Do Not Be Deceived

The antidote to deception is knowing what is true/truth! How vital for (professing) mature believers towalk in truth, living as irreproachable role models,not authoring confusion! Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.(from Jesus prayer (for us) in the garden of Gethsemane, just before He died for us) And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you… Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. -10Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts,10 nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.… Do not be deceived: "Bad company corrupts good character." 34Sober up as you ought, and stop sinning; for some of you are ignorant of God. I say this to your shame.… This poem was inspired by my Scripture reading today, 1 Cor. 15,as well as a few paragraphs from the final chapters in the book George Muller of Bristol Half-truths will hurt the hearer more than we can comprehendGod, help us handle correctly, the truth that does not bend To understate matters of fact by gentling truth with liesTo mollify its impact, is a deadly compromise To take the tempter's doubting stance of 'did God really say?'Leads into disobedience; instead, we ought to pray Deception is a foe that coils in enticing façadeThe victor of soul-spoils unless we know the Word of God Oh, do not be deceived; truth does not shift or sway or dieTruth is safely believed; God's gift on which we can rely The wise discreetly strive to speak the truth in clearest waysCareful, lest someone who is weak misinterprets, then strays Truth is not complicated; Word on which we can dependTruth, unintimidated and trustworthy to the end God, make us conscientious, humbly striving to be true  For the Tempter's pretentious cunning, cannot altar You © Janet Martin The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth. 1 Pet.5:8-9Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in your faith and in the knowledge that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kinds of suffering.