Matthew 7:15 - Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
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1. How to identify false prophets.
2. What steps can we take to prevent being fooled by their lies.
In my experience, the type of person likely to be a false prophet delights in putting others down, in the flawed notion doing so lifts themselves higher. They love to negatively label and slander innocents.
They are more comfortable with lies, than truth. Lies come easy to them. While truth is difficult if not impossible for them to find.
They believe reducing the rights and freedoms of others paves the road to future progress and prosperity. Stripping women of the right to vote, stripping americans of the right to bear arms and similar movements which reduce opportunities and prosperity in the world are their favorite things. They are fanatically goal oriented in terms of finding ways for governments to assume greater power at the expense of overall rights, freedom and privacy.
They seek to control everyone and are chronically unable to control themselves.
They want money and power and to make all the important decisions. Then blame everyone except themselves if they make poor choices and are unhappy with the results.
They stand for nothing and fall for everything. They are fooled by every deception and support every horrible idea and terrible candidate who comes along. And lack the self awareness to realize it.
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Long story short, have you had experiences with false prophets you would care to share. Any advice, tips or insights would be appreciated.
