If we confess in our hearts that Jesus is Lord, then Jesus, The Word, rules over us and we obey the scriptures and see the Word as Lord.
Romans 10:9-11 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on HIM (The Word) shall not be ashamed.
Jesus said many would come saying He is the Christ and they would deceive many.
These are those who confess with their mouth but do not believe the Word in their hearts. They believe something other than the scripture of the New Testament Bible and therefore they do something other than the instruction given by scripture.
They say Jesus is Lord and they say they are Christians, but they do not believe all the scriptures, such as:
* The man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery. Mt. 5:32
* If woman leaves husband let her remain "unmarried" or be reconciled with her husband. I Cor. 7:10-11
* Homosexuals and lesbians have been turned over by God to do "vile affections." Romans 1:26-27
Some will believe some scripture but not all of these scriptures because of their personal preferences.
One person might believe homosexuals are wrong but might believe it is permissible for a man to marry a divorced woman.
We who are of God are rebuilt by God to believe all the scriptures not just some scripture.
Thereby we have the Spirit of Truth in us and are led by the Spirit of Truth.
Flesh cannot understand things of God with the natural mind. Only when the Spirit of Truth, the Holy Spirit, lives in us can we understand things of God.
I Corinthians 2:14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
John said there were already many antichrist in the church in his day. (I John 2:18)
Paul said to the elders at Ephesus that he knew there were men among them who were just waiting for him to depart so they could bring "perverse" things into the church. (Acts 20:30)
After Jesus was taken into heaven, antichrist could set up various denominations and teach what he wanted to teach in the churches, things opposite to the doctrines of Christ in the Bible.
II Thess. 1:4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
The falling away from scripture was sitting there among those elders in the church at Ephesus as the apostle Paul warned them at Ephesus, recorded for us in Acts 20.
And the falling away from the doctrines of the scriptures has been taking place in church groups for 2000 years before the eyes of those who can see.
And today the churches have grown closer and closer to this world through the changing of doctrines from the instruction of the New Testament Bible in order to draw men to themselves just as Paul said in Acts 20.
29 For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.
30 Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.
Thus setting up their own denominations, dividing the church of Jesus Christ.
But the falling away began from the time Jesus was resurrected and the true doctrine was given to the men of God which became the New Testament for us where all scripture is inspired by God. (II Tim. 3:16)
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