Comments on: The Deceiver

By: CHRISTINA GRIFFITH

CHRISTINA GRIFFITH — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 09:04:58 +0000

WOW, thank you.I always wanted to write in my site something like that. Can I take part of your post to my blog?

By: MRWBBIII

MRWBBIII — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 09:41:20 +0000

EMERGENT CHURCH HERETIC SERMON JAM OSTEEN !

EMERGENT CHURCH HERETIC SERMON JAM ROB BELL

By: shane

shane — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:40:21 +0000

I listened to the second part the other day. It is a sobering warning to think about and some good things to look out for in a pastor.

or should I say “bad things to look out for in a pastor”?

By: Matthew Johnston

Matthew Johnston — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:15:03 +0000

UServant,

I think you bold statement regarding 99 out of 100 may just be a little off…………………..

By: UnprofitableServant

UnprofitableServant — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:27:51 +0000

I think it’s safe to say that 99 out of every 100 “pastors”, “prophets” or “evangelists” in America are wolves in sheeps clothing.

Perilous times….

Deuteronomy 13:1-3 1 “If there arises among you a prophet or a dreamer of dreams, and he gives you a sign or a wonder, 2 and the sign or the wonder comes to pass, of which he spoke to you, saying, ‘Let us go after other gods’–which you have not known–’and let us serve them,’ 3 you shall not listen to the words of that prophet or that dreamer of dreams, for the Lord your God is testing you to know whether you love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

Matthew 24:11 Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many.

1 John 4:1 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

By: Mickey Merrie

Mickey Merrie — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:55:07 +0000

Yes! YES!!…and they are the rule today, not the exception!
They preach a broader road that leads to destruction…Blind guides they echo what the echos say, and there isn’t a moments time of seeking the Truth from The TRUTH. They buy their sermons from pastor’s.com and a thousand other places, and think a “move of God” is a better interest rate from the bank on their next building project. God builds men men build buildings….when they aren’t working on a widow’s purse, or their golf game.

By: CPCIV

CPCIV — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:24:44 +0000

“Error, indeed, is never set forth in its naked deformity, lest, being thus exposed, it should at once be detected. But it is craftily decked out in an attractive dress, so as, by its outward form, to make it appear to the inexperienced (ridiculous as the expression may seem) more true than the truth itself.”

-Ireneaus (181 AD.)

By: Matthew Johnston

Matthew Johnston — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:55:49 +0000

A great read, read this last night.

Thank you!

By: Manfred

Manfred — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:05:30 +0000

Regarding the subtle deception: I’ve been using my Army training to provide an example on what we need to do in order to properly discern between Truth and near-truth.

I was an engineer officer, responsible for tactical construction in times of war. We had to insure we built – even short term buildings – on good soil. Organic material and clay will decay or slip-slide away and cause the building to fail. It is not always possible to discern the difference between these categories of soil with your eye or fingers, as the differences are often very subtle.

We were taught to take a small pinch of soil and put it in our mouths, push it between the tongue and teeth. If it’s smooth like powdered sugar, it’s clay or organic. If it’s rough like salt, it’s good soil.

This fine examination is an example of the care we must take in testing what men say about God and His Word. Some error is easy to spot, some is so subtle that we must take it carefully in hand to see if it is safe to build on.

By: DavidW

DavidW — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:56:19 +0000

Thank you, Lyn for sharing this.

Coram Deo, Spurgeon’s quote nails it well. The closer the deception is to the truth, obviously the more difficult it is to discern. How critical it is for the Holy Spirit to guide and protect us.

What blows my mind constantly is how many who call themselves Christians are so willing to accept deceivers because of the truths they give (as bait to hook the crowds), and are so willing to ignore the errors. I guess I just don’t get it.

By: Darrel

Darrel — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:05:29 +0000

Part two is even more to the point and disturbing. We all agree that the “big boys” fall into the heretic or apostate category, but what if you see these warning signs in some one closer to home? Your own pastor, maybe. Or a revered teacher? Or a close friend? Family member?

By: Manfred

Manfred — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 21:34:18 +0000

I agree with Mac’s assessment of this verse and his warning about those who come as if they were pastors of God’s people. Such as Joel Osteen, Robert Schuller, and the entire emergent movement. These folks are professing themselves to be pastors, claiming to preach the Bible – but deny it in myriad ways, not all of them subtle.

By: Coram Deo

Coram Deo — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:39:45 +0000

“Discernment is not simply a matter of telling the difference between what is right and wrong; rather it is the difference between right and almost right.”

-C.H. Spurgeon