Strong words for false teachers

If anyone teaches otherwise and does not consent to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which accords with godliness, he is proud, knowing nothing, but is obsessed with disputes and arguments over words, from which come envy, strife, reviling, evil suspicions, - 1 Timothy 6:3-4

False teachers have always been the scourge of the church. Before the church was even started Jesus railed against them. Paul, Judas, John, and Peter all wrote about them in their letters. They are the greatest threat to the cause of Christ. They are worse than outside opposition because they mix a little truth with lies and many are deceived. These false teachers are proud, knowing nothing, obsesses with fights and arguments. All that leads to envy, strife, attacks, and evil thoughts. Following false teachers will always lead to destruction.

So we must ever be on guard. The only way to avoid false teachers is to know the truth. The only way to know the truth is to, as the Bereans did, search the scriptures daily to make sure that what we hear is true.

With all the access to all kinds of preachers and teachers out there it is hard to know what is real truth. Youtube is packed with false teachers. They are all over social media, and the bad thing is that it is the false teachers who get all the attention. Many of them are so smooth and polished that they are appealing.

But the true preachers of God’s word do one thing – they preach the word. They correct and they exhort. They stay stedfast. They endure hardness. The keep on going. They don’t quit.. They finish the course.

The big test though if what they say matches up to God’s word. And that’s where it is up to us to check them out. Check it out. Be a Berean.