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The issue here is not about not letting cultists into your house. There were very few public buildings where Christians met, so they met in house churches with itinerant teachers. The important think is to not let such people have teaching authority. | The issue here is not about not letting cultists into your house. There were very few public buildings where Christians met, so they met in house churches with itinerant teachers. The important think is to not let such people have teaching authority. | ||
=What are some characteristics of false teaching?= | |||
How do we discern false teaching or false teachers? | |||
==False teaching looks appealing== | ==False teaching looks appealing== | ||
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But William Branham said you could not rely on looking at a person's fruit. Why did he contradict Jesus and Paul? | But William Branham said you could not rely on looking at a person's fruit. Why did he contradict Jesus and Paul? | ||
==Compare | ==Compare teaching to the Bible== | ||
Paul warns us: | Paul warns us: | ||
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Heresy is a teaching that is sufficient to divide one from the true church, or truth from falsehood. William Branham clearly caused division within the church through his teachings. | Heresy is a teaching that is sufficient to divide one from the true church, or truth from falsehood. William Branham clearly caused division within the church through his teachings. | ||
And William Branham was a master at fabricating stories - see our articles on his [[Credibility|credibility]]. | |||
=Quotes of William Branham= | |||
'''''What is the fruit of the Spirit?''' Love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness. That right? [Congregation says, “Amen.”—Ed.] '''Fruit of the Spirit, many people rely upon that. Sometime that’s the devil.''' He can impersonate that, to the letter; he cer-…he can impersonate speaking in tongues, to the letter; interpretation of it, to the letter. Any of those gifts, he can impersonate it.<ref>William Branham, 64-0206B - Paradox, para. 219-220</ref> | '''''What is the fruit of the Spirit?''' Love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness. That right? [Congregation says, “Amen.”—Ed.] '''Fruit of the Spirit, many people rely upon that. Sometime that’s the devil.''' He can impersonate that, to the letter; he cer-…he can impersonate speaking in tongues, to the letter; interpretation of it, to the letter. Any of those gifts, he can impersonate it.<ref>William Branham, 64-0206B - Paradox, para. 219-220</ref> | ||