[TK Burk]

Originally Posted by Baron1710

Funny you can't find any truth with TB but you could find it in Ozzy Osborne...Talk about digging through the trash for truth.

Surely you know there’s a difference between what a truthful statement is and what biblical Truth is, don't you? One could say that a preacher “feel in adultery,” and be correct. That would then be a “truthful” statement. Another could say that the Bible teaches against adultery. That would be “biblical Truth.” Deception occurs when biblical Truth is perverted by false teachings or human behavior that’s contrary to Jesus' New Covenant message. When this occurs, biblical Truth is obscured. That was the problem with Simon the Sorcerer. He saw the power of God and wanted to preach it to his own gain. That meant he wanted to preach “biblical Truth” in a perverted way. The apostles rebuked him for his “wickedness.” They called him to repent...and even wrote of his sin (Acts 8).

It seems the Apostles did not share the sediment some do here. They called sin, “sin.” They openly rebuked false prophets, ministers, and even SORCERERS for the wickedness of their doctrine. Their rebuke was followed by a call for repentance. That was the apostolic way then, why should it be any different today? To see why such a stance is still “apostolic,” look at these: 1 Tim 5:19-21; Mat 18:15-20; Rom 16:17-18; 1Cor 5:3-5; 2Th 3:6, 14-15; 1Tim 6:5; 2Jo 1:10-11.