Things That Deceive

I am busy cleaning through heaps of papers and I found this study that I’d put together 10 year ago.

None of us are exempt of falling into deception, because one of Satan’s main tactics is to get saints to believe his lies.  So let us…

“Be well balanced (temperate, sober of mind), be vigilant and cautious at all times; for that enemy of yours, the devil, roams around like a lion roaring [[f]in fierce hunger], seeking someone to seize upon and devour.” (1 Peter 5:8, Amp.)

Here is a list of things we need to watch out for:

1. Satan (the father of lies) – Gen 3:13; John 8:44; Rev 12:13
2. Antichrist – 2 Thes 2:1-12; 1 Tim 4:1-5; 1 John 2:22
3. False Prophets – Deut 13:1-3; 18:20; Jer 23:9-40; 29:21; Mic 3:5-7; Mat 7:15,22; 24:11,24; Mark 13:22; Acts 13:6; 2 Pet 2:1; 1 John 4:1; Rev 2:20
4. False Teachers – 2 Pet 2:1-22
5. False Apostles – 2 Cor 11:5,13; 12:11; Rev 2:2
6. False Christs – Mat 24:5, 23-24; Mark 13:22
7. False Miracles – Deut 13:1-2; Mat 7:22; 24:24; Mark 13:22; 2 Thes 2:9
8. False Gods (idols) – Isa 44:14-20; Deut 11:13-17; Eze 14:3-11
9. False Worshipers – Eze 14:7-11 (cf. John 4:21-24)
10. False Brethren – Gal 2:4; 2 Cor 11:26
11. False Witnesses – Exo 20:16; 23:1-3; Deut 5:20; Prov 6:19; 19:28; Psa 27:12; Jer 7:9
12. Hypocrites – Mat 6:2,5,16; 7:5; 15:7-8; 22:18; 23:13-15, 23, 25, 27, 29; Mark 7:6; 12:15; Luke 6:42; 12:56; 13:15; Gal 2:13
13. Divisive Persons – Tit 3:9-11; Rom 16:17-20
14. False Reasoning (Philosophy) – 2 Cor 10:5; Col 2:1-10
15. False Teaching (Heresies) – 2 Pet 2:1-3; Gal 5:20; Eph 4:14; Tit 1:11; Mat 15:9; 16:12; Mark 7:7
16. Myths and Fables – 1 Tim 1:4; 4:7; 2 Tim 4:4; Tit 1:14; 2 Pet 1:16
17. False Wisdom – Gen 3:6; Exo 1:10; Job 5:13; Prov 3:7; 26:12; 28:11; Isa 5:21; 10:13; 29:14; 44:25; Jer 8:8-9; 9:23; Rom 12:16; 1 Cor 1:17, 19, 22; 3:19; James 3:15
18. Futility – Job 15:31
19. Empty Talk – Eph 5:6; James 1:26
20. Sin – Rom 7:7-12; Heb 3:13
21. Sinners (those who continue to sin) – 1 John 3:4-9
22. Denial of Sin – 1 John 1:8-10
23. The Wicked – Psa 10:3-7; 35:20; 36:3; 52:4; 119:10; Jer 9:8; Rom 3:13
24. Wicked Customs – Deut 18:9-14
25. Evil Company – Exo 23:33; 1 Cor 15:29-34
26. The Heart – (Its Motives and Desires) – Deut 11:13-17; Jer 17:9; Mat 15:19
27. Love of Riches, Greed, Covetousness – Deut 11:13-17; Mat 13:22; Mark 4:18-19; 1 Cor 6:1-11; 1 Tim 6:9; 2 Pet 2:3
28. Pride, High-Mindedness – Gal 6:1-10; James 1:26; Jer 49:15-16; Oba 1:3,7
29. Hearing but not doing the Word – Rom 12:9; James 1:21-25; 1 John 2:4
30. Hatred of Brethren – 1 John 4:20
31. Wrath of Man – James 1:19-20

So, let us be diligent!!