Kuna Wakristo wengi, who call themselves prophets and are appointed in the office of prophet. Hata hivyo, Si manabii wote hawa walioteuliwa na Mungu. Si wote ni manabii wa kweli, who listen to God and speak the words of God. Many of them are false prophets, who speak their own words and lying divination. Kuna manabii wa uongo na daima kutakuwa na manabii wa uongo. Jesus and the apostles warned the believers about false prophets. How do you recognize and identify false prophets in our time? What does the Bible say about false prophets and the characteristics of a false prophet?
Manabii katika Agano la Kale
Sikuwatuma manabii hawa, Hata hivyo, walikimbia: Sijasema nao, Lakini walitabiri. Lakini kama wangelisimama katika shauri langu., na kuwafanya watu Wangu wasikie maneno Yangu, Basi wangeli wageuza na njia yao mbaya., Na kwa uovu wa matendo yao (Yeremia 23:21-22)
A prophet of God is not always loved, because a prophet often speaks corrective words for the edification and protection of the church (Mkutano wa Waumini, who are born again and belong to God).
Tukiwaangalia manabii katika Agano la Kale, Mara nyingi walikuwa na kazi ngumu ya kutimiza. The prophets in the Old Testament were not always loved and appreciated by the people. They were only loved and appreciated when the people were in trouble, waliokandamizwa, and needed advice. When the people needed help, Walienda kwa manabii na kuwauliza manabii na kuwaomba ushauri..
The prophets of God were not always learned men. Lakini siku zote walikuwa wanaume na wanawake, Ambaye Aliishi Kwa Mapenzi Ya Mungu.
Hawakuwa wamechagua kuwa nabii. But God had chosen them to speak His words in His name to His people.
Take for example Amos and Elisha. They were farmers, when they were called by God (1 Wafalme 19:19, Amosi 7:14).
Mungu hakujifunza, Ujuzi, Nguvu, na wanaume wenye kupendeza. Nor was God looking for charismatic eloquent speakers. But God was looking for people, Ambao walikuwa wamejitoa kikamilifu kwa Mungu.
Mungu hakuona (Nje) Muonekano, Aliona moyo wa mtu.
Mungu alitafuta watu wenye kujitoa kwa mioyo ya kujitolea ambao angeweza kujionyesha kuwa na nguvu.. The only thing that the prophets had to do, Ni lazima tujifungue kwa Neno la Mungu, msikilizeni, na kumtii kwa kusema maneno yake kwa watu wake..
The false prophets in the Old Testament
Katika Agano la Kale, there were many prophets but not every prophet prophesied by God. Mara nyingi, false prophets entered, who said they were sent by God and pophesied in ‘the Name of the Lord’ . But in reality they prophesied according to their own visions, maarifa, maarifa, mawazo, and what was in their hearts.
They spoke words, which didn’t originate from God but from themselves and lying spirits. Many prophets tried to please and win people for their own gain and to get a large following.
Manabii hawa wa uongo walitumia maneno ya ajabu na kutoa ahadi za ajabu kwa watu. By saying what the people wanted to hear, they gained the acceptance of the people. But because of their false prophecies (lies), they fooled the people and gave them false hope. Their prophecies caused the people to enter wicked ways, Iliyotangulia:Kumetokea Utengano Kati ya Mungu na Watu Wake.
The 400 prophets and their false prophecies
Katika 1 Wafalme 22 na 2 Mambo ya Nyakati 18, Kwa mfano, we read about approximately 400 manabii, Ambao wote walitabiri uongo kwa mfalme. Walitabiri, Mfalme alitaka kusikia nini. They were not completely devoted to God. Therefore a lying spirit could operate in them.
Ahabu, Mfalme wa Israeli, Alitaka kumchukua Ramoth katika Gileadi, kutoka kwa mkono wa Aramu, Mfalme wa Siria. Aliuliza Yehoshafati, Mfalme wa Yuda, Kupigana naye kwa Ramoth.
Lakini Yehoshafati alitaka kumuuliza Bwana kwanza. Yehoshafati alitaka kusikia kile ambacho Bwana alikuwa akisema juu ya jambo hili.
Therefore King Ahab gathered the prophets of Israel, kuhusu 400 Watu.
The king asked the 400 prophets if he should go against Ramoth to battle or not.
All the 400 prophets answered that King Ahab should go up and that the Lord would deliver it into the hand of the king.
But Jehoshaphat was not convinced and asked the king if there wasn’t another prophet to inquire.
Mfalme Ahabu akamjibu Yehoshafati kwamba kulikuwa na nabii mwingine mmoja., who they could inquire. His name was Micaiah. But King Ahab hated Micaiah because Micaiah never prophesied good concerning him but only evil. But the king called an officer to bring Micaiah to them.
Wakati wafalme wote wawili walikuwa wamekaa kwenye viti vyao vya enzi, Na manabii walitabiri mbele yao., Mtume, Who Stole Micaiah, asked Micaiah to speak good to the king and say what the other prophets had said to the king. But Micaiah didn’t allow anyone to intimidate or influence him. And so Micaiah answered, As the Lord lives, Bwana anasema nini kwangu, that will I speak.
The lying spirit in the mouth of all King Ahab’s prophets
Wakati Mikaya aliposimama mbele ya mfalme na kuulizwa kama watakwenda kupigana na Ramothi kupigana au kuvumilia, Mikaya akajibu na kusema, "Nenda, na kufanikiwa: kwa maana Bwana atautia mikononi mwa mfalme." Mfalme alisema, Ni mara ngapi nitakuhukumu usiniambie chochote ila kile kilicho kweli kwa jina la BWANA.?”
Kisha Micaiah alisema, "Niliona Israeli wote wametawanyika juu ya vilima, Kama kondoo ambao hawana mchungaji: and the Lord said, Hawa hawana master: na wamrudishe kila mtu nyumbani kwake kwa amani."
Mfalme Ahabu akamwambia Yehoshafati, "Je, sikukuambia kwamba hatatoa unabii wowote juu yangu?, lakini mbaya?”
Micaiah continued, Hear thou, kwa hiyo, Neno la Bwana: Nilimwona Bwana ameketi juu ya kiti chake cha enzi, na jeshi lote la mbinguni limesimama karibu naye upande wake wa kulia na upande wake wa kushoto.. The Lord said, Nani atamshawishi Ahabu, ili aweze kwenda juu na kuanguka katika Ramoth? Na mmoja alisema kwa njia hii, na mwingine alisema kwa njia hiyo. There came forth a spirit, Alisimama mbele za Bwana, na kusema, Nitamtetea. The Lord said unto him, Kwa hiyo? He said, Nitakwenda mbele, Nitakuwa roho ya uongo katika kinywa cha manabii wake wote.. He said, Utakuwa na ushawishi kwake, na kushinda pia: kwenda mbele, na kufanya hivyo. Sasa kwa hivyo, tazama, Bwana ameweka roho ya uongo katika kinywa cha manabii wako wote., na Bwana amenena mabaya juu yako."
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Nabii Mikaya afungwa gerezani
After the words of Micaiah, the king instructed his servants to put Micaiah in prison. He commanded them to give him bread and water of affliction until the king would return in peace.
King Ahab listened to the words of the 400 Manabii wa uongo na kwenda vitani. Lakini kabla ya kuingia katika vita, Alijidanganya mwenyewe, ili kwamba asiwe na utambuzi. Alidhani angeweza kumdanganya Mungu. Maneno ya Mungu daima yatatimia.
Mambo ambayo Mungu alikuwa amesema kupitia kinywa cha Mikaya yalitimia.. Mtu fulani alichora upinde kwenye ubia na kumpiga Ahabu kati ya viungo vya kamba yake.. Jioni hiyo Ahabu alikufa na damu yake ikatoka kwenye jeraha lake., Katikati ya gari.
Siku iliyofuata mfalme akaletwa Samaria, ambapo walimzika. Wakati gari lilipooshwa katika bwawa la Samaria, Mbwa huyo alimwaga damu yake; na wakaosha silaha zake; Kulingana na neno la Bwana, Aliongea kwa kinywa cha nabii Eliya. (1 Wafalme 19).
Micaiah didn’t speak positive words to gain the king’s approval and to please King Ahab. Because Micaiah didn’t fear King Ahab, Lakini Mikaya alimwogopa Mungu.
Mikaya alifanya kile ambacho Bwana alimwamuru azungumze. Hakuacha Maneno ya Mungu, hata kidogo. Hata sivyo, Alipokamatwa na kuwekwa gerezani. Micaiah stayed faithful to God and His Word. He spoke what the Lord commanded him to speak.
God exposed the false prophets, Ambao walifundisha uasi kwa watu
Katika Yeremia 28 na 29, Maombolezo 2, na Ezekieli 22:28 (miongoni mwa wengine), God exposed the false prophets. The false prophets caused the people to rebel against the Word of God instead of correcting the people and making them aware of their iniquities and causing them to walk in the truth on the narrow path, Inaongoza kwa uzima wa milele.
Hanania, Nabii, alizungumza ya ajabu, Kuahidi, kuinua, encouraging prophetic words to the people of God and the prophet Jeremiah. Yote yalisikika kuwa ya kweli, kwamba hata Yeremia alikuwa chini ya dhana, that these encouraging words originated from God. Kwa hiyo Yeremia alithibitisha maneno yake kwa kumwambia Hanania., Maneno ya Bwana, ambayo alikuwa ameyasema bila shaka yatatimia.
Lakini Yeremia alipokwenda njia yake, Neno la Bwana lilimjia Yeremia.
The Lord confronted Jeremiah and said that He didn’t send Hananiah at all and that Hananiah made the people trust in a lie. Kwa sababu ya ukweli, that Hananiah taught the people rebellion against God, the Lord said, Hii ni ndani ya mwaka mmoja, Hanania angetupwa kutoka juu ya uso wa dunia.
Maneno ya Bwana yakatimia na Hanania akafa mwezi wa saba wa mwaka huo huo..
Katika Yeremia 29, Bwana alimwonya Yeremia kuhusu manabii, Waungu, Na wale wanaoota ndoto, Wasiwadanganye. They prophesied in ‘the Name of the Lord’, Wakati BWANA hakuwa amewatuma hata kidogo!
God identified the false prophets and revealed the sins of the false prophets. The false prophets committed adultery, Sema uongo katika "Jina la Bwana", na kuhubiri uasi kwa watu wa Mungu. Bwana alisema kwa kinywa cha Yeremia:
Bwana wa majeshi asema hivi, Mungu wa Israeli, Ahabu mwana wa Kolaya, na wa Sedekia, mwana wa Maaseya, Ambaye anatabiri uongo kwenu kwa jina langu; Tazama, Nitawatia mikononi mwa Nebukadreza mfalme wa Babeli; Atawaua mbele ya macho yako; Na miongoni mwao watachukuliwa laana na wafungwa wote wa Yuda walio katika Babeli., akisema, Bwana anakufanya uwe kama Sedekia na kama Ahabu, ambaye mfalme wa Babeli alimchoma motoni; Kwa sababu wametenda uovu katika Israeli, na kufanya uzinzi na majirani zao 'wake', Nimenena maneno ya uongo kwa jina langu, ambayo sikuwaamrisha; hata mimi najua, Mimi ni shahidi, asema Bwana (Yeremia 29:21-23)
Kisha neno la Bwana likamjia Yeremia, akisema, Tuma kwa wote wa utumwa, akisema, Bwana asema hivi kuhusu Shemaya Mnehelamite; Kwa sababu Shemaya amekutabiria, na mimi sikutuma yake, Na akakuongozeni katika uwongo.: Kwa hivyo ndivyo asemavyo Bwana; Tazama, Nitamwadhibu Shemaya Mnehelamite, na mbegu yake: hatakuwa na mtu wa kukaa miongoni mwa watu hawa.; wala hataona mema nitakayowatendea watu wangu, asema Bwana; Kwa sababu amefundisha uasi dhidi ya BWANA (Yeremia 29:30-32)
Manabii wako wamekuona mambo ya bure na ya kijinga kwako.: Wala hawakugundua uovu wako., Kugeuza utumwa wako; lakini wamekuona mizigo ya uwongo na sababu za kufungiwa. (Maombolezo 2:14)
Jesus warned the believers of false prophets and revealed how to identify false prophets
Jihadharini na manabii wa uongo, Ambao huja kwenu katika mavazi ya kondoo, lakini kwa ndani wao ni mbwa mwitu wa ravening. Mtawatambua kwa matunda yao.. Je, wanaume hukusanya zabibu za miiba, au tini ya hii? Hata hivyo kila mti mzuri hutoa matunda mazuri; Lakini mti ulioharibika hutoa matunda mabaya. Mti mwema hauwezi kuzaa matunda mabaya, Wala mti mbovu hauwezi kuzaa matunda mazuri. Kila mti usiozaa matunda mazuri hukatwa, na kutumbukia motoni. Kwa hiyo kwa matunda yao mtawatambua (Mathayo 7:15-20)
Jesus said in Matthew 7:21-23, Ni hao tu, Ambao hufanya mapenzi ya Baba, will enter the Kingdom of heaven.
Manabii wengi wa uongo watafufuka, na kuwadanganya wengi (Mathayo 24:11)
For there shall arise false christs, na manabii wa uongo, na kuonyesha ishara kubwa na maajabu; mpaka kwamba, Kama ingewezekana, watawadanganya walio wateule (Mathayo 24:24)
Manabii wa uongo watabiri kutoka kwa mwili wao
Hata katika wakati wetu, Kuna manabii wengi wa uongo, who prophesy out of their flesh. The false prophets prophesy by what they see and prophesy after their senses, ufahamu mwenyewe, hisia, hisia, na kadhalika. badala ya baada ya Roho. They are carnal and led by the flesh instead of the Spirit. They walk after the flesh and prophesy after the flesh.
Many prophets speak wonderful, kuinua, Kuahidi, and encouraging words over the lives of Christians, Bwana hajawahi kusema maneno haya. They don’t prophesy the truth of God but they prophesy deception and lies. Kwa sababu hiyo, Wanaua roho nyingi, Ni nani aliyepaswa kuokoka:
Ole kwa manabii wapumbavu, Fuata roho yako mwenyewe, Na wala sijaona kitu! O Israeli, Manabii wako ni kama mbweha jangwani. Nyinyi hamjaingia katika mapengo, wala hakufanya ua kwa ajili ya nyumba ya Israeli kusimama katika vita katika siku ya Bwana.. Wameona ubatili na udanganyifu wa uwongo, akisema, The Lord saith: na BWANA hakuwatuma: na kuwafanya wengine watumaini kwamba watathibitisha neno.
Je, hamkuona maono ya bure?, na hamjasema uganga wa uongo, Wakati wewe unasema, Bwana alisema hivyo; Hata mimi sijasema?
Hivyo ndivyo asemavyo Bwana Mungu; Kwa sababu mmesema ubatili, na kuonekana kwa uongo, kwa hiyo, tazama, Mimi ni dhidi yako, asema Bwana Mungu. Na mkono wangu utakuwa juu ya manabii wanaoona ubatili, na kwamba uongo wa kimungu: Hawatakuwa katika kusanyiko la watu wangu, Wala hawataandikwa katika maandishi ya nyumba wa Israeli, Wala hawataingia katika nchi ya Israeli.; Nanyi mtajua ya kuwa mimi ndimi BWANA MUNGU.
Kwa sababu, hata kwa sababu wamewapotosha watu wangu, akisema, Amani; Na hapakuwa na amani; Mmoja akajenga ukuta, na, lo, wengine waliipiga kwa morter isiyo na joto: Waambie wale wanaoipiga kwa morter isiyo na joto, kwamba itaanguka:Kutakuwa na mvua kubwa; na wewe, O mawe makubwa ya mvua, itakuwa kuanguka; na upepo wa dhoruba utaupiga. Lo, Wakati ukuta umeanguka, Haitasemwa kwenu, Iko wapi daubing ambayo kwayo mmeipiga? Hivyo ndivyo asemavyo Bwana Mungu; Nitaipiga hata kwa upepo wa dhoruba katika hasira yangu; na kutakuwa na oga ya kufurika katika hasira yangu, na mawe makubwa ya mvua katika ghadhabu yangu ili kuyateketeza.
Kwa hivyo nitavunja ukuta ambao mmeupiga kwa morter isiyo na joto, na kuishusha chini ya ardhi, ili kwamba msingi wake utagunduliwa, na itakuwa kuanguka, Nanyi mtaangamizwa katikati yake.: Nanyi mtajua ya kuwa mimi ndimi BWANA.. Hivyo ndivyo nitakavyotimiza ghadhabu yangu juu ya ukuta, na juu yao ambao wameipiga kwa morter isiyo na joto, Na atakuambia, Ukuta huo haupo tena, Wala wale ambao hawakuikubali; Kwa wit, Manabii wa Israeli wanaotabiri kuhusu Yerusalemu, na kuona maono ya amani kwa ajili yake, Hakuna amani, asema Bwana Mungu (Ezekieli 13:3-16)
Vivyo hivyo, Wewe Mwana wa Mtu, Weka uso wako juu ya binti za watu wako, Ambao hutabiri kutoka kwa moyo wao wenyewe; Nawe utoe unabii juu yao, Na kusema, Hivyo ndivyo asemavyo Bwana Mungu; Ole kwa wanawake wanaoshona mto kwa mashimo yote ya silaha, na kufanya kerchiefs juu ya kichwa cha kila kimo kuwinda roho! Je, mtawinda Nafsi za watu wangu, na mtaziokoa roho zilizo hai zinazokuja kwenu.? Na mtanichafua miongoni mwa watu wangu kwa ajili ya shayiri na vipande vya mkate, Kuua nafsi ambazo hazipaswi kufa, na kuokoa nafsi zilizo hai ambazo hazipaswi kuishi, kwa kuwadanganya watu wangu wanaosikia uongo wako?
Kwa hivyo ndivyo asemavyo Bwana Mungu; Tazama, Mimi ni dhidi ya misumari yako, ambapo kwa hiyo mnawinda roho ili kuwafanya waruke, Nitawaondoa kutoka mikononi mwako, Acha roho ziende, hata roho ambazo mnaziwinda kuzifanya zipeperushwe. Wakubwa wako pia nitatoa machozi, na kuwaokoa watu wangu kutoka mkononi mwako, Wala hawatakuwa tena mkononi mwako kuwindwa.; Nanyi mtajua ya kuwa mimi ndimi BWANA.. Kwa sababu kwa uongo mmeufanya moyo wa mwenye haki kuwa na huzuni., Ambaye sikumhuzunisha; na kuitia nguvu mikono ya waovu, kwamba asirudi kutoka katika njia yake mbaya., Kwa kumuahidi maisha: Kwa hiyo hamtaona ubatili tena., wala uganga wa kimungu: Kwa maana nitawaokoa watu wangu kutoka mikononi mwako: Nanyi mtajua ya kuwa mimi ndimi BWANA. (Ezekieli 13:17-23)
the false prophecies lead God’s people astray
Manabii hawa wa uongo walikuwa wameona ubatili na kusema uongo wa uongo. Walifuata roho zao wenyewe na kutoa unabii baada ya ufahamu wao wenyewe.. Walizungumza kwa amani, Wakati huo hakukuwa na amani kabisa. And they led the people of God astray. These false prophets caused the people to rebel against the Word of God and do those things which were against His will. They let the people walk in sins and iniquities.
Kwa sababu ya ukweli, that the people considered the false prophets as sent ones from the Lord. The people were under the assumption that the false prophets spoke the words of the Lord and that they walked according to God’s will. Walidhani kuwa, that by obeying the words of these false prophets, they would walk on the right path of life. Lakini haikuwa hivyo. Manabii wa uongo, Ambao 'waliitwa' waliotumwa na Bwana, led the people of God through their vain words in lies and deception.
The false prophets let the people of God go their way instead of correcting them. Na hivyo, Waliimarisha mikono ya waovu, badala ya kuwageuza mbali na njia zao mbaya.. They prophesied what the people wanted to hear, Badala ya kusema kile Bwana alikuwa akisema. The false prophets said that everything was fine and prophesied peace, while it was not fine and there was no peace at all.
Watu wanataka kusikia unabii wa kuahidi na kutia moyo
Hali hii bado inaendelea katika kipindi chetu. Christians only want to hear uplifting, Kuahidi, and encouraging prophetic words instead of negative or correcting prophecies. Hawataki kuwapokea manabii, who reveal their sins and correct them. Hapana, they will only invite well-known prophets, who are like-minded and speak positive and encouraging prophetic words.
The people don’t look at the fruit of the lives of these prophets. They don’t look if they bear the fruit of the Spirit or the fruit of the flesh (ibada ya sanamu, uchawi, uasherati, uchafu wa ngono, uzinzi (talaka), uongo, wivu, kutokuwa na uaminifu, Uchoyo, ubinafsi, Upendo kwa pesa, uigaji, hasira, ugomvi, uzushi, chuki, reveling, ulevi, na kadhalika).
Wanaangalia majina yao na / au majina yao, (Maarufu) family, mafanikio, supernatural signs, na maajabu, instead of looking at their daily walk and their works.
How many lies are prophetically spoken over the lives of Christians by well-known prophets that didn’t come to pass or led Christians astray?
Many Christians are led astray by false prophets. Badala ya kuokolewa kutoka kwenye shimo, Wanaongozwa na Abrahamu.
They live a life, which is not according to the will of God and is not in agreement with His Word. But because these famous prophets approve of their lifestyle and their sins, even when God says the opposite in His Word, they believe these false prophets above God and His Word and are deceived and led astray from the truth. Na kwa sababu wamepotoka mbali na ukweli., they will not fulfill the plan of God for their lives.
Many Christians are ripped out of the hand of God by these false prophets and their deceptive words and prophetic lies.
Wakristo wanapaswa kujaribu roho kama ni wa Mungu
Mpendwa, msiiamini kila roho, bali zijaribuni hizo roho kwamba zimetokana na Mungu: kwa sababu manabii wengi wa uongo wametokea duniani. Kwa hivyo mnajua Roho wa Mungu: Kila roho inayokiri kwamba Yesu Kristo amekuja katika mwili ni ya Mungu: Na kila roho isiyokiri kwamba Yesu Kristo amekuja katika mwili si ya Mungu.: Na hii ni roho ya mpinga Kristo, ambapo mmesikia kwamba ni lazima kuja; Na hata sasa ni katika ulimwengu (1 Yohana 4:1-3)
Siku hizi, it is so important to have a discernment of spirits! John wrote about the importance of the discerning of spirits. He told the saints to not believe every spirit but to try the spirits whether they are from God. Kwa nini? Because many false prophets have gone out into the world. Na hiyo bado ni kesi. There are still false prophets in disguise operating in the prophetic office of the church.
When people have the Spirit of God, they believe and confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh and they shall listen to Him and love and obey Him and keep His commandments and walk in the will of the Father.
Wao ni wa ulimwengu: kwa hivyo wanasema juu ya ulimwengu, Dunia inawasikia. Sisi ni wa Mungu: Anayejua Mungu anatusikia; Yeye ambaye si wa Mungu anatusikia sisi.. Hapa ndipo tunapojua roho ya ukweli, na roho ya makosa (1 Yohana 4:5-6)
When prophets are honored and exalted by people and received by the world (Bila toba) Halafu kuna kitu hakipo sawa. You should earnestly ask yourself if this prophet is indeed born again in Christ and has become a son of God (hii inatumika kwa wanaume na wanawake) au siyo.
Kwa sababu Yesu anasema, that if you are born again and follow Him, the world will hate you because you are no longer of this world.
Roho Mtakatifu, Who lives in a born-again Christian, convicts the world of their sin (Yohana 15:18-24; 16:8; 17:14). You testify that the works of the world are evil and because of that the people, who are of the world, don’t appreciate that they are confronted with their sins (evil works).
Kwa hiyo, Wasioamini, Ambao hutembea baada ya mwili, don’t like to hang out with born again believers, Ambao hutembea baada ya Roho. Unless, these unbelievers hate their lives in the world and their sins and are looking for the Truth and a way out to be redeemed from their sins and iniquities.
How can you recognize and identify false prophets according to the Bible?
But how can you recognize false prophets? Can you recognize the false prophets by their signs and wonders? Hapana! Jesus said very clearly, that before His return and the end of the world, many false prophets will arise and do many signs and wonders, which deceive many people, and if it were possible even the elect. Therefore supernatural signs and wonders don’t prove if a prophet is bor again in Christ and operates from the Spirit or the flesh.
The only two indicators we have received from Jesus, to identify and recognize a false prophet are:
- The fruit they produce in their life
By their fruit, you will know who they really are. Do they love the world, walk like the world and therefore bear the same fruit as the world? The fruit of the world are the works of the flesh, ambazo ni (miongoni mwa wengine) ibada ya sanamu, uchawi, uasherati, uchafu wa ngono, uzinzi (talaka), uongo, ubinafsi, Uchoyo, Upendo kwa pesa, wivu,uigaji, hasira, ugomvi, uzushi, chuki, ulevi, revelings, na kadhalika. If they do the works of the flesh then they are carnal and are of the world and not of God.
- Do they live according to God’s Word, doing the will of the Father?
When they don’t live like the Word of God and don’t do the will of the Father then they are not of God. If prophets approve things that contradict the Word of God and oppose the will of the Father then you are dealing with a false prophet. Many false prophets misuse the words ‘love’ and ‘grace’ to approve sin and to keep doing the works of their flesh. They tell people, who live in sin that they are saved, which is a lie ofcourse. It’s just like the false prophets in the Old Testament proclaiming ‘peace, peace’, while according to God, there was no peace at all. The only difference between then and now is, that nowadays they don’t use the word ‘peace’, but they use the ‘grace of God’ and the so-called love of God. They say: “It is all the grace of God, therefore it doesn’t matter how you life and what you do. God is love.” These deceptive words, ambayo ni uongo, cause Christians to be led astray from the Truth and return into the bondage os sin.
Jesus is very clear about it and we must listen to Jesus (neno), instead of listening and believing the words of false prophets, who teach rebellion against God’s Word and only want to be heard and seen for their own gain.
Watch, kwa hiyo, just like Jesus has commanded us to stay awake and be watchful. So that you are able to discern and uncover the wolves in sheep’s clothing. (Soma pia: ‘The wolves in sheep’s clothing who wreak havoc‘).
‘Kuweni chumvi ya dunia’
