Do you feel overwhelmed with discerning what is truth and what false teaching is? One of my problems is trying to stay on top of the news or trying to read up on what is happening with a half truth. Gaslighting and manipulating facts to support an agenda seem to be the norm. To counter my overwhelmed mY thinking, I’m trying to focus on reading news article through the lens of Scripture. If an author or speaker is not promoting the Lordship of Christ in all things, I’m becoming suspicious of their agenda. Many people in the public arena are in it for themselves, manipulating the facts. On the other hand, I do not want to be sarcastic and negative on everything. I’m trying to keep in mind that God is putting all things into place for His return.
“We often say that the perpetrator was living a double life. I often call it the “quadruple life,” however. There is the public self we present to the world, the private self we share selectively with others, the blind self that is clear to others but which reminds hidden to us, and the undiscovered self which, like the shadow, contains unseen and unconscious aspects of ourselves.” - Chuck DeGroat, When Narcissism Comes to Church
“There is a difference between deliberate deception and spiritual ignorance. When Apollos preached in the synagogue at Ephesus, his message was correct as far as it went, but it was not complete. Priscilla and Aquila, two mature believers in the congregation, took him aside privately and instructed him in the full message of Christ (Acts 18:24–28). A Christian who spends time daily in the Bible and in prayer will walk in the Spirit and have the discernment he needs.” - Excerpt, Be Real (1 John) by Warren W. Wiersbe
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