Hoodwinked Christians

 Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them; (Deuteronomy 11:16).

Many Christians are being hoodwinked into following after the spirit of the anti-Christ. I was once one of those Christians before Jesus Christ delivered me from the spirit of religion. In Greek, anti-Christ is defined as an opponent of the Messiah. An anti-Christ is also an ideology that is in contrast, requital, or substitution of the Word of God (2 John 1:7-11). Because satan is subtle, he will use many tactics to deceive Christians into thinking that they are following the Truth. Sometimes, he’ll use other believers to misguide us unknowingly. Below are some tricks of the enemy that he uses to mislead Christians.

• The Holy Spirit has given you a confirmation through the Word of God or instructions about a particular area in your life. After sharing the news with another believer, they mislead you by giving you contrary advice and backing it with Biblical scripture or telling you what the Holy Spirit told them about your matter. If you choose to heed to their instruction versus the Holy Spirit, then you are following the spirit of the anti-Christ. The enemy will use the Word of God against us to get us to disobey God (Genesis 3:1 and 1 Kings 13).
•  If you follow after a pastor or preacher who believes that the Bible is not without fallacy, you are following after the anti-Christ (2 Timothy 3:16 and Psalm 119:160).
•  If you follow after doctrine that uses the scripture to glorify man and not Jesus, you are following after the anti-Christ. E.g., a leader uses verses from the Bible to push their agenda by persuading people to do what they want. Ask yourself, “How will this action or outcome glorify Jesus?

These are just a few ways that the enemy hoodwinks Christians. However, he’ll use whatever tactic is appealing to each of us. So we must be diligent in spending time with Jesus so we do not fall prey to the enemy. Through prayer, reading, and studying the Word of God, comes discernment.

Ladies, let’s watch and pray that we do not enter temptation (Matthew 6:13 and Matthew 26:4). 

XOXO,

Jay