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Monday, March 29,
2010
Friendly Fire
Matthew 24:4-5 And Jesus answered and
said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. (5) For many shall come
in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. (KJV)
Ever see a mystery movie where a crime
takes place and the perpetrator ends up to be one of their own, or at least
one that claimed to be one of theirs? How about war movies, where spies are
sent in, those that claim that they are working for one side but are
actually working on behalf of the enemy? If you notice in these events that
much damage can be done until they are identified and then cast out. Our
Lord warned us about this same type of deception also; many times taking
place right under the noses of many of His unsuspecting people who should
know better, but rather ignore the warnings. This enemy has a name, and the
spirit is identified as antichrist, because this spirit comes to steal, kill,
and destroy those who are easily willing to exchange the truth for a lie.
Romans 16:17-18 Now I beseech you,
brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the
doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them. (18) For they that are such
serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and
fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple. (KJV)
A couple of the definitions of ‘simple’
involve the words unsuspecting, or the term ‘distrusting no one’. Many of
God’s people are getting hit with lies and false doctrines, because those
that are teaching and preaching these deceptions are disguised as God’s
people standing in the pulpits of many of the large congregations. Remember
what our Lord said about the many that are called, and yet only a few are
really chosen that will present the doctrine of Christ free from manmade
additives and things that appeal more to the flesh than to the spirit. Are
you watching and praying always, or are you asleep and the one being preyed
on instead of prayed for?
2 Corinthians 2:17 For we are not as
many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in
the sight of God speak we in Christ. (KJV)
Oh but they have such a big following,
and they are on TV preaching to all the world. Well, keep in mind who the
prince of the power of the air is, and how these so called men and women of
God got on the airwaves.
Thayer’s definition for ‘corrupt’:
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kapeleuo-
1) to be a retailer, to peddle
2) to make money by selling anything
a) to get sordid
gain by dealing in anything, to do a thing for base gain
b) to
"trade" (traffic) in the word of God; to try to get base gain by
teaching divine truth
c) to corrupt, to
adulterate; peddlers were in the habit of adulterating their commodities
for the sake of gain
I don’t recall the Lord ever doing a
telethon, or spending so much time of His ministry hitting the people up
for money, do you? Our Lord was more concerned with building up people, not
buildings and religious organizations. How do you make determinations; is
it based more on the outward appearance, or are you able to discern and
know when it is the doctrine of Christ or that which is of the antichrist?
Friendly fire; not only are many of God’s people getting hit with it from
the enemy, but then they are duped into supporting the enemy so that he can
reload and continue the assault on mankind. Heed the warning.
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