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The End Time Blog Podcast Elizabeth Prata
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- Religion & Spirituality
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4.6 • 21 Ratings
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Exalting the name of Jesus through Christian essays and podcasts.
I was a school teacher, a journalist/editor, now an elementary teacher's aide. After I was saved I began a writing ministry for Christian women on the topics of encouragement, Reformed theology, and discernment. Why The End Time? We're living in the end time. Time is short to share the Gospel- and grows shorter each day. I'm a member in a local, elder-led church, and I await the day I will meet my Jesus face to face. Blessings!
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574: Wolf Week # 3: Types of false teachers and their different methods
So, discernment is more than pointing out this or that false teacher. False teachers also exhibit certain characteristics. As is written at The Masters University, false teachers exhibit a "pathology." We need to be "spiritual pathologists" to detect them.
To that end, I include a wealth of links to begin learning what the Bible has to say about the characteristics false teachers possess.
The Masters University, The Pathology of False Teachers
Noah Adams, lead pastor of City Park Church in CO, 10
Characteristics of False Teachers’
Colin Smith, 7 Traits of False Teachers
Tim Challies, 7 Traits of False Teachers
Kim Sorgius Jones, 7 False Teaching Messages & How to Battle Them"
Tim Challies "The Spiritual Gift of Discernment" book
Sinclair Ferguson, "What is Discernment?" article
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573: Wolf Week #2- Why Wolves?
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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572: Wolf Week # 1: My two "starter false teachers"
Wolf Week! Lack of discernment is the cause of much trouble in the church and much confusion. This is entry #1 in my series after the Introduction I did the other day.
Today I share a personal story about a time early on when I lacked discernment to be able to detect that Joel Osteen and Beth Moore were false. What was I thinking! Tune in to see how I found out and what I did about it.
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571: Wolf Week Intro: or, We DO know the heart
Today and the next 5 weekdays I'll publish something about discernment. So, Wolf Week! Lack of discernment is the cause of much trouble in the church and much confusion.
This inaugural entry to the week of discernment essays is called "We DO know the heart!"
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570: When a pagan sees the Northern Lights for the first time
By Elizabeth Prata
The National Atmospheric and Oceanographic Administration, AKA NOAA, advised yesterday that an 'extreme' geomagnetic storm was gong to hit the US last night. They issued a rare severe geomagnetic storm warning of 'G5' (highest) when a solar outburst reached Earth on Friday. The effects include glowing lights in the northern sky, colors of ethereal and jaw dropping beauty.
My friends here in Georgia are excited. Northern Lights are rarely seen this far south! Indeed, as I awoke this morning many of them had posted photographs of the Lights in the sky. One social media account posted seeing them as far south as Key Largo, Florida!
How can we help someone who doesn't know after seeing a display like the Northern Lights this far south? Tune in to hear!
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It is my joy to write and podcast for you, always pointing
to Jesus, a holier lifestyle, and passing along credible ministry links.
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569: John the Baptist ate locusts, ew
There is an Old Testament link in Leviticus 11:20, 23, 41, and 42 that mention winged things as detestable. The people were not to eat them. So, did John the Baptist sin by eating locusts? Tune in to find out!
Yesterday's essay and podcast that discussed gnats:
Strain a gnat, swallow a fly
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