QUOTE (sandee @ Dec 31 2007, 06:46 PM)

The bible and Gods word tells us there will be many false prophets, And that we will be decieved by them. How will we know if it is a falsehood? God says we will believe in them, So why would God then tell us they are false? There will be many lost to God because of the pastors and preachers, God tells us this as well, What about all the followers that believed in the pastor and God, Are they going to be held accountable for their own souls, The bible says the pastor who leads the congregration astray will be held accountable for all of their souls, How can this be. We as individuals are responsible for our own soul, Our own salvation, So are both held accountable? The mark of the beast is a symbol that you will never be taken into heaven, Your soul is lost forever. How do we know what the mark will be, What if we get the mark by being fooled or tricked, Are we still held accountable. I know there are signs and things we can look up in the Bible, But they are so very vague it could be any number of things today, And tomarrow there will be dozens more it could be, How will we know?, Always a pleasure

If you listen to your heart and listen very carefully, you will have a better chance of knowing when, what you are hearing, rings true to you.
Don't be fooled by some of those that preach, just because they may wear dog-collars or appear to be in positions of authority does not mean that they know everything there is to know, even though they may say they DO know.
I do believe that those that lead others astray will have to answer, how and in what form, I haven't a bloody clue. I liken it to taking a group of people to a trip to the mountains, you tell them you know exactly which way to go, where the shortcuts are, where the pitfalls exist and to follow your lead and yet you cause them all to get lost because you really didn 't know at all. Some will survive, some not - personally, I don't know about you, but I would not like that sort of thing on my conscience. In fact, each and every one of those following would have been better off preparing themselves better rather than just following blindly.