A Caution against 21st Century Idolatory and False Prophets

Caution against Idolatory

Deuteronomy 12:1-4

““Beware of false prophets who come disguised as harmless sheep but are really vicious wolves. You can identify them by their fruit, that is, by the way they act. Can you pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? A good tree produces good fruit, and a bad tree produces bad fruit. A good tree can’t produce bad fruit, and a bad tree can’t produce good fruit. So every tree that does not produce good fruit is chopped down and thrown into the fire. Yes, just as you can identify a tree by its fruit, so you can identify people by their actions.”

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭7:15-20‬ ‭NLT‬‬

https://bible.com/bible/116/mat.7.15-20.NLT

The fruits of a believer is not hidden

Acts 19:18-19

Caution as regards tendencies of idolatry

The choice of acceptable place of worship

“Blessed are those who wash their robes. They will be permitted to enter through the gates of the city and eat the fruit from the tree of life. Outside the city are the dogs—the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idol worshipers, and all who love to live a lie. “I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this message for the churches. I am both the source of David and the heir to his throne. I am the bright morning star.””

‭‭Revelation‬ ‭22:14-16‬ ‭NLT‬‬

https://bible.com/bible/116/rev.22.16.NLT

““Do not worship the Lord your God in the way these pagan peoples worship their gods. Rather, you must seek the Lord your God at the place of worship he himself will choose from among all the tribes—the place where his name will be honored.” - Deuteronomy‬ ‭12:4-5‬ ‭NLT‬‬

“You Samaritans know very little about the one you worship, while we Jews know all about him, for salvation comes through the Jews. But the time is coming—indeed it’s here now—when true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth. The Father is looking for those who will worship him that way. For God is Spirit, so those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth.””

‭‭John‬ ‭4:22-24‬ ‭NLT‬‬

https://bible.com/bible/116/jhn.4.22-24.NLT