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Oh, beloved, there never was a day in the history

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of the church when Christians needed more to

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be rooted and grounded in the faith as in the

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present day. For you and I both know that false

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teachers are increasing and their doctrines are

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becoming more plausible. You know something?

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False systems. False doctrines. And their promoters

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are described in this 14th verse of the 4th chapter

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of Ephesians. Here it is. Sly men, cunning craftiness,

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whereby they lie in wait to deceive. In other

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words, such men have selfish purposes and deceive

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in order to profit from their lies. Paul's not

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describing in these words people who sell insecure

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oil stock or land. No. He's describing religious

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leaders who come to us these days in the name

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of Christ. There are those today who'll accept

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anyone who topes a Bible under his arm. There

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are still children in the body of christ who

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will accept anyone as being sincere if they'll

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just use the name of jesus or of christ that's

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right these words given by paul are in keeping

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with matthew the 24th chapter in the 24th verse

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where the end of the age is described by the

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lord jesus christ and he says For there shall

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arise false Christs and false prophets, and shall

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show great signs and wonders insomuch that, if

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it were possible, they shall deceive the very

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elect. Now then, we're told in 1 John, the fourth

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chapter, to try the spirits. And this may be

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done in several ways. First, Find out what the

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attitude of the system of teaching is toward

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the Bible. Whether the Bible is held to be the

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complete revelation of God or whether it's only

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a partial revelation with another book needed

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to complete it. I'm always a little leery of

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these folks who come around with another book

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that you're supposed to read. with the Bible.

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I'm going to tell you something. There is no

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substitute for the word of God. All you need

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is thus saith the Lord. You don't need anything

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further to know God's truth than just the Bible

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itself. For the Bible is the Word, the living

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God. It is supernaturally inspired. It was written

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by holy men of old as they were moved and inspired

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by the Holy Ghost. It is the only true ground

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of Christian unity and fellowship. Believe me,

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it is the eternal tribunal by whose all men and

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all nations shall be judged one day. Know that.

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Accept nothing more than God's word. Next, ask

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what your belief is concerning the person of

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Jesus Christ, whether he is the eternal son of

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the eternal God. born of a virgin, the perfect

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man, and the perfect God, ascertain their attitude

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toward the atoning work of the Lord Jesus Christ

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on Calvary. Find out what they believe concerning

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the eternal destiny of those who reject Jesus

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Christ and refuse to believe in Him as Savior

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through faith in His blood. Such a test reveals

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The truth of their doctrine. Know that. Jesus

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Christ is the very son of the living God. Coexistence

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and co -eternal with the father. Who was conceived

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by the Holy Ghost. Born in the Virgin Mary. Taking

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upon himself the form of man. And by the shedding

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of his blood. Atonement for man. He is not just

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a beautiful example. Know that. It is more than

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that. He is the very son of the living God. Nothing

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else will suffice. for the transgression of men.

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Know that.