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OCTOBER 2021 | Personal UPDATE
THE AGE OF DECEIT
THE AGE OF
Ron Matsen President of Koinonia House
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DECEIT - PART 4
n previous sessions of “The Age of Deceit,” we identified Satan’s attack on the Word of God through Contradiction, Condescension, and Deconstruction. We then exposed his attack on the Way of God by which he offers another Jesus, another Spirit, and another Gospel.
In this session, we will explore Satan’s attack on the Church. The first time the word “church” is used in the Bible is found in Matthew chapter 16. Here the Greek word ekklēsia is translated Church which means “a gathering or assembly.” Jesus taught His disciples concerning the establishment of His Church. When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, “Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?” And they said, “Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.” He saith unto them, “But whom say ye that I am?” And Simon Peter answered and said, “Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.” And Jesus answered and said unto him, “Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.”
Matthew 16:13-18 KJV
Early in His teaching ministry, Jesus stated that His message of truth would eventually be turned into lies by self-seeking false prophets who pretend to be spokesmen for God. As Jesus addressed the people during His Sermon on the Mount, He warned, VOLUME 31 | ISSUE 10 |
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