SEDUCTION - One Bread, One Body, 8/26/2008

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Tuesday, August 26, 2008

2 Thessalonians 2:1-3, 14-17, Psalm 96, Matthew 23:23-26
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SEDUCTION

"Let no one seduce you, no matter how." —2 Thessalonians 2:3

Many kinds of lies deceive people into believing the wrong thing or not
believing the right thing. Some believe "an oracular utterance, or rumor,
or a letter" (2 Thes 2:2) without testing the Spirit (1 Jn 4:1). Some
don't hold fast to the traditions we've received in the Bible (2 Thes
2:15). Others don't hold fast to the traditions we've received by word or
letter through the Church (2 Thes 2:15). If we don't go by the Bible,
we'll be deceived, for "ignorance of the Scriptures is ignorance of
Christ" (Catechism, 133, St. Jerome). If we only go by the Bible, we can
still be deceived. We need the Church, "the pillar and bulwark of truth"
(1 Tm 3:15.)

To avoid being seduced "no matter how" (2 Thes 2:3), we need to know
Jesus personally and give Him our lives. We need the Holy Spirit, the
Spirit of truth, Who guides us to all truth (Jn 16:13) and protects us
from deception (1 Jn 2:26-27). We also need to know and live the Bible.
God's word is truth (Jn 17:17). Finally, we need the Church. Many
Spirit-filled, Bible-believing Christians disagree on important truths. We
need the Church to protect us from our human weakness. We need Jesus the
Truth (Jn 14:6), the Spirit of truth (Jn 16:13), the word of truth (Jn
17:17), and the pillar and bulwark of truth (1 Tm 3:15), the Church.

Prayer: Father, may I accept everything You provide to prevent me from
being seduced and deceived.

Promise: "First cleanse the inside of the cup so that its outside may be
clean." —Mt 23:26

Praise: James once could not believe the joy of Christians was real, but
now experiences it himself.

(For a related teaching, order our leaflet, "The Truth Will Set You
Free".)

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August 1, 2008 through September 30, 2008
†Reverend Joseph R. Binzer, Vicar General of the Archdiocese of
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