The false teachers
usually will come as an angel of light, claiming to have a special revelation
from God. (2 Corinthians 11:13-15).
False teachers usually
attack and criticize the spiritual leader of the local church.
The false teacher
usually has a message of doom, destruction and death.
False teachers and
deceivers usually claim that God sent them as a special messenger. They
usually come from a distant place (2 Thessalonians 3:10).
False teachers usually
have a rebellious, non-teachable spirit and will recognize no authority
over them (1 Samuel 15:23).
False teachers and
deceivers will have the supernatural without the fruit of the spirit (Galatians
5:22-23, Matthew 7:15-20).
The false teacher
who drifts in and out of church congregation has no roots,-no spiritual
ties, no affiliations with a local church, no pastor who can vouch for
them, and no reputation that can be verified (1 John 4:1).
How often have we had some special Black Belt presented to us from another state or country? They come with special ranking, but for the life of us we can't seem to find someone to verify the validity of their ranking. Their instructor was some old recluse in the mountains of some far away country, who always wanted to remain hidden. If he really wanted to be hidden, how did he find them?
I leave you with this principal: If you cannot recognize the enemy, you cannot defeat the enemy (John 8:44).