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Let No One Deceive You!. 2 Corinthians 11:1-4. You Can Be Deceived! 2 Corinthians 11:3. Satan’s craftiness causes corruption Eve, Genesis 3:13 Deceive : “to seduce wholly” (Strong) A strengthened form suggesting thoroughness (1 Tim. 2:14) We were all deceived at one time, Titus 3:3.
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Let No One Deceive You! 2 Corinthians 11:1-4
You Can Be Deceived!2 Corinthians 11:3 • Satan’s craftiness causes corruption • Eve, Genesis 3:13 • Deceive: “to seduce wholly” (Strong) • A strengthened form suggesting thoroughness (1 Tim. 2:14) • We were all deceived at one time, Titus 3:3
You Can Be Deceived!2 Corinthians 11:3 • You can withstand Satan’s deceptions! (2 Ths. 2:3) • “Do not be deceived…” • By false prophets,Luke 21:8 • By the nature of sin,1 Cor. 6:9 • By the influence of evil companionships,1 Cor. 15:33 • That you will escape the consequences of your actions,Galatians 6:7
You Can Be Deceived!2 Corinthians 11:3 • “Do not be deceived…” • By false teachers and their false teachings,2 Ths. 2:3 • About temptation and sin,James 1:16 • Be sober and watchful, 1 Pet. 5:8 Beware of Satan’s Craftiness! 2 Cor. 11:3
Things That Can Deceive You • The power and influence of sin, Rom. 7:11 • Can underestimate the power and effect of lust and its temptations, 2 Pet. 2:19; 1 John 2:16; James 1:14-15 • Prevention: Put all sin to death and put on the heart of Christ,Col. 3:5-10, 12-13; 1 Jno. 2:15
Things That Can Deceive You • Yourself (self-deception), 1 Cor. 3:18; Deut. 11:16 • Pride and conceit, Lk. 18:9-12 (Prov. 16:18-19) • Prevention: Devalue your estimation of yourself (humility), 1 Cor. 3:18; Lk. 18:14; Rom. 12:3; 1 Jno. 1:8
Things That Can Deceive You • Evil people who cause division, Rom. 16:17-18 • Show vs. substance, Rom. 16:18; Col. 2:4; 2 Peter 2:3 • Prevention: Mark and turn away from these people, Rom. 6:17; Titus 3:10-11
Things That Can Deceive You • Deceitful teachers, 2 Ths. 2:3; 2 Cor. 11:12-15 • Contradict apostles, 2 Ths. 2:1-2; 1 Cor. 14:37 • Empty words, Eph. 5:6 • Prevention: Hold fast the apostles’ doctrine, 2 Ths. 2:15 (1 Ths. 2:13); 2 Tim. 1:13
God Will Never Deceive YouHebrews 13:5-6 • God is faithful, Rom. 3:4; 1 Cor. 10:13 • cf. Psa. 43:1; 55:22-23 • God’s word is sound, not deceptive, 1 Timothy 6:3; 1 Peter 2:23 • Jesus will never lead you astray, John 14:6; 8:31-32
Do Not Be Deceived! • We will be deceived if we trust in ourselves or others • “The LORD abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.”(Psa. 5:6) • Always trust in the Lord