Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Wolves/False Teachers (part 2)
Acts 20:29-31 (New Living Translation)
29 I know that false teachers, like vicious wolves, will come in among you after I leave, not sparing the flock. 30 Even some men from your own group will rise up and distort the truth in order to draw a following. 31 Watch out! Remember the three years I was with you—my constant watch and care over you night and day, and my many tears for you.
The bible uses a wolf to symbolize a false preacher/teacher/pastor/minister (whatever word you want to use). Wolves EAT sheep! The are carnivores ~ meat eaters. He or she, the false teacher, feeds on sheep and sees them as nothing more than a resource for his selfish purposes and agendas. But they are very clever at disguising themselves because if the sheep KNEW they were following a wolf, they wouldn't hang around waiting to be devoured. Sooner or later being devoured is exactly what happens to the sheep because wolves only think of themselves.
They are NOT a true shepherd. They are greedy for personal gain and a hireling. They mislead the sheep by drawing them in with words that sound biblical and true but they draw them only to themselves, not to God. They are not submitted to or in the service of Christ, The Messiah, Son of God. Rather than a servants heart, they merely put on a show of service to get what they want, which usually consist of money or things that money can buy. To them ~ the end justifies the means.
They are a cruel lot and in the end they are more than willing to feast on God's precious sheep.
