There are a number of times–too great to be accurately counted–in which what a man PUBLICLY SAYS and the deepest DESIRES of that man’s heart, differ.
Why is this?
Does man purposely deceive any who are listening to him?
Not likely, though some would do that.
Then what is the reason for the discrepancy?
The reader can chalk it up to MOST of mankind wanting others to think the best of them.
Man wants other men to think he is a good person–in spite of what God’s Word has to say about men being good.
“As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.”
–Romans 3:10-12
“They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good. The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God. They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.”
–Psalm 14:1-3
“And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.”
–Genesis 6:12
So, even though there are NO good people, man wants his friends and relatives to think of him as ‘good.’ This is natural, as most men want others to think the best of him.
Thus, man desires that other men see him as ‘good’–even though there are NO good men.
Do many see that man as ‘good’?
Others know that many men are notorious liars.
Others ALSO know that Satan is a notorious liar.
So, when men see others lying, many chalk it up to “Men are liars,” OR “Men NATURALLY lie.” The question of whether the man is CONCOCTING the lie OR merely repeating what he has heard or read NEVER occurs.
One’s false reality is made up of lies. A false reality may include MANY lies within its makeup OR it may only contain what’s necessary to maintain the false illusion one lives under.
One additional reason that man participates in FALSE REALITY: man enjoys his comfort more than he enjoys the truth.
Though there are a great number who will protest (“I do NOT enjoy being lied to!“), YET those same ones who protest enjoy their comfort.
Man–in spite of his many LOUD claims to the contrary–does NOT value the truth IF it interferes with his COMFORT.
The TRUTH requires that the unrighteous man CHANGE his ways. MOST men do NOT desire changes which upset their life–which most SPIRITUAL change will do.
CHOOSING to believe a lie may give the one who believes a sort of temporary control, but it does NOTHING to confirm or deny the TRUTH of the matter.
There once lived a woman who proclaimed–when informed that she was living in a FALSE REALITY which she recognized but did NOT acknowledge–“Well, THIS is what I choose to believe. I CHOOSE to believe this.”
Poor woman! She CHOSE to believe a lie–mostly because it made her life EASIER to live if she chose to do so.
Hopefully, that woman will see the error of her ways BEFORE she is judged by God.
Men may ascertain that the reality which surrounds them is a FALSE one. But FEW men care enough about the TRUTH to do the necessary work that’s required to confirm that they live in a lie.
Because so FEW desire the TRUTH, God will grant them their desire during the days before the return of His Son, Jesus Christ.
Men will suffer for their LOVE OF DECEPTION.
“And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.”
–2THESSALONIANS 2:10-12
And so, man will be sent a STRONG DELUSION by God Himself.
But a STRONG DELUSION may not be recognized as such by those used to living in a FALSE REALITY.
HAS the reader noticed any discrepancies in what he has been told and what he can see happening?
It is not YET too late–although time is surely running out: there is still a LITTLE 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?
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DOES the reader believe he is NOT saved?
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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
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[Portions of this piece appeared originally in End Times Prophecy Headlines: August 7, 2023.]
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