Let No Man Deceive You With Vain Words

Ephesians 5-6 Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things God's wrath comes on those who are disobedient.

Colosians 2 16-17 KJV - Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days.Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.

Colosians 2-18 Let no one keep defrauding you of your prize by delighting in self-abasement and the worship of the angels, taking his stand on visions he has seen, inflated without cause by his fleshly mind,And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you."

Matthew 24:4 LET NO MAN DECEIVE YOU

The Lord tells us over and over again in his word (bible), “Let No Man Deceive You.”So, it is in our best interest to pay close attention to this warning. But, how do we know that weare being deceived? The Lord provides us with the answer to this question in his word.

Lets begin by reading Ephesians 5:6 –6 Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. As we can see in the above verse, man will deceive us with vain words. But, what does the Lord consider vain words to be?

Vain words have no value and can be summed up in thisway: anything that is not of God (according to his word/truth) is considered vanity. For example,any doctrine after the traditions of men, man’s imagination, church beliefs, confessions,denominations, etc. is not of God and anyone that is following these rather than the bible alone isbeing deceived by vain words and is under the wrath of God.

The Lord tells us that many people will be deceived by false doctrines. They will say that their doctrine is of Christ, is the Way, is the Truth, and is the Word of God. But, the Lord warns us to be cautious of what man tells us, as stated in the following verses:

Matthew 24:4,5– 4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. 5 For many shall come in my name saying, I am Christ: and shall deceive many. Matthew 15:9 – But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men,

Romans 1:21 – Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish hearts were darkened.

Colossians 2:8 – Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the traditions of men, after the rudiments (basic principles) of the world, and not after Christ.

Proverb 14:12 – There is a way which seemeth right unto a man but the end thereof are the ways of death.

From Scott Trester: God wants You to Know