*THE DECEIVED CHURCH*

(2 Corinthians 11:2-4) For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ. But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him

In the beginning, Eve was actually deceived not Adam.

*Adam was not deceived* but identified with his Wife, Eve in order to redeem her. This typified Jesus Christ when he came to redeem His Bride by the shedding of His own blood.

God sent men and prophets continued to forewarned the church to learn from the example of Adam and Eve, lest the church will be deceived.

One thing that is impossible is; the elect cannot be deceived.

(Mark 13:22) For false christ and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.

Today, many are deceived and also deceiving in the religious mainstream and in these last days of the end time message. It is not to a surprise though, it had been prophesied of in the Bible.

(2Thessalonians 2:11) and for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:  

As much as the Holy Spirit is working and sealing the bride of Christ, the Antichrist spirit has also emerged and pulling away non-predestinated seed for Satan. Do not be fooled and never be a victim neither.

A worship not centered on the Revelation of Jesus Christ but focus on man -made systems creeds, dogmas and adoration of man-made heretical views is never showing the way to heaven.

💧The deceived church is a church who has put their fears and trust in Man (men) and not the Word of God. 

(Proverbs 29:25) The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.

🌹The deceived church is a church so organized with a hierarchical system with a headship other than Christ Jesus.

(Colossians 1:18) And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence. God’s church is a mystical body.

🌾The deceived church is a church which binds itself with a false glory, boasting of the number of congregants , aesthetic beauty of their architecture and held strings of degrees of theology of their self-styled preachers that is not based on the Word of God.

🍃The deceived church is a church that lay emphasis on sensations and glossolalia (speaking in tongues) as being the evidence of having received the Holy Spirit.

(1Corinthians 12:30) Have all the gifts of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret?

🌻The deceived church disobeys the Word of God and have substituted it with commandments of men (Quotes of men) and not patterned to the true biblical teachings.

(Matthew 15:9) But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

🪶The deceived church is a church that has lost focus on heaven and salvation of the soul but rather centering her teachings on the prosperity and well-being on earth.

(Colossians 3:2)  Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.

🍂The deceived church is a church not abiding in the true biblical teachings of Jesus Christ but feeds on dead and man-made doctrines. They only boast of their personal achievement, pride and how they have been able to subject a number of branches. Don’t be fooled, Jesus Christ mentioned his church:

(Luke 12:32) My little flock Fear not, *little flock*; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

🦅The deceived church is drawing so many souls to hell. May the precious blood of Jesus Christ plead the cause of every seed of God found in that circle? (Matthew 23:15)

Stand up to be counted for Christ. Shalom

Bro Stephen Awittor, Ghana.