Beware of False Teachers

“But you, beloved, ought to remember the words that were spoken beforehand by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ, that they were saying to you, ‘In the last time there will be mockers, following after their own ungodly lusts.’ These are the ones who cause divisions, worldly-minded, devoid of the Spirit.” Jude 1:17-19

The Bible clearly portrays a constant companion of false teachers whenever erroneous, ungodly leaders are mentioned. “Many will follow their sensuality...” (2 Peter 2:2). “In the last time there will be mockers, following after their own ungodly lusts” (Jude 1:18).

False teachers invariably construct a theology that permits, not restricts, their uncontrolled physical and emotional appetites. Their standards of conduct and truth have no biblical absolutes and flex to fit their sensual patterns of living. They are “worldly-minded” (conformed to the changes values of this world) and “devoid of the Spirit” (unregenerated by the Holy Spirit) (Jude 1:19).

On the contrary the Gospel urges us “to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age” (Titus 2:12). The believer’s conduct is to be molded by the divine standard of God’s Word which teaches us to yield to the reign of the Spirit and deny our carnal passions.
       
To those who distort the Gospel to fit their lifestyles, Paul writes: “...if any man is preaching to you a gospel contrary to that what you received, let him be accursed” (Galatians 1:9).

“...live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age.” Titus 2:12