Posts Tagged ‘deception’
A Blunt Instruction from John
Everyone who goes on ahead and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God. Whoever abides in the teaching has both the Father and the Son. If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house or give him any greeting, for whoever…
Read MoreThe False Witness
If you do not have adequate connections, people in powerful places, lying on the witness stand in a court of law can land you in a heap of trouble. And rightly so. The truth is important. God established that long ago. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.– Exodus 20:16, ESV God’s statement…
Read More“The Spirit Expressly Says…”
Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons.– 1 Timothy 4:1, ESV I am intrigued by the adverbial modifier ῥητῶς in this verse – “expressly.” It would have seemed sufficient to say, “The Sprit says …” but Paul…
Read MoreTest the Spirits. Yes, Seriously. Test Them.
I talk and write often about our battle being not against flesh and blood. Our battle is not against the person standing in front of us, or against the antagonist “shouting” at us through the computer monitor. We battle against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. We are physical participants in a…
Read MoreRed is the New Green
I was reading Psalm 43 this morning. It is a brief, five-verse psalm, and in the middle, verse three says this: “Send out your light and your truth; let them lead me; let them bring me to your holy hill and to your dwelling!” (Psalm 43:3 – ESV) As I pondered that, I began thinking about…
Read MoreLearning to Love the Rain
I write fairly often about Mr. Bear, my cat. More accurately, he is my wife’s cat, but he’s such a cool cat that I claim him. He teaches me a lot, so much so that I’m contemplating writing a book titled, “Lessons I Learned From My Cat,” or something along that line. Mr. Bear was…
Read MoreCoffee Stains
I love my morning coffee, and I enjoy drinking it out of my favorite cup. Somehow, the coffee tastes better out of that cup than any other cup. Many years ago, I had a different favorite cup. It was clear glass, and I used it all morning, every morning. I noticed that as I finished…
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