficient wisdom to discern the truth, so that we can stand upright in this wicked time and be a glorious witness!
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