Well, how do we discern false teachers?

It's a hot topic in our inbox has always been a hot topic in our inbox.

And here is one representative email sent in by a listener to the podcast named Cracker.

Hello, Pastor John.

I'm a huge fan and love listening to these podcast episodes.

APJ has really helped me grow in my faith and convictions, as well as in making me better

at helping others in their own struggles.

Amen.

Let me just stop there.

Cracker, that is one reason why this podcast exists to see that you are being equipped

to help the people in your life in their moments of need.

That's so encouraging to read that.

Okay, back to Cracker's question.

My question is this, the Bible gives us a lot of warnings about false teachers.

But how can I identify if someone on the internet I listened to is a false teacher themselves?

A number of people have been accused of being false teachers.

Pastor John, what should I be looking for?

Well, I would start by saying, don't set the bar so low that you only stop listening

to people if they can be properly called false teachers.

Lots of people are teachers who are simply misguided and unhelpful in many ways,

but might not come under the ban of being called a false teacher.

Set your standards high.

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