Father and Son

DEVOTION 2 JOHN FATHER AND SON 2 John 7-11 7 Many deceivers, who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh, have gone out into the world. Any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist. 8 Watch out that you do not lose what you have worked for, but that you may be rewarded fully. 9 Anyone who runs ahead and does not continue in the teaching of Christ does not have God; whoever continues in the teaching has both the Father and the Son. 10 If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not take him into your house or welcome him. 11 Anyone who welcomes him shares in his wicked work. NIV Once again a fair warning about those false teachers who talk with silver tongues, and try their very best to gather onto themselves followers who will support them both in ideology and monetarily, providing them with both fame and fortune. They may even use the name of Jesus, but that may not mean they believer Jesus actually came in the flesh, that he was God incarnate. There are so many we so many different messages, that we need to be sure of the truth, which we know and have. We also have the Spirit who gives us that discernment to know and see this false teaching for what it is, a lie. There may be many believers who unaware of the gift available to them by the Spirit invite far too many of these deceivers into their home every time they turn on the television to some religious preaching show, Some tele-evangelist, some showman who needs your support. A warning, beware, do not invite them in, because we may well be sharing in his wicked work. Sure, there are good guys and gals out there with pure motives wanting to share the truth of God. Yes, there are people who want to see the Kingdom of God glorified, but there are also those who want the glory for themselves. We know the truth, we have the Spirit to lead us into the truth, and to guide us, and to give us that discernment to know who is and who isn’t speaking the pure truth of God, including God incarnate, the Holy Trinity, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. We are pure believers, who God has called to be a part of his Kingdom and we should never be a part of any earthly kingdom established by men who desire their own followers. We need to stay the course, do not be deceived, do not be influenced by a great orator, but only by the truth. God has had men record the truth and he has overseen its care in written form for us to find, absorb, understand, receive into our hearts and minds, and therefor live by. In reality we do not need men to lead us, we have God. We have the Father and the Son.