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Apostle Dr. Richard Udoh

Tuesday, November 27, 2018

BEWARE OF FALSE BRETHREN

“And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus…”
Galatians 2:4
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It’s not everybody in Church that is actually a member of the body of Christ. The Church is the body of Christ on the earth and we celebrate ourselves as beloved brethren. God is always there to answer the prayers of His people.

The Greek word for “false brethren” is pseudadelphos. The first part of the word is pseudes and carries the idea of something that is untrue. It could be translated; pretend, phony, fake, or bogus. The second part of the word, adelphos, is simply the word for a brother. Compound these two words together, and they describe phony, fake, bogus, pretend brethren.

Paul remarks about these bogus believers in Galatians 2:4-5: “And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage: To whom we gave place by subjection, no, not for an hour; that the truth of the gospel might continue with you.”

Today, we also find among the people of God, certain sect which are neither prepared to make it to heaven nor ready to get things improved for themselves on the earth. They aim at innocent minds to corrupt them into rebellion and also manipulate the order and principles of Christ thereby making men to lose their godly ground. These folk are the false brethren and simply put, the wolves in sheep clothing which must be spotted and avoided wherever you go. You will not only find them among members, they are also amongst workers, while some are even ministers and pastors of various assemblies.

 They teach wrongly the Word of God. They easily gain ground and false popularity by virtue of their ignoble teachings. You need to watch out for them, rebuke their activities in your prayers and be clearly separated from such. They are not servants of God but agents of the devil positioned to mislead the people of God.

Prayer: O Lord. Keep me to the end of the world

Further Reading: Galatians 2:4-5

Read through the Bible: Psalm 83 & II Corinthians 5