KEEP YOUR BIBLES OPEN

Today's reading: Jude

"When these people join you in fellowship meals celebrating the love of the Lord, they are like dangerous reefs that can shipwreck you. They are shameless in the way they care only about themselves. They are like clouds blowing over dry land without giving rain, promising much but producing nothing. They are like trees without fruit at harvesttime. They are not only dead but doubly dead, for they have been pulled out by the roots." Jude verse 12 NLT

Who are 'these people'?

False teachers. Folks who sound religious, speak of the Bible, wear the suits, stand behind the pulpits, lead congregations and garner support for their church.

Our best, and only, defense against false teachers is to keep our Bibles open.

To keep our noses in the Word of the Lord.

To know exactly what the Holy Scriptures say.

And to not just take another person's word on it.

Fact check every sermon you hear. Refer to the passages of Scripture mentioned in a sermon. Read it for yourself.

Can a pastor mis-speak? Of course, they are human!

But beware of the false teachers among us. The ones who take bits and pieces of the Bible and twist it into what's beneficial to them--and easy on the ears of the listener.

Keep your Bibles open!