What does the Bible say about deception? And preventing yourself from being deceived? Being deceived is one of my biggest fears and I am always skeptical about what I read and I always take it in with an open mind, especially on the internet.(I don't even like to read an online Bible on my phone)
The reason I bring this up is because you always hear books about people going to heaven and hell like Mary Baxter and her Divine Revelation series and then you have that book about that boy, "Heaven is for real" and it just makes me wonder. Out of all these books about Hell, are they all described in the same way? And what about Heaven? And if all accounts are different and they contradict each other, doesn't that mean they are false? My younger brother who is very close to God seems to believe everything he sees and he doesn't question it and I just see that as dangerous behavior because the bible says there WILL be deceivers, just like Harold Camping.
The bible said deceivers will come in sheep's clothing and that's why I'm always reluctant to believe everything I see/read and I constantly ask God to guide me in the right direction...... especially on the internet where anyone can write up anything they want.
The reason I bring this up is because you always hear books about people going to heaven and hell like Mary Baxter and her Divine Revelation series and then you have that book about that boy, "Heaven is for real" and it just makes me wonder. Out of all these books about Hell, are they all described in the same way? And what about Heaven? And if all accounts are different and they contradict each other, doesn't that mean they are false? My younger brother who is very close to God seems to believe everything he sees and he doesn't question it and I just see that as dangerous behavior because the bible says there WILL be deceivers, just like Harold Camping.
The bible said deceivers will come in sheep's clothing and that's why I'm always reluctant to believe everything I see/read and I constantly ask God to guide me in the right direction...... especially on the internet where anyone can write up anything they want.
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