Don't dilute the Word! - NCCG.ORG Ning Network Archive 2008-10

2 Peter 2:8-9 (For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;) The Master knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:

When Yah'shua (Jesus) was attacked by Satan during His temptation in the wilderness, He countered every attack with the Word of Yahweh. But notice in Satan’s second attack – the enemy himself quoted the Scriptures, saying, “If thou be the Son of Elohim, cast thyself down, for it is written, 'He shall give his angels charge over thee, and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.'” (Matthew 4:6 was a quote from Psalm 91:11, but the phrase, “to keep thee in all thy ways” was absent from Satan's quote).

If we learn anything from this, we will realize that Satan has knowledge and some understanding of Scripture, and that he will use the Word attempting to deceive us with it into wrong actions. This tactic goes back even as far as the Garden of Eden where the adversary twisted Yahweh’s word saying, "Did Elohim really say you shall not eat from every tree in the garden?"

So it is today, that all around us we are hearing constant abuses, questions and attacks against the truth and reliability of Yahweh’s Word. Did Yahweh really create the world...in six days? Did Yahweh really say that marriage consists of a union between a man and a woman? Is Yahweh really going to judge the world and destroy it with fire? Has Yahweh really defined absolute moral truth? Is Yah'shua the only son of Elohim?

The enemy is constantly attempting to erode and destroy the foundational truths of Yahweh's word using distortions, corruptions, half-truths, and modern "interpretations", for he knows that “if the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?” (Psalm 11:3)

Let’s not be deceived by these subtle ploys of Satan. If we agree to alter or dilute the Word of Elohim to accommodate our circumstances or natural inclinations, we will end up exactly where that serpent wants us; in disobedience, sin, and sorrow. You know, Satan has been using religious language to tempt the saints since the beginning of time, even to the point of trying to persuade people that he doesn't even exist. We must be discerning. If we want to live and walk in the truth -- we will believe Yahweh’s Word undiluted without compromise or private interpretation, seeking to understand it with the help of His Holy Spirit, Who is the only perfect interpreter. If we do, the enemy's deceptions will fail, and we will be delivered from every temptation!

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