“But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.” (James 1:22)
Intro:
o Deception is one of Satan’s devices that he uses to trip up Christians in their walk with the Lord.
o We know from the Word of God that Satan is an imitator.
o He tries to trick the Christian and the rest of the world by imitating the things of God.
o The Apostle Paul warns us in 2 Corinthians 2:11 not be ignorant of Satan’s devices lest he should get advantage of us.
o Definition of deceive: 1 archaic : ENSNARE 2 a obsolete : to be false to b archaic : to fail to fulfill 3 obsolete :
CHEAT 4 : to cause to accept as true or valid what is false or invalid 5 archaic : to while away intransitive verb : to practice deceit; also : to give a false impression
o synonyms DECEIVE, MISLEAD, DELUDE, BEGUILE mean to lead astray or frustrate usually by underhandedness. DECEIVE implies imposing a false idea or belief that causes ignorance, bewilderment, or helplessness .
MISLEAD implies a leading astray that may or may not be intentional .
DELUDE implies deceiving so thoroughly as to obscure the truth .
BEGUILE stresses the use of charm and persuasion in deceiving .
o This morning from the Word of God we want to see how a man can be deceived.
- A man is deceived if he says that he has no sin – 1 John 1:8
- A man is deceived when he thinks himself to be something when he is nothing. – Galatians 6:3
- A man is deceived when he thinks himself to be wise with worldly wisdom – 1 Corinthians 3:18.
- A man is deceived when he seems to be religious and does not bridle his tongue – James 1 :26
- A man is deceived when he thinks that he will not reap what he sows – Galatians 6:7.
- A man is deceived when he thinks that evil company will not corrupt good morals – 1 Corinthians 15:33
- A man is deceived when he thinks that the unrighteous will inherit the kingdom of God – 1 Corinthians 6:9
Conclusion:
o Now Satan will try to deceive you to not pay attention to the Word of God.
o The question is – Will you let him?