Javan Johnson

The Bible lets us know that the devil is the father of lies (See John 8:44). He has used deception many times to lead people astray. One well known example of this is found in Genesis Chapter 3 (Adam and Eve). Eve was deceived by the serpent. She ate of the fruit, and Adam followed along and ate of it too. Instead of obeying God, they allowed the serpent to influence them, and there were huge consequences for doing so. As Christians, it’s important that we know who we are in Jesus Christ, and that we don’t allow the enemy to deceive us into disobeying God.

“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.” - Hosea 4:6 (KJV)

Imagine this, you have a person that has never seen a pickup truck before (I’ll refer to this person as Person A), and has no idea what a pickup truck is. There’s another individual (Person B) who knows that Person A doesn’t know what a pickup truck is, and so Person B begins lying and showing pictures (of something that’s not a pickup truck, but passing it off as such) to Person A. If you were on the outside looking in, you would probably be thinking to yourself “What! That’s not a pickup truck. You may even decide to step in and say something at some point. When we have knowledge that something isn’t true, it makes it a lot easier for us to dismiss it and explain why it’s not true. That’s why it’s important for us as Christians to spend time in the Word so that we understand the Truth, and aren’t led astray by trends in society that don’t line up with the Word of God.  

“And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light.” - 2 Corinthians 11:14 (NKJV)