We must be very cautious about such false pastors.

We must be very cautious about such false pastors.

 

 

Just as a tree is known by its fruit, 

we can tell whether a pastor is genuine or false by their actions.

False pastors may come to us dressed like sheep,

but inwardly they are ravenous wolves
(Ref.: Matthew 7:15-16).
A false pastor loves money, just like the Pharisees
(Ref.: Luke 16:14).
Therefore, a false pastor is full of greed and wickedness in their heart
(Ref.: Luke 11:39), and in their insatiable greed, they only seek their own gain
(Ref.: Isaiah 56:11).

A false pastor who loves money will preach powerfully from the pulpit,

saying, "I love You, O Lord, my strength" (Psalms 18:1),
but in their actual life, they believe that "money is my strength"

and are busy accumulating wealth.
Outwardly, their faith in God may seem strong,

but inwardly, they trust money more than God.
Outwardly, they may appear to love the Lord with great zeal,

but inwardly, they love money more.
Such a false pastor may say with their lips that they have repented,

but they do not bear the fruits of repentance.
There is no righteous action to show that they have truly repented
(Ref.: Matthew 3:8).
Like a bad tree, a false pastor can never bear good fruit, but only bad fruit
(Ref.: Matthew 7:17-18).

A false pastor is a child of his father, the devil, a

nd he desires to do what the devil wants.
That is, he desires to lie. A false pastor is a liar,

and the devil, the father of lies, delights in lies (Ref.: John 8:44).
We must be very cautious about such false pastors.
We should be able to recognize that they are false pastors by observing their actions
(Ref.: Matthew 7:15, 20).