DO NOT BE DECEIVED 9-13-2020
In this day there is so much deception and lies in the world. The same type of deception is trying to confuse and cause the body of Christ to be distracted and go the wrong way. Deception is the act of disguising some thing as truth something that is false or a lie. It is to give a false impression or appearance. This all started with the deception in the garden. A major trick of the enemy is deception. We find Jesus was tempted by the devil. And the devil tried to lie to him and deceive him but Jesus did not believe him.
Gen 3:1 NOW THE serpent was more subtle and crafty than any living creature of the field which the Lord God had made. And he [Satan] said to the woman, Can it really be that God has said, You shall not eat from every tree of the garden?
2 And the woman said to the serpent, We may eat the fruit from the trees of the garden,
3 Except the fruit from the tree which is in the middle of the garden. God has said, You shall not eat of it, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.
4 But the serpent said to the woman, You shall not surely die,
5 For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing the difference between good and evil and blessing and calamity.
6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good (suitable, pleasant) for food and that it was delightful to look at, and a tree to be desired in order to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate; and she gave some also to her husband, and he ate.
7 Then the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves apronlike girdles. AMP PICTURES OF EVE
John 8:44 You are of your father, the devil, and it is your will to practice the lusts and gratify the desires [which are characteristic] of your father. 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 falsehood, he speaks what is natural to him, for he is a liar [himself] and the father of lies and of all that is false. AMP ↕↕↕
John 8:44 You're from your father, the Devil, and all you want to do is please him. He was a killer from the very start. He couldn't stand the truth because there wasn't a shred of truth in him. When the Liar speaks, he makes it up out of his lying nature and fills the world with lies. MSG
2 Thess 2:9 The coming [of the lawless one, the antichrist] is through the activity and working of Satan and will be attended by great power and with all sorts of [pretended] miracles and signs and delusive marvels [all of them] lying wonders
10 And by unlimited seduction to evil and with all wicked deception for those who are perishing (going to perdition) because they did not welcome the Truth but refused to love it that they might be saved. AMP ↕↕↕
2 THESS 2:9-10 The presenceof the outlaw is apparent by the activity of Satan, who uses all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs, spurious wonders,
10 and every form of evil deception in order to deceive those who are perishing because they rejected the love of the truththat would lead them to being saved. TPT
JAMES 1:22--25 Dont just listen to the Word of Truth and not respond to it, for that is the essence of self-deception. So always let his Word become like poetry written and fulfilled by your life!
23 If you listen to the Word and dont live out the message you hear, you become like the person who looks in the mirror of the Word to discover the reflection of his face in the beginning.
24 You perceive how God sees you in the mirror of the Word, but then you go out and forgetyour divine origin.
25 But those who set their gaze deeply into the perfecting law of libertyare fascinated by and respond to the truth they hear and are strengthened by itthey experience Gods blessing in all that they do! TPT
1 John 2:21-27 I haven't been writing this to tell you something you don't know, but to confirm the truth you do know, and to remind you that the truth doesn't breed lies.
22 So who is lying here? It's the person who denies that Jesus is the Divine Christ, that's who. This is what makes an antichrist: denying the Father, denying the Son.
23 No one who denies the Son has any part with the Father, but affirming the Son is an embrace of the Father as well.
24 Stay with what you heard from the beginning, the original message. Let it sink into your life. If what you heard from the beginning lives deeply in you, you will live deeply in both Son and Father.
25 This is exactly what Christ promised: eternal life, real life!
26 I've written to warn you about those who are trying to deceive you.
27 But they're no match for what is embedded deeply within you Christ's anointing, no less! You don't need any of their so-called teaching. Christ's anointing teaches you the truth on everything you need to know about yourself and him, uncontaminated by a single lie. Live deeply in what you were taught. MSG
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1 JN 2:21-27 So Im writing you not because you dont know the truth, but because you do know it, and no lie belongs to the truth.
22 Who is the real liar but the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ. He is the real antichrist, the one who denies the Father and the Son.
23 Whoever rejects the Son rejects the Father. Whoever embrace the Son embraces the Father also.
24 So you must be sure to keep the message burningin your hearts; that is, the message of life you heard from the beginning. If you do, you will always be living in close fellowship with the Son and with the Father.
25 And he himself has promised us the never-ending life of the ages to come!
26 Ive written these things about those who are attempting to lead you astray. 27 But the wonderful anointing you have received from Godis so much greater than their deception and now lives in you. Theres no need for anyone to keep teaching you. His anointing teaches you all that you need to know, for it will lead you into truth, not a counterfeit. So just as the anointing has taught you, remain in him. TPT
John 7:18 A person making things up tries to make himself look good. But someone trying to honor the one who sent him sticks to the facts and doesn't tamper with reality. MSG
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JN 7:18 Charlatans praise themselves and seek honor from men, but my Father sent me to speak truth on his behalf. And I have no false motive, because I seek only the glory of God. TPT
PRO 22:12 God passionately watchesover his deep reservoirof revelation-knowledge, but he subverts the lies of those who pervert the truth. TPT
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Prov 22:12 God guards knowledge with a passion, but he'll have nothing to do with deception. MSG
1 John 4:6 But we come from God and belong to God. Anyone who knows God understands us and listens. The person who has nothing to do with God will, of course, not listen to us. This is another test for telling the Spirit of Truth from the spirit of deception. MSG
Matt 4:10 Jesus' refusal was curt: "Beat it, Satan!" He backed his rebuke with a third quotation from Deuteronomy: "Worship the Lord your God, and only him. Serve him with absolute single-heartedness."
11 The Test was over. The Devil left. And in his place, angels! Angels came and took care of Jesus' needs. MSG
Gal 6:7 Do not be deceived and deluded and misled; God will not allow Himself to be sneered at (scorned, disdained, or mocked by mere pretensions or professions, or by His precepts being set aside.) [He inevitably deludes himself who attempts to delude God.] For whatever a man sows, that and that only is what he will reap. AMP
Titus 1:2 My aim is to raise hopes by pointing the way to life without end. This is the life God promised long ago and he doesn't break promises!
3 And then when the time was ripe, he went public with his truth. I've been entrusted to proclaim this Message by order of our Savior, God himself. MSG
Heb 6:18 This was so that, by two unchangeable things [His promise and His oath] in which it is impossible for God ever to prove false or deceive us, we who have fled [to Him] for refuge might have mighty indwelling strength and strong encouragement to grasp and hold fast the hope appointed for us and set before [us].
19 [Now] we have this [hope] as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul [it cannot slip and it cannot break down under whoever steps out upon it a hope] that reaches farther and enters into [the very certainty of the Presence] within the veil, AMP
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Heb 6:18 God can't break his word. And because his word cannot change, the promise is likewise unchangeable. We who have run for our very lives to God have every reason to grab the promised hope with both hands and never let go.
19 It's an unbreakable spiritual lifeline, reaching past all appearances right to the very presence of God MSG
1 John 3:7 So, my dear children, don't let anyone divert you from the truth. It's the person who acts right who is right, just as we see it lived out in our righteous Messiah. MSG
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1 John 3:7 Boys (lads), let no one deceive and lead you astray. He who practices righteousness [who is upright, conforming to the divine will in purpose, thought, and action, living a consistently conscientious life] is righteous, even as He is righteous. AMP
Matt 24:22 If these days of trouble were left to run their course, nobody would make it. But on account of God's chosen people, the trouble will be cut short.
23 "If anyone tries to flag you down, calling out, 'Here's the Messiah!' or points, 'There he is!' don't fall for it.
24 Fake Messiahs and lying preachers are going to pop up everywhere. Their impressive credentials and dazzling performances will pull the wool over the eyes of even those who ought to know better.
25 But I've given you fair warning. MSG
2 Tim 3:13 Unscrupulous con men will continue to exploit the faith. They're as deceived as the people they lead astray. As long as they are out there, things can only get worse.
14 But don't let it faze you. Stick with what you learned and believed, sure of the integrity of your teachers
15 why, you took in the sacred Scriptures with your mother's milk! There's nothing like the written Word of God for showing you the way to salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
16 Every part of Scripture is God-breathed and useful one way or another showing us truth, exposing our rebellion, correcting our mistakes, training us to live God's way.
17 Through the Word we are put together and shaped up for the tasks God has for us. MSG
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2 TIM 3:13-17 But the evil men and sorcererswill progress from bad to worse, deceived and deceiving, as they lead people further from the truth.
14 Yet you must continue to advance in strength with the truth wrapped around your heart, being assured by God that hes the Onewho has truly taught you all these things.
15 Remember what you were taught from your childhood from the Holy Scrollswhich can impart to you wisdom to experience everlasting life through the faith of Jesus, the Anointed One!
16 Every Scripturehas been written by the Holy Spirit, the breath of God. It will empower you by its instruction and correction, giving you the strength to take the right direction and lead you deeper into the path of godliness.
17 Then you will be Gods servant, fully mature and perfectly prepared to fulfill any assignment God gives you. TPT
REV 20:2-3 He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent known as the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.
3 The mighty angel threw him into the pit, locked it, and sealed it so that he could no longer deceive the nations until the thousand years were over. (After that he must be loosed for a brief time.) TPT
Rev 20:10 The Devil who deceived them will be hurled into Lake Fire and Brimstone, joining the Beast and False Prophet, the three in torment around the clock for ages without end. MSG
Ex 19:5 Now therefore, if you will obey My voice in truth and keep My covenant, then you shall be My own peculiar possession and treasure from among and above all peoples; for all the earth is Mine. AMP
Ps 51:6 Behold, You desire truth in the inner being; make me therefore to know wisdom in my inmost heart. AMP
Jer 10:10 But the Lord is the true God and the God of truth (the God Who is Truth). He is the living God and the everlasting King. At His wrath the earth quakes, and the nations are not able to bear His indignation. AMP
John 3:21 But he who practices truth [who does what is right] comes out into the Light; so that his works may be plainly shown to be what they are wrought with God [divinely prompted, done with God's help, in dependence upon Him]. AMP
John 3:33 Whoever receives His testimony has set his seal of approval to this: God is true. [That man has definitely certified, acknowledged, declared once and for all, and is himself assured that it is divine truth that God cannot lie]. AMP
John 4:23 A time will come, however, indeed it is already here, when the true (genuine) worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth (reality); for the Father is seeking just such people as these as His worshipers.
24 God is a Spirit (a spiritual Being) and those who worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth (reality). AMP
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JN 4:23-24 From here on, worshiping the Father will not be a matter of the right place but with the right heart. For God is a Spirit, and he longs to have sincere worshipers who worship and adore him in the realm of the Spirit and in truth. TPT
John 8:32 And you will know the Truth, and the Truth will set you free. AMP
John 14:6 Jesus said to him, I am the Way and the Truth and the Life; no one comes to the Father except by (through) Me. AMP