9] But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as theirs also was. The defeat of error depends not on skill in controversy but in the demonstration in life of the more excellent way. Jannes and Jambres were finally exposed and made fools of by the judgments of God. This will also happen to the leaders of false religions in the last days. When judgments fall, the true character of these God’s counterfeits will be revealed to everyone. The Christian leader will never lack his opponents. There will always be those who have their own twisted ideas of the Christian faith, and who wish to win others to their mistaken beliefs. Paul was sure--the days of the deceivers were numbered. Their falsity would be demonstrated and they would receive their appropriate reward. It may flourish for a time, but when it is exposed to the light of truth it is bound to shrivel and die. There is only one test for falsity--"You will know them by their fruits." Mat_7:16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Mat_7:20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. 2 Timothy 3:10-13 "But you have been my disciple in my teaching, my training, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my endurance, my persecutions, my sufferings, in what happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra, in the persecutions which I underwent; and the Lord rescued me from them all. And those who wish to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted; while evil men and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceived themselves and deceiving others."
9] But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as theirs also was. The defeat of error depends not on skill in controversy but in the demonstration in life of the more excellent way. Jannes and Jambres were finally exposed and made fools of by the judgments of God. This will also happen to the leaders of false religions in the last days. When God’s judgments fall, the true character of these counterfeits will be revealed to everyone. The Christian leader will never lack his opponents. There will always be those who have their own twisted ideas of the Christian faith, and who wish to win others to their mistaken beliefs. Paul was sure--the days of the deceivers were numbered. Their falsity would be demonstrated and they would receive their appropriate reward. It may flourish for a time, but when it is exposed to the light of truth it is bound to shrivel and die. There is only one test for falsity--"You will know them by their fruits." Mat_7:16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Mat_7:20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. 2 Timothy 3:10-13 "But you have been my disciple in my teaching, my training, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my endurance, my persecutions, my sufferings, in what happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra, in the persecutions which I underwent; and the Lord rescued me from them all. And those who wish to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted; while evil men and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceived themselves and deceiving others."
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