Imitate Christ Not The Antichrist Series

T.S. – We have answered two of our questions today and the third one is very important for us to understand and apply the answers to our daily lives.

3. How do you keep from being deceived?

a. Give your heart to Jesus.

b. You do this by being filled, immersed, baptized in the Holy Spirit because He is sent by Jesus to lead and guide us into all truth.

i. We need to keep being filled to stay in tune to the times!

1. John 14:15-19:

c. Know the Word of God and live it.

i. Know the character traits of the antichrist which we just highlighted.

d. Know the Signs of the end times in Scripture:

i. See chapter 2 also 2 Timothy 3:1-9:

1. People will be lovers of themselves.

2. Lovers of Money see also - 1 Timothy 6:3-10 where church leaders will promote and use the message of the Gospel for personal financial gain.

3. Boastful

4. Proud

5. Abusive

6. Disobedient to their parents

7. Ungrateful

8. Unholy

9. Without love

10. Unforgiving

11. Slanderous

12. Without self-control

13. Brutal

14. Not lovers of the good

15. Treacherous

16. Rash

17. Conceited

18. Lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God

19. Will have a form of godliness but deny its power

e. We need to fight the good fight of faith

i. So stand firm in this end time and do not buy into the great delusion of the Satan. Do not be deceived but do the work of the ministry – share your faith, pray for your relatives and friends – your neighborhood and your nation.

ii. We are in a spiritual war right now with the forces of evil for this world and for people’s souls.

1. This is why Paul uses warrior type language in Ephesians 6:10-20. Putting on the armor of God!

a. Ephesians 6:12: 12For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

b. 2 Corinthians 10:3-5: 3For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. 4The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 5We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.

i. We are in a fight for the faith and the lives of others so let’s not be apathetic but on the offensive to lead as many people as possible to the Lord.

f. We also know from 2 Timothy that people in the church will not put up with sound doctrine (Biblical Teachings) in the end times.

i. They will reject the preachers of truth and the Bible and gather teachers to tell them what their itching ears want to hear. (2 Timothy 4:1-5)

ii. People in the church will reject 2 Timothy 3:16-17: 16All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

1. People will devote themselves to myths rather than truth.

a. Evolution as the Creation of the world and man by the way is a myth not a scientific fact!