Following truth in age of Deceit.
What is Deception and Deceit?
What is truth?
Characteristics of our age.
4 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;
2 Peter 3:3
3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,
How to age
What is the power behind the deceivers?
26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: 27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet. 28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; 29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, 30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, 31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: 32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.
18 “You, therefore, listen to the parable of the sower: 19 When* anyone hears the word about the kingdom and does not understand it,* the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is what was sown on the side of the path. 20 And what was sown on the rocky ground—this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy. 21 But he does not have a root in himself, but ⌊lasts only a little while⌋, and when* affliction or persecution happens because of the word, immediately he falls away. 22 And what was sown into the thorn plants—this is the one who hears the word, and the anxiety of this world and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word and it becomes unproductive.
2 John 7
7 For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not confess Jesus Christ coming in the flesh. This person is the deceiver and the antichrist!
Mark 12:24
24 Jesus said to them, “Are you not deceived because of this, because you* do not know the scriptures or the power of God?
Luke 21:8
8 And he said, Watch out that you are not deceived! For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he,’ and ‘The time is near!’ Do not go after them!
John 7:47
47 Then the Pharisees replied to them, “You have not also been deceived, have you?*
Romans 7:11
11 For sin, seizing the opportunity through the commandment, deceived me and through it killed me.
1 Corinthians 6:9
9 Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived! Neither sexually immoral people, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor passive homosexual partners, nor dominant homosexual partners,
1 Corinthians 15:33
33 Do not be deceived! “Bad company corrupts good morals.”
2 Corinthians 11:3
3 But I am afraid lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, your minds may be led astray from the sincerity and the purity of devotion to Christ.
Galatians 6:7
7 Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked, for whatever a person sows, this he will also reap,
1 Timothy 2:14
14 and Adam was not deceived, but the woman, because she* was deceived, came into transgression.
2 Timothy 3:13
13 But evil people and imposters will progress to the worse, deceiving and being deceived.
James 1:16
16 Do not be deceived, my dear brothers.
Revelation 18:23
23 And the light of a lamp
will never shine in you again!
And the sound of a bridegroom and bride
will never be heard in you again!
For your merchants were the most important people of the earth,
because with your sorcery they deceived all the nations.
Revelation 19:20
20 And the beast was seized, and with him the false prophet who performed the signs before him, by which he deceived those who received the mark of the beast and those who had worshiped his image. The two were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulphur.
Revelation 20:10
10 And the devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulphur, where the beast and the false prophet also are, and they will be tormented day and night ⌊forever and ev
Luke 21:8
8 And he said, Watch out that you are not deceived! For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he,’ and ‘The time is near!’ Do not go after them!
Romans 7:11
11 For sin, seizing the opportunity through the commandment, deceived me and through it killed me.
1 Corinthians 6:9
9 Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived! Neither sexually immoral people, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor passive homosexual partners, nor dominant homosexual partners,
2 Corinthians 11:3
3 But I am afraid lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, your minds may be led astray from the sincerity and the purity of devotion to Christ.
2 Timothy 3:13
13 But evil people and imposters will progress to the worse, deceiving and being deceived.
Revelation 19:20
20 And the beast was seized, and with him the false prophet who performed the signs before him, by which he deceived those who received the mark of the beast and those who had worshiped his image. The two were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulphur.
Revelation 20:10
10 And the devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulphur, where the beast and the false prophet also are, and they will be tormented day and night ⌊forever and ever⌋.
Why should I avoid deceit?
John 4:23
23 But an hour is coming—and now is here*—when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for indeed the Father seeks such people to be his worshipers.
Romans 3:4
4 May it never be! But let God be true but every human being a liar, just as it is written,
How to avoid Deception.
24 Jesus said to them, “Are you not deceived because of this, because you* do not know the scriptures or the power of God?
2 Thessalonians 2:10
10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
2 Thessalonians 2:12
12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
John 17:17
17 Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.