BEWARE OF DOGS

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Text :  Philippians 3:2.

Beware of the dogs! Beware of the evil workers! Beware of the mutilators!

Usually, when you see the inscription "BEWARE OF DOGS", you instantly know there's a wild or trained dog around the corner, hence, the need to beware. 

However, when God says 'Beware of dogs,' He wasn't actually referring to dogs as in 'animals' but to animals in human skin.

Note that this caution was given to believers against other so-called  believers.  That is, some people within the church that we refer to as brothers and sisters are actually operating in the capacity of dogs.Though fellow worshippers in the church are called brothers and sisters, but if they behave like wild animals, know that they are dogs in humans skin- BEWARE.

Matthew  7:6 says *Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.* 

Essentially, dogs don't have capacity to revere and relish Holy things, instead, they trample them under their feet.

If you see anyone who takes joy in bitting the fingers that feed him, such one is functioning as dogs, beware of that one.

If you see anyone in the gathering of believers who takes pleasure in backbiting fellow believers, you must beware of such.

If anyone is fond of despising authorities within the body, you must beware of such one.

God does not want you to mingle with dogs, neither does He want you to operate like one. You must therefore beware of dogs even among Christian gatherings.

Bible Reading:

Revelation 4:1-11.

PRAYER FOCUS

1.) Father God, help me not to operate like dogs and give me the wisdom to distance myself from dog-like people.

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