~~The Remedy For Fear/ Go to the Father in Jesus Name~

-----The Danger of Deception ~~

--"If these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in
the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ" [2 Peter 1:8]--

~~Even mature believers can be sidetracked if they're not careful. That's why Peter gave this warning:

'Our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given to him, has written to you, as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which untaught and unstable people twist to their own destruction, as they do also to the rest of the Scriptures. You therefore beloved wince you know this beforehand beware lest you also fail from your own steadfastness, being led away with the error of the wicked" (2 Peter 3:15-17).

One of the greatest threats to spiritual growth is sidetracking through deception. When a believer fails to discern trust from error, he spends much time chasing falsehoods and structuring his life on untrue premises. Because what one member is involved in affects the whole body of Christ, others may be deceived or at least caught up in trying to free the one from the error.

How can you be sure that what you're hearing is okay? Always test it according to God's Word and the counsel of a strong, godly teacher whom you trust. As Paul said so powerfully in his letter to the Galatians: But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, let him be accursed!" (Galatians 1:8).

~~Also in the Lord's Prayer, we pray and read, "Father, Not my will by thy will be done." ~~
--"Your Will Be Done" // CityAlight (acoustic) <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nLXXephYRI>
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