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Why Would God Cause Anyone To Believe In A Lie
May 31, 2020
Kenneth Drew
Why have so many in the Lord's church bought into the lies of the enemy?
2 Thes. 2:8-12
8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
We see it happening almost every day. The lies of the enemy tearing through the Lord's Church like wildfire. Why have so many chosen to embrace these obvious lies, told by the enemy? If you read the earlier part of this passage of scripture, you will find the answer. God has forewarned us that a falling away must first come. Here in the most well known country, recognized throughout the free world, as the world's #1 super power, the USA is leading the way to spiritual apostasy, and a turning away from the standards set by God, that will never change.
This world is filled with sorrows, and trouble here below, and we as true children of God are now having our faith tested, like never before. We see denominational teachings infiltrating us on levels we once thought would never be heard of, not to mention, being accepted, by those who have been entrusted with overseeing our very souls.
Weakness amongst our ranks on any level breads the disease of apostasy that grows like a seed in fertile soil.
Why is God allowing so many to fall into this disillusion? We can find the answer written throughout the scriptures, when we read of those who were once entrusted with the commandments of God, and choose their own will over the will of God.
Over and over again we can read how mankind has, over time, slowly but surely turned from God's teachings, and choose to do their own will instead, while still claiming to follow Him. I could go into all of the gory details in scriptures, but those of us who are faithful members of the Lord's church know full well about these sad, but true occurrences throughout Israel's history, and even amongst the early church.
Now that we see the word of God being fulfilled right before our eyes, concerning those being given this strong disillusion, we can hardly believe it. When this happens, God's grace and mercy has come to a place where God has had enough. It is possible to want to believe a lie so badly that one would even argue against God's word. They no longer have a love for the truth, as their first love. They have been given over to a reprobate mind, because they have chosen the ways of the world over the righteousness of God. (To be continued)
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Cor. 12:27-28 'Now' ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular. And God hath set some in the 'church'.....ISN'T THE BODY THE CHURCH AND THE CHURCH THE BODY? If that is the case , the 'body of Christ,' is the same as the 'church of Christ.' I see it in these two verses do you? Paul called the body of Christ , the church, therefore it is the church of Christ.
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