So People Won’t Be Deceived….

Recently, with elections coming up, I’ve seen quite a few people promoting things that go against what the Bible says is wrong, and yet claim it’s biblical to do so. Why do believers share biblical truth with others? So people won’t be deceived. Here’s an example, using the abortion issue. Pro-choice or Pro-life? If life is precious once it’s conceived, how is it justifiable to argue that life isn’t life until it leaves the womb? How is it okay to stop life, because it’s inconvenient? Here’s a question and logical path to understanding my point. Where does a man come from? Answer, a little boy. If you eliminate a little boy, you eliminate the man. The only factor that’s relevant is time. It takes time for a boy to become a man, even though it’s the same blood, flesh, brain, name, etc... this is as far as I’m going to take this argument, because we all know a baby is human when it’s conceived, because we know this baby has parents; it takes a man and woman to produce and child. And we know that this baby is alive, because it’s growing. So when you stop a baby from continuing to develop inside of his/her mother’s womb, you are stopping a live human being from continuing to develop. Some call it killing, while others call it murder. If you say it’s just a fetus, you are exactly right. Fetus is the Latin word for baby. People will always try to justify or rationalize evil, because they hate the truth, and thus hate God. If God hates hands that shed innocent blood, then it’s common sense to reject God and all those that declare sinful behavior being wrong. Who wants to be told what to do, right? It’s only through deception, that evil can be called good, and good called evil. Anyway, back to my point. We, as believers must never get tired of doing what is right. People need to hear the truth. Our job is to continue to present the truth, but do it with gentleness and respect. That way, when we stand before God, we will not have any regrets, guilt, or shame because of our boldness and concern with others, not wanting them to be deceived.

2 I want them to be encouraged and knit together by strong ties of love. I want them to have complete confidence that they understand God’s mysterious plan, which is Christ Himself. 3 In Him lie hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.4 I am telling you this so no one will deceive you with well-crafted arguments. Colossians 2:2-4