How to prevent another German Christian movement.

For those of you who do not know what the German Christian movement was. They were a group of Christians that sided with Hitler. They took liberties with the Bible to push their anti semitic agenda and tried to replace the cross with Hitler and Nationalism. If it weren't for the work of Dietrich Bonhoeffer and his Confessing Church fighting them Christianity would look different in Germany maybe the world even. So what happen why did some people through their lot with in with this clearly false doctrine? From what I been studying most German's churches at the time preached false doctrines of salvation through works or everyone is going to heaven so why even bother with the rules. Also a lot of fear as well. Truth be told the forgot the important lesson In 1 John 4

 "Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world. 2 By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God,3 and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you heard was coming and now is in the world already. 4 Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. 5 They are from the world; therefore they speak from the world, and the world listens to them. 6 We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. By this we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of error."

That was there folly none of them were willing to stand up against or even bother reading the Bible. They were just a bunch of yes men and women believing what ever was feed to them by the pastor. That is why we must study the word of God so we are not so easily fooled like they where and keep others in our churches on the right path For Paul said Galatians 6:1-2

"Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted. 2 Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ."

And Jesus in Mathew 18:15-17
“If your brother or sister[a] sins,[b] go and point out their fault, just between the two of you. If they listen to you, you have won them over. 16 But if they will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’[c] 17 If they still refuse to listen, tell it to the church; and if they refuse to listen even to the church, treat them as you would a pagan or a tax collector.

The thing is not once did any of them but a small few question their pastors themselves and then Nazi and by the time it a few of them realized that this was not Christianity it was to late to do anything to stop it and the few had to break away and start their own church. Today their is a danger of this happening in Churches across the country as we move from the Gospel according to the Lord to the Gospel according to me or the average Joe blow on the street. For that is what lead to this Nazi coop which lead to the deaths of millions because without the Lutheran Church support with the German Christians pulling the strings Hitler would of never been able to invade other countries let alone kill 6 million Jews.

Albert Einstein " The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it."