Tag: deception
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Three Fold Salvation – What are we saved from? – 2025.09.02
John 3:1-21 (KJV) 1 There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: 2 The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with…
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Three Fold Salvation – Introduction – 2025.08.26
John 3:1-21 (KJV) 1 There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: 2 The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with…
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Self deception – 2025.08.21
Proverbs 30:20 (KJV) Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness. As we saw in yesterdays devotion (“No Excuses” https://missioncommunities.network/2025/08/20/no-excuses-2025-08-20/) when we sin we tend to make excuses and thereby deceive ourself. This excusing and deception will cause our hearts to be…
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No excuses – 2025.08.20
Proverbs 24:12 (KJV) If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works? How often have we tired to excuse our sins or play innocent?…
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Forgiveness – PART 10 – Summary – 2025.08.06
Matthew 18:21-35 (KJV)21 Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?22 Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.23 Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which…
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Forgiveness – PART 9 – backsliding – 2025.08.05
Matthew 18:21-35 (KJV)21 Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?22 Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.23 Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which…
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Forgiveness – PART 8 – falling from grace – 2025.08.01
Matthew 18:21-35 (KJV)21 Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?22 Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.23 Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which…
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One of the tactics of deception – 2025.05.02
Genesis 3:1-8 (KJV)1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of…
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Trouble after repentance – 2025.02.09
2 Chronicles 32:1 (KJV) After these things, and the establishment thereof, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fenced cities, and thought to win them for himself. Have a read of 2 Chronicles 32:1-23.After Hezekiah turned Juda back to the LORD as summarised in “2 Chronicles 31:20-21 (KJV) And…
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Distress because of opposition – 2024.12.03
Psalms 120:1-7 (KJV)1 A Song of degrees. In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me.2 Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.3 What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue?4 Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals…
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Remembering the Word of God – 2024.11.24
Psalms 119:11 (KJV) Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.Be encouraged today to aim to know, understand and memorise the Word of God. This is one of our great weapons to fight against temptation, just like Jesus Christ did. When Jesus Christ was tempted in the wilderness…
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Do not believe every spirit – 2024.11.06
1 Kings 13:18 (KJV) He said unto him, I am a prophet also as thou art; and an angel spake unto me by the word of the LORD, saying, Bring him back with thee into thine house, that he may eat bread and drink water. But he lied unto him. Have a read of the…
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Take heed – 2024.11.07
Mark 13:5-6 (KJV)5 And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any man deceive you:6 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.Continuing on from yesterdays devotion “Do not believe every spirit – 2024.11.06 https://missioncommunities.network/2024/11/06/do-not-believe-every-spirit-2024-11-06/”. There is so much in the New Testament about being careful…
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Escaping the second death – 2024.10.19
Escaping the second death – 2024.10.19Revelation 20:11-15 (KJV) And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. [12] And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were…
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Loose your head – 2024.10.18
Revelation 20:4 (KJV) And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon…
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Choices – 2024.10.14
Revelation 16:11 (KJV) And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.GOD pours out of His wrath in the tribulation. Even then He gives people the opportunity to repent. He gives us a choice and here we see that the majority will not repent but…
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Let no one deceive you – 2024.10.13
Matthew 16:11-12 (KJV)11 How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?12 Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the…
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Way to heaven part 2 – 2024.10.04
Matthew 7:13-14 (KJV)13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.Let us continue…
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Antichrists – 2024.09.22
1 John 2:18 (KJV) Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.What is an antichrist? In 1 John 2:22 it says “Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is…
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Sin deceives – 2024.08.27
Hebrews 3:12-14 (KJV)12 Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.13 But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.14 For we are made partakers of Christ, if we…
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Discernment of false signs and wonders – 2024.06.07
Deuteronomy 13:1-3 (KJV)1 If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder,2 And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them;3 Thou…
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Being wise and simple – 2024.05.31
Romans 16:17-20 (KJV)17 Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.18 For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.19 For…
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Make no provision for the flesh – 2024.05.29
Romans 13:11-14 (KJV)11 And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour…
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Stand strong in the LORD – the battle is on – 2024.05.21
Matthew 4:1 (KJV) Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.Jesus was told before this by His Father, after His baptism, “Matthew 3:17 (KJV) And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”Have you ever noticed that…
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The gospel and judgement – 2024.05.17
Romans 2:16 (KJV) In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.Let us look more into the gospel continuing from yesterday devotion “The power of the gospel – 2024.05.16 https://missioncommunities.network/2024/05/16/the-power-of-the-gospel-2024-05-16/”Here in Romans we discover that there is a day of judgement coming. Proclamation of the coming judgment…
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Go up to the mountain – 2024.05.08
Jeremiah 50:6, Romans 16:17-18, 2 Timothy 4:1-5, Galatians 5:22-23, Galatians 5:19-21, Micah 4:2
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