Poisonous Gourds For Supper

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Poisonous Gourds For Supper

• But the Holy Spirit tells us clearly that in the
  last times some in the church will turn away from
  Christ and become eager followers of teachers
  with devil-inspired ideas. 1 Timothy 41

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The Facts, Please!

• Gourds grow on trailing or climbing vines and are
  closely related to squashes and pumpkins. They
  bear fruit of various colors and shapes. Some
  gourd vines are very fast-growing and may reach a
  height of 10 to 12 feet. Many types of wild
  gourds grew in the lands around the Mediterranean
  Sea in Bible times. Some could be eaten, and
  some were poisonous.

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More Facts, Please.

• Poison is a substance that can cause sickness or
  death when it is eaten, drunk, or absorbed into
  the body. There are many kinds of poisonous
  plants. Fortunately, some of the most dangerous
  ones look, smell, or taste awful. Others may
  look very much like some edible food. (Poisonous
  mushrooms look much like mushrooms that good
  food. A person who doesn't know the bad ones from
  the good ones should never pick and eat wild
  mushrooms.

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More Facts, Please.

• An antidote is a substance that can be taken to
  counteract the harmful effects of poison. It
  must be administered quickly after the poison has
  entered the body.

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False Teaching vs. Gods Word

• False Teachings
• Man is a Supreme Being put faith and trust in
  man.
• Main is an animal, having only a soul and body.
• There is not life after death.
• The earth and people came into being by
  evolution.
• There is no such things as sin.
• There is no devil.

• The Truth from Gods Word
• The is a devil (Satan) (1 Peter 58)
• God is the Supreme Being believe in him. (Isaiah
  4521-22)
• All people have sinned. (Romans 323)
• There is life after death. (1 Corinthians 1552)
• God created the heavens and the earth. (Genesis
  11)
• God mad man in his image-body, soul, and spirit.
  (Genesis 127, 1 Thessalonians 523)