By: Bill and Teddy Rogers
We are already in what is called the “Last Days”. Satan knows that his time is short and he will use every trick, tactic, scheme, device and person at his disposal to deceive as many people as possible.
We are already in what is called the “Last Days”. Satan knows that his time is short and he will use every trick, tactic, scheme, device and person at his disposal to deceive as many people as possible.
ONE OF SATAN'S FAVORITE TRICKS
One of Satan's favorite tricks is to create doubt about God
and God's Word through questions and messages presented by his false
teachers and preachers.
THERE WILL BE A GREAT FALLING AWAY!
Matthew 24:10-13 says “And many will turn away from me and betray and hate each other. And many false prophets will appear and will deceive many people. Sin will be rampant everywhere, and the love of many will grow cold. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.”
1
Timothy 4:1-2
says “The
Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith
and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons. Such
teachings come through hypocritical liars, whose consciences have
been seared as with a hot iron.”
2
Corinthians 11:3-4 says
“But
I am afraid that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning,
your minds may somehow be led astray from your sincere and pure
devotion to Christ. For if someone comes to you and preaches a Jesus
other than the Jesus we preached, or if you receive a different
spirit from the Spirit you received, or a different gospel from the
one you accepted, you put up with it easily enough.”
2
Thessalonians 2:3-4
says “Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will
not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is
revealed, the man doomed to destruction. He will oppose and will
exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so
that he sets himself up in God’s temple, proclaiming himself to be
God.”
WE LIVE IN A SINFUL WORLD!
Today,
as Christians, we cannot avoid every kind of evil because we live in
a sinful world.
We
have many distractions that can divide
our attention and prevent us from concentrating on our faith.
As a result, we can easily lose our faith by letting our lives
become filled
to
excess
and dysfunctional.
We
should strive to make sure that we eliminate as many distractions as
possible, avoid tempting situations so we don't give evil a foothold,
and concentrate on living our lives according to God's Word.
WATCH
OUT FOR FALSE TEACHERS AND PREACHERS
Exactly
as the Snake seduced Eve with his smooth talk, Satan will attempt to
lure you away from the simple purity of your love for Christ.
Don't
fall for captivating
speakers
who sound good and seem to make sense. Satan has many false teachers
and preachers that appear to make sense, who sound like an
authority, and say words that you like to hear. Don't let your mind
be corrupted or seduced! Constantly search the Bible and check his
or her teaching or message preached against God's Word.
1
Thessalonians 5:21-22 says
“But
test them all; hold on to what is good, reject every kind of evil.”
The
Bible is God's infallible word and should be your authoritative
guide. Those who teach or preach anything that contradicts God's
Word are false teachers or preachers, even if they appear to be an
authority with exceptional credentials. Always carefully check
everything they say against the Bible.
But,
don’t suppress the Holy Spirit, and don’t stifle those who have a
word. On the other hand, don’t be gullible. Test and prove
everything until you can recognize what is truth. Keep only the good
and hold fast to that. Then, throw out everything that is false.
2
Peter 3:18 says
“But
grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
To him be glory both now and forever! Amen.”
BE ON GUARD!
Be
on guard lest you lose your footing and get swept off your feet by
these lawless and loose-talking false teachers and preachers. Grow
in grace and understanding of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Read your Bible every day and get to know Him better and better.
This is the most important step in recognizing when false teachers
and preachers are making false and misleading statements.
We
all still have much room for growth. No matter where we are in our
spiritual journey, no matter how mature we are in our spiritual
faith, the sinful world will always challenge our faith. Find time
every day to read your Bible and draw closer to Jesus. This will
prepare you to stand firm in your faith in any and all circumstances.
Revelation
12:11
says “They triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the
word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to
shrink from death.”
DON'T BE DECEIVED!
In
Matthew
24:4-14
Jesus said: “Watch out that no one deceives you. For many will
come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and will deceive
many. You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that
you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still
to come.
Nation
will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be
famines and earthquakes in various places. All these are the
beginning of birth pains.
Then
you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you
will be hated by all nations because of me. At that time many will
turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, and
many false prophets will appear and deceive many people.
STAND FIRM TO THE END!
Because
of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, but
the one who stands firm to the end will be saved. And this gospel of
the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all
nations, and then the end will come.”
There
will be a falling away but there will be, through Jesus Christ, a
great end gathering for those who will overcome!
To
defeat Satan at every turn, arm yourself with knowledge and
understanding of God's Word and protect yourself with the full armor
of God as describes in Ephesians
6:10-18.
Let's
constantly be on guard and not be one of the millions who will be
deceived and lost.
And,
if you haven't accepted God's Free Gift Of Salvation, do it now.
Do
you know for sure where you are going when you die? Are you ready?
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