Even the JW's are calling themselves Christian now to muddy the waters. When we hear someone say "I am a Christian" we need to ask what they mean by that and what church they attend.
Catholics, Seventh Day Adventists, Mormons and others all call themselves "Christian" now, and their lives appear wholesome, making people believe they are actually Christian when in fact they have never been born again.
BE sure to ask anyone new that you meet, "what do you mean by Christian" and "which church do you attend."
Flattery and confusion were the first tactics used by Satan in the Garden of Eden.
Proverbs 29:5 "A man who flatters his neighbor Is spreading a net for his steps."
Genesis 3:5 ""For God knows that in the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."
The devil asked Eve a question to make her doubt what God had told her. Then he corrected her with lies, telling her God never said what He told them.
Satan comes as an angel of light, a friendly, kind and loving personage pretending to bring more happiness to his victims. In the process he appeals to the flesh and feelings rather than with reasoning according to God's Word.
The devil uses ungodly people to do this, they will attempt to cause doubt about the convictions we have in our heart based on God's Word, even subverting our resolve to obey God by demeaning us, maligning our character and turning others against us.. These are tactics used to cause feelings to emerge that produce confusion, weakening our walk while negating truth.
Satan's purpose is to negate God's Word while devaluing His children.
Genesis 3:1-6
"The Fall of Man
3 Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, “Indeed, has God said, ‘You shall not eat from [a]any tree of the garden’?” 2 The woman said to the serpent, “From the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat; 3 but from the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has said, ‘You shall not eat from it or touch it, or you will die.’” 4 The serpent said to the woman, “You surely will not die! 5 For God knows that in the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” 6 When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise, she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate."
Titus 1:10-14
"10 For there are many rebellious men, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,
11 who must be silenced because they are subverting whole families (every person in the family), teaching things they should not teach for the sake of sordid gain.
12 One of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”
13 This testimony is true. For this reason reprove them severely so that they may be sound in the faith,
14 not paying attention to Jewish myths and commandments of men who turn away from the truth"
No where here does it say to "just love them" or "bless them", it is clear that they are to be removed, they have ruined entire extended family members.
1 Timothy 4:1
"Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons,"
Matthew 23:27
"“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but within are full of dead people's bones and all uncleanness."
God never tells us to have fellowship with these people, rather we are to rebuke them sharply and then have nothing to do with them if they will not listen.
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