FALSE PROPHETS
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"But these people, like irrational animals born by nature for capture and destruction, revile things that they do not understand, and in their destruction they will also be destroyed,
Their eyes are full of adultery and insatiable for sin. They seduce unstable people, and their hearts are trained in greed. Accursed children!" (2 Peter 2:12-14)
False prophets and false teachers are pleasant, smart, charming, knowledgeable, supportive, confident, motivated, non-threatening people who happen to be in the wrong. How do we recognize them? We can’t. It could be your priest, a monk, a nun or an entire monastery. It could be the nice lady at church, or a friendly neighbor across the street. Or it could be an old friend or even a family member… Most of these people don’t set out to be false prophets. But when one entertains the devil, one cannot expect to speak for God. So think, learn, investigate, pay attention, and know the Bible and the Catechism.
Art James B. Janknegt, The Prophet (false)
