How to spot wolves in sheep's clothing!

BoogerMan

w64 11/1 pp. 645-646 Wolves in Sheep’s Covering - "Can you detect them? How can you avoid becoming their prey?....To his first-century disciples Jesus sounded a warning that applies to us today with even greater force: “Look out that you are not misled; for many will come on the basis of my name, saying, ‘I am he [anointed],’ and, ‘The due time has approached.’ Do not go after them.” (Luke 21:8)

The peril would be not so much from the openly avowed opponents of Christ as from those who would rise up claiming to be Christ [anointed] or claiming to exercise the rights and prerogatives of Christ as his empowered representatives. Disarmed by an outward show of godliness and by “smooth talk and complimentary speech,” many unwary Christians would be seduced into following ‘wolves in sheep’s covering’ and eventually becoming prey to such selfish deceivers."

jhine

So who do you have in mind ?

Jan from Tam

blondie

jhine, there are people like this in all religions, feeding off their fellow members, but it is most betraying when it is within an organization you thought was on your side..

Ding

It amazes me how often the GB denounces some unnamed person or group without realizing that their denunciation applies full force to themselves: "The peril would be not so much from the openly avowed opponents of Christ as from those who would rise up claiming to be Christ [anointed] or claiming to exercise the rights and prerogatives of Christ as his empowered representatives. Disarmed by an outward show of godliness and by “smooth talk and complimentary speech,” many unwary Christians would be seduced into following ‘wolves in sheep’s covering’ and eventually becoming prey to such selfish deceivers."

Beth Sarim

Blondie;

Yea I know that's whats so disheartening.

And I'll smash,,,, your like button.

Touchofgrey

Anyone claiming that they have the true religion is are wolves in sheep's clothing,that is anyone who manipulates and coercive people to follow their beliefs that they invented as true.

NotFormer

Ding, WT condemnation of false religion and wolves in sheep's clothing, from the outside looking in, seems like one hundred percent 💯 projection and zero percent self awareness.

Touchofgrey

The gospel of Luke was written around 80ce by a unknown author and to make his account seem a genuine account he includes this statement about wolves in sheep's clothing,

There were many jesus stories going around at this time by other authors with possible claims that their version was the true one .

So just like there are many versions and beliefs of jesus today each claiming includeing jws that they have the true version and they each say that the others are wrong and trying to mislead people today

They all can't be right but they all can be wrong.

jhine

Hi Blondie , l can't say that l fully understand how ex JWs feel as l haven't walked in their shoes .

I get what you are saying, l just wondered if Boogerman had the JWs in mind in particular.

Jan from Tam

TonusOH

I think it is a reference to the governing body, who consider themselves as "empowered representatives" of god.

How to spot wolves in sheep's clothing!

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