Consequences of False Doctrines on a
Christian
Kato Mivule
November 20, 2007
Jesus Christ warned us ahead of time about False
Teachings…
We recently took a study at our home fellowship
on the effects of false doctrines on a believer. We took a look
at Matthew chapters 15 and 23 as Jesus Christ confronted
Pharisees and their doctrines. The Consequences of false
teachings can be clearly seen as Jesus Christ rebukes the
Pharisees in these chapters.
All serious Christians should take the
consequences of false teachings seriously and seek to depart
from all forms of False Doctrines and ‘Pharisee Leaven’.
Jesus Christ warned us about the Leaven of The
Pharisees and Sadducees which is the doctrines and teachings of
the Pharisees and Sadducees… There are consequences of not
putting out the Leaven of the Pharisees from our midst… The End
result of accepting false teachings is DAMNATION TO HELL… So,
watch out…
Matthew 16:5-12
(5)
And when his disciples were come to the other side, they had
forgotten to take bread.
(6)
Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed
and
beware of
the
leaven of
the
Pharisees and
of the
Sadducees.
(7)
And they reasoned among themselves, saying,
It is
because we have taken no bread.
(8)
Which when Jesus perceived, he
said unto them, O
ye of little faith,
why
reason ye
among
yourselves, because
ye have
brought
no bread?
(9)
Do ye
not yet understand,
neither
remember the
five
loaves of
the
five thousand, and
how many
baskets
ye took
up?
(10)
Neither
the seven
loaves
of the
four thousand,
and how
many baskets
ye
took up?
(11)
How is
it that
ye do
not
understand that
I spake
it not
to you
concerning
bread,
that ye
should
beware of
the
leaven of
the
Pharisees and
of the
Sadducees?
(12)
Then understood they how that he bade
them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the
doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
We are to discern and test all things if they are
of God or not… Those who fail to test spirits but believe every
spirit face the danger of believing and following demons and
devils…
1 John 4:1
(1)
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether
they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into
the world.
What are False Doctrines?
What are False Doctrines or Pharisee Leaven
anyway? These are teachings that contradict God’s Holy Word in
one way or the other. These are Teachings that don’t line up
with the Wholesome Word of God. These are teachings that
contradict the Doctrine (Teachings) of Jesus Christ and the
Teachings of the Apostles as we have them in the Epistles in the
Bible. Therefore False Doctrines contradict the Teachings of
Jesus Christ and of His Apostles as declared to us in God’s Holy
Word – The Bible.
False Teachings always point Christians to Man,
Man Made Organizations, Denominations, Self, Material things of
this world, and how to Please Men. Many times False Doctrines
have some element of Truth in them but the end result is always
deception. Many times False doctrines might seem to use
Scriptures as their basis but in many cases, scriptures are
twisted so as to promote a tradition or false teaching…so, watch
out.
Many times Christians say that there is no
problem sitting under a pastor, preacher, bishop or apostle
teaching False Teachings. They claim that they can still sit
under such ministers who teach false teachings and simply filter
out what is good from what is bad. Such naïve believers are
deceived by ministers of false teachings that “fellowship” is
more important than Doctrine and that this “fellowship” must
never be broken at any cost…this is not what the Bible teaches
as we shall see later…
It is imperative that all Christians take
personal responsibility to self examine according to God’s Word
and see if they still stand in the Faith. It is the personal
responsibility that all Christians check what they hear preached
and taught to them with God’s Holy Word so that they don’t get
deceived. It is the responsibility of every Christian to test
spirits to see if they are of God or Not… Hopefully this study
will help you in this endeavor…
The Outcome of False Doctrines on Christians –
Matthew 15
Legalism and Traditions of Men are obeyed rather
than God’s Word…
Matthew 15:1-2
(1)
Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of
Jerusalem, saying,
(2)
Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for
they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
The Commandments of God are Transgressed -
Disobeyed…
Matthew 15:3-4
(3)
But he answered and said unto them, Why
do ye
also
transgress the
commandment
of God
by your
tradition?
(4)
For God
commanded,
saying,
Honor thy
father
and mother:
and, He
that curseth father
or
mother, let
him die
the
death.
The Commandments of God are made of no Effect…
Matthew 15:5-6
(5)
But ye
say,
Whosoever shall
say to
his
father or
his
mother, It
is a
gift,
by whatsoever
thou
mightest be
profited
by
me;
(6)
And
honor not
his
father or
his
mother, he
shall
be free.
Thus
have ye
made the commandment of God of none
effect by
your
tradition.
Christians become Hypocrites as a result…
Matthew 15:7
(7)
Ye
hypocrites, well
did
Isaiah prophesy
of you,
saying,
Christians engage in Vain (Worthless) worship as
a result…
Matthew 15:8-9
(8)
This
people draweth nigh
unto me
with
their mouth,
and
honoreth me
with
their lips;
but
their heart
is far
from
me.
(9)
But in
vain they
do
worship me,
teaching
for
doctrines the
commandments
of men.
Christians become defiled as a result of false
doctrines…
Matthew 15:10-11
(10)
And he called the multitude, and said unto them,
Hear,
and
understand:
(11)
Not
that which goeth into
the
mouth defileth
a man;
but
that which cometh out
of the
mouth,
this defileth
a
man.
Believers in False Doctrines become Offended at
Truth always…
Matthew 15:12
(12)
Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that
the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?
Believers in False Doctrines will be uprooted –
no Future for them…
Matthew 15:13
(13)
But he answered and said, Every
plant,
which my
heavenly
Father
hath not
planted,
shall
be rooted
up.
False Doctrines will always keep believers blind…
Matthew 15:14
(14)
Let them alone:
they be
blind
leaders of
the
blind. And
if the
blind
lead the
blind,
both shall
fall
into the
ditch.
False Doctrines makes you submit to Blind
Christian Leaders…
Matthew 15:14
(14)
Let them alone:
they be
blind
leaders of
the
blind. And
if the
blind
lead the
blind,
both shall
fall
into the
ditch.
False Doctrines Lead to Destruction and Hell!
Matthew 15:14
(14)
Let them alone:
they be
blind
leaders of
the
blind. And
if the
blind
lead the
blind,
both shall
fall
into the
ditch.
...this is no joke, it is the responsibility of you as a
Christian to check what you are preached to and taught and see
if it lines up with Whole Counsel of God’s Holy Word…
False Doctrines will always leave believers
without Understanding…
Matthew 15:15-20
(15)
Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this
parable.
(16)
And Jesus said, Are
ye also
yet
without understanding?
(17)
Do not ye yet
understand,
that
whatsoever entereth
in at
the
mouth goeth
into
the belly,
and is
cast out
into
the
draught?
(18)
But
those things which proceed out
of the
mouth
come forth from
the
heart; and they
defile
the man.
(19)
For out
of the
heart
proceed evil
thoughts,
murders,
adulteries,
fornications,
thefts,
false witness,
blasphemies:
(20)
These
are the
things
which defile a
man:
but to
eat
with unwashen
hands
defileth not
a
man.
Jesus Christ rebukes Peter and asks “are ye also yet without
understanding?”… The Pharisees lacked understanding in this
matter… Have you ever asked yourself why sometimes you lack
understanding of basic Bible Teachings? Check what you are being
taught if it lines up with the Bible…
The Outcome of False Doctrines on Believers –
Matthew 23
Christians never practice what they preach – they
don’t walk the talk…
Matthew 23:1-3
(1)
Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples,
(2)
Saying, The
scribes
and the
Pharisees
sit in
Moses'
seat:
(3)
All
therefore whatsoever
they
bid you
observe,
that
observe and
do; but
do not
ye
after their
works:
for they
say,
and do
not.
This is very
serious as Jesus Christ said that those who love Him will obey
His commandments and do His will… John Chapters 14, 15, 16… So,
when Christians fail to do what God Commands, it is disobedience
but this comes many times because of sitting under false
teachers and consuming false doctrines…
Believers suffer from Heavy Burdens laid upon
them by their leaders…
Matthew 23:4
(4)
For
they bind
heavy
burdens and
grievous to be borne,
and lay
them
on men's
shoulders;
but
they themselves
will
not move
them
with one of their
fingers.
I know many
Christians who are in churches where they meet and minister yet
Christianity is a heavy burden to them. The things that their
preachers tell them to do are a heavy yoke that even the
preachers cannot do…from financial giving to church growth
projects…all a heavy burden and yoke on believers as a result of
false teachings…
Christians become Men Pleasers as a result…
Matthew 23:5
(5)
But all
their
works they
do for
to be
seen of
men:
they make broad
their
phylacteries, and
enlarge
the borders
of
their
garments,
Today
Christendom is filled with men pleasers as a result of
Christians being recipients of false teachings from Pharisee
preachers…
Christians to works to be seen by men and love
big ‘Titles’…
Matthew 23:5-7
(5)
But all
their
works they
do for
to be
seen of
men:
they make broad
their
phylacteries, and
enlarge
the borders
of
their
garments,
(6)
And
love the
uppermost rooms
at
feasts, and
the
chief seats in
the
synagogues,
(7)
And
greetings in
the
markets, and
to be
called
of men,
Rabbi,
Rabbi.
Christians
under the influence of false teachings will love to do works to
be seen by men. They love the big titles just like their
preachers do…Pastors, Apostle, Bishop, CEO, Dr, etc…
Christians become Attention Seekers as a result…
Matthew 23:5-7
(5)
But all
their
works they
do for
to be
seen of
men:
they make broad
their
phylacteries, and
enlarge
the borders
of
their
garments,
(6)
And
love the
uppermost rooms
at
feasts, and
the
chief seats in
the
synagogues,
(7)
And
greetings in
the
markets, and
to be
called
of men,
Rabbi,
Rabbi.
Pharisees
loved the best rooms at feasts and front seats in churches and
acknowledgments in the market place…to be called by their big
titles… All this is simply attention seeking… a result of taking
in false teachings…
False teachings point people to Man rather than
Jesus Christ…
Matthew 23:8-11
(8)
But be
not ye
called
Rabbi: for
one is
your
Master, even
Christ;
and all
ye are
brethren.
(9)
And
call no
man
your father
upon
the earth:
for one
is your
Father,
which is
in
heaven.
(10)
Neither
be ye
called
masters: for
one is
your
Master, even
Christ.
(11)
But he
that is greatest among
you
shall be
your
servant.
Many believers
today seek Man, they falsely submit to Man rather than Christ.
False teachers and false ministers seek people to look to them
and that people seek prayers, healings, miracles, and solutions
from them rather than Christ Jesus. False ministers try to act
as mediators between the believers and Jesus Christ…this is
blasphemy. We are free to approach the Throne of Grace at any
time and directly to Jesus Christ with NO intermediaries. The
current belief of ministers and pastors acting as intermediaries
between believers and Jesus Christ is a Catholic Doctrine of
venerating dead saints…
False teachings create false submissions…
Matthew 23:8-11
(8)
But be
not ye
called
Rabbi: for
one is
your
Master, even
Christ;
and all
ye are
brethren.
(9)
And
call no
man
your father
upon
the earth:
for one
is your
Father,
which is
in
heaven.
(10)
Neither
be ye
called
masters: for
one is
your
Master, even
Christ.
(11)
But he
that is greatest among
you
shall be
your
servant.
False
teachings cause believers to submit to false leaders. Jesus
Christ says we are to call NO one ‘Teacher’, ‘Master’, or
‘Father’…we are ALL brethren… Those of us whom God has given
grace to minister or in any position of leadership should never
abuse such grace to gain cheap popularity and manipulate and
control the saints of God…we are ALL Brethren…lets stay humble
at that…
False doctrines cause self exaltation…
Matthew 23:12
(12)
And
whosoever shall
exalt
himself shall
be
abased; and
he that
shall
humble himself
shall
be
exalted.
We are warned
in the Bible against self exaltation and high-mindedness…today
the prosperity gospel, purpose driven gospel, and positive
thinking gospel have led Christians astray into self exaltation
and being puffed up in the name of going to “the next level” and
not associating with those of the “low level”…
False doctrines will cause you NOT to enter the
Kingdom of Heaven…
Matthew 23:13
(13)
But woe
unto
you, scribes
and
Pharisees, hypocrites!
for ye
shut up
the kingdom
of
heaven against
men:
for ye
neither
go in yourselves,
neither
suffer ye
them that are entering
to
go in.
As I said
earlier, this is no joke; false teachings lead souls to Hell!
False Teachings cause Defrauding of the Saints…
Matthew 23:14
(14)
Woe
unto you,
scribes
and Pharisees,
hypocrites!
for ye
devour
widows' houses,
and for
a
pretence make long prayer:
therefore
ye
shall receive
the
greater
damnation.
This one
should be clear to all as we all witness on Christian TV
especially TBN how believers are defrauded and their money taken
away in the name of Prosperity gospel…
False Teachings Breed False Conversions and False
Converts…
Matthew 23:15
(15)
Woe
unto you,
scribes
and Pharisees,
hypocrites!
for ye
compass
sea and
land to
make
one proselyte,
and
when he
is
made, ye
make
him twofold more
the
child of
hell
than
yourselves.
False teachers
conduct evangelical mission trips overseas only to make converts
who are worse than themselves. Prosperity preachers in Africa
who are disciples of western prosperity preachers are worse off
than their spiritual fathers in regards greed, defraud, and
extortion of the saints…
False Teachings cause False Swearing; often gain
as the motive…
Matthew 23:16-22
(16)
Woe
unto you,
ye
blind guides,
which say,
Whosoever
shall
swear by
the
temple, it
is
nothing; but
whosoever
shall
swear by
the
gold of
the
temple, he
is a debtor!
(17)
Ye
fools and
blind:
for whether
is
greater, the
gold,
or the
temple
that sanctifieth the
gold?
(18)
And,
Whosoever shall
swear
by the
altar,
it is
nothing;
but
whosoever sweareth
by the
gift
that is
upon
it, he
is guilty.
(19)
Ye
fools and
blind:
for whether
is
greater, the
gift,
or the
altar
that sanctifieth the
gift
(20)
Whoso therefore shall swear
by the
altar,
sweareth by
it, and
by all
things
thereon.
(21)
And whoso shall swear
by the
temple,
sweareth by
it, and
by
him that dwelleth
therein.
(22)
And he
that shall swear by
heaven,
sweareth by
the
throne of
God,
and by
him that sitteth
thereon.
Pharisees
swear hypocritically with gain as the motive. Jesus Christ
teaches that we should not swear by Heaven or Earth but our
yes, should be yes and our no should be no, anything else
comes from the evil one…Matthew 5:35-37…
False Teachings cause Christians to become
Foolish and Blind…
Matthew 23:16-22
(16)
Woe
unto you,
ye
blind guides,
which say,
Whosoever
shall
swear by
the
temple, it
is
nothing; but
whosoever
shall
swear by
the
gold of
the
temple, he
is a debtor!
(17)
Ye
fools and
blind:
for whether
is
greater, the
gold,
or the
temple
that sanctifieth the
gold?
(18)
And,
Whosoever shall
swear
by the
altar,
it is
nothing;
but
whosoever sweareth
by the
gift
that is
upon
it, he
is guilty.
(19)
Ye
fools and
blind:
for whether
is
greater, the
gift,
or the
altar
that sanctifieth the
gift
(20)
Whoso therefore shall swear
by the
altar,
sweareth by
it, and
by all
things
thereon.
(21)
And whoso shall swear
by the
temple,
sweareth by
it, and
by
him that dwelleth
therein.
(22)
And he
that shall swear by
heaven,
sweareth by
the
throne of
God,
and by
him that sitteth
thereon.
Foolishness
and blindness become the order of the day when Christians submit
to false teachings. Paul the apostle asked the Galatians who had
bewitched them that they had become foolish by accepting false
teachings…Galatians 3…
False Teachings emphasis Tithing and Money…
Matthew 23:23
(23)
Woe
unto you,
scribes
and Pharisees,
hypocrites!
for ye
pay tithe
of mint
and
anise and
cummin,
and have
omitted
the weightier
matters
of the
law,
judgment, mercy,
and
faith: these
ought
ye to
have
done, and
not to
leave
the other
undone.
It is not
surprising that believers are subjected by Pastors to pay a
church tax called the Tithe and huge emphasis is placed on the
tithe by prosperity preachers who promise heaven on earth for
believers who will pay them the tithe… Giving to the poor,
widows, orphans, Justice and Mercy are neglected…
False teachings cause deliberate oversight…
Matthew 23:24
(24)
Ye
blind guides,
which strain
at a
gnat,
and swallow
a
camel.
Emphasis is
placed on things like church buildings and yet righteousness and
holiness is ignored… Believers can get excommunicated for a
small offence in a church yet the Pastor who divorces his wife
and marries another for no apparent reason is given a standing
ovation…
False Teachings cause extortion and excess
(Self-indulgency)…
Matthew 23:25
(25)
Woe
unto you,
scribes
and Pharisees,
hypocrites!
for ye
make clean
the
outside of
the cup
and of
the
platter, but
within
they are full
of
extortion and
excess.
Many saints
have suffered from extortion and defraud from false teachings by
false ministers in the name of prosperity and “supporting of
God’s Work” by buying a Gulf Stream Jet for the “Man of God”…
False Teachings cause false righteousness…
Matthew 23:26-28
(26)
Thou
blind Pharisee,
cleanse
first that
which
is within
the cup
and
platter, that
the
outside of
them
may be
clean
also.
(27)
Woe
unto you,
scribes
and Pharisees,
hypocrites!
for ye
are like unto
whited
sepulchers, which
indeed
appear beautiful
outward,
but are
within full of
dead
men's bones,
and of
all
uncleanness.
(28)
Even so
ye also
outwardly
appear
righteous unto
men,
but within
ye are
full of
hypocrisy
and
iniquity.
Believers who
continue to submit themselves under false teachings will become
like the false teachers that teach them. They will appear
righteous before Man but inside are full of wickedness and evil…
Christianity today has become a religion that looks ‘cool’ and
holy outside but inside is filled with all sorts of sin and evil
as a result of false teachings…
False Teachings lead to the Murder of the True
Prophets of God’s…
Matthew 23:29-31
(29)
Woe
unto you,
scribes
and Pharisees,
hypocrites!
because
ye build
the
tombs of
the
prophets, and
garnish
the sepulchers
of the
righteous,
(30)
And
say, If
we had
been in
the
days of
our
fathers, we
would
not have
been
partakers with
them in
the
blood of
the
prophets.
(31)
Wherefore
ye be
witnesses unto
yourselves,
that ye
are the
children
of them
which killed the
prophets.
It was the
Pharisees and their followers that hated Jesus Christ and
planned on how to murder him. The Apostles in the Book of Acts
were repeatedly persecuted and some murdered at the hands of the
Pharisees… Persecution in the Last days is going to start (or
has started) in the Church were false believers turn against the
True Saints of God and hate them and betray them, turning them
over to the authorities to be imprisoned and killed.
This is the
betrayal Jesus Christ spoke about in Matthew 24… This trend can
be seen in China and other places where Christians are betrayed
by religious believers secretly planted in among them… As I
hinted on earlier, those who believe in false teachings will
always be offended at truth and hate those who love truth…
False Teachings cause serpent and viper like
behaviour…
Matthew 23:32-33
(32)
Fill ye up
then
the measure
of your
fathers.
(33)
Ye
serpents, ye
generation
of
vipers, how
can ye
escape
the damnation
of
hell?
Serpents and
vipers represent deception…as we see in Genesis how Eve was
deceived by Satan who came to her in a form of a Serpent.
Serpents and Vipers camouflage and hide to be undetected until
they strike at their prey. Many False Teachings will come in
very subtle ways often hiding under some Truth or using some
scripture… Vipers can hide in an area and when found seem to
look like they are dead, yet that is a trick to strike at their
prey…
False Teachers
will come in very humbly with a very godly like character,
humility, prayer, and fasting. They will sometimes care for the
poor, visit, the orphans, care for the sick and those in
prisons, yet many times they are using these works to promote
false teachings. Today the Purpose Driven Life Preacher, Rick
Warren does just that, yet the doctrines he promotes are
contrary to scripture… Brethren, watch out for serpents and
vipers…
False Teachings will cause Persecution and Murder
of the Righteous…
Matthew 23:34-36
(34)
Wherefore,
behold,
I send
unto
you prophets,
and
wise men, and
scribes:
and
some of
them ye
shall
kill and
crucify;
and
some of
them
shall ye
scourge
in your
synagogues,
and
persecute them
from
city to
city:
(35)
That
upon you
may
come all
the
righteous blood
shed
upon the
earth,
from the
blood
of righteous
Abel
unto the
blood
of Zechariah
son of
Barachias,
whom ye
slew
between the
temple
and the
altar.
(36)
Verily
I say
unto
you, All
these things
shall
come upon
this
generation.
As I have
already hinted on this earlier, the end result of false
teachings is going to be persecution and murder of the
righteous. Jesus Christ has warned us about this that we beware
of the Leaven of the Pharisees. It leads to murder and Hell! As
I said earlier, those who hold to false teachings will end up
persecuting and murdering the true believers in Jesus Christ.
It is time
that you examine all that you believe before it is too late.
Jesus Christ placed the Blood of all the righteous who were
killed from Abel to Zechariah on the feet of the Pharisees. We
don’t want to be part of such a team because The Lord will
avenge strongly for His Saints… However, False Teachings is one
way believers can sell out and be part of the murderous Pharisee
team… You don’t have to be a part of it…
False Teachings will Cause your House to be Left
Desolate…
Matthew 23:37-39
(37)
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