In Part 1, we saw that not only is human nature vulnerable to self-deception, but also that the area of communication with God is just as susceptible to delusion as anything else. The difficulty is at least twofold: often we have an unclear understanding of why God wants to communicate with us to begin with, and since the channels of communication
The Human Tendency to Self-Deception The human capacity for self-deception is practically endless. One of the most pervasive ways self-deception is fostered is by the tendency to see reality through the filter of words. This filter blinds us repeatedly to how things actually are, as opposed to how we say they are. Let me give an example. Everybody
Our origin as a Christian denomination, our current mission and message, our upcoming dangers and temptations, and our subsequent central role in the closing scenes of earth’s history—all of this is rooted in Biblical prophecy. The ramifications of prophecy are therefore very extensive—so extensive that a correct understanding of prophecy is not on
