As the winds of ecumenicalism prevail in today's liberal age of false prophecy, Biblical  doctrine is seen to be divisive and harmful. If only we would center on "sweet Jesus" it is said that all would be well. 

Yes, doctrine can be divisive, but, no, not all would be well. To ignore doctrine can only result in spiritual ignorance of God as He has revealed Himself in the  Bible.

Sound Biblical doctrine is not the problem; it is the solution. The problem arises because so many believers are Biblically illiterate. Like a bank teller, whose recognition of legitimate currency enables him to spot a phony counterfeit bill, so we need the discernment that comes only from  familiarity with scripture.

The apostle Paul warned  about all this in I Timothy 4:1:

Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons.

After nearly 2,000 years during which men have added to and taken away from God's word, what passes for Christianity is so distorted that we see untold division and apathy. Judge for yourself if Paul was right.

Believers need to become like the Berean church who in Acts 17:11 is said to be "more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so."

Satan, described in scripture as an angel of light, has for centuries posed as a believer, even using the pulpit to preach to deceive  those who are gullible and without a heart for God. False prophecy is not limited to the cults but from within the Church itself, which accounts for so much division and error in Christianity today.

Make no mistake. We're in a war, and the winners will be those equipped with the full armor of God, as described in Ephesians 6:12-17:

For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

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