{"id":3962,"date":"2017-04-27T05:05:03","date_gmt":"2017-04-27T10:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tampaseo.expert\/focus\/?p=3962"},"modified":"2017-04-27T05:05:03","modified_gmt":"2017-04-27T10:05:03","slug":"paul-addressed-false-teaching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tampaseo.expert\/focus\/2017\/04\/27\/paul-addressed-false-teaching\/","title":{"rendered":"How Paul Addressed False Teaching"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Apostle Paul writes the letter to Galatia to deal with an apostasy that had impacted the church in a negative fashion. It seems that certain Judaizing teachers wanted to syncretize the Law of Moses with the Law of Christ. That is, they wanted a hybrid form of New Testament Christianity. Paul was amazed that they had departed from following after the gospel that was proclaimed unto them so soon after his departure.<\/span><\/p>\n

In one passage, he tells them that they were \u201cbewitched\u201d into following these false teachers into apostasy and ruin. Galatians 3.1-3 says, \u201cO foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you? This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?\u201d What does it mean for a person to be \u201cbewitched\u201d in the context of being led astray spiritually speaking?<\/span><\/p>\n

The Greek term for \u201cbewitched\u201d is \u03b2\u03b1\u03c3\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u0301\u03bd\u03c9 (baskaino\u0304) and it is defined as \u201cto malign<\/i>, that is, (by extension) to fascinate<\/i> (by false representations).\u201d In other words, they were maligned by the false representations offered by those able to \u201cfascinate\u201d their auditors. These false teachers were willfully misleading the Galatian brethren into paths of spiritual destruction. <\/span><\/p>\n

Along these same lines, the Old Testament prophet, seer, and judge, Samuel, said similar words to Saul. Upon returning from his military conquest of the Amalekites, Samuel challenged Saul\u2019s adherence to the commandment of God. Saul was told to \u201cutterly destroy\u201d the Amalekites down to the last person and animal. Instead, he came back with the king and select animals from the flocks of the Amalekites. Notice Samuel\u2019s response to Saul\u2019s disobedience. I Samuel 15:22-23 says, \u201cAnd Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great<\/i> delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is<\/i> better than sacrifice, and<\/i> to hearken than the fat of rams. For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft<\/i>, and stubbornness is as<\/i> iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being<\/i> king.\u201d Rebellion against God is likened unto the sin of witchcraft. One might paraphrase Samuel by saying, \u201cWho bewitched you into rebelling against God?!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

One might better understand the concept of being bewitched in the context of sorcery and deception. Magic is deception at its core. Notice how Simon the Sorcerer is described in the book of Acts. Acts 8:9-11 says, \u201cBut there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one: To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God. And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.\u201d Unlike modern audiences in magic shows, these people who lived in Samaria believed that Simon was godlike in his abilities. He beguiled them, by his ability to perform magic, into believing that his power came from God. This is how false teachers work. They mesmerize their audiences by their charisma and smooth words into believing a prevarication.<\/span><\/p>\n

The truthful preaching of God\u2019s word is decidedly unlike the methods used by false teachers. Paul offered the context of his preaching over a method of delivery that used human wisdom and rhetoric. 1 Corinthians 2:4-5 says, \u201cAnd my speech and my preaching was<\/i> not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power: That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

The Apostle Paul understood the power of words and their ability to misled people. Colossians 2:4 says, \u201cAnd this I say, lest any man should beguile you with enticing words.\u201d The word \u201cbeguile\u201d comes from the Greek term \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03b9\u0301\u03b6\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 (Paralogizomai) and it means \u201cto misreckon<\/i>, that is, delude, <\/i>beguile, deceive.\u201d As stated previously, magic is deception at its core, and this is precisely what these false teachers at Colosse wanted to do by using \u201centicing words.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Charismatic, charming speakers have used their polemic abilities to gain adherents and pervert God\u2019s holy writ. This stands in contradistinction to the proclamation of God\u2019s word in its simplicity and truth. Our preaching should seek to represent God\u2019s revelation accurately and connect people to Christ. Sound preachers are not seeking to \u201cgain a following\u201d for themselves. It is about preaching Christ and Him crucified. <\/span><\/p>\n

Let all of man\u2019s wisdom perish in view of God\u2019s word. <\/b>1 Corinthians 1:18-21 says, \u201cFor the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God. For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. Where is<\/i> the wise? where is<\/i> the scribe? where is<\/i> the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

By Johnny Trail <\/strong>(Idea taken from Paul D. Murphy)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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