In recent years there has been a tremendous increase in the number of movements that have produced individuals whose primary interest is personal gain, rather than service to the Body of Christ. In many cases they have left in their wake a path of discouragement, confusion, misunderstanding of the heart of God, and as a consequence, bitterness toward any further church involvement. In other cases, people continue to be used and spiritually abused because they are laboring under the false impression that they are out of the will of God if they protest or leave such movements.

My purpose is to show what the Bible has to say about those whose sole purpose is self aggrandizement at the expense of others for whom Christ shed His precious blood. Furthermore, I want to clarify why people are so taken in by leaders who repeatedly cause spiritual casualties as a result of their self interest.

The writing of this booklet has been prompted by the frequent encounters that I have had as a missionary here in Argentina and elsewhere in Latin America, and is primarily written with the Latin American church in view. However, I’m sure that the material covered herein will be of value to others, both for the sake of Biblical definition and for the sake of instruction to those who have been injured by the wolves.

May your spiritual understanding be increased as a result.

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