Quotes About Deception

In the end there will be people who did the work of the Lord. They were busy in the church. They had done many wonderful works. But Jesus Himself says, "I never knew you" [Matthew 7:23 NKJV].

God's followers need to know the truth He sets forth in His Word so that we can confidently discern between His truth and Satan's lies.

When something brings profit or pleasure to us, we are inclined to call evil good, even if we know it is dead wrong.

The devil's overriding goal is to block God's work— and if he can convince you God doesn't really love you, or that you can't fully trust Him, then he has blocked God's work in your life and achieved his goal.

The devil is the god of this world and he has blinded our eyes.

Don't be deceived by Satan and his lies. Instead, stay close to Christ—because the closer you are to Him, the farther away you are from the devil.

The sword of the Spirit—the Bible—is the weapon God has provided for us to use in this battle between truth and deception. Make it a priority to wield that sword skillfully.

The devil is a master at making us question God and His Word. Twisting Scripture . . . taking a verse out of context . . .deceiving us into thinking God is mean-spirited—these are some of Satan's favorite tricks.

We must be constantly aware that Satan can take any human effort and twist it to serve his own purposes.

If you are not careful you will find yourself actually in the employ of the devil. He is powerful, slick, crafty, wily, and subtle.

One of the devil's methods is to attack everyone . . . He knows that the Word of God is powerful, and he will try to keep you from it.

Satan is the master of the ultimate double-talk and sophistry. He calls evil good and continues to confuse men with his cleverly disguised untruths.

Satan is masterful at using just enough of God's truth to capture a person's attention and then mix it with his devious potion that will lead [believers] astray.

The cross was designed to defeat Satan, who by deception had obtained squatters' rights to the title of the earth.

Satan didn't lose any of his beguiling ways when he became the fallen prince. He took his charm, his subtleties, and his clever plots to use on us.

Satan perverts everything good by mimicking and mocking the real thing.

Satan] will create a religion without a Redeemer. He will build a church without a Christ. He will call for worship without the Word of God.

One of the characteristics of some drugs (such as cocaine) is that they make a person feel strong and alert—when in fact the opposite is the case. Don't allow yourself to be deceived.

Since the Bible is God's Word, we shouldn't be surprised if Satan tries to convince us otherwise.

Scripture indicates that deception, false religions, and apostasy lead to war, and that war in turn leads to famine and pestilence.

Walk into any bookstore and you'll find hundreds of books telling you how to live. Don't be misled, and don't be deceived. Instead, build your life on the truth God has given us in His Word.

Satan will thrash about in one last burst of evil, hoping to capture as many souls as possible before his inevitable end.

Our society has traded strength of character for makeovers that deceive.

Just because a person claims to be a Christian does not necessarily mean that he is one.