12 min
573: Wolf Week #2- Why Wolves? The End Time Blog Podcast
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- Christianity
Matthew 7:15 says, "Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves."
We've all heard this verse probably many times. We can understand it on the surface. It's a simple axiom.
Why did the Spirit choose Wolves as the primary symbol that represents false teachers in His inspired word? Tune in for an exploration of these and other facts about wolves the animal and wolves the false teachers.
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Beware of false teachersThey are called false brothers (2 Corinthians 11:26); false apostles (2 Corinthians 11:13); false teachers (2 Peter 2:1); false speakers, that is, liars (1 Timothy 4:2); and false Christs (Matthew 24:24). The apostle John tells us, therefore, “Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world” (1 John 4:1).
How to watch for wolves: Three signs of a false teacherWhen a wolf looks at sheep, what does he see? Food. His motivation for getting close to sheep is not to care for their needs or protect them from danger; it’s to feed on them. But in order to get close to sheep, a wolf employs deceptive tactics to keep the sheep from discerning his dangerous presence before he can achieve his aims.
What does it mean that false prophets are wolves in sheep's clothing?Jesus alerts us to “watch out for false prophets” in Matthew 7:15. He compares these false prophets to wolves in sheep’s clothing. Jesus also tells us how to identify these false prophets: we will recognize them by their fruit (Matthew 7:20).
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Music by https://www.fiftysounds.com
Track London Music
by https://www.fiftysounds.com
Matthew 7:15 says, "Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves."
We've all heard this verse probably many times. We can understand it on the surface. It's a simple axiom.
Why did the Spirit choose Wolves as the primary symbol that represents false teachers in His inspired word? Tune in for an exploration of these and other facts about wolves the animal and wolves the false teachers.
Links mentioned:
Beware of false teachersThey are called false brothers (2 Corinthians 11:26); false apostles (2 Corinthians 11:13); false teachers (2 Peter 2:1); false speakers, that is, liars (1 Timothy 4:2); and false Christs (Matthew 24:24). The apostle John tells us, therefore, “Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world” (1 John 4:1).
How to watch for wolves: Three signs of a false teacherWhen a wolf looks at sheep, what does he see? Food. His motivation for getting close to sheep is not to care for their needs or protect them from danger; it’s to feed on them. But in order to get close to sheep, a wolf employs deceptive tactics to keep the sheep from discerning his dangerous presence before he can achieve his aims.
What does it mean that false prophets are wolves in sheep's clothing?Jesus alerts us to “watch out for false prophets” in Matthew 7:15. He compares these false prophets to wolves in sheep’s clothing. Jesus also tells us how to identify these false prophets: we will recognize them by their fruit (Matthew 7:20).
Music attribution
Track New York
Music by https://www.fiftysounds.com
Track London Music
by https://www.fiftysounds.com
12 min