Monday, October 10, 2016

BEWARE THE DETRACTOR! - By Robert E. Hanna


BEWARE THE DETRACTOR!
Robert E. Hanna



Scripture Reading: Romans 16:17-18

In the interest of preserving unity among the Body  members, we are adjured to guard against contrary influence.  Paul voiced his concern to the Corinthian church with strong  warning. "I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled  Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted  from the simplicity that is in Christ .... For such [fraudulent  teachers] are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming  themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no marvel; for  Satan himself is transformed into an angel oflight. Therefore  it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the  ministers of righteousness" (II Corinthians 11:3, 13-15a).  To the Colossian saints, Paul sent these words of caution:

"Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain  deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the  world, and not after Christ" (Colossians 2:8). "Let no man  beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and  worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he  not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind, and not  holding [fast] the Head [Christ]" (Colossians 2:18-19a).

Particularly those Body members who are established in  the truths of the Pauline gospel must be wary on behalf of the  full Body. Paul pleads, "Now I beseech you, brethren, mark  them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the  doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them. For they that  are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly."



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