Worldly Perceptions vs. God’s Truth

“They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.”

– 2 Thessalonians 2:10-11

SUBJECT

SATAN’S LIES

GOD’S TRUTH

Written by man; fables include the flood, Jonah, Adam and Eve, Lot’s wife

The Bible

Inspired, God-breathed: 2 Tim. 3:16; 2 Pet. 1:20-21

Homosexuality is not a sin. Gay marriage is just an “alternate lifestyle.”

Sexual Impurity

Degraded, indecent acts: Rom. 1:24-28; Lev. 20:13

Abortion is a woman’s choice, not murder; it’s just a fetus.

Abortion

“God knit me together in the womb.”: Exo. 21:22-23; Ps. 139:13-16

Jesus is an angel, a creation, or just a prophet or a good man, but not God

Jesus

Jesus our Lord, God and Savior: John 1:1-3; Isa. 9:6

Truth is not absolute – we decide what is truth.

Truth

“Your word is truth”: John 17:17; Isa. 40:8; 2 Tim. 3:16

Evolution, not intelligent design, not creation

Origin of the Universe

God created the universe: Isa. 44:24; John 1:1-3

Divine energy, God’s active force, the Power of God.

Holy Spirit

He lives in you: Acts 5:3-4; 2 Cor. 3:17-18; John 14:16-17; Rom. 8:9-11

Only one way to God: John 14:6; Acts 16:30-31

Ways to God

There are many ways to God

Saved by grace, not by works: Eph. 2:8-10; Tit. 3:5-7 (works?)

Salvation

Good people go to Heaven

The one who misleads the whole world: Rev. 12:7-12; Matt. 4:1-11

Satan

There is no Devil

Cursed in the eternal fire: Matt. 25:41, 46; Rev. 14:10-11

Hell

There is no hell or eternal torment. God is love.

“There is no God apart from Me.”: – 2 Cor. 8:5-6; Eph. 4:4-6; Isa. 45:21-22; 44:6

God

You can be God

Eternal punishment or eternal life – 2 Cor. 5:1-8; Phil. 1:21-24; Matt. 25:46

Death

Death is soul sleep or reincarnation