Consider Yourself Warned

[408 words] Life is filled with warning signs like, “Bridge Out Ahead.” “Poison.” “Do Not Operate Machinery After Taking This Medication.” “Rip Current” “Soft Shoulder.” “Road Narrows.” “Do Not Pass.” “Detour.” “Travel Advisory.” We are wise to heed them. Have you ever considered the four places God placed a “Be Not Deceived” warning sign in the New Testament? Jesus warned, “Take heed that you not be deceived. For many will come in My name…” (Luke 21:8). It is ironic that this warning about false teachers was given to four disciples whom we think could never be deceived—Peter, Andrew, James and John. Now, if those men who had travelled with Him for three-and-a-half years could be deceived, shouldn’t we “Consider Yourself Warned”? The second time the expression is found in the New Testament is in 1 Corinthians 6:9, “Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of…