I considered my initial faith to be the signing of a contract with the Lord that was unassailable, that the contract could not be deemed null and void, that all decisions and heart thoughts I entered into and acted upon had no bearing on my relationship with the Living...
“You are mistaken, and are deceived, whosoever you are, that think yourself rich in this world. Listen to the voice of your Lord in the Apocalypse, rebuking men of your stamp with righteous reproaches: ‘Thou sayest,’ says He, ‘I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need o...
10. I Corinthians 15:33 - "Be not deceived: evil communications ___ good manners." 11. I Corinthians 15:34a - "Awake to ___, and sin not;" 12. I Corinthians 15:57 - "But thanks be to God, which giveth us the ___ through our Lord Jesus Christ." 13. I Corinthians 16:14 -...
The Bible makes it clear that Satan, the father of lies (John 8:44) is the one who has deceived the whole world (Rev. 12:9). By various and devious means, all through history and in every nation, he has sought to keep men from knowing the true God of creation and redemption, ...
is deceived in one way or another by the spirit of the antichrist, not just the doctrines. Understanding the spirit, not just the words in a creed or set of beliefs can trip us up. John points out that the spirit of the antichrist is in the world today. That was 2,000 years ago....
“And the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who did mighty miracles on behalf of the beast—miracles that deceived all who had accepted the mark of the beast and who worshiped his statue. Both the beast and his false prophet were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burn...
Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, while evil people and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived. 2 Timothy 3:12-13 See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god beside me; I kill and I make alive...
by which you have been both deceived and conquered. Wealth must be avoided as an enemy; must be fled from as a robber; must be dreaded by its possessors as a sword and as poison. To this end only so much as remains should be of service, that by it the crime and the fault may be...
These verses are quite clear: The one, true Church Christ founded cannot err because God, who can neither deceive nor be deceived, protects it for all time. Another place Sacred Scripture is quite clear is the divine origin of the papacy and therefore its divine authority. Our Lord says to...
how are his hidden things sought up!7 All the men of thy confederacy have brought thee even to the border: the men that were at peace with thee have deceived thee, and prevailed against thee; they that eat thy bread have laid a wound under thee: there is none understanding in him.8 ...