I heard a great quote the other day. "They speak with God's vocabulary, but not with God's dictionary." The "they" referenced here may be Satan and his minions or the people who knowingly or unknowingly follow him. And it is so true. A while back I read about a writer who wrote a book about how our relationship with God is largely sexual. When some took her to task, she replied, "What? Even Jonathan Edwards wrote about intercourse with God!" Different dictionary. Recently I heard about someone who argued that Jesus was in favor of gays because He told Lazarus to "Come out!" Different dictionary.
Paul warned about those who have "the appearance of godliness," but deny its power (2 Tim 3:5). He warned about those who teach a different doctrine and do not agree with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ (1 Tim 6:3). He said they produce "constant friction among people who are depraved in mind and deprived of the truth" (1 Tim 6:5). These have the sound of God's words, but they use a different dictionary. What you are hearing may sound like it's from God, but when you dig into it, you find it means something different. Like the "Jesus" of the Mormons or the "Jehovah" of the Jehovah's Witnesses or those who substitute a social gospel for the biblical one. Don't be deceived. Know God's Word.
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I also heard one say that Joseph's coat of many colors meant he was a drag queen.
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