Do Not Be Deceived!

“Galatians 6: 7-8 - Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from

that nature will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life”.

We may have heard these words many times, but do we really consider the severity of mocking God - destruction?! After all…..what is in a

“word”? In todays society, the name of God is mocked even among self acclaimed “Christians” and so called “Christian” churches. But the devil

would lie to us with “words” as he did with Eve when he said to her “Did God really say…”.

So what is in a word? Why are words important? Example given….just recently during a Resurrection Sunday service and drama presentation in

a self proclaimed “Christian” church, the leader prayed to “Mother God”. In the same church and presentation, they portrayed Jesus as being a

“woman” crucified on the cross. “The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that nature will reap destruction”. So you may ask, “Why is

this an issue with Christians”? The simple answer is found in a “Word”. Without the knowledge of the truth, we believe a lie.

Many people have a misunderstanding of words because they have not studied language linguistics, so in a sense, they are ignorant of the truth

or at least untrained; at worst, they believe the lies of the devil. Those who have studied God’s Word in context with the cultural issues at the time

when the Old Testament and New Testament were written, can gain greater insight into the truth of Gods Word and therefore cannot be led astray

by “the devil, the world, and our flesh”. We must rely on the original accurate translations in order to espouse truth and refute lies.

So why is it impossible, and even evil, to not use the proper noun or pronoun for references to God and Jesus? Look at what our society has done

with the use of “nouns and pronouns”. Perversion sets in! It is extremely important to note the correct and truthful use of God’s name and His

Word, which will then help us in navigating these societal issues. This carries over to the world’s misunderstanding of the terms “man” and

“woman”, which have been well defined over thousands of years. Of course, you have to believe the truth of the Bible in order to accept this truth.

Unfortunately, many do not and they will “reap destruction”.

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