Sermon Tone Analysis

A. The Spirits of Deception

1. Deception is Certain

The Spirit explicitly says - this is stated clearly without any room for doubt.

2. Deception is Happening Right now and will continue

In latter times -

3. Deception is Counter to sound theology

Fall away from the Faith - This is the body of truth that makes us Christian.

The Christian’s Creed.

4. Deception Is Satanic in Origin

Deceptive Spirits - It is propagated by spirits whos intention is to lead you away from God’s Word.

Doctrines of Demons - Not doctrines about demons but doctrines that come from demons.

Like what in our society?

Feelings of Individuals over Objective truth.

Relativism.

Truth is whatever you want it to be.

Supremacy of Love over Doctrine

LGBTQ+ Movement

Militant Feminism

Evolution

Radical Environmentalism.

The earth and it’s preservation takes precedence over the

Make no mistake.

These are demonic teachings

B. The Agents of Deception

4. Deception is often Undetectable

Lying hypocrisy - Don’t expect deception to make sense or to be consistent.

The doctrine of demons are lies counter to the Word of God and they are two faced in that they put on a front of spirituality.

Where are these doctrines of demons taught?

In the homes of the Righteous who aren’t living consistently

In unsuspecting churches who aren’t diligent with their teaching

In the homes of the Spiritually dead

In Government run primary and secondary schools

In Non-Christian Universities

In the Mainstream media

In wordly entertainment

Don’t be deceived, these places breed demonic deception.

5. Deception Damages the heart

Seared Conscience - This is what lying hypocrisy does. it numbs or deadens the conscience to think that sin is not wrong or harmful.

Just as a deep burn destroys the nerves of the burned area, so there is no more feeling, no more recognition of pain.

That pain is helpful because it warns you that damage is being done.

The holy truth of God’s Word is our spiritual pain receptor.

Guilt in the heart warns us that spiritual damage is happening.

We are not Israel, so we are not to take this kind of action, but it does illustrate how seriously God takes this demonic influence.

This influence is so damaging that drastic measures must be taken to protect others from those with demon seared hearts.

6. Examples of Deception

These are externals that false teachers demand for salvation.

They think that these actions will gain favor with God.

But, favor is given freely without conditions apart from faith in the risen Christ.

a.

One external demonic deception was forbidding marriage.

There have been throughout history so called christian groups that demanded singleness in either in leadership or in the church as a whole.

Encyclopedia Britanica

Ephrata Community, U.S. Protestant monastic settlement, an offshoot of the Germantown Dunkers, founded in 1732 by Johann Conrad Beissel on Cocalico Creek in Lancaster County, Pa.; the present town of Ephrata grew up around it.

Beissel and his followers observed the sabbath on the seventh day and espoused ascetic ideals.

In the Ephrata cloisters the members, both men and women, were celibate, worked hard, ate a mainly vegetarian diet, and lived in tiny cells, where they slept on benches with wooden blocks as pillows, interrupting their sleep for lengthy prayer vigils.

b.

Another external demonic deception was for bidding certain foods to grow closer to God and earn salvation.

Some groups demanded everyone eat a Kosher diet, while others even today demand eating only vegetables.

But these restrictions have no part in Christianity today.

We have the freedom to eat pizza and bacon all we want or to fast for a time if we choose.

Despite this, I’m pretty sure liver, onions and ocra should be forbidden because they are just nasty!

This i not an exhaustive list but only a sample of the deceptions that are possible.

C. The Freedom from Deception

7. Deception Demolished

These strongholds of satanic thought are disassembled with the truth of God’s inspired Word.

The grace of God has granted us freedom from all forms of religious externalism to gain salvation.

Once we are free, our desire is to please our Lord Jesus Christ by living holy lives according to His commands, but out of love for Him and our brethren in Christ.

So, yes we discipline ourselves but not to earn salvation but to demonstrate that we belong to our Redeemer.

Note: some use this to say that it is ok to smoke marijuana or other drugs and alcohol because it was created by God and should not be rejected.

Can you do drugs and get drunk and still be be a redeemed believer?

Yes, Noah got drunk, Lot got drunk.

We just had teen challenge here and heard their testimonies of relapsing after coming to faith in Christ.

Does that mean it’s OK? No! not at all!

Those who are controlled by these things in an unrepentant way are deceived into thinking that there are acceptable sins.

They have seared their conscious as well and proven that they do not believe in the Word of Jesus Christ.

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Sermons 1 Timothy 4:1–3 54-29 Aug 31, 1986

Understanding the Seducing Spirit

Let’s open our Bibles this morning to 1 Timothy chapter 4. As you know, we are studying this great epistle of Paul to Timothy, and we are coming back to it after a little bit of a break, looking at chapter 4. I want to read to you the first five verses, so you’ll have in mind the theme of our message today.

Paul writes: “But the Spirit speaks explicitly that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons, speaking lies and hypocrisy having their conscience burned with a hot iron, forbidding to marry and commanding to abstain from foods which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving by them who believe and know the truth.

For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be refused if it is received with thanksgiving; for it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.”

The key to this passage is the simple phrase in verse 1, “Some shall depart from the faith.”

The rest of the passage describes elements of such a departure.

Some shall depart from the faith.

In 2 Chronicles chapter 25, there is the story of a king, a king of Judah by the name of Amaziah.

He was the son of Joash and the father of Uzziah who was king during the time if Isaiah the prophet.

Amaziah reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years.

Scripture says of him, initially, he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, but now with a willing or perfect heart.

He functioned in accord with the religion of Israel on the outside.

He knew it, he understood it, he behaved by its ethics, but not with a perfect heart.

He had a heartless external religion.

He performed his religion only on the outside, his heart knew not God on the inside, so soon he was lured away into idolatry.

That same chapter, 2 Chronicles 25 in verse 14, says he began to worship the gods of Edom, to which he bowed down and burned incense.

His life ended tragically.

He was murdered by his own people.

And the closing comment in verse 27 is that Amaziah turned away from following the Lord.

Departing from the faith is nothing new.

It happens today.

It happened in the church at Ephesus where Timothy was when Paul wrote.

It happened in the history of Israel with everyone from kings down to peasants.