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But I am afraid, lest as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, your minds should be led astray from the simplicity and purity of devotion to Christ.
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The apostle Paul had written today’s bible verse because of his concern that the saints might believe the lies of the devil. Satan, the father of lies, has clearly had a lot of practice having started way back in the Garden of Eden. All of his un-truths which were conceived and put into play to take mankind from their right relationship with Jesus who IS the truth {Jn.14:6}, and thus with the Father.

Paul had not been swayed by Satan’s promises of worldly blessings knowing that they are temporary at best and more often than not leading to curses even in this life. He knew Jesus his Lord had rebuffed the tempter when he offered the Lord all of the riches of the world to follow him. {Mat.4:8-10} Paul was an imitator of Jesus and tells us to do the same. {1Cor.11:1}

Failing to draw the apostle off the path of righteousness with promises of gain, he turns to promises of pain. In this chapter of his second letter to the church in Corinth the apostle Paul provides us with a picture of the cost he paid to serve the Lord and fulfill his calling! He was often in danger of death, imprisoned a number of times. He was beaten many, many times and was stoned, shipwrecked more than once, and that account continues to tell of the almost constant dangers, hardships and tribulations that were part and parcel of the life and ministry of this man of God. {2Cor.11:23-27}

He concludes that list with this most important statement: “Apart from such external things, there is the daily pressure upon me of concern for all the churches.” {2Cor.11:28} That concern was born of seeing so much of the flock in all the churches being deceived by the enemy, the father of lies. That is no less true today—most likely even greater. Surely that would lead to his saying many times, ‘examine yourself, test everything, be on guard, refuse foolish and ignorant speculations’.

We are blessed today to have such access to the Word of God because it is only His Word which will keep us in the place where we know the truth that makes us free as Jesus said. {Jn.8:31-32}

“Your prophets have seen for you false and foolish visions; And they have not exposed your iniquity so as to restore you from captivity, but they have seen for you false and misleading oracles.” (Lamentations 2:14)

REMAIN FAITHFUL TO THE END