Believing lies can kill you.If a
friendly face offers you a poisoned cookie the reality of the poison will kill
you.Neither the sugar-coated cookie
ingredients nor the friendly face would be able to save you.This is true too of spiritual facts.If a nice looking person ora pretty church offers you poison, the poison
will kill you.In the realm of the
supernatural (God, heaven, hell) there is truth and there are lies which are
like poison and will kill you spiritually now and in the afterlife.What does God say? "Every word of God is
tried and purified; He is a shield to those who trust and take refuge in
Him."- Proverbs 30: 5
What are some of these lies that can kill you?
Heaven isn't real - LIE
Truth-Philippians
3:20-21 But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the
Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious
body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself.
Everyone goes to heaven - LIE
Truth--Matthew 7:21-"Not
everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but
only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
The virgin Mary is the queen of heaven- LIE
Truth-1Timothy 2:5-For
there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ
Jesus.--There is no queen of heaven.
Hell is not real - LIE
Truth-Matthew 10:28 And
do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him
who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
Only killers or real bad people go to hell - LIE
Truth--Matthew
7:21-"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of
heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
Saying 10 to a million hail Marys will cleanse you of sin - LIE
Truth-1 John 1:9-If we confess our sins, HE is faithful and
just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. God
cleanses us, not Mary.
We must confess to a priest - LIE
Truth-1 John 1:9-If we confess our sins, HE is faithful and
just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. God
cleanses us, not priests.
We should pray to the saints - LIE
Truth-Philippians 4:6-Do
not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition,
with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.Pray to God through Jesus Christ.
The pope or your priest are your father or spiritual fathers - LIE
Truth-Matthew 6:9-Pray,
then, in this way: 'Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Matthew 23:9-And call no man your father upon
the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.God is
our Father.
If you are nice enough or good enough you will go to heaven - LIE
Truth-Revelation 20:15 -
And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown
into the lake of fire.
You can get to heaven without Jesus Christ - LIE
Truth-John 3:36 Whoever
believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not
see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.
You can receive Jesus Christ as Savior as a baptizedinfant- LIE
Truth-Romans 10:9-That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the
Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the
dead, thou shalt be saved.Romans 10:10-For
with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession
is made unto salvation.Is the child old
enough to believe and confess with their mouth that Jesus is Lord and that God
raised Him from the dead?
Demons are not real - LIE
Truth-Matthew-
10:8-"Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive
out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.
There is a purgatory - LIE
Truth-Not in the Bible;
only earth,heaven and hell.
You must do good works to get into heaven- LIE
Truth-Ephesians 2:8-9-
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from
yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast.
It is okay to dabble in horoscopes or santeria, etc - LIE
Truth-Leviticus 19:31-Do
not turn to mediums or seek out spiritists, for you will be defiled by them. I
am the LORD your God.
There are many roads to heaven – LIE
Truth-John 14:6 -Jesus
said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the
Father except through me.
Other books can guide you to heaven - LIE
Truth-Revelations
22:19-And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this
prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the
holy city, and from the things which are written in this book. 2Timothy 3:16-All scripture is given by
inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for
correction, for instruction in righteousness:
All Bibles are the same - LIE
Truth-Galatians 1:8-9
-But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary
to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed. As we have said before, so
now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you
received, let him be accursed.
When God asks you to repent it is enough to say "I am sorry I
sinned" - LIE
Truth-John 5:14 Later
Jesus found him at the temple and said to him, "See, you are well again.
Stop sinning or something worse may happen to you."
All churches or religions are the same - LIE
TRUTH-1 Corinthians
8:5-6 -For although there may be so-called gods in heaven or on earth—as indeed
there are many “gods” and many “lords”— yet for us there is one God, the
Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus
Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist.
If someone calls themselves a Christian they are - LIE
Truth-Matthew 7:16-By
their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or
figs from thistles?
Churches & Religions that lie or are close enough are okay - LIE
Truth-John 8:44-You
belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father's
desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for
there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he
is a liar and the father of lies.
These are just a few of the
lies that can kill you.We are faced
with lies daily and we need to study the truth (Word of God/Bible) constantly
to keep from being poisoned. Hebrews 4:12-For the word of God is alive and
powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul
and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and
desires.