Spiritual Junk Food

Spiritual Junk Food

Bible: Hebrews 13:1-9

Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings (V.9).

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In many countries around the world, childhood obesity is at an all-time high. One of the reasons we’re putting on the weight is just how much junk food we’re eating. Junk food is anything from fast-food chips and burgers at tea, to having sweets and energy drinks for snacks. It’s food that tastes really good, but doesn’t do our bodies much good. Especially if we eat lots of it.

To be healthy in our spiritual lives and our relationship with God, we have to avoid ‘spiritual junk food’. This junk food includes teaching that tells us our Christian lives are all about the good things we do; that trusting Jesus means we’ll get everything we want; or that God would never send anyone to hell. It’s anything that is different from what the Bible actually says (GALATIANS 1:6). And this junk food can be found anywhere, even some ‘Christian’ books or music will say things that go against the Bible’s words. Some of this spiritual junk food may be nicer to hear than the Bible and make
us feel good, but it will damage our walk with God if we start believing it.

The book of Hebrews warns us: “Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings. It is good for our hearts to be strengthened by grace” (HEBREWS 13:9). Teaching that’s different to the Bible, no matter how good it sounds, will hurt us. We need to stick to the truth and life-giving power of what the Bible actually says if we want to live for God and know Him better.

FEEDING ON WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS WILL HELP US TO AVOID SWALLOWING LIES.

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