Of all the classes that have seen Andy Stanley's Twisting the Truth, we were the first. But do we get any recognition? Hah! Its a good thing we're humble servants of the Lord and not seeking acclaim :)
Seriously, I wrote down some thoughts about deceptions after we finished the series last summer:
Some deceptions about the self
The Father of Lies has innumerable schemes, but I think he frequently goes to the basic deception, the oldest deception laid before Adam and Eve. This says that we can be equal to God given a bit more extra knowledge or some small benefit. This could be summarized in a simple statement, I'm OK. I think there are two basic subcategories of this deception:
1) I am OK, I am as good as anyone else in anything that really matters. Under this deception, I won't want to hear people say that someone else is better at X than I am. Or if I can no longer deny it, I will try to conclude that X is neither necessary or important.
2) I am OK, what went wrong wasn't my fault. When it is obvious that things in my life aren't what they should be, I look for something or someone to blame. Since no one else is perfect either, I can usually find something. So I'm a victim, I can never change; or at least I can never change until those who wronged me fix what they did.
The basic message of Scripture: We are not OK yet God loves us anyway and wants to make us OK.
The basic twist: We are OK now, don't you dare say we are not.
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