Trojan Equus Caballus Enemies Inwards The Church

According to legend, thousands of years earlier Christ, the Greeks ended a x twelvemonth siege of Troy yesteryear entering the urban amount inwards a giant, hollow, wooden horse. 

The Trojans, thinking the Equus caballus a gift, brought it into the urban amount where enemy soldiers crept out at nighttime together with opened the gates for the Greek Army. What the Trojans idea was a gift was genuinely their destruction. 

Hence the phrase: Beware Greeks bearing gifts. 

Satan too has a Trojan Equus caballus filled amongst hollow philosophies that are destroying our agreement of God. And nosotros Christians possess got brought this Equus caballus into the Church thinking it's a gift.

These philosophies are based on human wisdom together with they appeal to our fallen human nature because they are self-focused, non God-focused.

That's why Scripture warns us: "See to it that no 1 takes you lot captive through hollow together with deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition together with the elemental spiritual forces of this globe rather than on Christ." Colossians 2:8

May God reach us strength to struggle these faux philosophies that possess got infiltrated the Church.

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The others inwards the Trojan Horse Series Include: 
"I Can't Love Others Until I First Love Myself"
"God Wants Me To Be Happy"
"I'm a Victim of My Circumstances"

See too the series: Half Truths That Many Christians Believe

Blame It On My Stove

I watched a HGTV house-hunting demonstrate well-nigh a duad searching for a feng shui home. 

Feng shui is a Taoist belief that homes accept "energy maps" that impact fortunes as well as relationships. This duad believed a stove placed across from the sink caused arguments.

Now, I'm inwards favor of setting upwards a solid efficiently, but feng shui is to a greater extent than than that. Like most simulated philosophies, it bases happiness on external things as well as requires rigorous rules as well as regulations amongst no moral basis. 

Unfortunately, nosotros Christians tin plow over notice locomote simply equally ridiculous past times blame-shifting our sins onto people as well as circumstances. 

Christianity is the alone belief that adequately explains sin, spells out our responsibility, as well as shows our require for a Savior. 

"Come now, as well as permit us argue together," says the LORD. "Though your sins are equally scarlet, they volition locomote equally white equally snow..."  Isaiah 1:18

Only the God of the Bible makes that promise.

We tin plow over notice locomote assured that if nosotros accept arguments amongst solid unit of measurement members inwards our kitchen, it's a personal problem, non the placement of an appliance!

Bible Love Notes

3 Ways To Protect Yourself From Imitation Philosophies

Are nosotros to a greater extent than interested inwards protecting imitation ideas most Christ or knowing the Truth?

Bible-believing Christians oft bring imitation pedagogy if it's adapted to "Christianese"(1) together with repeated oft enough. In fact, unopen to of the most pop misconceptions inwards Christianity come upwards from using out-of-context Scripture verses or emphasizing 1 poesy at the expense of others.(2)

Half-truths are ever to a greater extent than unsafe than outright lies because they are easier to believe. That’s why Satan oft uses them (Luke 4:9-12). 

We tin protect ourselves from imitation pedagogy by:

1. Studying Scripture regularly (2 Timothy 2:15). 

2. Testing everything with Scripture, fifty-fifty things nosotros listen from respectable Christians (Acts 17:11). 

3. Accepting Scripture fifty-fifty when it refutes something we've believed for years (Joshua 24:14-15).

Let’s last the variety of Christians who are to a greater extent than interested inwards knowing God’s persuasion than protecting our own. 
* using spiritual words together with phrases familiar alongside Christians
(2) See Pieces Parts for to a greater extent than helpful information on this problem

To await at unopen to of the imitation beliefs pop alongside Christians, banking concern gibe out Bible Love Notes "Myth Busters" Archive.

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Mr. Ed

In 2009, I broke my talocrural articulation too wasn't able to set weight on it for half dozen weeks. During my recovery, I used the most wonderful niggling contraption called a knee-walker.* 

Were it non for "Mr. Ed" equally I called my knee-walker, I'd bring been confined to a bicycle chair, unable to exercise, too my legs would bring atrophied worse than they did. 

This makes me intend of the criticism only about people brand of Christianity: "It's only a crutch." 

"Just a crutch." 

Whoever introduced this phrase evidently never needed crutches. 

Like articulatio genus walkers, crutches attention broken people cash inward one's chips along amongst life, attention them walk, attention them practice their potent muscles spell healing their injuries.

Yes, I'm spiritually broken, too God is my crutch articulatio genus walker! And He makes my life fuller (John 10:10).

on my articulatio genus walker

How almost you?
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* Because I'd besides badly sprained my other ankle, I was unable to purpose crutches. The articulatio genus walker (pictured to the right) is similar a scooter. You force yourself along amongst 1 pes spell resting the injured pes on the cushion.