Hold Fast to God

Monday, December 8, 2014
Deuteronomy 13:1-8 KJV

1 If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder, 2 And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them; 3 Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the LORD your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul. 4 Ye shall walk after the LORD your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him. 5 And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken to turn [you] away from the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the LORD thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put the evil away from the midst of thee. 6 If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which [is] as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers; 7 [Namely], of the gods of the people which [are] round about you, nigh unto thee, or far off from thee, from the [one] end of the earth even unto the [other] end of the earth; 8 Thou shalt not consent unto him, nor hearken unto him; neither shall thine eye pity him, neither shalt thou spare, neither shalt thou conceal him:

OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) How are believers to treat a prophet, teacher, or other spiritual leader, that encourages us to follow false doctrines (teachings)? Why?  (v.1-5)
2) How are we to treat the counsel/teachings of friends, spiritual and/or natural family members that is contrary to God's word? (v.6-8)

APPLICATION QUESTIONS
3) Have you ever encountered a false prophet, false teacher, or false counselor? If so, how did you know they were false?
4) If you answered affirmatively to the above question, what was your response to those who led you away from the teachings found in God's Word.

LIFE LESSONS
5) A false doctrine is any teaching that encourages believers to turn away from following Christ to follow false teachings.
6) Do not listen to any teachings that lead you away from following the Lord's commands.
7) False teachings are not only to be ignored, but put away from our midst.