Proof The Bible Is True

11/04/22

 

Many believers probably think they will never fall prey to deception. Yet when Jesus warns about deception, He’s talking specifically about the people of God, and especially in a context of persecution. He says, “See to it that no one deceives you. … They will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name. At that time many will fall away and will betray and hate one another, and many false prophets will arise and mislead many” (Matthew 24:4, 9-10).

 

How could deception creep into the church, and what could it look like?

 

As I mentioned in a previous article, I see two wedge issues that are going to drive persecution. One is the exclusivity of Jesus in salvation—that He’s the only way to God. The second is that Jesus demands obedience from us in a number of areas that are flashpoints in our current culture, such as marriage, gender identity, sexual morality, life and Biblical justice. Obeying these truths is part of being a faithful follower of Jesus.

 

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