The Bible on Trial~

"See to it that no one deceives you!"

In observing the circus act and theatrics taking place in Washington the last few days in the 'impeachment' hearings reminds me that this same kind of thing has been going on throughout history. It is not new, nor has it changed in application, all-be-it intensity, as used by those that have no scruples as to how they get their way in the world.  Subterfuge (deceipt used in order to achieve one's goals) has been the hallmark of Satan's operating system since before the incident in the Garden of Eden.

You would think that after having spent almost a year with their Master the disciples would have understood the concept of looking below the surface of the issues and players in the Religious and Political issues of their day, such that they would be able to exptrapolate the concepts of truth and justice that Jesus had taught them into a method that would allow them to clearly tell when someone was telling truth or lies. Apparently not; at least not yet in the instance cited in Matt. 24: 1-5.

Jesus had been telling the Disciples about the signs of the end of time. Being naturally curious (the hallmark of a seeker of truth) they asked Jesus to tell them how to recognize when they were at the end of the age. Rather than give a laundry list of prophetic events, Jesus answered them with a somewhat cryptic sentence, designed to get them to think about the overarching methodology of the world at the time of the end.  Jesus put the onus of responsibilty for NOT being decieved (fooled) squarely upon His Disciples, those that would seek to recognize where they were 'IN TIME', and WHY!

Deception is now rampant in this world, and is seen at every junction between where that deception ends and truth begins. Just as with the Disciples, Jesus calls us to be able to descern between "What is Truth" and what is not. This is the Key to Truth!