JEREMIAH 23

21“I did not send the prophets,

yet they ran;

I did not speak to them,

yet they prophesied.

22 But if they had stood in my council,

then they would have proclaimed my words to my people,

and they would have turned them from their evil way,

    and from the evil of their deeds.

 FALSE PROPHETS

I think Jeremiah 23 is one of the most sobering chapters of the Bible; to pastors this is a terrible rebuke. I have taken these two verses to illustrate the effect of false teachers on a nation.

So how do we know these false teachers? In 2 John they were identified as those who proclaimed that Jesus Christ had not come in the flesh.

In the text from Jeremiah, we have another sign of false teachers: A refusal to call sinners to repentance.  The only way to see people truly come to Christ is to preach the Word of God, so they repent.

False teachers, whether they teach prosperity gospel, the potential gospel or any other gospel, teach that we are the ones in control of our lives and do not need to worry about sin and repentance.  This shows a complete disregard for the message of repentance and faith which is necessary for the sinner to be saved and for Christians to be restored.

To all Pastors and all church workers: We need to preach repentance and faith. Are you preaching the whole counsel of God? Are you drawing people to God through your message of repentance? Are the members of your church turning from their evil ways and starting to live for God and Him alone?

 Do you want to see our society transformed? Preach the message of repentance and faith. Do you want a healthy church?  Preach the message of repentance and faith.  Do you want your marriage and family to honor God? Preach a message of repentance and faith.

 Paul said be instant in season and out of season 2 Timothy 4. In other words, whatever circumstance we are in, we are to PREACH THE WORD.

Whether we are in times of blessing or in times of hardship, we are to do the same thing and that is to preach Christ crucified.

When we are going through times of blessing, we sometimes stop preaching Christ crucified. We are never to stop this biblical preaching.

Fashions and fads come into the church, but sound preaching is the foundation of any church, it is word of God powerfully preached that is used by the spirit of God to transform lives.

ARE YOU PREACHING THE WORD?

GOD BLESS YOU

KK