Have you sensed the increased popularity of believing what isn’t in the Bible? I’m open to discussion but I do not believe Scripture says we become angels when we die, which is heard at many funerals and printed in books. Another growing idea is that the Jesus’s kingdom should be forced on everyone, regardless of their mindset. Another idea is that if you pray hard enough, you’re guaranteed to be healthy, wealthy and wise. The urgency to know truth is just as important today as when John wrote his letters to the churches. Half truths can disillusion and destroy. But acquiring wisdom and living in God’s presence will bring the kingdom riches of joy, peace, patience and kindness regardless of our circumstances.
“We remember to change the oil in our cars, change the filters in our water dispensers, and change the bag on our vacuums, but we neglect the work of inner housecleaning. We’re unfamiliar with the vast territory of our hearts.” - Chuck DeGroat, Falling into Goodness
“If false teachers were content to enjoy themselves in their own meetings, it would be bad enough; the tragedy is that they try earnestly to convert others to their anti-Christian doctrines and half truths. This is the third mark of a man who has turned away from God’s truth.” - Excerpt, Be Real (1 John) by Warren W. Wiersbe
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