Bible Questions Answered:
“...so we were discussing it is so
easy to be taken in by slick teachers today. Teachers who have only
money in mind. And who do not necessarily teach the truth....”
Jason/ Bangor, Maine U.S.A.
Bible Answer:
The Word Of God, tell us, deception
is a last days sign.
Psalm 36:1-3 NLT
1 Sin whispers to the wicked, deep
within their hearts. They have no fear of God at all.
2 In their blind conceit, they
cannot see how wicked they really are.
3 Everything they say is crooked and
deceitful. They refuse to act wisely or do good.
Proverbs 12:5 KJV
The thoughts of the righteous are
right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
Proverbs 20:17 KJV
Bread of deceit is sweet to a
man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
Proverbs 24:28 KJV
"... deceive not with
thy lips."
Proverbs 27:6 KJV
Faithful are the wounds of a friend;
but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
Isaiah 28:15-19 NLT (The Lord
rebukes proud Samaria.)
15 You boast, “We have struck a
bargain to cheat death and have made a deal to dodge the grave. The
coming destruction can never touch us, for we have built a strong
refuge made of lies and deception.”
16 Therefore, this is what The
Sovereign Lord says: “Look! I am placing A Foundation Stone in
Jerusalem,
A Firm And Tested Stone. It is A
Precious Cornerstone that is safe to build on. Whoever believes need
never be shaken.
17 I will test you with the
measuring line of justice and the plumb line of righteousness. Since
your refuge is made of lies, a hailstorm will knock it down.
Since it is made of deception, a flood will sweep it away.
18 I will cancel the bargain you
made to cheat death, and I will overturn your deal to dodge the
grave. When the terrible enemy sweeps through, you will be trampled
into the ground.
19 Again and again that flood will
come, morning after morning, day and night, until you are carried
away.”
Jeremiah 5:26-28 NLT
26 “Among My people are wicked
men who lie in wait for victims like a hunter hiding in a blind.
They continually set traps to catch people.
27 Like a cage filled with birds,
their homes are filled with evil plots. And now they are great
and rich.
28 They are fat and sleek, and there
is no limit to their wicked deeds.
Jeremiah 9:5-9 KJV
5 And they will deceive
every one his neighbor, and will not speak The Truth: they have
taught their tongue to speak lies, and
weary themselves to commit iniquity.
6 Thine habitation is in the midst
of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know Me, saith
the Lord.
7 Therefore thus saith The Lord Of
Hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how shall I do for
the daughter of My people?
8 Their tongue is as an arrow shot
out; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his
neighbor with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait.
9 Shall I not visit them for these
things? saith The Lord: shall not My soul be avenged on such a nation
as this?
Micah 6:12 KJV
For the rich men thereof are full of
violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and
their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
Mark 7:20-23 KJV
20 And He (Jesus) said, That
which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.
21 For from within, out of the heart
of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
22 Thefts, covetousness, wickedness,
deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride,
foolishness:
23 All these evil things come from
within, and defile the man.
Romans 3:13 KJV
Their throat is an open sepulchre;
with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps
is under their lips:
II Corinthians 11:13-15 KJV
13 For such are false apostles,
deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles
of Christ.
14 And no marvel; for Satan himself
is transformed into an angel of light.
15 Therefore it is no great thing if
his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness;
whose end shall be according to their works.
II Thessalonians 2:1-4 KJV
1 Now we beseech you, brethren, by
the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together
unto Him,
2 That ye be not soon shaken in
mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter
as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
3 Let no man deceive you by
any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling
away first, and that man of sin (Anti-Christ) be revealed, the son of
perdition;
4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself
above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as
God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
II Timothy 3:13 KJV
But evil men and seducers shall wax
worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.
Titus 1:10-13 NLT
10 For there are many rebellious
people who engage in useless talk and deceive others. This is
especially true of those who insist on circumcision for salvation.
11 They must be silenced, because
they are turning whole families away from The Truth by their false
teaching. And they do it only for money.
12 Even one of their own men, a
prophet from Crete, has said about them, “The people of Crete are
all liars, cruel animals, and lazy gluttons.”
13 This is true. So reprimand them
sternly to make them strong in the faith.
Be Not Deceived:
Matthew 24:4 KJV
And Jesus answered and said unto
them, Take heed that no man deceive you.
Romans 16:17,18
KJV
17 Now I beseech you, brethren, mark
them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine
which ye have learned; and avoid them.
18 For they that are such serve not
our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and
fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.
I Corinthians 6:9,10 NLT
9 Don’t you realize that those who
do wrong will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Don’t fool yourselves
(Be not deceived: KJV). Those who indulge in sexual sin, or
who worship idols, or commit adultery, or are male prostitutes, or
practice homosexuality,
10 or are thieves, or greedy people,
or drunkards, or are abusive, or cheat people—none of these will
inherit the Kingdom of God.
I Corinthians 15:33 KJV
Be not deceived: evil
communications corrupt good manners.
Galatians 6:7,8 KJV
7 Be not deceived; God is not
mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
8 For he that soweth to his flesh
shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to The Spirit
shall of The Spirit reap life everlasting.
Ephesians 4:13,14 KJV
13 Till we all
come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son Of
God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the
fulness of Christ:
14 That we
henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about
with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning
craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;
Ephesians 5:6 KJV
Let no man deceive you with
vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon
the children of disobedience.
I John 3:6-10 KJV
6 Whosoever abideth in Him (Jesus
Christ) sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen Him, neither
known Him.
7 Little children, let no man
deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as
He is righteous.
8 He that committeth sin is of the
devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the
Son Of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the
devil.
9 Whosoever is born of God doth not
commit sin; for His seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because
he is born of God.
10 In this the children of God are
manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not
righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.
II John 7 KJV
For many deceivers are
entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come
in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an
antichrist.
God's Armor For His Children:
Ephesians 6:10-18 KJV
10 Finally, my brethren, be strong
in The Lord, and in the power of His might.
11 Put on the whole armor of God, that
ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
12 For we wrestle not against flesh and
blood, but against
principalities, against
powers, against
the rulers of the darkness of
this world, against
spiritual wickedness in high
places.
13 Wherefore take unto you the whole
armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and
having done all, to stand.
14 Stand therefore, having your loins
girt about with Truth, and having on the breastplate of
Righteousness;
15 And your feet shod with the
preparation of the gospel of Peace;
16 Above all, taking the shield of
Faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts
of the wicked.
17 And take the helmet of Salvation,
and the sword of the Spirit, which is The Word Of God:
18 Praying always with all
prayer and supplication in The Spirit, and watching thereunto with
all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
