HOW DO WE KNOW WHEN WE ARE BEING DECEIVED

Judges 16:6 So Delilah said to Samson,"please tell me what makes you so strong and what it would take to tie you up securely." We are often deceived when we want to believe what we know we should'nt. When our conscience tells us no and our desires tell us yes,we should listen to conscience.

2 Timothy 3:16 All scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true...

Acts 17:11 They searched the Scriptures day after day to check up on Paul and Silas...
If someone is trying to convince you to do something that contradicts Scripture,you can be assured it is wrong.

Genesis 3:6 The fruit looked so fresh and delicious,and it would make her wise!..
The promise of deception usually seems too good to be true.

Proverbs 14:7 Stay away from fools, for you won't find knowledge there. P


2 Timothy 3:13 Evil people and imposters will flourish. They will go on deceiving others,and they themselves will be deceived.
As long as satan has power to deceive, he will deceive others,and they in turn will try to deceive us. The worst kind of deceiver is the false teacher,who appears to come for our good,only to lead us on a destructive path.

How do we deceive ourselves?

Jeremiah 17:9 The human heart is most deceitful...


Galatians 6:7 Don't be misled. Remember that you can't ignore God and get away with it. We deceive ourselves when we think we can g
et away with sin we deceive ourselves when we think we can ignore God and still receive His blessings.


1 Corinthians 3:18 stop fooling yourselves. If you think you are wise by this world's standards, you will have become a fool so you can become wise by Gods standards
We deceive ourselves when we live as though this world is all there is.

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PROMISE FROM GOD
Ephesians 4:25 Put away all falsehood and tell your neighbour the truth because we belong to each other