You Can Still Be Deceived Even if all the Words are True
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- What is the true nature of deception? Where does it come from and how can we live in truth? Can we be deceived even if the words being spoken are true if the emphasis is wrong or significant truth is left out?
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Sadly, it's so much easier to deceive a person than it is to let them know they've been deceived.
Very well said.
Mark Twain said it first
You are being deceived.
Sad tragic truth.
Your deceived.
This was so good sister! I could nit have said it better. Great job and well-explained!
Thanks, Allen!
@@alisachilders What lots of people (even pastors) don't (yet) understand.
God created us according to His own image and likeness. Godly.
Mankind/the first Adam fell. The image of God in man got lost. That's why there is all this predicament on earth (selfishness, greed, lust, wars, sicknesses, death, etc).
We are all born into that mess.
For the fall of man a perfect atoning sacrifice had to be made.... that is what God did in Christ.
With His own once and for all perefect sacrifice, He paid the debt for the fall of man for us, so we can be indwelled by His Spirit again and finally receive the divine life of the ages back, the first Adam let got of in the fall of man. An amazing act of grace and love by our creator.
That is what you see happening in Christ's first disciples. They too healed all and walked in unselfish love.
And yes.... that is still avaible today. The holy blood is in place, the Holy Spirit is here to give us understanding, power and transform us back to origin.
Not to be debated about, but to be embraced and be-come.
So: The Kingdom of God already came. Through Christ, in Spiritform, in those that understand.
Hence the divine healing miracles we experience.
God manifested in Christ to give us back the divine life mankind lost in the fall of Adam.
Christ, the exact image of the invisible God.
The image we were created after in Gen 1.
The image we lost in the fall of man.
The image that can be freely restored by Christ's blood and Holy Spirit working IN us.
What a plan. What a solution. What a love. What a God. Jesus is amazing.
It is the ultimate conclusion of the word and plan of God. God came full circle.
He Himself stooped down from glory to restore us back to original created value: Christlikeness. Walking in divine healing power and unselfish love.
Jesus, born of the Spirit of God, filled with the spirit of God. The "Son" of God, the incarnated word, God in the flesh.
For three years He healed all, raised the dead, casted out demons, controlled nature, spoke pure divine truth.
He said:
"Follow Me. If you see Me, you see the Father. The Father and I are one. The glory I have IN My Father, I give to you. It pleases the Father to give you His Kingdom/Holy Spirit/divine nature. I will send Holy Spirit, the same as Me, He will be IN you, guide you into truth and give you explosive power. The same miracles i do, you will do too, because you will understand that the Father is IN Me and I am IN you. Freely I give you My Kingdom/Holy Spirit/divine nature, heal the sick, raise the dead, cast out demons, freely I give, freely share" Etc, etc, etc.
I have experienced thousands of beautifull healing miracles through the power of Holy Spirit IN me already. Broken bones, cancers, covid, all kinds of infirmities healed in seconds. Demons manifesting and casted out by a simple "get out, in Jesus name".
Jesus. De name above all names. In Him all power and wisdom is sourced and.... He calls us one with Him. God in man and man in God again. C'mon Jesus!!
So.... again: God stooped down IN Christ to restore us back to Gen 1:27 were He said: "Let us make man according to our image and likeness and let them have authority.....": walk as Christ.
Christ, the exact image of the invisible God. The image we were created after and being restored to by His atoning blood for the fall of man and indwelling Holy Spirit.
You are free to receive this original divine life of the ages by Holy Spirit of Christ/God. Ask Him to guide you into truth. Read the Gospel of John and fall in love with your creator.
You are not made for the fall of man and its effects, but for the image/glory of God and to walk like Christ. Holy Spirit is the guide and transforming power that will get you there. Amazing grace.
A big leap in faith can be made when we start realizing we are already IN Christ, IN the last Adam.
Free from the fall! Loved! Growing into awareness of our new (yet old) godly identity. Changing by Holy Spirit. The most fullfilled life ever.
Paul healed all on Malta. He understood and wrote:
"As in the first Adam ALL died (lost the divine nature), so also ALL were made alive IN Christ to walk in Zoë (= divine life) again".
"IN Christ (the last Adam) we are co-cruisified (dead to the fall and its effects), co-raised (justified/made righteousness, holy, blameless, above reproach), co-seated (one with Him)"
"The fullness of deity dwells in Christ and YOU HAVE BEEN MADE COMPLETE IN HIM, who is the head of every principality and power".
So.... thank you Jesus! Thank you for redeeming me from the fall of man. Thank you for your Holy Spirit that makes this new (yet old) divine life come alive in me. You are amazing!
In the shadow of Peter the sick healed... He understood too and wrote:
"By Gods power (Holy Spirit) and knowing Christ, we have become partakers of the divine nature and have escaped the fall of man".
The divine life of the ages has been returned to us by Jesus once and for all perfect atoning sacrifice for the debt of the fall of man and His indwelling Holy Spirit in us. Jesus/God is amazing!!!
Ask Him to give you revelation and change you to the way it was before the fall of man: Christlikeness.
He will do so. For it is written: "the Spirit brings forth after His own kind".
"I have come to give you Zoë (divine life) in abundance...."
@@alisachilders hope you read my comment. Oh also read Isaih 5 vs 20.
@@alisachilders ü4ä
Amen. Deception using Scripture always leaves out context thus contradicting other Scripture. That’s why it is so important that we read and know the Word fully. ❤️
Amen
This here!!! We can and should be like the noble Bereans to check to see if what is being said is true! Context reveals what is really being said!
Effective lies always have a bit of truth to them.
It's like my pastor always says, that if something in the Bible offends you, it's not the Bible that's wrong!
Maybe it is wrong, though, and objectively at that. I mean, if we accept moral intuition as indicating an objective moral reality, it could actually be that the Bible is objectively wrong on some of its moral judgments or legal judicature. Remember: there is not a proposition that communicates testable and demonstrable truth that must wait upon the alleged authority or knowledge of any other cognitive agent, and since god is presumably a cognitive agent, they are included in the category.
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Genocide offends me
@@patdainel9037 boo hoo hoo.
@@WasLostButNowAmFound I’m such a cry baby to care about the death of innocents. You must be a Calvinist
It's like the hansel and gretal story, the house looks yummy and sweet and inviting on the outside, but wicked and evil on the inside.
Good way of putting it amen 🙏
Good analogy; those fairy tales were actually often morality lessons.
YES‼️ Thx for this, bc I've been pondering how to address this very issue with friends & family who think I'm too uptight & too picky over semantics, when in fact words matter, ideas matter, and the best lies always contain elements of truth.
Discernment is not discerning what is right and wrong its knowing the difference between right and almost right Charles Spurgeon
@@Seraphina_Elihu Indeed another way of looking at it is somebody once told me this that rat poison is 90% natural and it has to be because rats wouldn’t eat it otherwise its the 10% that kills them which is poison very much the same when people preach a false gospel truth mixed with lies is always easy to swallow for those who have no discernment
I remember growing up hearing that the devil was not at the bars, he was in front of the church waiting to deceive people 🤦🏼♀️ Little do people know that the Bible tells us he is inside the church and not only in inside but at the pulpit 😮 Thank you Alisa very well said. Love all of your videos and interviews. God bless you and your ministry, you are helping so many come out of deception ( including me) 🥰
The problem with deception is that people don’t know that they are deceived!! 🤔😢
"One who deceives will always find those who allow themselves to be deceived."
Niccolo Machiavelli
That's why we really need to know our Bible. 😔
@@generalgrievousxxx great quote 👍🏼
The best safeguard against error is to know truth well!!
@@lionoffireministries Yes! Exactly!
Such an important message! The false teachers are everywhere! I was deceived by some of them until the Lord opened my eyes. They're so cunning and crafty and say all the right things. I wish more Christians with a platform would warn people about them. Thanks, Alisa. God bless you and your ministry.
Discernment is so important! Unless we can discern with the Spirit, we can so easily be deceived.
“Plausible words of men....”
Iion of fire...like Paula White and Kenneth Copeland....
@@lbamusic good point, both will tell you that they discern with the spirit. But what is it?
@@aadschram5877 ..in their case it's clear their spirit is false because it caused them to prophesy falsely...
I want to let you know how blessed I have been by your teaching. You have helped me understand Scripture and our culture better. You have also helped me be able to explain spiritual concepts to my kids in a simple way, and how it is relevant to their lives. I appreciate your heart for God's Word.
False teachers have led more people to hell than every athiest combined. "Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them." Eph. 5.11
Hi William. Sounds like you know what you’re saying. 16 other people agree. I’m interested in getting some clarity: how many people have been led to hell by false teachers, how many false teachers are in that group, how do you know that all these people are in hell, what is the exact number of ‘atheists combined’ and again how you know how many people they have led to hell?
Maybe I’m too skeptical, but It sounds like you are making things up, making statements as though they are some kind of fact (or fact-like fact) and you seem to have gotten a following of people who believe you.
I’m interested in getting this question answered: if what you say can’t be backed up, are YOU a false teacher?
How many other religious things do you say that are unsubstantiated that give you the appearance of authority or insight? And how often do you sway the thinking of others with these unsubstantiated thoughts?
It seems like Christians don’t ask very good questions, and they just like to follow whatever sounds right to them. “False” teachers don’t exist when there is no way to falsify a belief system.
@@-mattwood I think you’re being too skeptical. Conflating an opinion with false teaching is quite the stretch, especially when I’m not claiming my thought as “coming from God.” Pump the brakes, brother. Sola Scriptura!
@@WilliamtheWorst Your opinions are an outgrowth of what you’ve learned or have been told. What you share from that point on carries the seeds of that lineage into the minds of others. An opinion isn’t just a sterile thought that doesn’t carry any meaning at all and you are still responsible for what you say that others then absorb. What I am saying is that Christians seem to have a difficult time building their houses on the bedrock of truth because none exists under the sands of unfalsifiability - this is why there are so many factions within Christianity that try to ‘out-truth’ each other... but all they are are claims and interpretations. Whatever god created a system that relies solely on belief probably doesn’t care too much about rampant error.
@@-mattwood My opinion, while correct, doesn't matter. Neither does yours. Trolling Alisa's page won't change anyone's mind either. (Ephesians 4:23) “Who is this that questions my wisdom with such ignorant words? Brace yourself like a man, because I have some questions for you, and you must answer them.” Jehovah, in Job 38:2-3. I truly pray you find Christ one day, but I also respect your right to remain unfound.
@@WilliamtheWorst Your opinion is based on a series of irrational presumptions that fundamentally comprise the bulk of Christian theology - if that opinion is expressed on a public forum it’s not all that unusual to be read and responded to - it can be liked or it can be questioned - are ‘likes’ or affirmations considered trolling, no, why, because they make you feel justified? Is questioning your comment trolling, you seem to think so, why, because I’m not agreeing with you?
I’m not being disrespectful to you - I am addressing a ‘bubble’ on a public forum. Bubbles of misperception and ‘false teaching’ exist and are perpetuated because people say nothing. False teachers (according to you and Alisa) exist thus this exchange is on point with what Alisa is discussing here - she is examining false teachers in a similar way that I’ve examined and engaged you... at least I am specific and personal with my questioning... Alisa just seems to monologue on and triangulate on her disagreements with others.
Your opinions have an effect and matter. The opinions of others HAVE effected your thinking over time and changed your mind over time. My opinions matter and already have had an effect on you by virtue of me expressing them.
I see the wielding of scripture is high in your justification conditioning - while poetic and beautiful sounding, it does nothing to validate your comment that your opinion was correct - instead it validates the fact that you’re not concerned with the accuracy of the statements you voice, and so you say things that are flawed and even false. Others agree with you as if what you said was true. It wasn’t - but others have been taught not to know the difference - who taught them that? And, to the point, we circle back to “who are the false teachers in a belief system that is unfalsifiable?” There are none AND they all are.
So good! "Live your truth" is one of the biggest forms of deception today. People desire the lie because it sounds so good. Test every spirit!
What's ironic is that New Agers also say "test the spirits" but of course I never figured out what we were to be testing them against lol I remember asking my spirit guides if Jesus is Lord three times and on the third time, they couldn't lie anymore and vanished.. that occurred a few times and soon after, I was born again
This is definitely one of the most important messages to be taught today!
The best weapon against the lies and deception is to know and read your bible. Then if you hear words spoken that don't line up with scripture, you'll not be decieved. Our enemy is very crafty but, we have the words of God to fight for us. Thank you for your words of truth Alisa.
I have read the Bible and what many people think a sin I think to not be a sin. Any tips of what I can do?
The enemy is the master of deception.. Only the Holy Spirit and the Word of God ( The bible.) Will keep us safe.
the Bible is Satan's greatest deception, it is Satan's book.
@@areuaware6842 Not according to Jesus Christ, and He should know, since He is the living Word who inspired the written word.
@@jamestrotter3162 , Jesus is my brother and has been with me since I was conceived here and yes He is alive.
@@areuaware6842 He is very much alive and seated on His throne in heaven. He is Almighty God, so the only way you or anyone else can claim that He's your brother is if first you have surrendered to Him as your LORD and your God, and be born of His Spirit. That applies to every true Christian and to no one else. And if you were truly a Christian you would know that the Bible is the God breathed written word of Jesus Christ from Genesis to Revelation.
@@jamestrotter3162 , You are under Satan's evil spell. There is no use in me trying to explain anything to you.
It's not your fault.
Really good and very timely. I am so thankful that the moment I became a Christian, God implanted on my heart that the Bible is 100% the true, Word of God and I've never doubted it
Similar to “confirmation bias” wherein ppl go to news sources that they know they will hear what they want to hear. Thus staying in an information “bubble” and “echo chamber.”
This was a great podcast. It's so important in this time of deception and demonic influence to go to God's Word to discern the truth, rather than putting our trust in false teachers.
So well done... Right on Sister !
I Love the critical & difficult Truth that comes before John 8:32 that you mention twice in your teaching --
John 8:31-32= "31 To the Jews who had believed Him, Jesus said, "If you hold to my teaching, you are Really my disciples. 32 THEN you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free."
Thank you for your strong encouraging to "Hold to His teachings" -- and be shown to be Really the LORD Jesus / Y'shua-Messiah's disciples --and not followers of any false teachers, false prophets, wolves in sheep's clothing and/or demons and AntiChrists.
I pray you'll continue in the sound doctrine God is blessing you with, to His Glory--
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Your videos have helped me so much during the sometimes lonely and painful process of allowing the Holy Spirit help me discern what is biblical and what is not.
This was a very good and well needed video! Thank you for sharing (:
We are grateful for the wisdom you have been given and share! 🙏🏻
That definition of Discernment 🔥🔥🙌🏾
Excellent message! So much deception in the church and in the world....thankful God is sovereign and He can and does bring lost sheep back to the narrow path. Praying for all who genuinely love God (and those who don’t) and are deceived.
Thank you for your ministry!
On point! Thank you Alysa for this timely message.
Thank you for your service
So well said ... and so in line with Allan Parr’s video the other day. We need (I need!) to focus on and receive and develop critical thinking and biblical discernment and be consistently sharp in testing the spirit. Heretic hunting is a sport with little gain - even as it gains an audience. For me to count it all joy and count it all gain, it must be moment by moment and truly personal. It must be in my knowing and trusting and praying for God’s Will - that I trust Him Alone and He Alone teaches me. Thank you for your insights and Scripture references. This is where I need to be.
Isn’t it amazing. If you truly want to know the truth you can always find it somewhere in the Scriptures. Thanks for sharing Alisa, love your show
Such a condensed study. Thanks for navigating, reason.
Know the Truth and the Truth will set you freeeeee!!!
Such an important reminder. Thank you! What's interesting to me as well, is that in Genesis 2, God tells Adam directly not to eat of the tree. Did He also tell Eve? In Genesis 3, the serpent approaches Eve and she says they are not supposed to eat OR touch it. Did Adam miscommunicate? Did Eve add it? It just made me think about how we sometimes add to what God has said. Sometimes deliberately and sometimes not!
Awesome, love this. Continue to remain strong in our Lord Jesus Christ
Great word of caution and encouragement! Thank you very much!
Great job, Alisa. You explained this content very well. God bless!
Fascinating. Thank you!
Thank you so much. This is really good Alisa
Amen ABBA sanctify us in YOUR TRUTH!
Thank you. More content like this, please. Especially on the accuracy of words, but the intent of deception. This seems to be the strategy of the current events we see unfold in churches.
Thank you. This was excellent.
This was very good, well spoken! I pray more people will get this!
God bless and keep you Alisa.
Good teaching. You hit the nail on the head.
A very good explanation of this very important topic. Much appreciated!
Holy Spirit inspired teaching straight from God's Truth; thank You, Lord, for using Alisa to teach and encourage.
This was Holy Spirit inspired - a teaching VERY much needed right now. Thank you! I will be sharing this.
Wow...what an ear and eye opening talk on deception...thank you!! This will certainly help me in my every day walk to freedom in Him! Heaps of gratitude!
EXCELLNT teaching Alisa. So needed in these times in which we find ourselves struggling to correctly discern the truth of God from the very subtle deception unfolding before us (and causing many believers to fall away).
I love your point about the devil quoting scripture. It struck me that the devil was learning and adapting his manipulation tactics as he interacted with Jesus. A good reminder to always base our discernment on scripture (as you said) and to study and be well versed in scripture so that we can detect the poison that Satan tries to slip in.
Thank you for this; such a good word in due season and this is definitely the season for deception but we must continue in the truth!
Excellent! Thank you!!
Thank you for this!
Loved this!!
You can't help to think about how this relates to our current state in this nation. People are so quick to attack you and reject all that is in front of them. Who there are , what they are, why they exist. Simply , if the arrow is pointing inward , something is wrong.
praise the Lord and God bless you
This was very helpful. Thank you for your clarification. Greetings from Germany.
Thank you for spreading truth!!
God bless ✝️🙏
Lord, let us all stay reading and studying Your Word each day. So that we rightly divide Your Word of Truth!
When being deceived you have no idea your deceived. You think you know. I just challenged myself to read (everyday) the bible. I'm hoping the oil in my lamp will be full in my time of need. Thank you for this message, it's so needed ❤.
If anyone thinks we’re in the end of days because things are so bad right now, understand the real deception and tribulation will come by who/whatever ‘saves’ the world from what’s going on.
Democrats & other leftists desire to eliminate religion so that the populace has no hope ... except to cry out to their lord & savior, Big Government. #KnowYourEnemy
The hoofs are very loud in the background as they are galloping closer to our time, with the apostasy taking place then the soon antichrist spirit ruling, we shall be looking up for the Blessed hope is coming, O ' what a time to be alive!
@@IndianaJoe0321 You seem like the type who enjoys jumping through hoops to avoid parts of the bible which don't support your opinion, while generously interpreting passages which may be considered in support. Perhaps has more to do with proving an opinion previously formed, rather than basing your moral compass on the bible itself.
You've put your deception on display for all to see, @@joeblue4116 . Your lack of understanding of basic History as well as a deficiency in biblical literacy are factors in the deception.
Truths: a Democrat canNOT be a Christian because God does not hate Israel. God does not condone homosexuality. God does not support continuous atheistic aggression toward Christians. God does not condone nationalized lying in the form of revisionist History. God does not support the continual breaking of established Immigration laws. God is not the author of gender confusion. God does not sanction legalized murder in the form of abortion. The list goes on & on ...
Great insights as usual. Very helpful sister.
Highly on point! The best kind of deception is one that clothes itself with a bit of truth, or sound truthful, or both. Shakespeare once wrote:
"We're oft to blame in this, tis too much proved, that with devotion's visage and pious action we do sugar o'er the Devil himself."
Exactly - shiny coating on the outside, no truth on the inside.
So, so good!
This was an awesome explanation and, girl, your hair is fabulous!
Timely truth! Thx Alisa.
Very true, I have noticed that the devil has tried and is trying to continue to break apart the original family design.🥲
Thank you Alisa. We're in times of great deception from so many places.
We can’t abide in Jesus’s teaching if we do not know it fam,also watchfullness🙌🏾
Spot on. Thank you for sharing this important podcast. It's nice to see someone speaking His word honestly and uprightly in this crooked generation. Sadly, I have seen so many fall away, especially in recent years. We are certainly seeing a lot of 2 Timothy coming to pass in so many churches today. It's disheartening, yet praise God our hope rests in Him. May we stand firm on His truth!
Excellent video!!
Amen seek teachers who tell you what you need to hear. Spiritual conviction a little uncomfortable truth but not condemning. Always pray for God’s help through developing a personal relationship with Him.🙏
John 14:26 ”But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you”
Proverbs 3:5-6 “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths”
Great video Alisa. The thing bout being deceived is you don’t know you’re being deceived! Keep shining the light of God’s word!
So good so good !
Fantastic word here , deception seems to be off an all time high of late , I truly hear the spirit of God tells us to NOT be deviced during these times especially there is much turmoil at work
In order to discern you first need to know the truth.
I think a lot of people are being deceived because they don't spend time in the Word getting to know truth.
I am surprised at how quickly I can get pulled into confusion when I neglect to spend time in Scripture, and how quickly discernment returns when I make it a priority.
Loved listening to you.
Oh and why we are taught to keep our roots deep in Him. ♡
V Gd reminder. Thanks
Often what others prescribe as good and honest medicine for the soul, for what will alleviate our aches and pains in faith, is not spiritually sound medicine. It comes from deceptive believers who have no accreditation or license to dispense biblically sound treatment. I love this video, especially the scripture you chose. I’m a new subscriber and I’m really enjoying your book, it’s so personal but has a rock solid foundation. Keep up the good work!
Why it's so important that you read the entire Bible and test each scripture against the rest of the book. Scripture never contradicts. Taking scripture out of context is like putting the piece of a puzzle in the wrong place. When you don't have any other pieces around it, it's easy to have it wrong. The more of the puzzle you have put together, the more obvious it is that the piece doesn't fit and the easier it is to find the right place.
The men's group in my church was just discussing some of this today. If we want to know Jesus Christ we need to go through the 2000 cross references to him in the scriptures. Then we were discussing different ways we can witness of him to others.
Alisa, thank you for this reminder on deception.
This oh woman deserves a billion subscribers for this.
Wow awsome my sister.Really powerful🙂
Great message!! Thank you for always being so on point. I'm praying for you. I can only imagine the amount of hate that must come your way as you expose lies and stack them up against the inspired Word of God. Be strong and courageous. Know that our Father sees everything you go through and He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him and obey Him. Blessed are the feet of those who bring good news! I thank Jesus for you and this channel.
Wow Great video 👏
My mother told us when we were young, "Nobody will ever know the scriptures as well as the devil."
It is the greatest tool in his toolbox. Twisted and misconstrued to match his perspective.
"Independent truth seeker" is a title used by many. "Speak your truth" is a popular phrase today. Both amount to solipsism, literally "The self alone". Being independent from wisdom = Woke.
Very true. Excellent insight. They often use the right words. Martyn Lloyd Jones said, "Listen to what they don't speak."
It's easy to find a grain of what's true in a lie, but you'll NEVER find a lie in the truth.
good reminder and thank you for mentioning the whole counsel of God as our guidance. Jeremiah and Ezekiel are good passages on this false truth issue as well. And reminds me of why our biblically-influenced legal system requested that witnesses give the whole truth and nothing but.
Good stuff!
Well said!
Trust in The Word as Truth and run everything through Gods Word as your filter. And pray pray pray that you not fall into temptation but remain under the covering of Christ’s wing.
Acts 4:12
And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”
Alicia good topic. I was going to write about Deception in The Church meaning Christians - I had passion to go tell it to the Christian to encourage them to pray about what they think they know to be true. Will I won’t go on and on but it hurts to see this deception in the lives of our sisters and brothers.
So good
If you have the Holy Spirit your innerman will not be deceived but if you don't understand in the mind your outerman can be decieved if you don't know how to understand what you believe you will be destroyed for lack of knowledge. Be transformed by the renewing of the mind, through knowledge by the Word of God.