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deceit

CONSOLIDATION:
Believing helps you understand and be in touch with what God is doing.

God is inside us, don't believe otherwise, don't give up asking because He hears since He's right there inside you the whole time; ask boldly in faith, and yet humbly, asking for mercy.

Obey the word of God and be blessed.

Give a large portion of your wealth to the poor (see also LK 19:1-10), and don't wait. Be ready to meet the Lord. We all must repent or perish.

Have mercy on your neighbor. Having faith in God you can overcome your harmful desires through actions such as these.

Unbelief moves you into darkness; you don't see what's happening spiritually, and you can be deceived by others who are in the dark.

Some unbelievers deceive people away from the truth, from God Himself. They and their followers will be exposed and judged unfavorably, and what they did in private will be proclaimed to everyone.

As for open harmfulness, God will take away the life of anyone who is greedy for possessions and a life of leisure.

Woe to the hypocrite! (prideful one) You will be deceived by your unbelieving heart, as evidenced by what your life visibly produces.

Refusing to follow the way of the Lord brings judgement into eternal fire because it shows a prideful will to not believe God's Word about Jesus, and not put yourself at His command to love your neighbor.

Though men may not see your true motivation, the Lord sees it in everything you do, and knows if you obey from the heart or not.

Major Connections

+    Not being deceived, and believing and being in touch with God, obeying God.

+    Not being deceived, and believing God is inside us.

+    Not being deceived, and not giving up on asking God.

+    Not being deceived, and giving a large portion of your wealth to the poor.

+    Not being deceived, and being ready to meet the Lord.

-    Deception, and unbelief.

-    Being deceived, by unbelievers who are deceived.

-    Being deceived, and being away from God.

-    Being deceived, and not seeing what's happening spiritually.

-    Being deceived, and being greedy for possessions and a life of leisure.

-    Being deceived, and refusing to follow the way of the Lord.

-    Being deceived, and pride and unbelieving.

-    Pride and unbelieving, and being a hypocrite.

-    Deceiving men (but not God), and having your true motivation exposed and judged.

-    Deceiving and being deceived, and being judged into eternal fire.

CORE: Woe to the hypocrite! (prideful one) Rather have mercy on your neighbor. Having faith in God you can overcome your harmful desires through actions such as these. Otherwise you will be deceived by your unbelieving heart, as evidenced by what your life visibly produces. Refusal brings judgement into eternal fire because it shows a prideful will to not believe God's Word about Jesus, and not put yourself at His command to love your neighbor. Unbelief moves you into darkness; you don't see what's happening spiritually, and you can be deceived by others who are in the dark. Believing helps you understand and be in touch with what God is doing. Obey the word of God and be blessed. Though men may not see your true motivation, the Lord sees it in everything you do, and knows if you obey from the heart or not. Some unbelievers deceive people away from the truth, from God Himself. They and their followers will be exposed and judged unfavorably, and what they did in private will be proclaimed to everyone. As for open harmfulness, God will take away the life of anyone who is greedy for possessions and a life of leisure. Give a large portion of your wealth to the poor (see also LK 19:1-10), and don't wait. Be ready to meet the Lord. We all must repent or perish. God is inside us, don't believe otherwise, don't give up asking because He hears since He's right there inside you the whole time; ask boldly in faith, and yet humbly, asking for mercy.

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