What the Bible says about Identifying False Prophets
(From Forerunner Commentary)

Deuteronomy 13:3 His Kingdom will be peopled by sons and daughters whom He has tested and found faithful even when tempted by false prophets. The false prophet reveals himself through his preaching, which is against the law of God. He does not necessarily mean just the Ten Commandments, because everything that comes from His mouth is true and becomes law to His children. He expects us to respond to and obey it, to submit to it out of respect for Him because we want things to go well for ourselves, our families, and our loved ones. John W. Ritenbaugh Unity (Part 3): Ephesians 4 (A) Related Topics: False Prophet | Family of God | God's Family | God's Kingdom | Identifying False Prophets | Obedience to God | Respect for God | Testing

Deuteronomy 18:21 God foresees the inevitable appearance of false prophets. He knows His people can become easily confused at the frightening words of any charismatic, clever-talking, Scripture-twisting, self-professed prophet. God also knows that His children will ask how they can know if a prophet's words are truly sent by Him (verse 22). Staff The Prophet Related Topics: Beware of False Prophets | False Prophets | Identifying False Prophets

2 Peter 2:19 They promise liberty—freedom, perhaps, from keeping God's law or from persecution or tribulation—but they are themselves enslaved to sin. David C. Grabbe What Is a False Prophet? Related Topics: Enslavement to Sin | False Freedom | False Liberty | False Prophet | Freedom | Freedom from the Law | Freedom from"Keeping God's Law" | God's Law Done Away | Identifying False Prophets | Liberty | Liberty | Sin as Bondage | Sin, Slavery to

Jude 1:1 Jude's entire book is based on Matthew 7:15-20, where Jesus tells us, "Beware of false prophets," and "by their fruits you will know them." We should keep this thought in the back of our minds as we study Jude because most of the book describes these false teachers and their false teachings. Jude is giving this warning so that we will be able to spot them when they come out, when they begin to show their fruit. In this way, Jude and II Peter are both witnesses to the certainty of false teachers, giving us instruction on identifying them and their effects. That said, however, the two epistles are only similar on the surface. They bring out different nuances of these false teachers. It is good to read them together, but it is also good to study them separately, because they are not necessarily saying the exact same things. They agree, but they give us different details, different information, so we can know more fully how to spot these false teachers. Richard T. Ritenbaugh Jude Related Topics: Beware of False Prophets | False Ministers/Prophets | False Teachers | False Teachers, Characteristics of | False Teaching | Identifying False Prophets | Jude | Knowing them by their Fruits

 

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