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NASB | 2 Thessalonians 2:11 For this reason God will send upon them a deluding influence so that they will believe what is false, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Thessalonians 2:11 Because of this God will send upon them a misleading influence, [an activity of error and deception] so they will believe the lie, |
Subject: How can we avoid deception? |
Bible Note: Hello Aixen7z4, "The question was not whether a believer can lose his salvation." My comment was that a believer was secure in Christ meaning that he does not have to worry about God sending a deceiving spirit upon him. "Rather it was whether a believer can be deceived, or deluded, or put to the test, or in some other way negatively influenced by a spirit other than the Holy Spirit sent to him by God." To this I answer it is possible for a believer to be negatively influenced by another person and not a spirit as in Ahab and Saul. "First: Can it be that a believer will not endure sound doctrine? What happens to him then? (See 2 Timothy 4:3,4). Can this situation be connected to the shipwreck mentioned in 1Timothy 1:19?" Yes. I think you have it. "Second: What happens when a person refuses to accept the Gospel? Can it be that he is then allowed to think that something else is the gospel? (See 2 Thessalonians 2:10,11). If they believe a false gospel, won’t they be believing they are saved when they are not?" Yes, again. Steve |