"ὁ λέγων γὰρ αὐτῷ χαίρειν κοινωνεῖ τοῖς ἔργοις αὐτοῦ τοῖς πονηροῖς." 2 John 1:11 SBL Greek
I get a daily email from a professor of Greek in the USAm called "Daily Dose of Greek." He goes through one verse of the NT a day. He talks about the grammar, any idioms, reminds of us of our verb paradigms and then deals with the verse. Of course, most of you don't read Greek, so here is this verse in English, in context!
"Everyone who goes on ahead and does not remain in the teaching of Christ does not have God. The one who remains in this teaching has both the Father and the Son. 10 If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house and do not give him any greeting, 11 because the person who gives him a greeting shares in his evil deeds." 1 John 1:9-11
So, what is John saying here? He is warning us not to greet false teachers. He says that even "greeting" these teachers means you are sharing in their deeds! Ouch!
So, what does that mean for forums like CC, where people not only post false doctrine, but they post the constant lies of certain deceivers, and with joy!
People must wonder at my obsession with the truth. Why don't I just put these people on ignore, and leave them alone? Well, there are some people who post stuff that is utter nonsense. Those don't need to be rebuked.
But, others post subtle lies, using bad (or more likely NO!) exegesis. They will post anything that confirms the latest revelation, the latest teaching, even if it is not Biblical. Even if it directly contradicts what the Bible says. And, they will not listen to correction.
And I am not talking about just me! There are many here who reprove these false teachings. But there are also some who let this bad teaching "into their house." They support these people, contrary to Scripture! I am not speaking of soteriological or eschatological arguments that are within the bounds of orthodox Christianity. I am speaking of false doctrines which literally lead you away from God.
Things like don't even think twice about your "failures," (sin appears to have fallen out of favour, as a word which the entire gospel is predicated on.) Or, experience trumps the word of God. Someone told me in another thread, that they have felt electricity running through their body when the Holy Spirit touched them. Really? How about a kundalini spirit? How about experience, never trumps the word of God? Just show me where any disciple had an "electric spirit" run through their body when God saved them.
Sure, tongues of fire, a sound like a rushing wind happened on the Day of Pentecost in Acts 2, but no where else. And tongues as a witness in a few places in Acts. But kundalini electricity? That is just scary.
I have always regretted the time I wasted in the New Age movement through the 1970s. Ten years wasted, I always thought. But now, as I see these evil concepts creeping into the church, I reflect gladly that God allowed me to go through that, so now I can stand against that evil from Satan. Truly, God does work all these together for good.
My dedication to this site, is based on the fact that too many greet people resulting in them being a part of the evil deeds of these false teachers. If these people are lost, and will not be corrected, that is between them and God. But there are so many newbies, so many "guests" who read these threads without even joining, and I want them to read the truths laid out in the Bible, not the false new supposed revelations, or the exegetical nonsense and lies some are posting as truth.
So, are you greeting those with false teachings, and thereby sharing in their evil deeds? Or are you standing for Biblical truth?
I get a daily email from a professor of Greek in the USAm called "Daily Dose of Greek." He goes through one verse of the NT a day. He talks about the grammar, any idioms, reminds of us of our verb paradigms and then deals with the verse. Of course, most of you don't read Greek, so here is this verse in English, in context!
"Everyone who goes on ahead and does not remain in the teaching of Christ does not have God. The one who remains in this teaching has both the Father and the Son. 10 If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house and do not give him any greeting, 11 because the person who gives him a greeting shares in his evil deeds." 1 John 1:9-11
So, what is John saying here? He is warning us not to greet false teachers. He says that even "greeting" these teachers means you are sharing in their deeds! Ouch!
So, what does that mean for forums like CC, where people not only post false doctrine, but they post the constant lies of certain deceivers, and with joy!
People must wonder at my obsession with the truth. Why don't I just put these people on ignore, and leave them alone? Well, there are some people who post stuff that is utter nonsense. Those don't need to be rebuked.
But, others post subtle lies, using bad (or more likely NO!) exegesis. They will post anything that confirms the latest revelation, the latest teaching, even if it is not Biblical. Even if it directly contradicts what the Bible says. And, they will not listen to correction.
And I am not talking about just me! There are many here who reprove these false teachings. But there are also some who let this bad teaching "into their house." They support these people, contrary to Scripture! I am not speaking of soteriological or eschatological arguments that are within the bounds of orthodox Christianity. I am speaking of false doctrines which literally lead you away from God.
Things like don't even think twice about your "failures," (sin appears to have fallen out of favour, as a word which the entire gospel is predicated on.) Or, experience trumps the word of God. Someone told me in another thread, that they have felt electricity running through their body when the Holy Spirit touched them. Really? How about a kundalini spirit? How about experience, never trumps the word of God? Just show me where any disciple had an "electric spirit" run through their body when God saved them.
Sure, tongues of fire, a sound like a rushing wind happened on the Day of Pentecost in Acts 2, but no where else. And tongues as a witness in a few places in Acts. But kundalini electricity? That is just scary.
I have always regretted the time I wasted in the New Age movement through the 1970s. Ten years wasted, I always thought. But now, as I see these evil concepts creeping into the church, I reflect gladly that God allowed me to go through that, so now I can stand against that evil from Satan. Truly, God does work all these together for good.
My dedication to this site, is based on the fact that too many greet people resulting in them being a part of the evil deeds of these false teachers. If these people are lost, and will not be corrected, that is between them and God. But there are so many newbies, so many "guests" who read these threads without even joining, and I want them to read the truths laid out in the Bible, not the false new supposed revelations, or the exegetical nonsense and lies some are posting as truth.
So, are you greeting those with false teachings, and thereby sharing in their evil deeds? Or are you standing for Biblical truth?
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