“Beware their Influence” A look at some dangerous “women” that can creep into the Church Pt 2 Assistance from “Lying and Deceit: What Does the Bible Teach” from gospelgateway.com

Introduction This morning we began looking at a couple of women to look out for within the Church; Mis-leading and Mis-information This evening we will look at some of the consequences that may result from following their influences and how to avoid their traps

Lying and deceit (Mis-information/Mis-leading) harms other people Examples from the life of Jacob Gen 27:34-38, 28:2, 29-31 Lying and deceit often destroy people's reputations or alienate people, not just in families, but also on the job, at school, and in the church Lev 6:2-5; Deut 19:16-20; 1 Kings 21; Ps 109:1-5; Prov 25:18, 26:18-19; Mt 5:11, 26:59

Lying and deceit (Mis-information/Mis-leading) influences others to sin Gen 3:13; Deut 11:16; 1 Kings 13:8-18; Ezek 13:22; Amos 2:4; 2 Thess 2:9-10 Lying and deceit (Mis-information/Mis-leading) leads to others losing confidence and respect in you Ps 40:4, 101:7; Jer 9:4-6

Lying and deceit (Mis-information/Mis-leading) separates us from God and leads to our condemnation Ps 5:6, 55:23; Prov 12:22, 19:5, 19:9; Is 59:1-4; Rom 1:28-32 Overcome Mis-information/Misleading through the love of truth and hating lies Ps 1:1-2, 119:97-104, 119:128, 119:163; 1 Cor 13:6

Overcome Mis-information/Mis-leading by filling your heart with truth Ps 15:1-2, 51:6; Mt 12:34-35; Jn 8:32; Phil 4:8 Overcome Mis-information/Mis-leading by staying far from falsehood and people or influences known to deceive Ex 23:7; Ps 101:7; Prov 17:4, 30:8a; Amos 5:14; Rom 16:17-18; 1 Cor 15:33; 2 Jn 1:10-11

Conclusion Psalm 24:3-5 asks and answers a very important question We have seen from this lesson that if we allow Mis-leading and Mis-information to influence our actions, we run the risk of losing our clean hands and pure heart