In school you may have read the famous epic poem called The Illiad. In it, Homer tells of a brilliant ploy the Greeks used to break into the enemy city of Troy. They sent a gift to the Trojans, a massive wooden horse. But the gift was the downfall of the Trojans, for inside the horse, the Greek soldiers hid. The Trojans opened themselves up to the enemy, falling for this great deception. Our enemy uses similar tactics, though, doesn’t he? We are not tempted to believe lies that are blatantly false. Satan often wraps his lies in a cloak of truth. Peter addresses this very concern in 2 Peter 2:1-3. He warns his readers that false teachers will secretly introduce false teachings among them. Distortions of God’s revealed truth often water down His Word or deny key truths within it. Today, Pastor Rich lays out the damage such distortions bring to the one who believes them, and shares with us how to recognize and counter the subtle lies we encounter.
