Category: deception-delusion-discernment
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Fierce Wolves
Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God, which he obtained with his own blood. I know that after my departure fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock; and from among your own…
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Flattering and Great Boasts
Everyone utters lies to his neighbor; with flattering lips and a double heart they speak. May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that makes great boasts, those who say, “With our tongue we will prevail, our lips are with us; who is master over us?” Psalm 12:2-4 kit: Homecoming collab by Gingerscraps…
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Like Unreasoning Animals
But these people blaspheme all that they do not understand, and they are destroyed by all that they, like unreasoning animals, understand instinctively. Woe to them! For they walked in the way of Cain and abandoned themselves for the sake of gain to Balaam’s error and perished in Korah’s rebellion. Jude 1:10-11 mini-kits from Oct.…
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God’s Just Sentence
Though they know God’s righteous decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but give approval to those who practice them. Romans 1:32 kit: Spring Woodlands by True Heart Digitals; template: August 2024 challenge freebie by CarolW Designs (extensively modified) NOTE: This does not call for violence. The…
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Ungodly Desires
But you must remember, beloved, the predictions of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ. They said to you, “In the last time there will be scoffers, following their own ungodly passions.” It is these who cause divisions, worldly people, devoid of the Spirit. Jude 1:17-19 kit: May 2023 challenge mini by Memory Mosaic, leaves:…
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Deception$
He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth with his income; this also is vanity. Ecclesiastes 5:10 “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot…
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Disguise Themselves
deceive [dih-seev] (verb): 1. to mislead by a false appearance or statement; delude 2. to mislead or falsely persuade others; practice deceit For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. No wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. Therefore it is not surprising if his…
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Seeking to Destroy Him
And he was teaching daily in the temple. The chief priests and the scribes and the principal men of the people were seeking to destroy him, but they did not find anything they could do, for all the people were hanging on his words. Luke 19:47-48 quickpage: Better Days by Connie Prince related: “Hear another…
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Love of Money
“One who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much, and one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much. If then you have not been faithful in the unrighteous wealth, who will entrust to you the true riches? And if you have not been faithful in that…
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Destructive Heresies
But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction. And many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of truth will be blasphemed. And in…
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Waging War
For I delight in the law of God, in my inner being, but I see in my members another law waging war against the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my members. Romans 7:22-23 mini-kit: The Holly & The Ivy by Jen Maddocks, bird overlay:…
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No Benefit
“I am against those who prophesy false dreams”—the Lord’s declaration—“telling them and leading My people astray with their falsehoods and their boasting. It was not I who sent or commanded them, and they are of no benefit at all to these people”—this is the Lord’s declaration. Jeremiah 23:32 page border by Cutie Pie Scraps, background…
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To Be Tempted
Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And after fasting forty days and forty nights, He was hungry. And the tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.” Matthew 4:1-3 kit: Second…
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Secretly
Then Herod summoned the wise men secretly and ascertained from them what time the star had appeared. And he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, “Go and search diligently for the child, and when you have found him, bring me word, that I too may come and worship him.” Matthew 2:7-8 papers: Evergreen by Sekada, cluster…
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Why Boast of Evil?
Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The steadfast love of God endures all the day. Your tongue plots destruction, like a sharp razor, you worker of deceit. You love evil more than good, and lying more than speaking what is right. Selah You love all words that devour, O deceitful tongue. Psalm…
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The Blind Leading the Blind
He [Jesus] also told them a parable: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit?” Luke 6:39 related: Jesus said, “For judgment I came into this world, that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind.” Some of the Pharisees near…
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Entices You Secretly
If your brother, the son of your mother, or your son or your daughter or the wife you embrace or your friend who is as your own soul entices you secretly, saying, ‘Let us go and serve other gods,’ which neither you nor your fathers have known, some of the gods of the peoples who…
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Dreamer of Dreams
“If a prophet or a dreamer of dreams arises among you and gives you a sign or a wonder, and the sign or wonder that he tells you comes to pass, and if he says, ‘Let us go after other gods,’ which you have not known, ‘and let us serve them,’ you shall not listen…
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Deceived This People
Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD, surely you have utterly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, ‘It shall be well with you,’ whereas the sword has reached their very life.” Jeremiah 4:10 layered quickpage by Marisa Lerin; cluster by ADB Designs related: Thus says the LORD of hosts: “Do not listen to the words of…
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An Appalling and Horrible Thing
An appalling and horrible thing has happened in the land: the prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule at their direction; my people love to have it so, but what will you do when the end comes? Jeremiah 5:30-31 layered quickpage by Marisa Lerin; border by ADB Designs
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Showing Favoritism
These are grumblers, malcontents, following their own sinful desires; they are loud-mouthed boasters, showing favoritism to gain advantage. Jude 1:16 kit: For Love of Country by A Giving Heart Studio (retired); template by Cindy Schneider quote: “A society that puts equality—in the sense of equality of outcome*—ahead of freedom will end up with neither equality…