Tuesday, June 16, 2015

A Defense Against Spiritual and Carnal Deception

Considering the present spiritual and carnal deception flooding our lives, these passages of Scripture are critical for the Church to remain "set apart" and "holy"...

Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
Ephesians 6:11

And He said, "See to it that you are not misled; for many will come in My name, saying, 'I am He,' and, 'The time is near.' Do not go after them. "When you hear of wars and disturbances, do not be terrified; for these things must take place first, but the end does not follow immediately."
Luke 21:8-9

But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh. For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another, so that you may not do the things that you please.…
Galatians 5:16-17

Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
1 John 4:1

...preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and instruction. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires, and will turn away their ears from the truth and will turn aside to myths.…
2 Timothy 4:2-4

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