{"id":23928,"date":"2017-10-04T09:13:19","date_gmt":"2017-10-04T13:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=23928"},"modified":"2026-08-19T09:44:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T16:44:42","slug":"guest-commentary-false-prophets-teachers-wolves-among-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/guest-commentary-false-prophets-teachers-wolves-among-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Guest Commentary\u2014False Prophets and Teachers: Wolves Among Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-23929\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/ed-lane.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23929\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ed Lane<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By Ed Lane<\/strong><br \/>\nGuest Commentary<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. (1John 1:5b)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Take heed therefore that the light which is in&nbsp;thee be not darkness. (Luke 11:35) . . .<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Acts 20:29-35, Paul warned the Ephesians elders, as he was preparing to leave them for what he knew would be the last time, that, after his departure, ravenous wolves would come in among them, not sparing the flock. Even from amongst the brethren, evil men would arise speaking perverse things in order to draw disciples away from the truth of Jesus Christ, and toward themselves. &nbsp;Paul was so concerned about these false teachers that he reminded them that he had been warning them, with tears, about these deceivers for 3 years. He then commended the elders to God and to the word, and pointed out that he was not greedy and coveted no man\u2019s possessions \u2026but simply labored to teach them all things about Jesus. And here we are 2,000 years later, and the ravenous wolves\u2026are here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It seems that only a few believers have taken the time to truly, deeply, exhaustively study the scriptures for themselves. Most believers only know a few familiar passages, such as those focused on by their pastor, their mentor, or their family. All of us need to know for ourselves exactly what the unchanging, everlasting word of God says in full. The scriptures truly are the voice of God to his people, and, as Paul says, they are living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, judging the thoughts and attitudes of the heart (Hebrews 4:12). <a href=\"https:\/\/followingjesuschrist3.com\/2014\/09\/18\/false-prophets-and-teachers\/\">Click here<\/a> to continue reading.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Ed Lane Guest Commentary&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":96,"featured_media":23929,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[165,114,4],"tags":[294,756,3756],"class_list":["post-23928","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-spiritual-deception-defending-the-faith","category-churches-in-crisis","category-defending-the-faith","tag-apostasy","tag-false-teachers","tag-ed-lane","wpcat-165-id","wpcat-114-id","wpcat-4-id"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.4 (Yoast SEO v28.4) - 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