5 steps to deception
In psychology, there's a term referred to as confirmation bias. Confirmation bias is when you believe a certain position or argument to be true (even when it’s not) so you interpret evidence in a way that supports your argument. Confirmation bias is a psychological term, in the bible it’s called surrounding yourself with people or information that tells you what you want to hear. Most people don’t find anything wrong with surrounding yourself with people who tell you what you want to hear but God does. He wants us to operate from truth and truth alone. God knows that if we seek only to confirm our positions in arguments without seeking other opinions, we open ourselves to deception. There’s an interesting story in 2 chronicles 18 . King Jehoshaphat of Judah and King Ahab of Israel decide to go to war against Syrians. But before they go King Jehoshaphat tells Ahab to inquire from the Lord about the outcome of the battle. Ahab gathers about 400 prophets and asks ...