Baby Spritual Food Vs. Mature Spiritual Food Pt 2: Beware!

 "For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous 
wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock." Acts 20: 29 NRSV

False Teachers, Prophets, & Messengers are among us in this so called liberated & enlightened context.  Beware!  Recognize the real even if it is alternative to how you were raised as a child.  We can no longer stay on the baby food of spiritual study & discernment, we have to grow up and nourish ourselves on a whole grain spiritual diet.  We must come to know the True and Living God and His Christ, as well as study and understand The Book from the Abrahamic faiths prospective, which will take us into the study of Torah (Tarvrat or Septuagint) (The Law), Gospel (Injeel) (The Teaching) along with the Apocrypha "(Biblical or related writings not forming part of the accepted canon of Scripture)" and Qur'an (The Last Message of Allah [God]) reveled.  Those among us whom are traveling brothers and sisters towards the east--know just what I am speaking of.  We cannot be afraid to grow and step out of our spiritual comfort zones, we must come to know and understand the complete picture God is trying to show us.  I am not satisfied with being the same ole' Believer that I was 10, 15, or even 20 years ago.  Spiritual stagnation cannot hinder us any longer, as long as spiritual stagnation continues to hinder us; we will continue to wonder in the contemporary proverbial desert like the Children of Israel.  Thus resulting in us being afraid, not alert, unaware, and lazy, Believers.  

All three Holy Books describe the human family as "The Glory of God," but how can we truly be the Glory of God if we continue to allow spiritual stagnation to hinder us?   If we truly say that we are followers of Jesus Christ, then we will not be afraid to do what Jesus did, say what Jesus said, and pick up our cross.  "Even though humans are referred to in the scriptures as 'The Glory of God,' many fail to recognize the divinity that exists within. 

 God has never created anything that is mediocre, The Qur’an and the Bible says everything that God creates glorifies Him, but man and woman are referred to as 'The Glory of God.' That’s who you are, but you have not recognized how great you are.  Everything that God has created is marked with excellence. Then how could we be 'The Glory of God' and not have within us gifts from Him that will manifest His presence?” 

-HMLF

Into God's Hand

The time has come for us to take our own spiritual growth and development into our own hands--like never before.  We are responsible for own personal relationship with God and His Christ, not some man or woman standing in a pool pit.  There is no question that some great men and women have stood in the pool pit of spiritual enlightenment but the responsibility of heeding the Word has always been on us whom receive it.  It is our responsibility to exhibit the faith in our everyday lives not just when the cameras are rolling but more importantly when they are not rolling--that is the true test of our spiritual exhibition.  Moreover, it is obviously apparent that we are in very perilous times and that a much special and deeper spiritual focus, discernment, and responsibility are needed in order to survive, what is on the horizon.

Divine Spiritual Source

To be led down the path of the false hope and security of financial and material mammon is totally off base.  If one thinks by obtaining the riches of this world will be their security blanket, that will protect or save them and not put the "Lord of All the Worlds," first as one's foundation and source--he or she is sadly mistaken.  We as society have been misled in this very manner.  The concept of prosperity is not misleading but the idea of prosperity being one's ultimate source of survival is the misleading factor.  Prosperity is due to us all, in fact Jesus said the one of the reasons that he came is so that we could have life and have it more abundantly.  But he also warned us of the thief who comes to kill, steal, and destroy!  So, we must constantly be aware of the great arch deceiver who is the sender of these false prophets, teachers, and messengers.  You will know them by their fruits!  And the only way we will be able to discern is by stepping up our spiritual game.  We have to get off of the checker board of spiritual aptitude and get on the chess board of spiritual aptitude; so that we can stand against the wiles of Satan and all of his ways; allowing us to be prepared for when the wolf comes.  

“When we walk God walks. When we talk God talks. When we fight God fights—if you are connected to God. And the aim of the enemy is to disconnect the people from the source of their power, their strength, their wisdom, their knowledge and their life,” -Farrakhan

Scriptural & Literary Support

For from the least to the greatest of them, everyone is greedy for unjust gain; and from prophet to priest, everyone deals falsely.  They have treated the wound of my people carelessly, saying, “Peace, peace,” when there is no peace. - Jeremiah 6:13-14 NRSV

During the time that they lived in it, they laboriously served the Most High, and withstood danger every hour so that they might keep the law of the Lawgiver perfectly. -2 Esdras 7:89 NRSV

“It shall be that all who will be saved and will be able to escape on account of their works, or on account of the faith by which they have believed, will survive the dangers that have been predicted, and will see my salvation in my land and within my borders, which I have sanctified for myself from the beginning. -2 Esdras 9:7 NRSV

“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves.  You will know them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thorns, or figs from thistles?  In the same way, every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.  Thus you will know them by their fruits. -Matthew 7:15-20 NRSV

I know that after I have gone, savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock. Some even from your own group will come distorting the truth in order to entice the disciples to follow them.-Acts 20:29-30 NRSV

For “God has put all things in subjection under his feet.” But when it says, “All things are put in subjection,” it is plain that this does not include the one who put all things in subjection under him.  When all things are subjected to him, then the Son himself will also be subjected to the one who put all things in subjection under him, so that God may be all in all. -1 Corinthians 15:26 NSRV 

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. -2 Tim 15:4 KJV

Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved by him, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly explaining the word of truth. -2 Tim 15:4 NRSV

But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive opinions. They will even deny the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves. Even so, many will follow their licentious ways, and because of these teachers the way of truth will be maligned. And in their greed they will exploit you with deceptive words. Their condemnation, pronounced against them long ago, has not been idle, and their destruction is not asleep.-2 Peter 2:1-3 NRSV

Children, it is the last hour! As you have heard that antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have come. From this we know that it is the last hour. -1 John 2:18 NRSV 

Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God; for many false prophets have gone out into the world.  By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ (Yeshua) has come in the flesh is from God, and every spirit that does not confess Jesus (Yeshua) is not from God.  And this is the spirit of the antichrist, of which you have heard that it is coming; and now it is already in the world. -1 John 4:1-3 NRSV

And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever. -Rev 20:10 NRSV

And do not mix up the truth with the falsehood, nor hide the truth while you know (it).  -Surah 2: Ayat 42

And most certainly We gave Musa (Moses) the Book and We sent apostles after him one after another; and We gave Isa (Jesus), the son of Marium (Mary), clear arguments and strengthened him with the holy spirit, What! whenever then an apostle came to you with that which your souls did not desire, you were insolent so you called some liars and some you slew. -Surah 2:87 

When the angels said: O Marium (Mary), surely Allah (God) gives you good news with a Word from Him (of one) whose name is the '. Messiah, Isa (Jesus) son of Marium, worthy of regard in this world and the hereafter and of those who are made near (to Allah).  And he (Jesus) shall speak to the people when in the cradle and when of old age, and (he shall be) one of the good ones.  She said: My Lord! when shall there be a son (born) to I me, and man has not touched me?  He said: Even so, Allah creates what He pleases; when He has decreed a matter, He only says to it, Be, and it is.  And He will teach him the Book and the wisdom and the Tavrat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel). -Surah 3:45-48

And say: The truth has come and the falsehood has vanished; surely falsehood is a vanishing (thing). -Surah 17:81

That is because Allah (God) is the Truth, and that what they call upon besides Him -- that is the falsehood, and because Allah (God) is the High, the Great.  -Surah 22:62