This is absolutely true.
This is what most Christians don't know and won't accept. The devil will never come to you with something black when he knows the original is white.
He would rather come to you with another shade of white that looks just like the original, making it incredibly difficult to discern without the Holy Spirit (the Lord's Spirit).
This is the truth.
No matter how slight the deviation, it is still deception.
So, if in the days of the Apostles, I were to bring up the circumcision of the flesh—even though it was a requirement to become a Jew and relate with Jews—when we outrightly know that true circumcision is of the Spirit, haven't I deviated?
**Yes, definitely**.
One of the major tools the devil uses to deceive us is our mind. He puts thoughts into our heads and sometimes makes us believe they are our own. Our duty is to discern what comes from him and refuse to let it nest.
As the famous saying goes, 'We cannot stop birds from flying over our heads, but we can stop them from nesting in our hair.'
In other words, we cannot stop the devil from tempting us, but we can stop him from nesting.
Also, deception is anything you do not know as the Lord knows it.
This is a hard pill for most people to swallow because they reject the fact that the truth of God is progressive.
This does not mean the Lord Jesus ceases to be our Savior, but rather that He reveals His mind and plans for every specific season (His revealed Word).
This is why the path of the righteous is a light that shines brighter and brighter.
For example, the Mosaic covenant—the shadow of things to come—was not untrue during the physical ministry of the Lord. In fact, the Lord came to fulfill the law.
This is exactly what most scholars of that era missed, for the law itself could not fulfill God's righteousness.
Our takeaway here is to learn from this and avoid making the same mistake. When we hear the word of truth, even if it sounds farfetched or foolish at first, we shouldn't be quick to speak against it. Instead, we should learn to discern with patience, silence, and humility, bound by God's Word and led by His Spirit to know whether it is the truth or not.
This is what most Christians don't know and won't accept. The devil will never come to you with something black when he knows the original is white.
He would rather come to you with another shade of white that looks just like the original, making it incredibly difficult to discern without the Holy Spirit (the Lord's Spirit).
This is the truth.
No matter how slight the deviation, it is still deception.
So, if in the days of the Apostles, I were to bring up the circumcision of the flesh—even though it was a requirement to become a Jew and relate with Jews—when we outrightly know that true circumcision is of the Spirit, haven't I deviated?
**Yes, definitely**.
One of the major tools the devil uses to deceive us is our mind. He puts thoughts into our heads and sometimes makes us believe they are our own. Our duty is to discern what comes from him and refuse to let it nest.
As the famous saying goes, 'We cannot stop birds from flying over our heads, but we can stop them from nesting in our hair.'
In other words, we cannot stop the devil from tempting us, but we can stop him from nesting.
Also, deception is anything you do not know as the Lord knows it.
This is a hard pill for most people to swallow because they reject the fact that the truth of God is progressive.
This does not mean the Lord Jesus ceases to be our Savior, but rather that He reveals His mind and plans for every specific season (His revealed Word).
This is why the path of the righteous is a light that shines brighter and brighter.
For example, the Mosaic covenant—the shadow of things to come—was not untrue during the physical ministry of the Lord. In fact, the Lord came to fulfill the law.
This is exactly what most scholars of that era missed, for the law itself could not fulfill God's righteousness.
Our takeaway here is to learn from this and avoid making the same mistake. When we hear the word of truth, even if it sounds farfetched or foolish at first, we shouldn't be quick to speak against it. Instead, we should learn to discern with patience, silence, and humility, bound by God's Word and led by His Spirit to know whether it is the truth or not.
This is absolutely true. đ
This is what most Christians don't know and won't accept. The devil will never come to you with something black when he knows the original is white.
He would rather come to you with another shade of white that looks just like the original, making it incredibly difficult to discern without the Holy Spirit (the Lord's Spirit).
This is the truth.
No matter how slight the deviation, it is still deception.
So, if in the days of the Apostles, I were to bring up the circumcision of the flesh—even though it was a requirement to become a Jew and relate with Jews—when we outrightly know that true circumcision is of the Spirit, haven't I deviated?
**Yes, definitely**.
One of the major tools the devil uses to deceive us is our mind. He puts thoughts into our heads and sometimes makes us believe they are our own. Our duty is to discern what comes from him and refuse to let it nest.
As the famous saying goes, 'We cannot stop birds from flying over our heads, but we can stop them from nesting in our hair.'
In other words, we cannot stop the devil from tempting us, but we can stop him from nesting.
Also, deception is anything you do not know as the Lord knows it.
This is a hard pill for most people to swallow because they reject the fact that the truth of God is progressive.
This does not mean the Lord Jesus ceases to be our Savior, but rather that He reveals His mind and plans for every specific season (His revealed Word).
This is why the path of the righteous is a light that shines brighter and brighter.
For example, the Mosaic covenant—the shadow of things to come—was not untrue during the physical ministry of the Lord. In fact, the Lord came to fulfill the law.
This is exactly what most scholars of that era missed, for the law itself could not fulfill God's righteousness.
Our takeaway here is to learn from this and avoid making the same mistake. When we hear the word of truth, even if it sounds farfetched or foolish at first, we shouldn't be quick to speak against it. Instead, we should learn to discern with patience, silence, and humility, bound by God's Word and led by His Spirit to know whether it is the truth or not.
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