Do you....
Believe that acquiring money and
things will bring lasting happiness (see Matthew 13:22, 1st. Tim.
6:10)
Believe that consuming food and
alcohol excessively will make you happy (see Proverbs 20:1, Proverbs
23:19-21)
Believe that a great body and
personality will get you what you want (Proverbs 31:10, 1 Peter
3:3-4)
Believe that gratifying sexual lust
will bring lasting satisfaction (see Ephesians 4:22-24, 1 Peter
2:11)
Believe that you can sin and get
away with it and not have it affect your heart (see Hebrews
3:12,13)
Believe that you can do whatever
you want and no one can touch you (see 2. Corin. 11:2-4, 13-15)
Believe that people can live a life
of sin and still go to heaven (see 1 Corin. 6:9-11)
Believe that you can hang around
bad company and not become corrupted (see 1 Corin. 15:33-34)
Believe that there are no
consequences on earth for your sins (see Galatians 6:7-8)
Believe that you must gain the
approval of certain people in order to be happy (see Galatians
1:10)
Believe that you must measure up to
certain standards in order to feel good about yourself (see Galatians 3:2-3,
5:1)
The believer
in Christ has no business deceiving others by lying, exaggerating, telling white
lies, stretching the truth, or anything relating falsehoods. Satan is the father
of lies and he seeks to keep people in bondage through deception but it is the
truth in Jesus that sets us free.
