[TruthTalk] deceived

[jandgtaylor1]

From: "Terry Clifton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Let me throw y'all something to ponder.  I'm tired of scratching my head alone.  Consider this: Satan is described as a deceiver.  We are warned that he will, if possible, deceive us.  I think that all of us will agree that this is true.  The Bible not only says so; we ourselves have all seen deceived people.  Sometimes, they are real easy to spot.  We are not surprised at this.  Satan has been around longer than the human race.  He is the father of lies. He has experience.   He is good at what he does.    My question is, since this is a common occurance, how do you know that you are not the one being deceived?  Satan doesn't just work on the stupid and the uneducated, and he doesn't say, "Now I am going to deceive you".  In fact, the way he operates, the one being deceived never realizes that he or she is deceived.  It is always someone else.  If you knew you were deceived, you would not be deceived.  So how do you know that you aren't? Terry   Judy: Very good question Terry; I've been wondering how to approach the subject of demon oppressed/led believers and you are making it easier.     As we see in the life of Abraham (the father of faith) the fruit of faith is obedience to the will of God. We should recognize the voice of the Chief Shepherd and obey Him.    Eve was deceived because she listened to the wrong voice and acted upon the wrong message. At one point during his ministry to the Church at Corinth the apostle Paul tells them he is afraid for them "lest somehow as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so their minds might be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ" (2 Corinthians 11:3)    Paul goes on to speak of one who comes with another Jesus, a different spirit, and a different gospel - a scenario which we are all familiar with on TT. Over the 2,000+ years since Calvary the adversary has produced more than 400 different Protestant gospels and this is not including the quasi-Christian cults and the RCC.    I know from personal experience that it is possible for a born again believer to be deceived because I've been there and today I guard against the spirit of error by continuing to study to show myself approved to God and to the best of my ability walking in all the light He has given me.    We must know God and His ways so that when the other voice speaks to us or any idea that exalts itself above the clear teaching of God's Word presents itself we are quick to take it captive and cast it down to the obedience of Christ. (2 Cor 10:5).   Grace and Peace, Judy