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2 Thessalonians 2:11
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2 Thessalonians 2:11
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11 So God will cause them to be greatly deceived, and they will believe these lies.
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2 Thessalonians 2:11
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2 Thessalonians 2:11
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Romans 1:28
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Romans 1:28
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28 Since they thought it foolish to acknowledge God, he abandoned them to their foolish thinking and let them do things that should never be done.
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Romans 1:28
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Romans 1:28
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28 Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over(A) to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done.
John 12:39-43
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John 12:39-43
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39 But the people couldn’t believe, for as Isaiah also said,
40 “The Lord has blinded their eyes
and hardened their hearts—
so that their eyes cannot see,
and their hearts cannot understand,
and they cannot turn to me
and have me heal them.”[a]
41 Isaiah was referring to Jesus when he said this, because he saw the future and spoke of the Messiah’s glory. 42 Many people did believe in him, however, including some of the Jewish leaders. But they wouldn’t admit it for fear that the Pharisees would expel them from the synagogue. 43 For they loved human praise more than the praise of God.
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John 12:39-43
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John 12:39-43
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39 For this reason they could not believe, because, as Isaiah says elsewhere:
40 “He has blinded their eyes
and hardened their hearts,
so they can neither see with their eyes,
nor understand with their hearts,
nor turn—and I would heal them.”[a](A)
41 Isaiah said this because he saw Jesus’ glory(B) and spoke about him.(C)
42 Yet at the same time many even among the leaders believed in him.(D) But because of the Pharisees(E) they would not openly acknowledge their faith for fear they would be put out of the synagogue;(F) 43 for they loved human praise(G) more than praise from God.(H)
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- John 12:40 Isaiah 6:10
1 Timothy 4:1
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1 Timothy 4:1
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Warnings against False Teachers
4 Now the Holy Spirit tells us clearly that in the last times some will turn away from the true faith; they will follow deceptive spirits and teachings that come from demons.
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1 Timothy 4:1
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1 Timothy 4:1
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4 The Spirit(A) clearly says that in later times(B) some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits(C) and things taught by demons.
Matthew 24:11
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Matthew 24:11
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11 And many false prophets will appear and will deceive many people.
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Matthew 24:11
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Matthew 24:11
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Ezekiel 21:29
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Ezekiel 21:29
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29 Your prophets have given false visions,
and your fortune-tellers have told lies.
The sword will fall on the necks of the wicked
for whom the day of final reckoning has come.
Ezekiel 21:29
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Ezekiel 21:29
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Psalm 81:11-12
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Psalm 81:11-12
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11 “But no, my people wouldn’t listen.
Israel did not want me around.
12 So I let them follow their own stubborn desires,
living according to their own ideas.
Psalm 81:11-12
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Psalm 81:11-12
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1 Thessalonians 2:3
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1 Thessalonians 2:3
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3 So you can see we were not preaching with any deceit or impure motives or trickery.
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1 Thessalonians 2:3
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1 Thessalonians 2:3
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3 For the appeal we make does not spring from error or impure motives,(A) nor are we trying to trick you.(B)
Romans 1:21-25
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Romans 1:21-25
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21 Yes, they knew God, but they wouldn’t worship him as God or even give him thanks. And they began to think up foolish ideas of what God was like. As a result, their minds became dark and confused. 22 Claiming to be wise, they instead became utter fools. 23 And instead of worshiping the glorious, ever-living God, they worshiped idols made to look like mere people and birds and animals and reptiles.
24 So God abandoned them to do whatever shameful things their hearts desired. As a result, they did vile and degrading things with each other’s bodies. 25 They traded the truth about God for a lie. So they worshiped and served the things God created instead of the Creator himself, who is worthy of eternal praise! Amen.
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Romans 1:21-25
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Romans 1:21-25
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21 For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened.(A) 22 Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools(B) 23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images(C) made to look like a mortal human being and birds and animals and reptiles.
24 Therefore God gave them over(D) in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another.(E) 25 They exchanged the truth about God for a lie,(F) and worshiped and served created things(G) rather than the Creator—who is forever praised.(H) Amen.(I)
Psalm 109:17
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Psalm 109:17
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17 He loved to curse others;
now you curse him.
He never blessed others;
now don’t you bless him.
Psalm 109:17
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Psalm 109:17
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17 He loved to pronounce a curse—
may it come back on him.(A)
He found no pleasure in blessing—
may it be far from him.
Matthew 24:5
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Matthew 24:5
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5 for many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah.’ They will deceive many.
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Matthew 24:5
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Matthew 24:5
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5 For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and will deceive many.(A)
Ezekiel 14:9
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Ezekiel 14:9
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9 “‘And if a prophet is deceived into giving a message, it is because I, the Lord, have deceived that prophet. I will lift my fist against such prophets and cut them off from the community of Israel.
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Ezekiel 14:9
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Ezekiel 14:9
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9 “‘And if the prophet(A) is enticed(B) to utter a prophecy, I the Lord have enticed that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand against him and destroy him from among my people Israel.(C)
Isaiah 66:4
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Isaiah 66:4
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4 I will send them great trouble—
all the things they feared.
For when I called, they did not answer.
When I spoke, they did not listen.
They deliberately sinned before my very eyes
and chose to do what they know I despise.”
Isaiah 66:4
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Isaiah 66:4
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