Introduction: Illustration: No one likes to be deceived. Jacob deceived his father and was deceived by his father-in-law.
- Satan is the Deceiver (Revelation 12:9; Genesis 3:1-6)
- The lost have always been deceived (Titus 3:3; 2Corinthians 4:4)
- The latter times will be noted for the deception of believers (2Corinthians 11:3; 2Timothy 3:13; 1Timothy 4:1-3)
- An express revelation of the Spirit
- A special trait of the latter times
- A cause for some to depart from the faith Apostasy
- The result of spiritual warfare seducing spirits (Ephesians 6:11)
- An attack on pure doctrine doctrines of devils
- A breakdown of integrity
- Speaking lies in hypocrisy
- Conscience seared
- A sample of the doctrines taught (verse 3)
- Forbidding to marry
- Commanding to abstain from meats
A MAN IS DECEIVED:
- IF HE THINKS THE UNRIGHTEOUS WILL INHERIT THE KINGDOM OF GOD
- The Deception Defined (1Corinthians 6:9-11)
- The New Creature (2Corinthians 5:17)
- The Changed Life (Romans 6:1-2)
- IF HE THINKS HIMSELF WISE BY THE WISDOM OF THIS WORLD
- The Deception Defined (1Corinthians 3:18-20)
- The Failure of Mans Wisdom (1Corinthians 1:18-25)
- The Faith Man Has in Earthly Wisdom (Psalm 49:18; Isaiah 47:10)
- IF HE THINKS HIMSELF TO BE SOMETHING WHEN HE IS NOTHING
- The Deception Defined (Galatians 6:3)
- The Warning to Think Soberly (Romans 12:3)
- The Example of Diotrephes (3John 1:9-10)
- IF HE THINKS HE HAS NO SIN
- The Deception Defined (1John 1:8)
- The Impossible Claim (Proverbs 20:9); Note: many will admit in a general sense that they are sinners who will never admit to any particular sin.
- IF HE THINKS HE CAN BE SPIRITUAL WITH AN UNBRIDLED TONGUE
- The Deception Defined (James 1:26)
- Out of the Abundance of the Heart (Luke 6:45)
- The Untamed Tongue (Acts 20:30; 1Timothy 5:11-13; Titus 1:9-11)
- IF HE THINKS THAT CONSTANT EXPOSURE TO THE WORLD WILL HAVE NO EFFECT
- The Deception Defined (1Corinthians 15:33)
- The Example of Lot (2Peter 2:7-8; cp. Isaiah 33:14-15)
- IF HE THINKS HE WILL SOW AND NOT REAP WHAT HE SOWS
- The Deception Defined (Galatians 6:7-9)
- The Sentence Delayed (Ecclesiastes 8:11)
Conclusion: The Deceiver is at work in the world today. He does not stop at deceiving the lost, but seeks also to deceive the saints. Has he deceived you?
