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• Honestly Deceived

  …ster WongMixxMySpaceNetvouzNewsvineoneviewOnlyWirePlugIMPropellerRedditSegnaloShoutwireSimpySlashdotSurphaceSphinnSpurlSquidooStumbleUponTechnoratiThisNextTwitterWebrideWindows LiveYahoo!Email This to a Friend  Link HTML:  Permalink:  If you like this then please subscribe to the RSS Feed.Powered by Bookmarkify™ More »In 1 Kings 13:1-33 we read of a man of God, a prophet, who came from Judah…

• Faith Based On Deception–Gen. 37:31-33

  … In Jacob’s case it was deliberate but certainly one can also be misled by those who themselves sincerely believe error and propagate it. In the case of the first sin ever committed the Bible teaches that Eve was indeed deceived, “But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.” (Paul in 2 Cor. 11:3 NKJV) So, a person can be honestly d…

• Does God Really Care?

  Over the course of time just about all of us are confronted with the reality of suffering and abuse not just on newscasts but in our own personal world where we live day by day and experience life up close.  Why are small precious children abused?  Why do many of them from all outward appearances not have a chance from the get go due to the circumstances they were born into?  Why do old people often get in such horrible conditions as you find th…

• He Went Away Grieved

  …  Perhaps one of the hardest things in the world is to honestly see ourselves as we really are. The writer of Proverbs says, “He who trusts in his own heart is a fool”.  (Prov. 28:26 NKJV)  We lie to ourselves and become self deceived and it is easier said than done to see the truth of who we are.  We put ourselves in the best light until that point in time when our sin is so obvious that even we cannot deny it. One of the things that makes a hea…

• They Loved the Praise of Men

  …. We learn from the rulers who loved the praise of men more than the praise of God that truth by itself is not always the determining factor in the way men live and conduct themselves even when they know the truth and are not deceived.  A man can know the truth as did these men, as did the rich young ruler, as did Demas, and yet it does not make enough difference to them to get them to alter their lives and bring them into accord with the truth. …

• The Pleasures of Sin

  …a life lived?  That is the great danger that the cares, riches, and pleasures of this life bring.  The things of the world become more important to us than the things of God and we end up reaping what we have sown. “Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.  For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life.” (Gal. 6:…

• Christ and Baptism in Colossians

  …nning continually–that is until the force of truth was exerted with power on the road to Damascus.  Sincerity will never change error into truth nor will it ever lead to a pardon for disobedience.  The fact that Eve was deceived by Satan in the garden did not free her of her sin.  “And it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman being quite deceived, fell into transgression.” (1 Tim. 2:14 NAS)  We need to read the Bible, even more we ne…

• The Kind of Faith in God That Destroys

  …women preachers?  Paul, by inspiration says, “But I do not allow a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man, but to remain quiet.  For it was Adam who was first created, and then Eve.  And it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman being quite deceived, fell into transgression.” (1 Tim. 2:12-14 NAS) Paul gives his reasons for this prohibition–that which happened back in the time of Adam and Eve.  Can we rewrite histo…

• Bible Characters

  Mary of Bethany–Doing What You Can Demas Has Forsaken Me Diotrephes Loves to Have the Preeminence The Mysterious Eloquent Evangelist Never Give Up (Moses and David) Regrets He Feared (Peter) Honestly Deceived (the young prophet and Eve) He Went Away Grieved (the rich young ruler) King Saul–As Long as it Glorifies God They Loved the Praise of Men Audio Sermons (by Waymon Swain) Moses–The Fork in the Road …

• Sin

  Honestly Deceived The Pleasures of Sin Better to Have Never Been Born Jesus and the Furnace of Fire Willful Sin–Can Anyone be Saved? More on Willful Sin–Can Anyone be Saved? Three Attitudes That Destroy the Hope of Salvation Disobedience to Jesus Must a Man Seek God Indifference – The Great Destroyer Looking Down Your Nose Ghost Hunting and Consulting the Dead Christianity, Homosexuality, and Gay Marriage The Wicked Shall be Tu…

• Resource Sites

  Here are some links to what I consider to be some great sites I highly recommend. Christian Courier  (This site is owned and run by Wayne Jackson who does the writing found on it.  I don’t know where you would go to find more scholarly Christian articles on the web.  The man does his homework which means he does extensive research before he starts writing.  All of this will be readily evident to you once you read an article or two of his. …

• The Church Christ Built–Marks of Identification

  …en in leadership positions in the church.  Perhaps the reason is given by Paul in 1 Tim. 2 when he says, “I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man…for Adam was formed first, then Eve.  And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived, fell into transgression.” (1 Tim. 2:12-14 NKJV)  This is a historical reason that time will never be able to change and thus it was not a matter of culture as some teach today. If you …

• The Need to Preach on Sin

  …elves Christian have come to accept this sin and accept those involved in it as members in good standing.  What does God say about it? “Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God.” (1 Cor. 6:9-10 NK…

• Is Denominational Baptism Scriptural?

  …aptism and believes that baptism is just a symbol of a salvation already achieved.  I allow myself to be baptized by them never uttering a word of dissent to their belief or to what they say at the baptismal ceremony.  Have I deceived them? Why bring this up?  Because years down the road after the fact there are those who learn the truth about baptism and need to be baptized scripturally but they look back some decades earlier and deceive themsel…

• The Struggle to be a Spiritually Minded Man or Woman

  …ou before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.” (ESV)  Another list is given in 1 Cor. 6:9-10, “Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.” (ESV)…

• Christianity–Who Rules Reason or Emotions?

  …in silence.” (1 Tim. 2:12 NKJV)  They say it was a cultural thing and thus relates to that time when Paul lived only but Paul gives the reason for his command.  He says, “For Adam was formed first, then Eve.  And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived, fell into transgression.” (1 Tim. 2:13-14 NKJV)  If that was the reason for the command, and Paul speaking by the Holy Spirit says it was, then it was not a cultural thing and is still…

• The Parable of the Talents–the Sin of Fear

  …er to do the work of God is that not laziness?  There is an old saying among men that evil prevails because good men do nothing.  I doubt not the truth in that statement except for one thing.  Can such men, failing to act, be honestly called “good?”  I doubt not the Bible answer to that question is “no.” I must bring this article to a close.  I close with this–rejoice in that God gave you a talent, even just one, for…

• Abraham’s Faith (Faith Accounted for Righteousness)

  …but they don’t believe God, don’t believe parts of his word, don’t believe some of the things he has said they should or should not do.  Is that faith like Abraham’s?  When a person is like that can it honestly be said they “believe in God?” Faith in the case of Abraham, and another good example being the children of Israel as they came out of Egypt, was never a matter of does God exist.  He made himself known …

• God’s Willingness to Forgive–King Manasseh

  …e, we would not want anyone to climb up and look into the truck bed to see them. I use to fear when I was young that there might not be any hope for me when I committed a willful sin.  I had read the Hebrews passage and quite honestly misunderstood it.  The Hebrews passage means exactly what it says but at the point of repentance there is a change. Until I repent I am still guilty of the willful sin.  When I do repent I am no longer trampling the…

• The Grace of God and the Parable of the Laborers–Is God Just?

  …uch was the case in this parable.  His grace is not based on works, not on how much work one has done, not on how difficult it has been, not on how long one has had to endure. God is always just in the sense that he treats us honestly and fairly and does not go back on the word he has given.  In the parable those who went to work in the vineyard earliest in the day were glad to go, to have the opportunity, and agreed that the wage set was fair an…

• Hypocrites in the Church

  …ve them as people; let them go to hell; I don’t care.  Love does not run away from people but rather toward them. There are probably not too many Christians who have lived so faithfully for a full lifetime that they can honestly say there was never ever any hypocrisy in their lives.  It may be that the public did not see it but in our inner man we have known we were not right with God.  We were tempted for a time and fell.  Can you do bette…

• The Truth So Called Christians Will Not Accept

  …n your area, one that still believes and practices the truth on the subject which is most but not all of them. Where does this leave us then, I should say leave me?  It leaves me a hated man, one who is considered intolerant, deceived, a hater himself, a judge of men, one men loath and feel sorry for all at the same time.  And, yet, I am the one who has said he believes what Paul the apostle taught.  Those who are in opposition say it does not ma…

• A Heart Right With God (Test Your Heart)

  … seems it is telling them all they are in good shape all the while they remain divided believing and teaching different doctrines.  That fact in itself ought to tell everyone there are a lot of hearts out there that have been deceived. We know the Pharisees had heart problems; we know the children of Israel who came out of Egypt had heart problems; we know Judah and Israel had heart problems.  Yet, I ask the question, had you of asked any of them…

• Why Do Men Run From God?

  …hy of Me,” said Jesus. (Matt. 10:37 NKJV)  If this be the case certainly he who loves a husband or wife more than Jesus is not worthy of him either. The Bible says regarding Adam and Eve’s sin, “Adam was not deceived” (1 Tim. 2:14 NKJV) but Eve was (same verse).  God in speaking directly to Adam in the garden says to him, “Because you have heeded the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree of which I command…

• Is America a Christian Nation—the Sandra Fluke Controversy

  …nd President Obama was not so naïve that he did not know that and yet his desire was to render support. Paul guided by the Holy Spirit said, “Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God…

• Finding Truth in Divided Christendom

  … authority over men in the church.  Is the Bible unclear on these subjects? Hear the New Testament on the subject of homosexuality, “Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality,  nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.” (1 C…

• Fools, Speech, and Christianity

  …ould find a man who would deny it if he has any honesty about himself at all.  If we are and always have been so perfect what need do we have for Jesus?  Paul said, “For we also once were foolish ourselves, disobedient, deceived, enslaved to various lusts and pleasures, spending our life in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.” (Titus 3:3 NAS)  We have no room to speak of others as being foolish or fools. While the New Testam…

• Confirmation Sunday–No Bibles Required

  …ame the sin. There is sin involved in baptizing the infant but not on the infant’s part.  It is on the part of those who put the infant through this and then allow him when he does come to an age of accountability to be deceived into thinking he obeyed God in baptism.  You lie to him.  He never obeyed anything as an infant nor could he.  It was impossible and what is impossible God does not require.  Yes, God requires baptism but not of bab…

• Whatcha Gonna Do When They Come For You?

  …hose who have never obeyed the gospel but also upon those who are already his disciples.  It is not once saved always saved as some teach.  One must live a faithful obedient life if he is to be prepared to meet God. Do not be deceived.  Even if the Lord was to not return for another thousand years you will meet him in just a matter of years, you will not have to wait long.  For all practical purposes the day of death is the day you meet God.  Eve…

• Saved by Jesus Outside the Church?

  …fiery indignation which will devour the adversaries.” (Heb. 10:24-27 NKJV)  One who thinks he has a personal relationship with Jesus while ignoring his brethren and thus being disobedient to God’s commands is self deceived. It is mission impossible to be saved outside the church.  Sardis was an example of a church where few inside it were going to be saved (Rev. 3:4) but nonetheless all in Sardis who were going to be saved were in the…

• What Must a Man Believe to be Saved by the Gospel?

  …) God cannot be glorified by men who show disrespect by violating his laws at will.  When men violate God’s law by sin it shows disrespect for God and dishonors him.  God will not allow that to happen.  “Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap.” (Gal. 6:7 NAS)  “The wages of sin is death.” (Rom. 6:23 NAS)  One could almost say God, by definition of what it means to be Go…

• Never Give Up

  … Kings 15:3-5 NKJV) When David’s life on earth ended he was found in God’s favor.  The words just quoted above came, obviously, after David’s death. What can we learn from what happened to David?  I start with this.  Don’t be deceived, there is no one no matter how spiritual they may appear and may even actually be who is not capable of sin, even grievous sin.  We sometimes tend to think others are strong and not tempted like me.  Don’t be overly…

• Regrets

  … his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the hearts.” (Prov. 21:2 NKJV)  God said in Jeremiah 17:9 (NKJV), “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; who can know it?”  If we want to be self deceived it is not hard to do so. A second reason some develop this negative attitude is their ignorance of the scriptures.  Some really do not know the scriptures well enough to know what is and what is not sin.  There is a…

• Fornication–Take It Lightly at Your Peril

  …ey put us in a position where we almost are forced to rejoice in sin.  I do not know about you but I kind of resent this type of treatment. “Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God?  Do not be deceived.  Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God.” (1 Cor. 6:9-10 NKJV) O…

• Christianity, Homosexuality, and Gay Marriage–What Do We Do With the Bible?

  …committed an abomination; they shall surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.” (Lev. 20:13 ESV) Well, how about today?  Paul says, “Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God?  Do not be deceived:  neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.” (1 Cor. 6:…

• Are Works Essential for Christian Salvation?

  …rks?  Do you think a Christian who will not serve or be a servant will be saved?  It is not hard to answer the question proposed in the title of this article correctly unless we are one of those who have allowed himself to be deceived by the faith only crowd. No, we all know we cannot work our way to heaven, “not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, through the washing of regeneration (baptis…