Jesus says, concerning end times, ” Take heed that no man deceive you.”

Dr. Joan Boney, Jesus Ministries ...

In the days before Jesus returns, deception will be rampant.

Jesus even told His disciples this would be one of the first signs of the times toward the end.

We must learn to heed the signs when a person, especially when a person comes saying he is a Christian, is deceptive, as Jesus said many "Christians" would be in the end times.  For we must learn to avoid that person. 

If we have a tendency to give everyone the benefit of the doubt and explain away the warnings, we will not heed the warning signs and will be in danger.

We cannot afford to live that way as we go forward.

Matthew 24:4-5  Jesus says, concerning the end times:  "Take heed that no man deceive you. For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many."

(Many will come to us saying they are Christians and they will deceive many.)

We must not accept them just because they identify themselves as Christians.  We must allow the truth about them to be established, whether they really are following the Spirit or not.

Romans 8:14   For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

And unless we are taught by God we cannot understand Bible.

I Corinthians 2:14    But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

John 6:45   It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.

Matthew 16

16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.

17 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.

18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

(The church is built upon that Word that is revealed to us by God.)

Those taught by men will deceive themselves and others.  We must be taught by God by the Holy Spirit. These are the real Christians.

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