"Time To Beware"

With the coronavirus sweeping the globe, Pastor Jack Hibbs offers this timely reminder:

 "Viruses are microscopic and under-estimating their danger is risky. In order to survive, they need another living organism, which means every human is just another opportunity to covertly infiltrate, duplicate, and dominate. Once inside, they hijack the host's cells and spread the infection."

Hibbs goes on to make this analogy: "Their tactics bear an uncanny resemblance to false teachers."

"Doctors say washing your hands is the easiest way to ward off a virus. It doesn't dilute the pathogen, but it also won't allow it to stick. Likewise, you can fight false doctrine by washing your mind and heart in the Word of God. Read it, study it, know it well, pray it into your life, and talk about it with like-minded believers."

In other words?

"Saturate yourself in the whole of God's Word and deception will not stick. It can't because once you put it under the microscope of the Bible, you'll recognize it for what it truly is, an attack on your soul."

A wise man once said: "Believer, be on guard. A false teacher doesn't say, 'Hey, listen to me, I'm here to lead you astray. Heresy never flaunts itself, it's too smart for that. It quietly passes along alluring thoughts and, once in, it goes to work like a virus." -- Jack Hibbs, Senior Pastor Calvary Chapel Chino Hills

"Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ"  -- Colossians 2:8

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