Worldly Perceptions vs. God’s Truth
“They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.”
– II Thessalonians 2:10, 11
| SUBJECT | SATAN’S LIES | GOD’S TRUTH |
| The Bible | Written by man; fables include the flood, Jonah, Adam and Eve, Lot’s wife | Inspired, God-breathed II Tim. 3:16; II Pet. 1:20, 21 |
| Ways to God | There are many ways to God | Only one way to God: Jn. 14:6; Acts 16:30, 31 |
| Salvation | Good people go to Heaven | Saved by grace, not by works – Eph. 2:8-10; Tit. 3:5-7 (works?) |
| Satan | There is no Devil | The one who misleads the whole world. Rev. 12:7-12; Mt. 4:1-11 |
| Hell | There is no hell or eternal torment. God is love. | Cursed in the eternal fire – Mt. 25:41, 46; Rev. 14:10,11 |
| Sexual Impurity | Homosexuality is not a sin. Gay marriage is just an “alternate lifestyle.” | Degraded, indecent acts – Rom. 1:24-28; Lev. 20:13 |
| Abortion | Abortion is a woman’s choice, not murder; it’s just a fetus. | “God knit me together in the womb.” – Ex. 21:22, 23; Ps. 139:13-16 |
| Jesus | Jesus is an angel, a creation, or just a prophet or a good man, but not God | Jesus our Lord, God and Savior – Jn. 1:1-3; Is. 9:6 |
| God | You can be God | “There is no God apart from Me.” – II Cor. 8:5, 6; Eph. 4:4-6; Is. 45:21, 22; 44:6 |
| Truth | Truth is not absolute – we decide what is truth. | “Your word is truth” – Jn. 17:17; Is. 40:8; II Tim. 3:16 |
| Death | Death is soul sleep or reincarnation | Eternal punishment or eternal life – II Cor. 5:1-8; Phil. 1:21-24; Mt. 25:46 |
| Origin of the Universe | Evolution, not intelligent design, not creation | God created the universe – Is. 44:24; Jn. 1:1-3 |
| Holy Spirit | Divine energy, God’s active force, the Power of God. | He lives in you – Acts 5:3, 4; II Cor. 3:17, 18; Jn. 14:16, 17; Rom. 8:9-11 |
