We have all heard it said
that “Everything that shines ain’t gold.” And in Isaiah the 14th
Chapter, Lucifer (The Devil) is described as the bright Morning Star – The most
beautiful of God’s creations.
Nevertheless, he was cast down out of heaven to the earth along with a third
of the stars (angels) of heaven) for prideful rebellion (Revelation 12:4).
There are a lot of good
looking, good sounding, excellent speaking, persuasive and motivating preachers
and Pastors who shine brightly in the earth.
But suffice it to say that
“Everything that shine ain’t Gold.”
The Bibles teaches us to “test the spirits to see whether they are
from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.”
And how do we test the Spirit to see if they are confessing or rather
teaching the Doctrine of Christ?
Apostles Paul answers that
question in Galatians 1:8 by saying: “if anyone or an
angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one preached to us by
the Apostles of Christ, let them be under God's curse!”
The standard for telling if a preacher is
preaching God’s Truth is to measure it against the commands of God and the
teachings and practices of the true apostles of Christ.
Christ and His Apostles have set the standard
for the Church of Jesus Christ. And any
other teaching, any other doctrines or any other practice is accursed.
Everything that shines
ain’t gold!
