During Sunday’s church service at GBFIC, the Lord took me to Paul’s letter to the Colossians Church.  He wanted me to deal with the heresy that was going on in that church at the time because it was a very real problem in today’s church.  The global church is at a crisis point.  There are so many false doctrines and false teachers out there it is getting harder to tell what the true word of God is these days.

There were four main falsehoods that Paul had to deal with at the church at Colossae.  Colossae was one of the largest cities in Asia Minor during the time of Paul.  Paul, in the 2nd chapter of the letter to the Colossian church, addressed those false teachings that were going on there and at Laodicea a partner and neighboring city.  Let's look at each one individually and make sure they don’t show up in our church or any other church we partner with.

Paul deals with the first false teaching in verses three and four.  In the amplified version of the bible, he stated “In Him, all the treasures of [divine] wisdom (comprehensive insight into the ways and purposes of God) and [all the riches of spiritual] knowledge and enlightenment are stored up and lie hidden. I say this so that no one may mislead and delude you by plausible and persuasive and attractive arguments and beguiling speech.” (Colossians 2:3-4 AMPC) In this text, Paul addresses the beguiling and well-crafted arguments that sound like God but aren’t.  

The second false teaching that Paul dealt with in the book of Colossians was high-minded philosophies and humanistic teachings.  We find this challenged in verses 8 and 9.  “Beware that no one distracts you or intimidates you in their attempt to lead you away from Christ’s fullness by pretending to be full of wisdom when they’re filled with endless arguments of human logic. For they operate with humanistic and clouded judgments based on the mindset of this world system, and not the anointed truths of the Anointed One. For he is the complete fullness of deity living in human form.” (Colossians 2:8-9 TPT) 

God is not about religion he is about a relationship.  God wants us to have a personal relationship with Him.  He is more about us loving Him and following Him than a religious sect or denomination.  Paul deals with this third false teaching of overzealous religiosity.  Jews were trying to force circumcision to the Gentiles and conversion to Judaism to follow Christ.  We are trying to make everyone fit into these over religious boxes to serve God and that is not the case.  “And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses; blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross; and having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it. Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:” (Colossians 2:13-16 KJV) 

Lastly, God wanted Paul to address Angel worshipping that was happening at the churches in that area.  They were spooky.  Church, Body of Christ, people of God we need to beware of the spooky church.  “Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind, and not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God.” (Colossians 2:18-19 KJV)

In conclusion, we will not allow four falsehoods into the church.  GBFIC and its partners are protected by God and the shepherds he put in place to watch His sheep.  These falsehoods are:
1. Well-spoken arguments without any substance or spiritual healing components.
2. Humanistic philosophies and teachings.
3. The falsehood of religion instead of a relationship with God, Jesus, and the Holy Ghost.
4. Spooky churches and behavior.

Thank you for reading another Bishop’s Buzz.  A buzz is not a buzz unless you share it!

God Bless,
Bishop Adam Blackstock