Jesus warned in His Sermon on the Mount that false prophets (teachers) were wolves that would deceive hearers by appearing in sheep clothing. Here are many examples of the sheep clothing used by false teachers today. Exercise your senses and teach your children to identify these creeping heretics.
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| Prophet | Description | Example | Bible Warning | Bible Correction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSIC | Exalts CCM over Doctrinal Truth | Hillsong, Gaither | Amos 6:1-7; Is 5:12-14; Rev 18:22 | II Tim 4:2-3; Col 3:16; I Cor 14:15 |
| PROGRAMS | All-Ages Activities Over Substance | Mega Churches | I Corinthians 3:11-15; II Tim 4:3-4 | Neh 8:2-6; I Cor 14:26; II Tim 4:3 |
| TEMPERANCE | Self-Denial Exalted as True Holiness | RC; SDA; Essenes | Colossians 2:16-23; I Tim 4:1-3 | I Tim 6:17-19; Ne 8:8-12; De 14:26 |
| FUNDAMENTAL | Pick or Choose Doctrines that Matter | BJU, WCF, SBC | Malachi 2:9; Matthew 5:19-22 | Matt 28:20; II Thes 2:15; Deut 5:32 |
| ISRAEL | Exalt Jewish Fables over the Gentiles | Hagee, Scofield | Titus 1:14; Matthew 3:9; John 8:33 | Galatians 3:28-29; Heb 12:22-24 |
| SUPRA-CHURCH | Ministries over Churches of All Kinds | Gothard, PK | Exodus 23:2; Jn 12:42-43; Eph 5:11 | Rom 16:17-18; I Tim 6:5; II Tim 3:5 |
| TABERNACLE | Exalt O.T. Furniture/Feasts over N.T. | P. Stone, Cloud | I Sam 4:1-11; II Kgs 18:4; Je 7:8-10 | Hebrews 8:5; 9:1-10; 10:1; 13:9-14 |
| COMMISSION | End Justifies the Means to Fulfil GC | Hyles, Graham | Matthew 23:15; Mark 16:14-20 | Matt 24:14; Col 1:6,23; Rom 1:8 |
| BIBLE | Plethora of Verses but Violating Sense | Jack Van Impe | Matt 4:5-7; Malach 2:9; II Cor 2:17 | Neh 8:8-12; II Tim 2:15; II Cor 4:2 |
| HEALTH | Exalts Body over Spirit and Doctrine | Malkmus | Gen 6:3; I Cor 6:19-20; I Tim 4:7-8 | III John 1:2; I Cor 9:27; Ps 90:10 |
| POPULAR | Loved and Flattered by All the World | Billy Graham | I John 4:5; II Samuel 15:6; Jer 5:31 | Luke 6:26; 16:15; John 15:18-20 |
| POLITICAL | Patriots for America over Kingdom | McIntire, Baldwin | Matthew 22:15-22; Acts 5:34-40 | Proverbs 24:21-22; Romans 13:1-7 |
| PEACEFUL | Promises Peace Without Repentance | Peale, Schuller | Jer 23:17; Ezek 13:10; I Thess 5:3 | Isaiah 57:21; Matt 10:34; John 7:34 |
| GET-RICH | Sow a Seed to Reap a Great Harvest | Murdock, Jakes | I Tim 6:3-5; Matt 23:14; Jer 44:18 | James 2:5; I Cor 1:26-29; I Tim 3:3 |
| WORD-FAITH | Name It and Claim It Silly Nonsense | Copeland, Hagin | Jas 4:3; Jeremiah 7:8-10; Ps 12:3-4 | I John 3:22; 5:14; II Cor 12:7-10 |
| FINANCIAL | Wealth Instruction over Real Truth | Dave Ramsey | John 2:12-17; Romans 11:9-10 | I Corinthians 3:11-15; I Tim 6:6-10 |
| MIRACLE | Sensational Miracles above Doctrine | Benny Hinn | Deut 13:1-5; II Thess 2:9-10 | I Cor 13:8-10; I Tim 4:13-16; 5:23 |
| SOCIAL | Activism: Abortion, Booze, Literacy | Sunday, LaHaye | I Corinthians 3:11-15; Mark 7:1-8 | Luke 9:60; Isaiah 60:12; Rom 15:26 |
| WOMEN | Lusty Women Teach Lusty Women | Meyer, Moore | Numbers 12:1-15; Revelation 2:20 | I Cor 14:34-35; I Timothy 2:11-12 |
| COUNSELOR | Psychology Types for Relationships | Dobson, LaHaye | Col 2:8; II Tim 3:1; I Cor 3:18-20 | II Tim 1:7; Phil 2:3; Romans 12:10 |
| DREAMER | Exalts His Experience and/or Visions | King, Duplantis | Jeremiah 23:25-32; Ezekiel 13:2-3 | Isaiah 8:20; II Tim 3:16-17; 4:3-4 |
| SMOOTH | PMA and Gentle Flattery of Hearers | Schuller, Osteen | Isaiah 30:8-11; Jer 6:14; 8:11; | Jer 23:29; Heb 12:28-29; Tit 2:15 |
| ANOINTED | Charismatic Folly about Spirit Power | Copeland, Hinn | II Corinthians 11:3-4; I Kgs 22:24 | Acts 4:27; 10:38; 19:13-17; Lu 4:18 |
| ECUMENICAL | Unity Over Any Doctrine and Practice | Graham, Warren | Isaiah 8:9-13; Pr 11:21; Luke 23:12 | Gal 1:6-9; II Thess 3:6; Rev 18:4 |
| BEDSIDE | Feely, Fuzzy, Warm over Preaching | Chaplains, Nuns | II Samuel 15:1-6; Matthew 23:14 | I Timothy 4:13-16; Hebrews 13:1-3 |
| HUMOR | Laughter Therapy over Judgment Day | Jesse Duplantis | Eccl 10:12-15; Prov 10:23; 14:9 | Tit 2:7-8,15; II Corinthians 10:3-6 |
| SPIRITUALIZING | Spin Stories the Spirit Never Intended | Origen, Primitives | Matthew 7:28-29; II Cor 1:13; 4:2 | II Cor 3:12; II Tim 2:15; Col 2:18 |
| TESTIMONIAL | Athletes or Actors Over Preaching | Graham, 700 Club | Ps 115:1; Dan 4:30; Acts 10:25-26 | Rom 3:4; II Tim 4:2; Jer 23:28-29 |
| HAPPY | Exalts Self-Love and Self-Esteem | Schuller, Dobson | II Timothy 3:1; I John 2:15-17 | Heb 3:12-13; 10:23-25; Phil 2:3-4 |
| GREEK/HEBREW | Replace Latin with Greek & Hebrew | Thieme, Custer | Jude 1:16; II Peter 2:18 | Psalm 12:6-7; Acts 17:11 |
| PATRIARCH | Flatter Fathers w/o Doctrinal Limits | Gothard, VF | Matthew 3:9; John 8:33-45 | Rom 16:17-18; Pr 1:8; 6:20; 31:1-3 |
| GROWTH | Presumes growth and numbers = right | Perry Noble | I Timothy 6:3-5; Luke 6:26; 16:15 | Luke 12:32; 18:8; Acts 1:15 |
| PROPHECY | Emphasizes End Times over Doctrine | Lindsey, LaHaye | Ezekiel 12:22-28; II Thess 2:1-3 | II Thess 3:11-13; Acts 14:22 |
| TRAVELING | Visits Churches for Canned Sermons | “Evangelists” | II Corinthians 10:16; Matt 23:15 | I Pet 5:2-4; Acts 20:28; I Tim 3:4-5 |
| PHILOSOPHY | Complicates Truth with Speculation | Origen, Thieme | Colossians 2:8; I Corinthians 1:23 | II Cor 1:12; 3:12; 11:3; Col 4:2-4 |
| TRADITIONAL | Values History over Bible and Growth | Primitives | Mark 7:7-13; John 4:20-24; 8:33 | Lu 16:16; He 9:1-10; Ps 119:98-100 |
| BUSY | Adds Programs and Stuff to Preaching | Schools, Camps | Acts 6:1-4; I Corinthians 3:11-15 | I Timothy 4:13-16; II Tim 2:4,15 |
| PARTIAL | Uses a Few Sound Bites for Agenda | Hyles, Graham | Malachi 2:9; II Cor 2:17; 4:2 | Acts 20:20,27; II Timothy 3:16-17 |
| SOVEREIGN | Fatalistic / Fatal by Imbalanced Truth | Absoluters | Jer 7:8-10; Ezekiel 18:2; Rom 3:8 | I Thess 1:2-4; 4:1-6; II Peter 1:5-11 |
| FREE-WILL | Exalts Man’s Will Over God’s Will | Arminians | Ezekiel 13:22; John 3:16; 5:39-40 | John 1:13; 3:8; Rom 5:19; 9:15-16 |
| SUAVE | Courteous and Elegant over Warfare | Schuller, Popes | Luke 20:46; Matthew 23:14 | Matthew 11:7-11; II Timothy 2:3-4 |
| MATH | Invents Number Schemes in the Bible | Camping | II Corinthians 2:17; Acts 27:37 | II Tim 4:1-4; II Corinthians 1:13 |
| FABLE | Much Nonsense Like Trip to Heaven | Duplantis, Burpo | Jeremiah 23:30-32; II Tim 4:3-4 | Jeremiah 23:28-29; II Tim 4:1-2 |
| GRACE | Puff and Puff about Grace over Works | Joseph Prince | Jude 1:4; Phil 2:12-13; Jas 2:14-26 | Titus 2:11-15; I Pet 5:12; Gal 1:6-9 |
| LIBERTY | Promises Unholy Freedom in Christ | Mega Churches | II Peter 2:18-19; Romans 6:1-2 | Matthew 7:13-14; Romans 6:15-23 |
| COMMUNAL | Living in Woods Helps Righteousness | David Koresh | Exodus 4:24-26; Eccl 4:9-12 | I Corinthians 5:9-11; 10:27-29 |
| INNOVATOR | New Things for Carnal or Reprobates | 19th/20th Centuries | Jeremiah 14:14-15; Ezekiel 13:6 | Jeremiah 6:16; Jude 1:3 |
| TWELVE-STEP | Combining Faith, Error, Psychology | AA, Masons | Colossians 2:8; II Corinthians 2:17 | Ephesians 5:11; II Timothy 3:16-17 |