With deception being on the rise in many areas of life...in business, in government, in religion, and even in relationships when so many people seem to have an agenda...now is the time for all sincere Christians to be strengthening our gifts of discernment and perception. It will be necessary for us to learn how to detect the subtle signs of deception and manipulation...and by exercising these gifts, we will be able to avoid much of the trouble that the Bible warns us about in these last of the last days. We NEED to know what to look for and how to steer clear of the slight of hand or the false teachings and speeches that sound "almost" like the real deal...and we need to be careful even with people who claim to be our friends and to care about us, but they may have an ulterior motive for reaching out to us. These are the tactics that Satan will be using to draw in even those who claim to be followers of Christ. So Christians...BEWARE!
"The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders, and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie, that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness." (2 Thessalonians 2:9-12)
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