Sermon Tone Analysis

towards the latter days deceivers and liers shall become worse and worse.

deception shall run rampant.

we are who we identify as???

the deception that life is greener on the other side..

the story of the girl that had a sex change operations and regretted it..

why didnt someone warn me of this or try and talk me out of this.

Greenwashing

we see deception today in full force and without remorse or a sense of responsibility.

this deception has been labeled today as greenwash or greenwashing.

Definition of Greenwash (or greenwashing):

disinformation disseminated by an organization so as to present an environmentally responsible public image:

the unjustified and misleading claims from brands that their products are more environmentally friendly than they really are

and or healthier than what they are.

Greenwashing is the process of conveying a false impression or misleading information about how a company’s products are environmentally sound.

Greenwashing involves making an unsubstantiated claim to deceive consumers into believing that a company’s products are environmentally friendly or have a greater positive environmental impact than they actually do.

The term originated in the 1960s, when the hotel industry devised one of the most blatant examples of greenwashing.

They placed notices in hotel rooms asking guests to reuse their towels to save the environment.

The hotels enjoyed the benefit of lower laundry costs.

many things are packaged as being a benefit to us while in reality are a benefit to the company and not necessarily to the consumer.

they claim to be looking out for our best interest but in reality, are just lining their own pockets.

examples of greenwashing

A plastic package containing a new shower curtain is labeled “recyclable.”

It is not clear whether the package or the shower curtain is recyclable.

In either case, the label is deceptive if any part of the package or its contents, other than minor components, cannot be recycled.

An area rug is labeled “50% more recycled content than before.”

In fact, the manufacturer increased the recycled content to 3% from 2%.

Although technically true, the message conveys the false impression that the rug contains a significant amount of recycled fiber.

A trash bag is labeled “recyclable.”

Trash bags are not ordinarily separated from other trash at the landfill or incinerator, so they are highly unlikely to be used again for any purpose.

The claim is deceptive because it asserts an environmental benefit where no meaningful benefit exists.

why is this bad?

Greenwashing is deceitful and unethical because it misleads investors and consumers that are genuinely seeking environmentally friendly companies or products.

Often, green products can be sold at a premium, making them more expensive, which can lead consumers to overpay.

100% fruit juice

honey roasted pistachios.

greenwashing may occur when a company attempts to emphasize sustainable aspects of a product to overshadow the company’s involvement in environmentally damaging practices.

Performed through the use of environmental imagery, misleading labels, and hiding tradeoffs, greenwashing is a play on the term “whitewashing,” which means using false information to intentionally hide wrongdoing, error, or an unpleasant situation in an attempt to make it seem less bad than it is.

they have an outward appearance that doesn't match the inner person.

this is largely our society today.

we are either being lied to

deceived in some way.

or misled.

we’ve all heard the word false advertisement???

we probably all know someone like this.....that doesn’t directly lie but leads someone to think something other than what the truth is.

the art of deception is not necessarily something that people are good at from the beginning.....they lie rather than take responsibility for their actions.

it is a learned action and a perfected practice.

deceiving and being deceived

we see the oldest example of this is the book of genesis.

the devils tactics he used then, are the same as he has always used against mankind.

the lust of the eye

the pride of life

the promise of fame and fortune

the notion that man can be like God…to rise above God.

the deceitfulness of riches…rich in money, knowledge, power, control.

we can deceive ourselves by knowledge and wisdom...

we see this in king Solomon

we can become proud and arrogant....forgetting where that wisdom came from.....which is from God

setting ourselves up with pride and self sufficiency

this could very well be why God doesn’t give us everything we ask for...

deception in the bible is portrayed in many different ways....

it means a deliberate misrepresentation of the truth, especially in moral and spiritual matters

ELECT [Heb.

bāḥîr; Gk. eklektós]; AV also ELECTION (Rom.

11:7); NEB CHOSEN, CHOSEN ONES, CHOSEN PEOPLE.

The basic meaning is that of a people or persons “selected” or “chosen” by divine action

just as Israel was the chosen of God and the elect....we also are the chosen of God, the called out ones.

called according to his purpose.

in the latter days, the deception will be so strong that, if it where possible, even the very elect would be deceived.

we can fight this deception by knowing Gods word and through the leading of the Holy Spirit.

there are several reasons people are deceived or can be deceived by the adversary.

no vision

lack of knowledge

seared conscience

doubt

pride

our own tongue

No Vision

when we say “vision” we are meaning

no vision—instruction in God’s truth, which was by prophets, through visions

where there is no spiritual leadership or direction from God.

no teaching or truth imparted

no spiritual direction

that's why the bible says that judgement begins in the house of the Lord

and how can they hear without a preacher...

this is where a vision is created and imparted.

we see and hear the teachings of the bible…the vision of God, so to speak…and we apply it to our lives and make Gods vision our vision, his goal our goal.

without truth and spiritual guidance and direction the people will perish or fall prey to sinful ways and their own devices…this points to the importance of going to church where the truth is preached and verifying it by the word of God.

this leads directly into the next deception

Lack of Knowledge

God had an issue with the people because there was no truth or knowledge of God in the land.

the bible says that in the last days there will be false prophets and teachers…having a form of God but denying the power there of......

because the truth was not preached the people perished...

this is the sad truth behind false teachers…they not only are lost themselves, but those that hear them are lost as well........we must know the word of God....know what we are anchored to....

Seared Conscience

having their conscience seared—Greek, “having their own conscience,” &c., that is, not only “speaking lies” to others, but also having their own conscience seared.

Professing to lead others to holiness, their own conscience is all the while defiled

“seared,” as implying their extreme insensibility; the effect of cauterizing being to deaden sensation

if we listen or learn only false teachings, we eventually become insensitive to the truth

our conscience becomes desensitized to the truth.....we begin to believe a lie...

Doubt