Demon Lies and Doctrines of Demons

“Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons” (1 Tim 4:1).

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“Everybody is a child of God.”
“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven” (Mat 7:21).

“You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it” (John 8:44).

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“If God is a good God, why would He send anyone to Hell?”
“Then He will also say to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels:’” (Mat 25:41).

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“All God expects is for us to lead a good life and do the best we can.”
“knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law; for by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified” (Gal 2:16).

“For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast” (Eph 2:8-9).

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“God only helps those who help themselves.”
“I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing”
(John 15:5).

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“Christians use God as a crutch because they can’t make it on their own.”
“casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you” (1 Pet 5:7).

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“You have to give up too much to be saved.”
“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning” (James 1:17).

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“It is too hard to serve God.”
“You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world”
(1 John 4:4).

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“Jesus is not the only way to Heaven.”
“Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved”
(Acts 4:12).

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“I’m too weak to serve God.”
“Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us” (Rom 8:37).

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“Christianity is not for everyone.”
“Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again’”
(John 3:7).

“All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out” (John 6:37).

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“Churches have too many hypocrites.”
“not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching” (Heb 10:25).

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“The Bible is too hard to understand.”
“But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing” (2 Cor 4:3).

“However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come” (John 16:13).

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“The Bible is full of errors.”
“knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation, for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit”
(2 Pet 1:20-21).

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“There are too many religions. How can you know which is right?”
“Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me’” (John 14:6).

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“All the church ever does is ask for money.”
“Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you” (Luke 6:38).

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“I’ll worry about Heaven when I get there.”
“Some men’s sins are clearly evident, preceding them to judgment, but those of some men follow later” (1 Tim 5:24).

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“I believe that when I die, that’s it.”
“And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment” (Heb 9:27).

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“As long as you are sincere that’s all that counts.”
“Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit” (Titus 3:5).

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Demon Lies and Doctrines of Demons, (cont.) 

“As soon as I get my life cleaned up I’ll serve God.”
“Come now, and let us reason together,” Says the LORD, “Though your sins are like scarlet, They shall be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, They shall be as wool” (Isa 1:18).

“Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest”
(Mat 11:28).

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“If I go to hell, I’ll just look up all my friends.”
“And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell” (Mat 10:28).

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“God doesn’t see what we do.”
“So then each of us shall give account of himself to God” (Rom 14:12).

“And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account” (Heb 4:13).

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“God wants me happy, therefore I’ve got to do what I’ve got to do to be happy.”
“Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you; but rejoice to the extent that you partake of Christ’s sufferings, that when His glory is revealed, you may also be glad with exceeding joy” (1 Pet 4:12-13).

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“It doesn’t matter what I do, just so long as I don’t hurt anybody else.”
“They will give an account to Him who is ready to judge the living and the dead”
(1 Pet 4:5).

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“I don’t go for all this shouting and praising the Lord stuff.
God expects us to be reverent.”

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“I don’t believe we should talk about demons, we need to take responsibility for the way we live our own lives.”
“lest Satan should take advantage of us; for we are not ignorant of his devices”
(2 Cor 2:11).

“For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places” (Eph 6:12).

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“God has called me to be the watchdog over this church.”
“Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body”
(Eph 5:23).

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“God has placed me in this church to keep the pastor humble. I needle him periodically to keep him on his toes.”
“Obey those who rule over you, and be submissive, for they watch out for your souls, as those who must give account. Let them do so with joy and not with grief, for that would be unprofitable for you” (Heb 13:17).

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“I have a prophetic ministry and when God speaks to me, even the pastor had better listen.”
“Obey those who rule over you, and be submissive, for they watch out for your souls, as those who must give account. Let them do so with joy and not with grief, for that would be unprofitable for you” (Heb 13:17).

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“This is our church, we built it and it belongs to us.”
“Christ is the head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body”
(Eph. 6:23).

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“I don’t like all that loud music in church.”
“Sing to Him a new song; Play skillfully with a shout of joy” (Psa 33:3).
(Note: Some churches are insensitive to the needs of people who find the music at a pitch that bothers them.)

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“Drums don’t belong in church.”
“Praise Him with the sound of the trumpet; Praise Him with the lute and harp! Praise Him with the timbrel and dance; Praise Him with stringed instruments and flutes! Praise Him with loud cymbals; Praise Him with clashing cymbals! Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD!” (Psa 150:3-6).

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“Tithing is not for us today.”
“Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you” (Luke 6:38).

“So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver” (2 Cor 9:7).

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“I could probably preach a whole lot better than my pastor, he’s not been doing very good lately.”
“But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body just as He pleased” (1 Cor 12:18).

“And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers,” (Eph 4:11).

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“If the pastor can’t say everything he needs to say in 20-30 minutes, he doesn’t have anything important to say.”
“Now on the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul, ready to depart the next day, spoke to them and continued his message until midnight” (Acts 20:7).

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“Nobody cares about the old people around here anymore.”
“looking carefully lest anyone fall short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up cause trouble, and by this many become defiled”
(Heb 12:15).

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“I’ve sinned after becoming a Christian and God won’t take me back.”
“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9).

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“I can date an unbeliever just as long as we don’t talk about marriage.”
“Therefore ‘Come out from among them /And be separate, says the Lord’”
(2 Cor 6:17).

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“I’ll get my boyfriend saved before we get married.”
“Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness?”
(2 Cor 6:14).

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“If you are going to sin, you might as well go all the way.”
“He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil” (1 John 3:8).

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“You made your mistakes, and I’ll make mine.”
“Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin”
(James 4:17).

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“We might as well have sex now, we’re going to get married anyhow.”
“Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness” (Gal 5:19).