Ezekiel 13:19 (ESV Strong's)
You have profaned me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, putting to death souls who should not die and keeping alive souls who should not live, by your lying to my people, who listen to lies.
Subject: False Teachers
God, in this chapter of Ezekiel, is condemning the false teachers who are leading the people astray. Throughout the chapter their falsehood is exposed and their doom predicted. God holds all of us accountable for our lives. However, He also holds accountable those who lead others astray. False teaching has two ills: 1) it provides false hope to people, and 2) it causes them to believe in something or someone other than the risen Christ. When we don't discern these false teachers, we are still responsible. However, God will, as in this chapter, condemn, correct and punish false teachers and false teaching.
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