this phrase, "Let no one deceive you" is repeatedly found in the new testament, always tied to the same thing, i ask that you consider what is taught about deception to the church itself. that you would study for yourself these things....
ephesians 5:5-7 "for of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure or greedy person—such a person is an idolater—has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. LET NO ONE DECEIVE YOU with empty words, for because of such things God’s wrath comes on those who are disobedient. Therefore do not be partners with them."
galatians 6:7-8 "DO NOT BE DECEIVED: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life."
1 corinthians 6:9- 10 "or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? DO NOT BE DECEIVED: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God."
1 john 3:7-8 "Dear children, DO NOT LET ANYONE DECEIVE YOU. The one who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous. The one who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work."
2 john 1 :6-9 "and this is love: that we walk in obedience to his commands. As you have heard from the beginning, his command is that you walk in love.I SAY THIS BECAUSE MANY DECEIVERS, who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh, have gone out into the world. Any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist. Watch out that you do not lose what we have worked for, but that you may be rewarded fully. Anyone who runs ahead and does not continue in the teaching of Christ does not have God; whoever continues in the teaching has both the Father and the Son."
one source of deception that is evident is pauls writings, which are easily distorted to be unconditional worldly " grace" ( that is so prevelant today) rather than the Grace that comes through the knowledge of Jesus Christ.
2 peter 3:14-18 "So then, dear friends, since you are looking forward to this, make every effort to be found spotless, blameless and at peace with him. Bear in mind that our Lord’s patience means salvation, just as our dear brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom that God gave him. He writes the same way in all his letters, speaking in them of these matters. His letters contain some things that are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the other Scriptures, to their own destruction.
Therefore, dear friends, since you have been forewarned, be on your guard so that you may not be carried away by the error of the lawless and fall from your secure position. But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen."
several times the warning against this is clear. the deception that is repeatedly brought to light, that Grace nullifies the actions of the believer, the teaching that Grace nullifies Judgement, coming wrath, that Grace will force a person to Christ. it is a deception to omit the clear warnings and sound teachings found throughout the new testament in order to try to " focus on unconditional grace" it is a simple repeat of the serpent, omitting Gods warning in eden.
Had man taken Gods word for things He would have lived, instead, man chose to believe " surely you will not die" and because of this mankind lost eternal Life by falling from Grace, and how did He fall? He was deceived into omitting Gods clear warning of deadly poison, and accepting the enticement of the enemy. Christ came to put us back in relationship with God, and once again Has given mankind the choice to believe God and Live, or omit and avoid His word of Life, and lose eternal Life. if we believe........simply dont eat the poison and we will live. The way to have strength to not eat the poison is to believe Jesus and His words of warning......just like adam and eve needed to believe Gods word of warning.
simplicity in truth. Just believe what Jesus says of everything, rather than what deceivers tell you Jesus "really meant."
Remember that deception is a real thing, a deadly thing. Know the truth for youself and stay safe in Christ. all Glory, honor, peace, praise and every majesty belong to God, and to His Son Jesus Christ.
ephesians 5:5-7 "for of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure or greedy person—such a person is an idolater—has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. LET NO ONE DECEIVE YOU with empty words, for because of such things God’s wrath comes on those who are disobedient. Therefore do not be partners with them."
galatians 6:7-8 "DO NOT BE DECEIVED: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life."
1 corinthians 6:9- 10 "or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? DO NOT BE DECEIVED: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God."
1 john 3:7-8 "Dear children, DO NOT LET ANYONE DECEIVE YOU. The one who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous. The one who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work."
2 john 1 :6-9 "and this is love: that we walk in obedience to his commands. As you have heard from the beginning, his command is that you walk in love.I SAY THIS BECAUSE MANY DECEIVERS, who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh, have gone out into the world. Any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist. Watch out that you do not lose what we have worked for, but that you may be rewarded fully. Anyone who runs ahead and does not continue in the teaching of Christ does not have God; whoever continues in the teaching has both the Father and the Son."
one source of deception that is evident is pauls writings, which are easily distorted to be unconditional worldly " grace" ( that is so prevelant today) rather than the Grace that comes through the knowledge of Jesus Christ.
2 peter 3:14-18 "So then, dear friends, since you are looking forward to this, make every effort to be found spotless, blameless and at peace with him. Bear in mind that our Lord’s patience means salvation, just as our dear brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom that God gave him. He writes the same way in all his letters, speaking in them of these matters. His letters contain some things that are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the other Scriptures, to their own destruction.
Therefore, dear friends, since you have been forewarned, be on your guard so that you may not be carried away by the error of the lawless and fall from your secure position. But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen."
several times the warning against this is clear. the deception that is repeatedly brought to light, that Grace nullifies the actions of the believer, the teaching that Grace nullifies Judgement, coming wrath, that Grace will force a person to Christ. it is a deception to omit the clear warnings and sound teachings found throughout the new testament in order to try to " focus on unconditional grace" it is a simple repeat of the serpent, omitting Gods warning in eden.
Had man taken Gods word for things He would have lived, instead, man chose to believe " surely you will not die" and because of this mankind lost eternal Life by falling from Grace, and how did He fall? He was deceived into omitting Gods clear warning of deadly poison, and accepting the enticement of the enemy. Christ came to put us back in relationship with God, and once again Has given mankind the choice to believe God and Live, or omit and avoid His word of Life, and lose eternal Life. if we believe........simply dont eat the poison and we will live. The way to have strength to not eat the poison is to believe Jesus and His words of warning......just like adam and eve needed to believe Gods word of warning.
simplicity in truth. Just believe what Jesus says of everything, rather than what deceivers tell you Jesus "really meant."
Remember that deception is a real thing, a deadly thing. Know the truth for youself and stay safe in Christ. all Glory, honor, peace, praise and every majesty belong to God, and to His Son Jesus Christ.