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These Perilous Times

Vol. 9 No. 14, Aug. 21, 2018

“Take Heed That no Man Deceive You”

Part II

“Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of this world, and not after Christ.” Colossians 2:8 KJV

(Emphasis supplied)

“Deceive: to ensnare. 1. To make a person believe what is not true; delude; mislead… Syn.-deceive implies deliberate misrepresentation of facts by words, actions etc. generally to further ones ends… to cause to follow the wrong course or to err in conduct or action… to fool someone so completely that he accepts what is false as true…” [1] (Emphasis supplied).

What does this mean for us?

Obvious Signs Do Tell the Season

Deception is germinated when the minutest lie is mixed with truth, or when the slightest degree of truth is withheld or hidden.

However, many Christians are not being deceived because they intentionally want to believe a lie, but because they do not have a genuine love for Bible truth!

“And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion that should believe a lie.” II Thessalonians 2:10, 11 KJV

(Emphasis supplied)

The aforementioned text presents us with a very fundamental equation-If we don’t love the truth we will believe a lie, which may cause us to lose eternal life!

Notice Jesus’ very sharp language when rebuking the self-righteousness unbelieving Priests, and Pharisees.

Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father you would believe Me, for I proceeded forth and came from God; nor have I come of Myself, but He sent Me. Why do you not understand my speech? Because you are not able to listen to My word. You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie he speaks from his own resources for he is a liar and the father of it. But because I tell you the truth, you do not believe Me. Which of you convicts Me of sin? And if I tell you the truth, why don’t you believe Me? He who is of God hears God’s words; therefore you do not hear, because you are not of God.” John 8:42-47. NKJV

(Emphasis supplied)

Spiritual things cannot be discerned by carnal thinking minds! [2] Jesus’ sheep will hear, and recognize His voice, and follow Him! [3]

Again I must reiterate as in past issues of TPT, if we want to avoid being deceived-Study the truth from the Bible, so when counterfeit surfaces, we will recognize it for what it is!

Matthew 24:24 states that “…many false Christs and false prophets shall arise showing great signs and wonders, and if it were possible they shall deceive the very elect” (Emphasis supplied).

Those who faithfully study God’s Word, (not mans interpretation) need not worry about being deceived, or accepting “fake truth.”

WHY?

Because

“Thy Word, is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.” Psalm 119:105 KJV

(Emphasis supplied)

AMEN!

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[1] Webster’s New World Dictionary, (College Ed.) Cleveland & New York,

The World Publishing Co., 1964, pp. 379, 380.

[2] I Cor. 3:12-14

[3] John 10:25-28

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