Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders. 2 Thessalonians 2:9
There are
areas of Christian thought—and because of thought then also of life, where
likenesses and differences are so difficult to distinguish that we are often
hard put to escape complete deception!
Throughout
the whole world error and truth travel the same highways, work in the same
fields and factories, attend the same churches, fly in the same planes and shop
in the same stores.
So
skilled is error at imitating truth that the two are constantly being mistaken
for each other. It takes a sharp eye these days to know which brother is Cain
and which is Abel!
We must
never take for granted anything that touches our soul’s welfare. Isaac felt
Jacob’s arms and thought they were the arms of Esau. Even the disciples failed
to spot the traitor among them; the only one of them who knew who he was Judas
himself. That soft-spoken companion with whom we walk so comfortably and in
whose company we take such delight may be an angel of Satan, whereas that
rough, plain-spoken man whom we shun may be God’s very prophet sent to warn us
against danger and eternal loss.
It is
therefore critically important that the Christian take full advantage of every
provision God has made to save him from delusion. The most important of these
combine as a protective shield—faith, prayer, constant meditation on the
Scriptures, obedience, humility, much serious thought and the illumination of
the Holy Spirit.
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