MOST CHRISTIANS GENUINELY BELIEVE
THAT, APART FROM FIGHTING AGAINST THEIR FLESH, THEY AREN'T DECEIVED!
MOST
CHRISTIANS TRULY BELIEVE
THAT
THE CHURCH THEY'RE CURRENTLY ATTENDING IS THE
"GOD'S
OWN"
MOST CHRISTIANS REALLY BELIEVE THAT
THE DOCTRINE THAT THEY CURRENTLY SUBSCRIBE TO IS THE ONE GIVEN BY GOD'S OWN
LIPS,
MOST
CHRISTIANS TRULY BELIEVE THAT THE BIBLE THAT THEY CURRENTLY READ IS THE BEST
ONE AVAILABLE THAT HAS BEEN PRODUCED BY MODERN SCHOLARSHIP USING MODERN AND
SOPHISTICATED TECHNIQUES
"Know ye not that a little
leaven
leaveneth the whole
lump"
(1 Corinthians 5.6)
DECEIVED
CHRISTIANS LIKE, BELIEVE
OR
DESIRE THE FOLLOWING.
Can you find yourself in the
following list?
You like the
modern versions of the Bible.
You believe the music on the radio and the movies are alright.
You like the world's fashions hairdo's, clothes & nose rings.
You go to a church with women pastors.
You go to a charismatic or Pentecostal church.
You believe in joining together with other churches.
You believe the King James Bible has errors.
You believe baptism in the Spirit happens after being saved.
You believe we should get back to the Ten Commandments.
You believe in the Azuza Street revival and what it stood for.
You liked the Pensacola and Toronto "blessings".
You believe you must be healed as a Christian.
You desire the "signs and wonders power" as spoken of in the Bible.
You believe in signs and wonders are for today.
You desire "pentecostal" experiences and the "pentecostal"
gifts.
You look for and desire daily blessings in the Lord.
You believe doctrine isn't
important.
You believe in evolution or theistic evolution.
You believe you have to be baptised to be saved.
You believe you can lose your salvation.
You don't believe in the resurrection (rapture) of the church.
You believe babies should be baptised to be saved.
You believe that tithing is taught in the New Testament.
You believe everlasting punishment is wrong.
You believe in the British-Israel theory
You believe in the World Council of Churches.
You believe Roman Catholics are Christians.
You involve yourself in Promise Keepers
You believe the Alpha Course is Scripturally based
You believe in Inter-Faith church services.
You believe Billy Graham is right when he instructs his counsellors to send his
converts back to the religions from which they came.
You believe in the unity of the churches.
You believe in Benny Hinn. Joyce Meyer, Qobson, Scott Peck and Kenneth Copeland
to name a few.
You believe Christians should be prosperous.
You believe that Christians should always be healthy.
You believe that Christians can do Martial Arts and have Homeopathy,
Acupuncture or Yoga.
You read plenty of books on Christian psychology believing they can help.
You believe in the Meyers Briggs Personality Test.
You believe in tests that can reveal the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
You believe Christians should love themselves more.
You believe in Christian Psychology & counselling.
You believe in The Four Temperaments teaching.
You believe in the church offering Stress Management courses.
You believe in the Healing of Memories
You liked "Boundaries" by Cloud & Townsend.
You believe we shouldn't judge others
You believe homosexuality is a hereditary disease and not a sinful lifestyle
choice.
You believe in learning to love yourself more.
You believe God is love only & not wrath.
You believe churches should find out what people want.
You believe Pastors should share more rather than preach.
You believe in the acceptance of evolution.
You believe that there should be less emphasis on doctrine.
You believe self-esteem is an important part of the Gospel.
You believe in infant baptism.
You believe churches should attract people to services and not just teach the
Bible all the time.
You believe toleration of all religious views is important.
You believe fellowship is more important than doctrine.
You like the term "partner" instead of spouse.
You believe that dating is alright.
You believe that Pastors should preach to needs.
You believe in preaching on issues rather than Bible.
You believe there is such a thing as Christian Rock music.
You believe that Calvinism is Scriptural.
You believe Freemasons can be Christians and vice versa.
You believe Amway is alright in a church.
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HOW DID
YOU GO?
That's
the very nature of deception - we don't even know that we are being deceived, otherwise
we would change our belief or practice.
TO
LEAVE DECEPTION –
GET
BACK TO THE CROSS!
Start reading the King James Bible.
The victory that Christ won over Satan came about through His willing
submission to the father's will: "Father, if
thou be willing, remove this cup from me; nevertheless not my will but thine be
done.” (Luke
22.42)
When we
follow that same path, then His triumph is ours. This way of victory confounds
not only Satan but also sincere Christians who mistakenly believe that God's
purpose has been frustrated and the church defeated, if we do not take over the
world and set up His kingdom.
It is
beyond our comprehension that the wounds inflicted in murderous hatred by
thorns, lash, nails and spear drew forth the blood that that saves those who
believe that Christ died for their sins.
It is this
path that we are to take if we are to be Christ's disciples. Contrary to
popular thinking, this way of the cross and the denial of the self to know the
resurrection life is the way of inexpressible joy. The victory is best stated: "They overcame him (Satan) by
the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not
their lives unto the death.” (Revelation 12:11).
Victorious
Christians are those who have gained such an insight into the cross that it has
left its indelible stamp on their lives. Overwhelmed by the staggering
realisation that the Creator of the universe would become man in order to bear
the full weight of the eternal judgement that they deserved, they gladly
confess that they no longer belong to self but to the Lord Jesus Christ who
purchased them with His blood.
They are
then freed from the inner criminal and their own self-centred anxieties that
blinded them to the joy of surrender. Their lives are not their own, for they
now belong to Jesus Christ totally and forever. He has given them eternal life
and they will never perish. "But God forbid that l should
glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is
crucified unto me, and l unto the world.”
(Galatians 6.14).
Harley Hitchcock
www.
AustralianBibleMinistries
.com
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