How do you protect yourself from
being lead into false philosophies?
In 2 Timothy
2:14-16, Paul explains false teachers will use trivial arguments that cause
strife and division. To know if their
teaching is true, we have to study scripture so we understand what it
means. We are instructed to build our
lives on scripture because the Bible tells us how to live for Him and to serve
Him. We are to study the Word regularly
or we will find ourselves neglecting God and our true purpose for living. Hebrews 2:1 tells us to pay close attention
to the truth so we don’t fall prey to false teachings. We must not neglect our salvation.
In Acts 1:11, Paul reminds us there are
people who teach wrong doctrines and lead others astray. Some are misguided or confused, and some are
self-serving. Acts 17:11 it also says we can verify teachings by comparing them
from scripture. Anyone who teaches God’s
word will never contradict the Bible.
“You can recognize false teachers because they will
(1) focus more attention on themselves than on Christ, (2) ask you to do
something that will compromise or dilute your faith, (3) de-emphasize the
divine nature of Christ or the inspiration of the Bible, or (4) urge believers
to make decisions based more on human judgment than on prayer and biblical
guidelines.” NLT
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