2 Timothy 3:13 - 'But evil people and impostors will flourish. They will go on
deceiving others, and they themselves will be deceived.' New Literal
Translation
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In the beginning, the enemy deceived Eve into believing that she should*eat of the tree of good and evil. He took God's words and manipulated*them to cause her to eat. Well, many of us practice this same kind of*deception so often, that we consider it a "doing what we have to do"*to get ahead or make it in this life. Whenever you use deceit to get what*you want, you are practicing witchcraft! What is witchcraft? Webster*defines it as: A magical or irresistible influence, attraction, or*charm. We must be careful that we don't deceive people to get things*for ourselves. God was very straightforward in dealing with witchcraft*in the word. He would not even allow someone that practiced it to live*in the Old Testament. The reason being that witchcraft takes his*place! it causes us to use our own ways, tricks, and manipulative*skills to get what we want instead of relying on God to give to us.
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Deceiving also causes us to have the image of the devil rather than the*image of the creator. The devil is totally powerless without*deception. He cannot do anything to us unless he first deceives and*this is how he manipulates situations around us. Christians are to be*upright and do things based on a Godly standard so that we reflect our*father God in our actions. But when we lie and deceive people, we are*behaving like the enemy and his image gets the glory. So, stop telling*those lies to get what you want or need. When you do that, you get the*glory for whatever it is you were trying to get and God does not take*part in it. Stop deceiving people and making them think you are okay*when you are not. Don't you know if no one knows there is something*wrong, then no one can help? And then you feel alone and unwanted*because it seems people don't care, when it's really because you have*deceived them into believing all is well. Be on the up and up and walk*uprightly before God. If you have a Godly image, then walk like it and*behave like it and never deceive to get what you want or need. God*will supply all that you need if your ways please him. And then he can*get the glory for what you have and who you are in him. So, whether in*our personal relationships, in the church, in your home, or in the*workplace, God wants us to keep our words and actions straightforward*and on the up and up, as a reflection of him.
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Suggested Reading: Col. 3:9, 1John 1:6, 1Tim. 4:2, James 5:12, Gal.*2:14
deceiving others, and they themselves will be deceived.' New Literal
Translation
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In the beginning, the enemy deceived Eve into believing that she should*eat of the tree of good and evil. He took God's words and manipulated*them to cause her to eat. Well, many of us practice this same kind of*deception so often, that we consider it a "doing what we have to do"*to get ahead or make it in this life. Whenever you use deceit to get what*you want, you are practicing witchcraft! What is witchcraft? Webster*defines it as: A magical or irresistible influence, attraction, or*charm. We must be careful that we don't deceive people to get things*for ourselves. God was very straightforward in dealing with witchcraft*in the word. He would not even allow someone that practiced it to live*in the Old Testament. The reason being that witchcraft takes his*place! it causes us to use our own ways, tricks, and manipulative*skills to get what we want instead of relying on God to give to us.
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Deceiving also causes us to have the image of the devil rather than the*image of the creator. The devil is totally powerless without*deception. He cannot do anything to us unless he first deceives and*this is how he manipulates situations around us. Christians are to be*upright and do things based on a Godly standard so that we reflect our*father God in our actions. But when we lie and deceive people, we are*behaving like the enemy and his image gets the glory. So, stop telling*those lies to get what you want or need. When you do that, you get the*glory for whatever it is you were trying to get and God does not take*part in it. Stop deceiving people and making them think you are okay*when you are not. Don't you know if no one knows there is something*wrong, then no one can help? And then you feel alone and unwanted*because it seems people don't care, when it's really because you have*deceived them into believing all is well. Be on the up and up and walk*uprightly before God. If you have a Godly image, then walk like it and*behave like it and never deceive to get what you want or need. God*will supply all that you need if your ways please him. And then he can*get the glory for what you have and who you are in him. So, whether in*our personal relationships, in the church, in your home, or in the*workplace, God wants us to keep our words and actions straightforward*and on the up and up, as a reflection of him.
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Suggested Reading: Col. 3:9, 1John 1:6, 1Tim. 4:2, James 5:12, Gal.*2:14
