{"id":4345,"date":"2026-06-19T20:37:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T20:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allthecounselofgod.com\/?p=4345"},"modified":"2026-06-19T20:37:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T20:37:36","slug":"the-five-ds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allthecounselofgod.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/19\/the-five-ds\/","title":{"rendered":"The Five Ds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Text: <\/strong>2 Thess. 2:10-12<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Intro<\/u><\/strong>: In the Christians life the five Ds are words that start with the letter D that can ruin your walk with God \u2013\n\n
You have to really watch out for these.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Deception<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 2 Thes 2:10-12<\/a> \u2013\n
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You and I have been given the truth in the King James Bible \u2013<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
We must humbly read it, believe it and follow it \u2013<\/li>\n\n\n\n
It is the one thing that can keep us from deception.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
You can deceive yourself \u2013 1 Cor 3:18<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
Your own heart can deceive you \u2013 Jer 17:9-10<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
Others can deceive you \u2013 Rom 16:18<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
Churches can deceive you \u2013 Eph 4:14<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
The devil can deceive you \u2013 2 Cor 11:13<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
Riches can deceive you \u2013 Mk 4:19<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
Sin can deceive you \u2013 Rom 7:11<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
Lust can deceive you \u2013 Eph 4:22<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
Discontentment<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Heb 13:5<\/a> \u2013
When you are discontent you are not satisfied with what you have, your home, your spouse, your job, your church, your friends, your possessions, etc. \u2013<\/li><\/ul>
You think you need more of or better than what you have \u2013<\/li><\/ul>
You are like the Jews in the wilderness who were much better off than they were in Egypt but because they were discontent, they didn\u2019t think so \u2013<\/li><\/ul>
You miss out on all your blessings that you do have when you are discontent \u2013 Paul said that he \u201clearned\u201d to be content [Phil 4:11-13<\/a>] \u2013<\/li><\/ul>\n
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Godliness with contentment is great gain [1 Tim 6:6<\/a>].<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Discouragement<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Deut 1:21<\/a>, 28<\/a> \u2013
It is so easy to get discouraged \u2013<\/li><\/ul>
Discouragement usually stems from unfulfilled expectations or not living up to your own standards \u2013<\/li><\/ul>
Sometimes it stems from depression \u2013<\/li><\/ul>
Sometimes others can discourage you \u2013<\/li><\/ul>\n
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David\u2019s men were discouraged when they returned to Ziklag and rather than become discouraged also, David encouraged himself in the Lord, instead [1 Sam 30:6<\/a>].<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Division<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Rom 16:17-18<\/a>; Acts 20:29-30<\/a> \u2013
God divides things that should not be together and joins things that should be together \u2013<\/li><\/ul>
The devil is just the opposite \u2013<\/li><\/ul>
He divides things that should be together [like churches and families] and he joins things that should be separate [like nations].\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\n
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You need to stay connected in the body of Christ [Eph 4:2-3<\/a>].<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Distraction<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 1 Cor 7:35<\/a> \u2013
There are many things going on in the world that keep you distracted \u2013<\/li><\/ul>
A lot of entertainment is for the purpose of distraction \u2013<\/li><\/ul>
But while we need rest, we do not need distraction \u2013<\/li><\/ul>
We need to be wide awake and vigilant [Eph 5:14-16<\/a>] \u2013<\/li><\/ul>\n
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Remember, magicians use distraction so you will look at something other than what they are doing in order to pull off their tricks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Conclusion<\/u><\/strong>: You must be guarded against these five D\u2019s in your Christian life \u2013<\/li>\n\n\n\n
They will take you down and ruin your fruitfulness and your testimony for the Lord.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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