Deception is NOT a Matter of Information Only

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September 22, 2019 • 07:30

Deception is NOT a Matter of Information Only

During several recent discussions, it became clear that DECEPTION is not merely a matter of wrong information (lies), which is widely believed.

DECEPTION is a spiritual problem, not a problem having to do with information.

Yes, in many cases bad information (mostly lies) does lead to DECEPTION. BUT, because DECEPTION is a spiritual problem, the lies themselves are not the whole circumstance.

In a GREAT MANY cases the deceived one contributes as much to his DECEPTION as do the lies.

So, the deceived share some of the responsibility for their situations.

This can be demonstrated by the following examples.

1- A man lies in the hospital, teetering on the edge between life and death. The man has undergone surgery for throat cancer. The man is a heavy cigarette smoker. Yet, even knowing his condition and the likely cause of that condition, visitors to the man’s room still find him sneaking into the bathroom or ANYWHERE! to light up a cigarette.

The man KNOWS his circumstance. The man has PLENTY of good information about his condition. The man will even admit (while smoking) “These things are killing me!” And yet, the man continues to engage in the same dangerous behavior which landed him in his very uncomfortable situation.

The man is deceived.

2- A woman is bitterly complaining about her fiance. She has had him put in jail for violating a protective order and beating her up for times uncountable.

The woman KNOWS her circumstance. The woman has PLENTY of good information about her condition. And yet, the woman continues to talk glowingly about her “future with Jimmy“–the man the woman had jailed for his latest beat-down of her.

The woman is deceived.

The world attempts to explain away the woman’s deception by supplying a great number of stories WHY this woman cannot let go of a person who regularly beats her.

But the world never touches on the woman’s deception.

3- A woman gambles, using her last quarter to play an electronic poker machine. Every month she gambles and every month she ends up a loser, gambling away all of the money she gets from her monthly Social Security check. She makes ends meet by borrowing from those too drunk to refuse, petty scams and other nefarious means.

The woman KNOWS her circumstance: how could she not? The woman has PLENTY of good information about her condition–even going so far as to “swear” she is “getting help.”

The woman is deceived.

4- A man drinks heavily. He is careful not spend all of his disposable income on alcohol, but he still allocates a goodly portion of his available resources to his habit. As the man aged, his physical health has deteriorated. The man’s doctor puts much of the blame for the man’s physical woes on the man’s drinking regimen. The man has been in the hospital several times due to alcohol-related afflictions.

The man KNOWS his circumstance. The man has PLENTY of good information about his condition–particularly from his doctor, who has become concerned. The man insists that he is “controlling his drinking so it doesn’t get out of hand.”

The man is deceived.

In ALL of the above instances, the person who is deceived has PLENTY of information about the problem, the physical root of that problem and how that problem is making their life difficult.

In ALL of the above instances, the person who is deceived contributes to his circumstance by engaging in behaviors which are detrimental–and which he intellectually KNOWS is detrimental.

In ALL of the above instances, the person who is deceived may have AT FIRST succumbed to lies, but in ALL of the above instances, the person NOW knows his behaviors are not beneficial.

In ALL of the above instances, the person who is deceived could benefit from knowing what his true problem is.

The true problem is deception, which is spiritual.

MORE: IF One Does Not Know the Problem, One Can Never Find a Solution

DOES the reader know of anyone who is deceived?

HAS the reader ever wondered why that person engages in his “self-destructive” behaviors?

It is not YET too late: there is still time to change direction (repent), place your faith (hope) for the future entirely on Jesus Christ and enter the kingdom of heaven.

DOES the reader believe he is saved?

Make Your Calling and Election Sure: End Times Survival

DOES the reader believe he is NOT saved?

Time is Running Out: Today is the Day of Salvation

THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST

“Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles. And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time. ”
–1 Corinthians 15:1-8

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.”
-–Romans 1:16

MORE: Eternal Salvation Through Jesus Christ: Salvation Messages from End Times Prophecy Report

[Portions of this piece appeared originally in End Times Prophecy Headlines: September 18, 2019.]

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