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Fairy Tales and Falsehoods

Sunday, February 12, 2012
Led by Eric Gintert

  • 2 Corinthians 11:1-15  -  Don't let your minds be corrupted. The serpent beguiled Eve with flattery and lies (he corrupted her mind). He didn't come with something that outwardly looked bad or evil...
  • 1 Timothy 1:4  -  We are not to give heed to fables that don't edify us in godliness. 
  • 1 Timothy 4:6-7  -  Do not give heed to wives fables.
  • Titus 1:9-14  -  Guard your mind against fables.
  • Matthew 4:8-10  -  Satan tried to tempt Jesus by saying he could give Him every thing. As the prince of this world, Satan had the right to give Jesus everything... IF He bowed and worshiped Satan. Satan tempted Jesus to imagine that He could have everything of this world
  • Genesis 1:1,3,6,9,11,14,20,24,26  -  Imagination isn't bad in it's self... God imagined the creation of this world and found that every thing He made was good
  • Genesis 6:5  -  Imagination can be bad... the imaginations of the thoughts of their hearts were only evil continually and therefore, God destroyed the world with a flood.
Satan has always been after the children to destroy them... Egypt wanted to kill all the male children of the Israelites, Herod wanted to kill all the children in hopes of destroying our Christ, and today our country alone destroys almost 4,000 babies a day via abortions. If Satan can't kill them he comes with fairy tales and falsehoods that seem innocent but in the end cause so much harm to their souls... Santa Clause, Tooth Fairy, Easter Bunny, fairy godmothers, etc. We can classify sin and say that Santa and all these LIES are just for fun but in God's eyes sin is sin. It only takes one to send you to hell.

But, Jesus told stories (parables).... and they were for the edification of spiritual things.

  • Philippians 4:6-8   -  we are commanded to think on these things, not fables, fariy tales, etc.
  • Ephesians 5:14-21  -  think on psalms, hymns and spiritual songs
  • Romans 1:18-27  -  We've come to an age where we no longer worship the Creator, but the creature... animals, Easter bunnies, etc.
WE'VE REPLACED CHRIST!


 Also read:
Romans 12:2
1 Corithians 2:16
Ephesians 4:23
Philippians 2:5
2 Thessalonians 2:2
2 Corinthians 8:12

Prayer Requests:
Corinne & Baby G.  -  labor and delivery... nurses and doctors
Rick Santorum - stand firm with boldness
Larry S. sister & brother in law  -  both have Alzheimer's and in nursing home
Del M. former co-worker  -  soften his hardened heart and bring salvation
Family who miscarried their 9th baby

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