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Saturday, July 4 2009
The famous "wolves in sheep's clothing" warning by Jesus Christ:
"7:13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: 7:14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. 7:15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves." (Matthew 7:13-15 KJV)"10:16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves." (Matthew 10:16 KJV)
"But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtlety, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ"
The apostle Paul frequently expressed dismay at how those that he taught were often so easily misled thereafter by the "wolves" that preyed upon the flocks that Paul brought into being (they stalked the shepherd because they knew that it was around him that an abundant supply of "sheep" would always be found). For example, consider what happened to the Galatians when the "wolves" crept in:
"1:6 I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: 1:7 Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ." (Galatians 1:6-7 KJV)
The other apostles and servants of Christ were also stalked by "wolves in sheep's clothing":
"1:4 For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ." (Jude 1:4 KJV)
Paul warned that doctrines that sound good are not good if they contradict God's Word. Satan is a smooth speaker - of evil, "11:14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. 11:15 Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works."
"11:2 For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ. 11:3 But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtlety, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. 11:4 For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him." (2 Corinthians 11:2-4 KJV)11:13 For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. 11:14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. 11:15 Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works." (2 Corinthians 11:13-15 KJV)
Fact Finder: What does "the grace of our God into lasciviousness" mean?
See Lasciviousness and Grace Into Licentiousness
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This Day In History, July 4
1064: Chinese astronomers recorded what they called a "guest star" in the constellation of Taurus. The results of the supernova can be seen today as the Crab Nebula.
1187: Saladin's forces defeated Crusader forces at Battle of the Horns of Hattin, overlooking the Sea of Galilee near Tiberias; the victory led to Saladin's capture of Jerusalem.
1190: Richard I of England and Philip II of France started on the Third Crusade.
1609: Samuel de Champlain discovered what was later named Lake Champlain in New York.
1653: "The Barebones Parliament" began, a hand-picked legislative group of 140 men convened by Oliver Cromwell following the Puritan victory in the English Civil War. Its name was derived from one of its members, "Praise-God" Barbon.
1776: The American Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia by representatives of all 13 American colonies.
1817: Construction on Erie Canal began.
1831: Baptist clergyman Samuel Francis Smith penned the American patriotic hymn, America. Smith was unaware that the tune used was the same of England's national anthem: God Save the Queen.
1884: The Statue of Liberty was presented to America by the people of France.
1904: Construction of the Panama Canal began.
1960: America's new 50-star flag, after Hawaiian statehood, was introduced.
