Stephen Flippo speaks on Deception.

Text:  Genesis 3:1-7

Deceiving ourselves:  Galatians 6:7; James 1:22; Jeremiah 17:9

The first account of deception occurs in the Bible in Genesis 3:1-7

1. Deceitfulness breeds deception:
   1. Gen 12:10   Abraham deceives the Egyptians
   2. Gen 20:1-7  Abraham
   3. Gen 26:6      Isaac copies Abraham
   4. Gen 27         Jacob deceives Esau
   5. Gen 29         Jacob deceives Laban
2. Deceitfulness breeds hatred
   1. Gen 27:41   Esau hated Jacob
   2. Gen 29:31   Jacob hated Leah
3. Deceitfulness breeds God’s Wrath
   1. Jeremiah 9:5-11
   2. Acts 5:1-11   Ananias & Sapphira

We can deceive man, but not God.

We can quit deceiving ourselves and go to God for forgiveness.