Beth Moore Bible Study

Deception is the glue that holds every stronghold together.

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Nothing is bigger or more powerful than God; therefore, anything other than Jesus Christ mastering the Christian’s life can keep its grip only through pretension and deception. Remember, Satan is the father of lies (John 8:44). No truth is in him.

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2 Corinthians 4:2 tells us how to respond to such things: “Rather, we have renounced secret and shameful ways; we do not use deception, nor dow e distort the Word of God.”

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This passage helps us identify four of Satan’s specialties that must be renounced and rejected by the believer in order for him/her to walk in victory:

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1. Secrecy

2. Shame

3. Deception

4. Distortion of Scripture

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The most effective way to veer from deception is to walk in truth.

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Third John 4 says: “I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.”

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Show me Your ways, O Lord, teach me Your paths; guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are God my Savior, and my hope is in You all day long. (Psalms 25:4-5)

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