Facing the Enemy (Part 2 of 7) Enemies of Truth – Volume 4 – Day 20 – August 20, 2023

God bless you and greetings in the name of Jesus Christ who warned of our enemies’ actions in parables (Matthew 13:25).

These items made their way onto the list because of their association with the Greek words pseudos (false) or allos and heteros (other).  They misrepresent the truth and intend to deceive or provide another alternative to that which God sets forth in His Word as genuine.  You will find the enemy in English and Greek, the number of times the Greek word occurs, the Strong’s number associated with it and verses in which you can find it.  There may also be other verses listed that may be helpful in understanding the item on the list.

ENEMIES OF TRUTH

1. FALSE APOSTLES: pseudapostolos (1) 5570 (II Corinthians 11:13; Revelation 2:2)
2. FALSE BRETHREN:  pseudadelphos (2) 5569 (II Corinthians 11:26; Galatians 2:4)
3. FALSE CHRISTS: pseudochristos (2) 5580 (Matthew 24:24; Mark 13:22)
4. FALSE/OTHER DOCTRINES: heterodidaskaleō (2) 2085 (Romans 16:17; Ephesians 4:14; I Timothy 1:3; 6:3)
5. FALSE/OTHER GOSPELS: heteros euangelion (2) 2087 2098 (Galatians 1:6-9; II Corinthians 11:4)
6. FALSE/OTHER JESUS: allos Iēsous (1) 243 2424 (II Corinthians 11:4)
7. FALSE PROPHETS: pseudoprophētēs (11) 5578 (Matthew 7:15; 24:11; 24:24; Mark 13:22; Luke 6:26; Acts 13:6; II Peter 2:1 I John 4:1; Revelation 16:13; 19:20; 20:10)
8. WHAT IS FALSELY CALLED SCIENCE: gnōsis pseudōnumos (1) 1108 5581 (I Timothy 6:20)
9. FALSE WORDS/SPEAKING LIES: pseudologos (1) 5573 (I Timothy 4:2)
10. FALSE/OTHER SPIRITS: heteros pneuma(3) 2087 4151 (I Kings 22:22-23; II Chronicles 18:21-22; Matthew 12:45; Luke 11:26; II Corinthians 11:4; I John 4:1-2)
11. FALSE TEACHERS: pseudodidaskalos(1) 5572 (II Peter 2:1; I Timothy 1:7)
12. FALSE WITNESSES: pseudomartur (3) 5575, pseudomartureō (6) 5576, pseudomarturia (2) 5577 (Matthew 15:19; 26:59-60; Mark 10:19; 14:56-57; Luke 18;20; Romans 13:9; I Corinthians 15:15;)
13. FALSE OR LYING WONDERS: pseudos teras(1) 5579 5059 (Matthew 24:24; II Thessalonians 2:9)

Many of these items cluster in different sections of scripture.  Therefore, instead of simply running through the list handling each individually, I felt it better to handle each of these major contexts and augment them with other scriptural support.

There is also much to be learned by the study of false gods (Jeremiah 7:9; Joshua 24:14-24; II Corinthians 4:4; II Thessalonians 2:4) and false pastors (Jeremiah 10:21; 12:10; 23:1-4; 50:6; Ezekiel 34:1-21; John 10:12).  They are not included in the list because they are not associated with pseudos or heteros/allos in the New Testament.

Tomorrow we will see Paul valiant for the truth with the Galatians.  He was so fully persuaded of the gospel he preached that he pronounced an anathema upon those who presented any other gospel.