1. Believing A Lie 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12

2. Easily Deceived Too much trust in people Harm may or may not come

3. Spiritual Deception Very harmful Need to be grounded (Colossians 1:23) Bible Study (Ephesians 4:11-16; 2 Timothy 2:15) Earnest desire to know (1 Peter 2:2)

4. Eve Deceiver: Satan Not to eat of one tree (Genesis 2:17) Both sinned (Genesis 3:6) Terrible consequences (Genesis 3:14-19) Always punishes (Leviticus 10:1-3; 2 Chronicles 13:7-10)

5. A Prophet Deceiver: Old prophet (1 Kings 13:1-24) Character of the prophet (vv. 1-10) Susceptible to believing a lie (v. 18) Killed for disobedience (vv. 9, 17, 24)

6. Sincerity Alone Saved by sincerity alone Accepted in other areas like government, medicine, banking, etc. Will not save (Jeremiah 10:23; John 17:17; Galatians 1:6-9) Wasn’t the prophet sincere?

7. Personal Goodness Personal goodness Just treat people right Be like Cornelius (Acts 10:1, 48; 11:14) Wasn’t the prophet a “good” person?

8. Faith Only Faith only Just “accept Jesus as your personal savior” Obedience necessary (Mark 16:16; Luke 6:46; Romans 10:9, 10) Faith alone not enough (James 2:17, 24) Didn’t the prophet believe the old prophet?

9. Today Member of the church Leave the work to others (Philippians 1:27; 2:2) Individual race (Hebrews 12:1) Harms the church (Hebrews 5:11-14)

10. Today Plenty of time to obey Rich farmer (Luke 12:16-21) Certainty of death (Hebrews 9:27) Uncertainty of life (James 4:14, 15) Work while it is day (John 9:4)

11. Conclusion Satan is the source of all lies (John 8:44) Have you believed a lie? Why not obey now?