Tuesday, September 18, 2012

The Lies of the Enemy (2 Cor. 11:12-15)

Today’s scripture: 2 Corinthians 11:12-15

Oh, these verses are chilling.

The enemy of our souls, the “prince of the power of the air” (Ephesians 2:2), often “disguises himself as an angel of light.” He is a liar and, indeed, the “father of lies” (John 8:44). And as the best of deceivers, he often entices with promises of seemingly good things.

Use this drug, and you’ll feel good.

Sleep around. Everyone does it, and you have the right to do whatever you want. It’s your body.


Use that credit card. You deserve that [fill in the blank], and that’s what credit’s for, right?


Even worse, You’re in control. You don’t need a savior. You’re a good person. So just live your life.

But worst of all? He influences mere humans to deceive as well. False apostles who have started “churches” proclaiming we’re all gods, so we don’t need one true God. Or it doesn’t matter what a person believes because all paths lead to whatever each individual's definition of “god” is.

Even deceitful workers exist within churches that claim to be Bible-believing, Christ-followers.  They say the Bible can be pulled apart and interpreted at will. As long as you don’t hurt anyone or break any laws, anything goes.

It’s so easy to get sucked into to false light. But it is false. Only God is light. True light. And one day, the false light of the enemy will be shut off forever.

And the God of light will illumine heaven and earth:

And there will no longer be any night; and they will not have need of the light of a lamp nor the light of the sun, because the Lord God will illumine them; and they will reign forever and ever.
(Revelation 22:5)

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