DOCTRINE of BALAAM

[amazedbyhislove]

There are so many in it for the money & power nowadays, it truly saddens me. I know it breaks Jesus heart, too.

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Good post gypc

1 Tim

5 Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.

6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.

7 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.

8 And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.

9 But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.

10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

11 But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.

let the adherents of W.O.F take note.

All Praise The Ancient Of Days

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The doctrine of Balaam is one of deception and sellout by false teachers. They are described in 2 Peter 2 very clearly:

3 By covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words; for a long time their judgment has not been idle, and their destruction does not slumber.

14 having eyes full of adultery and that cannot cease from sin, enticing unstable souls. They have a heart trained in covetous practices, and are accursed children. 15 They have forsaken the right way and gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness; 16 but he was rebuked for his iniquity: a dumb donkey speaking with a man's voice restrained the madness of the prophet. 17 These are wells without water, clouds carried by a tempest, for whom is reserved the blackness of darkness forever. 18 For when they speak great swelling words of emptiness, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through lewdness, the ones who have actually escaped from those who live in error. 19 While they promise them liberty, they themselves are slaves of corruption; for by whom a person is overcome, by him also he is brought into bondage.

It's about "sellout" to the world. It comes subtly, and comes by God's people forgetting that they are the Lord's and beginning to indulge in the lusts of the world. It is much the same way the church of today has gone the way of the world rather than remaining as a spotless bride. It is about today's false teachers who have gone the way of Balaam, and have hearts trained in covetous practices and who begin to align the church with the world in practice, therefore committing adultery to the Lord by not remaining faithful to Him.

Just as the Israelites were commanded to follow the Lord, they got distracted by the seductions of the Midianite women and their gods. They did not remain set apart from the things of the world (Numbers 23:9). They began to intermingle holiness with the world.

The doctrine of Balaam was one of coveteousness, desires of self over the commands of the Lord, and friendships/parnerships with the world moving into the church body. These are what we are to avoid, yet I'm sad to say that today's church has not done so.

In His Love,

Suzanne

AMEN

In CHRIST JESUS :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:

[amazedbyhislove]

What is W.O.F.?

[gypc]

What is W.O.F.?

Word of Faith.........Ken Copland.....Ken Hagin...Paul Crouch.......and so on...