Keeping God's Word

Till I come, give attention
to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.

1 Timothy 4:13

The Bible warns us that, among other things, one of the signs of the
last days will be the existence of false prophets, false apostles, false
teachers, and even lying wonders.

If that is not a description of the times we are living in, then I don't know
what is. I have never seen more false teaching and greater biblical illiteracy
among Christians than I am seeing today. I am amazed at how many believers are
lacking in the very basics of Christian theology. Hosea's cry for his day rings
true for ours as well: "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge . . . "
(Hosea 4:6). How we need the Word of God. How we need to know the Word of God.

The only way we will ever know the true from the false is by having a good
knowledge of the Scripture. Jesus commended the awakened believers in the church
of Philadelphia who were keeping His Word (see Revelation 3:8). He also
commended this church for their perseverance and promised to keep them from the
hour of trial (see verse 10).

In addition to false teaching, another sign of the last days will be that
"some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines
of demons" (1 Timothy 4:1). In the days ahead, there will be trials and
temptations. We need to remember that our adversary, the devil, is out there
trying to bring us down.

Are you keeping God's Word right now? I believe the church, in many ways, has
strayed from this today. And as a result, we are not making the difference we
ought to make. We need to persevere and keep His Word.

For more
relevant and biblical teaching from Pastor Greg Laurie, go to
www.harvest.org.

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