{"id":1077,"date":"2021-03-07T13:10:27","date_gmt":"2021-03-07T19:10:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/?p=1077"},"modified":"2021-03-07T13:10:27","modified_gmt":"2021-03-07T19:10:27","slug":"be-not-deceived","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/07\/be-not-deceived\/","title":{"rendered":"Be Not Deceived"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\u201cBe not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.<\/strong>\u201d
Galatians 6:7 <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

If you read the history of Israel\n(the Northern Kingdom) in the Old Testament, keep in\nmind that none of the kings of Israel\nwas considered good because they led Israel\nto sin against God. They had established a religion worshiping golden calves in\nDan and Bethel, not the one true\nGod. The Israelites sinned against God when they forsook Him and worshiped\ncreatures (golden calves, Baal, etc.) like the nations around them. They also\nwalked in the ways of the heathen (the wicked and idolatrous nations around)\ninstead of walking in God\u2019s Laws and statutes they had been taught. At any\npoint in Israel\u2019s\nhistory, the kings could have sought God (remember the prophets constantly\npreached for the people to seek God!). Instead, we read that they continued in\nthe sin of Jeroboam I, who made Israel\nto sin. Read what is recorded in Proverbs that they should have known: \u201cHe\nthat diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it\nshall come unto him<\/strong>\u201d (Proverbs 11:27).\nBecause they sought mischief, they got it. (Mischief<\/em>\nmeans: \u201cbad; wicked; evil; of inferior quality.\u201d) Remember the turning point in\nthe nation Israel,\nthe point from which they did not return: when they refused to hear the Word of\nthe Lord from the prophets of God. At any point, the kings of Israel\ncould have remembered God\u2019s laws and commandments, kept them, and encouraged\nthe people to keep them. They lived the way they wanted instead of the way God\ntaught them. Because of this, they\nwere conquered, losing their kingdom. \u201cBe not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that\nshall he also reap<\/strong>\u201d\n(Galatians 6:7). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since we are to learn from history, we must notice the progression of sin\nin the nation Israel.\nOne of the best examples of this progression is in Psalm 1. First, one walks\nwith sinners, then stops and talks with them, and finally sits with them.\nDesiring sin and walking with sinners begins with lust. Lust<\/em> means \u201ca strong desire; a longing; to satisfy carnal\nappetites.\u201d Read what James 1:14\u201315 says, \u201c14. But every man is tempted,\nwhen he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. 15. Then when lust hath\nconceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth\ndeath.<\/strong>\u201d This is a great reminder to seek the things of God, not the things\nof this world. When we know what is right, we should do it. \u201cTherefore to\nhim that knoweth to do good, and doeth it<\/em> not, to him it is sin<\/strong>\u201d (James\n4:17). If one is not sure, seek God.\nRemember Amos\u2019 plea, \u201cSeek the LORD, and ye shall live \u2026<\/strong>\u201d (Amos 5:6). We\nshould never sin away our lives \u2014 as Israel\ndid. For, \u201c\u2026 There is a sin unto death \u2026<\/strong>\u201d (1 John 5:16).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Notice that in the New Testament, Paul preached to people in the same condition. He warned that the wrath of God would fall upon those who knew the truth, but did not live it out in their lives: \u201c18. For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; 19. Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it<\/em> unto them. 21. Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him<\/em> not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. 22. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, 23. And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things. 24. Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: 25. Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen<\/strong>\u201d (Romans 1:18\u201319, 21\u201325). Search your heart to see if you are guilty of knowing the way of righteousness, yet not living in the truth of it. This is an important question for each Christian to consider!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you live out the truth of God\u2019s Word in your life?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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