Deceiving Ourselves

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Deceiving Ourselves

• 1 Peter 58-9
• 1 Corinthians 1012

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Self-deception

• No man was ever so much deceived by another as
  by himself. (Greville)
• To be deceived by our enemies or betrayed by our
  friends in insupportable yet by ourselves we are
  often content to be so treated.
  (Francois, Duc De La Rochefoucauld)

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Self-deception

• Very difficult to overcome, but it can be done
• Demands honesty a complete investigation of our
  heart life, 2 Cor. 135 (1 Cor. 1012)
• We deceive ourselves by

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Thinking too highly of our own wisdom, 1 Cor.
318-19

• Problem of pride, Prov. 35-7 2612 Isa. 521
  (Rom. 123, 16)
• Pride is a deceiver, Obadiah 3
• Trusting that we know better than God, Jer.
  379-10
• Professing wisdom shows ignorance, Rom. 121-23
• One must become foolish, 1 Co. 318
• Jer. 1023 179 Prov. 1625

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Being only hearers not doers of Gods word,
Jas. 122-25

• Only those who do Gods word will be saved, Matt.
  721-27
• Hear obey, Lk. 812 Heb. 59
• Not saved by
• Faith only, Jas. 224
• Direct operation of Spirit, Acts 1047-48
• Moral life only, Acts 1114
• Unfaithful life, Rom. 121-2 Lk. 646

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Being only hearers not doers of Gods word,
Jas. 122-25

• If we view obedience as a burden, we are
  deceiving ourselves, 1 Jn. 53 25
• Is it a burden for you to worship God? Malachi
  112-14
• Is it a burden for you to put God first?
  Nehemiah 1315-17

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Saying we have no sin, 1 Jno. 18
(Rom. 323)

• By saying sin is not really sin
• Redefine sin disease, different lifestyle, mans
  opinion, etc.
• When we live as if ignorance is bliss Luke
  1248
• When we think we can sin get away with it, Gal.
  67-8 Deut. 2919-20

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Thinking we are stronger than we really are, Gal.
63

• Must keep humble heart about the power of sins
  temptations, Col. 312 Rom. 1216
• Lest we underestimate power of sin overestimate
  our ability to resist temptation
• When we become overconfident we are ready to
  fall, 1 Cor. 1012

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Not controlling our tongues, James 126

• Worshippers of God do deceive themselves this
  way, Jas. 116
• A widespread problem, Jas. 32-8
• False teaching, Jas. 31
• Bitterness malice, Jas. 310 (Eph. 431)
• Profanity, Ephesians 429
• Gossip, Proverbs 2019
• Backbiting, Proverbs 1628
• These things must not happen! Jas. 310

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Deceiving Ourselves

• We are all targets of Satan, who is the great
  deceiver (Rev. 129)
• We must be strong in the strength of the Lord,
  and not deceive ourselves! Eph. 610