Those Who Speak Falsely

2 John 1:10 "If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house, and do not give him a greeting;"

When we meet people who bring a false gospel into our relationships, we are to correct them, if they will not stop then they must be ignored them and put away from us. Sadly our culture teaches us that we are never to reject anyone, they may breathe in some of our "Christian air" and by osmosis trust Christ.

2 John 1:10 "If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house, and do not give him a greeting;"

Titus 3:10 "Reject a factious man after a first and second warning,"

2 Timoth 4:2 "Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine."

This thinking, our demeanor alone will cause a person to want Christ, is not in line with the principles of Christ. God clearly says that keeping company with unsaved people does not cause them to become believers, it only taints our walk with God and ultimately validates the life by our silence.

Isaiah 26:10
“But when grace is shown to the wicked, they do not learn righteousness; even in a land of uprightness they go on doing evil and do not regard the majesty of the Lord."

People become born again by hearing the gospel, not because they think we are "nice people." When we speak the gospel boldly, most will not like it, but we must do it anyway. In fact in most cases, no matter how calmly or nicely we speak the gospel the response to it will be hostile.

Luke 6:26 "“Woe to you, when all people speak well of you, for so their fathers did to the false prophets."

Luke 10:16 ""The one who listens to you listens to Me, and the one who rejects you rejects Me; and he who rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.""

John 3:36 "John 3:36
"He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him."

Romans 2:8 "but to those who are selfishly ambitious and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, wrath and indignation."

Those who do not want Christ will accuse us of things that are not true while attempting to undermine our character. The only way to please an unsaved rebellious person is to do, be and say everything they want you to, then they will see you as an extension of themselves and therefore acceptable to them. Honor and respect must be earned by validating everything they are and everything they do. Do we see the problem here?

The gospel doesn't validate anything in a human beings life, rather the opposite is true, it exposes our sinful nature and requires change that only Christ can make in us. The rebellious person refuses to listen to anyone let alone submit to God Whom they cannot see, taste or feel.

The important thing to remember is that we need to be immersed in the Word of God, directed by the Holy Spirit and uninfluenced by the culture to remain strong and grow in righteousness and wisdom.