Beware of half truths
Gen 3:1-8; Mk 7: 31-37
We see a striking similarity in the claims of both the Satan and the Lord, in the the Word today. Do what I say and your eyes will be opened, says the serpent. Ephatha, Be opened, says the Lord to the deaf ears of the man. Both take place...but one opens to fullness of life and the other to destruction of life.
Today in our situations of daily life we don't deliberately choose the evil, the lie, the destruction of life... we are deceived by the look-alikes. The evil one taunts us with lies which look like truth, while they are really half truths. Half truths are more dangerous than the plain lies; they can make one walk one's own way to perdition. It is important that we remain faithful to the truths taught to us, clarify them further and deepen them instead of being carried away by the fancy teachings and fantastic claims.
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