Yet we willingly forget God states our heart is “deceitful above all things and desperately wicked” (Jer. After all, we want to follow our heart, and to our own heart be true. Why? Because that’s exactly the rationalization each of us makes regarding God’s Word whenever His Word won’t allow us to do what we want to do and what we think is right. We are not to be deceived into believing this warning was meant for someone else. We are not to be deceived into thinking what God is telling us is either not true, or doesn’t apply in our situation. It’s just that kind of thinking that gets us into trouble every time. Maybe someone weaker, more naive, someone that can’t be trusted to always do the right thing at the right time like we can. Maybe He meant them for someone not quite as spiritual as we are, someone not quite as mature, not quite as smart. The Lord is warning us not to be easily deceived into thinking His Words and admonitions are meant for someone else, and not for us. Now let’s find the answers.ġ Corinthians 15:33 – Do not be deceived (or, to be lead astray, to wander, to roam aimlessly, to be lead away from the truth and into error and sin, to mislead, to seduce): “ Evil (or, bad, worthless, wicked, vicious, malicious, cowardly, destructive) company (or, companionship, communion, conversation, speech, talk) corrupts (or, destroys, spoils, waste away, to utterly decay, to corrupt fully, to deprave) good (or, moral, useful, pleasing, virtuous) habits (or, morals, character, one’s manner of life).” But deceived about what?ġ Corinthians 15:33 – Do not be deceived: “Evil company corrupts good habits.”īut what exactly does “evil company” and “good habits” mean? And what do they have to do with the Proverbs? Great questions. Here the Lord tells us to not be deceived. One of the most overlooked and ignored warnings in all of Scripture is found in 1 Corinthians 15:33.
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