Deceivers!
"For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist." —2nd John 1:7
Do you have any idea just how many deceivers there are in the world? Far more than you or I could ever imagine. Few people would recognize Oprah Winfrey as a deceiver; but she certainly is. Oprah Winfrey is an unsaved modernist, who openly teaches people that Jesus Christ isn't the ONLY way to Heaven. In sharp contrast, John 14:6 declares that Jesus IS the ONLY way to Heaven, "Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." The world is infested today with unbelieving deceivers, such as the heretics behind The Da Vinci Code, The Gospel of Judas, and The Jesus Papers. Don't be conned.
Ironically, the chief priests and the Pharisees of Jesus' day actually called Jesus a "deceiver" ...
"Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate, Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again." —Matthew 27:62,63
Can you imagine? The Jewish religious leaders calling Jesus Christ, the Creator, a "deceiver." They were an evil bunch for sure. It's hard to imagine that the Jewish people actually looked up to these fakes and frauds for spiritual guidance--but they did! What the people received, instead of the truth, were the traditions of men--religion without truth (Mark 7:6-13). Things haven't changed at all in the past 2,000 years. People today still blindly follow countless hordes of religious leaders who know not God--such leaders as: the Pope, Benny Hinn, Herbert Armstrong, Ellen G. White, Charles T. Russell, Joseph Smith, Mary Baker Eddy, Confucius, Gandhi, Maitreya, Sun Myung Moon, Apollo C. Quiboloy, Ron Hubbard, Zoroaster, and countless more.
Here is a short list of FALSE religions according to the Bible:
Atheism
Black Muslim
Buddhism
Christian Science
Episcopalian Church
illuminati (Skull and Bones, Bohemian Grove, etc)
Jehovah Witnesses
Judaism
Witchcraft/Satanism
And there are thousands more...
Are you foolish like the chief priests and Pharisees, who accused Jesus of being a deceiver? Whom do you say Jesus is?--liar, lunatic, or Lord? There are many deceivers in the world; but, Jesus isn't one of them. Jesus Christ came to this world to save sinners; not condemn them (John 3:16-18). Yet many of those very sinners condemned Jesus. Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, the Creator, and a Wonderful Savior. Won't you receive Christ's gift of eternal life now, by believing upon Jesus alone to forgive your sins. Christ shed His precious blood to pay for our sins, and only through faith in that blood can anyone go to Heaven. It is the blood of Jesus that takes our sins away; not religion or good works.
Anyone who denies the fundamental doctrines of the Word of God, and teaches heresy, is a deceiver. All Muslims are deceivers. 1st John 2:22 plainly calls them "liars" and "antichrists" ...
"Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son."
Muslims outright deny the Sonship of Jesus Christ; therefore, Islam is of the Devil. Islam is a damnable organization, who denies Jesus Christ. Don't believe the lie, not for one second--that Muslims and Christians worship the SAME God. No, we don't! The Koran clearly states in, The Women 4.171, that God has NO Son. In sharp contrast, John 3:16 in the Word of God declares that God DOES have a Son, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." The Koran even goes as far as to claim that Jesus never died, nor was He crucified (The Women, 4.157). Clearly, Islam and Christianity are DIAMETRICALLY opposed. Yet, the Devil comes to us through MANY false prophets today, even President George W. Bush, who falsely claims that Christians and Muslims worship the SAME God. Allah is a pagan god, who has no son. Jesus Christ is Almighty God (John 10:33; Revelation 1:8), the second Person of the Godhead (John 1:1-3,10; Matthew 28:19-20), the Christ (Luke 2:11), and He is the Son of God (John 3:16)! 1st John 4:14 declares, "And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world." Over 1,000,000,000 Muslims deny Jesus Christ as Savior, and are headed straight for Hell.
The most popular recent deception is the New Age movement, which is not really "new." The same damnable heresies have been around since the beginning of mankind. It was Cain who foolishly thought there were multiple ways to please God; but, as Cain found out the hard way, it is only through the blood of Jesus Christ that salvation is found. Cain sincerely thought he could impress God by doing things his own way (instead of obeying what God had commanded him). New Age philosophy teaches that there are many ways to "the light." This light is none other than Satan himself (2nd Corinthians 11:13-14); but, New Agers don't realize it. Many religions today, by means of ecumenicalism, are being drawn into a developing one-world order religion (the beast system). These deceived churches believe that there are many paths to god (the light), and all that matters is one's sincerity of heart. To the contrary, we read in Proverb 16:25, "There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death." Clearly, there is a right way, and a wrong way. In the case of salvation, there is ONLY one right way, and that is through Jesus Christ alone.
The Word of God specifically defines who God is--Jesus Christ! That is, the Godhead became incarnate and manifest Himself to mankind in the fleshly body of our Lord Jesus Christ (Colossians 2:9). There is NO feminine side of God. The Bible puts forth God the FATHER, and God the SON ... no mention is ever made of a "mother." Mary is NOT the mother of God, but only of the man Christ Jesus. God has no mother. Christ was conceived of the Holy Spirit, not by a human father. Christ's deity was the work of the Holy Spirit, not Mary. God blessed Mary, in allowing her to provide Christ's physical body; but the Holy Spirit gave Jesus His deity and power. This Biblical doctrine is important to grasp, because the New Age movement, Wicca witchcraft, and feminist theology all teach the heresy that God has a feminine side.
Here are MANY more deceivers that you need to be aware of.
There is no way that one web article could possible expose all of the deceptions and deceivers in the world today. By the grace of God, I have tried to expose many of them through this website. It is my desire and prayer that God will continue to bless this humble sinner, as I try to help others find the truth of God's Word. The world is being deceived--we, as true born again Christians, must not remain idle in these last days. Won't you join me, in contending for the faith and leading lost sinners to Jesus Christ?
"For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist." —2nd John 1:7