Sadly, we live in a time when people call evil good and good evil even the people who are supposed to know the difference. The great deceiver is actively working in our world and he is even deceiving people who we would consider the very elect among religious leaders.
It’s a crazy world right now. It’s very nasty and ugly. We used to be able to disagree and respect the opinions of others. I may not agree with you but I’m not going to attack you and I’m not going to waste my time debating you. I will just go my separate way.
We make heroes of people who have a message that is contrary to the Gospel. What is wrong with us? I am disturbed that many have been deceived by political activists who claim to support the message of Jesus Christ.
There are many warnings in the New Testament to be vigilant against deception.
Jesus cautioned his disciples to "Watch out that no one deceives you. For many will come in my name, claiming, 'I am the Messiah,' and will deceive many" (Matthew 24:4–5). He further warns that false messiahs and prophets will perform signs and wonders to deceive, "if possible, even the elect" (Matthew 24:24).
The Apostle Paul gave warning that, "I am afraid that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent's cunning, your minds may somehow be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ" (2 Corinthians 11:3).
The Apostle John advised, "do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world" (1 John 4:1).
Peter also gave warning that "there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies...and many will follow their destructive ways" (2 Peter 2:1–2).
Many people assume that anyone who speaks positively about Jesus is of God. However, false teachers can present a different version of Jesus or the Gospel that is not biblically accurate. The Bible also warns against seeking out teachers who say what people's "itching ears want to hear," which can lead to rejecting sound doctrine and chasing myths (2 Timothy 4:3–4).
So if the Bible gave us these numerous warnings then we should probably pay attention to it and not jump on the bandwagon of people who appeal to our political views.
