| [{"text": "We are commanded to live radically like Christ, committing ourselves to the needs of others, body, soul, and spirit. But we must serve with a redemptive mindset, always seeking for opportunities to build bridges that will lead them to eternal life. We need gospel-driven social work that serves people because they are needy and because we want them to trust in Christ. If compassion motivates us to help alleviate the suffering in this present world, how much more should compassion motivate us to share the good news to alleviate their suffering in the world to come?", "label": "positive christian reaction to false gospel", "retrieved": "September 1, 2023", "source": "https://www.christianity.com/wiki/christian-life/5-false-gospels-within-the-evangelical-church.html"}, {"text": "One of the ways Christians can be tricked into believing a false gospel is when non-essential doctrines are confused with essential doctrines. The thinking goes something like this: If Christians can\u2019t even agree on how predestination works, why can\u2019t we just agree to disagree about the resurrection? Essential doctrines are the beliefs that directly affect someone\u2019s salvation.", "label": "against the false gospel", "retrieved": "September 1, 2023", "source": "https://www.risenmotherhood.com/articles/how-to-teach-your-kids-to-spot-a-false-gospel"}, {"text": "As a means of evangelism, other opportunities exist for reaching Muslims with the love of Christ and the message of the gospel. Christians and Muslims can connect with each other in their homes, schools, neighborhoods, and workplaces. Jesus calls us to reach across the chasm and represent Him well wherever we find ourselves. This is the time for us to remember the words of Jesus to His disciples: \"Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and as innocent as doves\" (Matthew 10:16). Thankfully, we can count on the Good Shepherd to be among us each step of the way.", "label": "positive christian reaction to false gospel", "retrieved": "September 1, 2023", "source": "https://www.christianity.com/wiki/christian-life/5-false-gospels-within-the-evangelical-church.html"}, {"text": "Christianity is a belief system that stands or falls based on truth being absolute. God either exists or he doesn\u2019t. Jesus was resurrected or he wasn\u2019t. Jesus actually claimed to be Truth itself: \"I am the way, the truth, and the life\" (John 14:6). The stakes are that high!", "label": "promoting truth", "retrieved": "September 1, 2023", "source": "https://www.risenmotherhood.com/articles/how-to-teach-your-kids-to-spot-a-false-gospel"}, {"text": "The Gospel of New Age Spirituality is a deadly enticement! Many younger evangelicals do not feel at home in church. They gravitate to groups where they can be personally involved in honest sharing, caring for the poor, and ongoing relationships. Predictable formal worship services that follow a script often lack the vitality some of them are looking for. They are a \"seeking\" generation and uncomfortable with being told what to believe but are committed to finding a faith that is right for them. Thus, in order to be more relevant, New Age spirituality, which is widely accepted in our culture, is often taught alongside biblical teaching in our evangelical churches and seminaries. In many instances, the textbooks used contain New Age teachings based on mystical experiences of God rather than the Scriptures. Such books and others like them are popular because they present God as more accessible, more easily experienced without much need for specific Bible doctrines. Despite many admirable qualities, this generation of younger evangelicals is open to seeking spiritual experiences independently of Bible doctrine.", "label": "pull toward false gospel", "retrieved": "September 1, 2023", "source": "https://www.christianity.com/wiki/christian-life/5-false-gospels-within-the-evangelical-church.html"}, {"text": "From the beginning, false ideas about God were being passed off as \"Christian.\" False teachers often twisted Scripture to trick Jesus\u2019 followers into believing their teachings. Even today, some of the most deceptive ideas are the ones marketed as \"biblical.\"", "label": "against false mixing", "retrieved": "September 1, 2023", "source": "https://www.risenmotherhood.com/articles/how-to-teach-your-kids-to-spot-a-false-gospel"}, {"text": "1 John 4:1-3 explains: Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world. By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come to Earth in His human body is from God, and every spirit that does not confess Jesus has come in the body is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you heard was coming and it is now already in the world. John was writing to a church that was being attacked by false teachers called Gnostics. There were false gospels then, and there are false gospels today. As Christians we must be careful to protect true gospel preaching in our churches and to add nothing but what the Scriptures teach us about the gospel.", "label": "positive christian reaction to false gospel", "retrieved": "September 1, 2023", "source": "https://applygodsword.com/5-false-gospels-today/"}, {"text": "Many people have been rescued out of sterile, joyless, and performance-based Christianity when they learn that we are not only saved by grace, we are also daily renewed and accepted by grace. They have been delivered from a life of rules without relationship and outward compliance without joyful obedience. Grace, once understood, is truly amazing, not just for great sinners but also for struggling saints.", "label": "positive christian reaction to false gospel", "retrieved": "September 1, 2023", "source": "https://www.christianity.com/wiki/christian-life/5-false-gospels-within-the-evangelical-church.html"}, {"text": "One of the most effective ways to teach our kids to detect a false gospel is to be sure they are well acquainted with the real thing.", "label": "promoting truth", "retrieved": "September 1, 2023", "source": "https://www.risenmotherhood.com/articles/how-to-teach-your-kids-to-spot-a-false-gospel"}, {"text": "The Good-People Gospel says, \"We\u2019re all basically good people. We make mistakes \u2013 nobody\u2019s perfect \u2013 but we\u2019re good people at heart.\" This claim is wrong and dangerous. Ignoring sin does not make it disappear. Recognizing sin means there is Someone to whom we will be held responsible. Even though our pride doesn\u2019t roll with that idea, sin is real, and it\u2019s a power we need rescuing from. No one is good, not one (see Psalm 14:3).", "label": "form of false gospel", "retrieved": "September 1, 2023", "source": "https://openthebible.org/article/beware-these-seven-counterfeit-gospels/"}, {"text": "The Judgmentless Gospel falsely says that God\u2019s forgiveness does not need to come through the sacrifice of His Son, because, they continue to slander Him, judgment is more about God\u2019s goodness and not the need for human rebellion to be punished. To these obfuscating cowards, evangelism is not urgent.", "label": "against the false gospel", "retrieved": "September 1, 2023", "source": "https://applygodsword.com/5-false-gospels-today/"}] |