FOOLED BY SMOOTH TALK & FLATTERY OF SCOUNDRELS

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By Akin Ojumu

Church folks are easily susceptible to deception because the lies they are told are exactly what they want to hear. And what people want to hear are words that inflame the cardinal weaknesses of human nature, which are the lust of the eyes, the lust of the flesh, and the pride of life.

Romans 16:17-18
“I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; avoid them. For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.”

Charlatans understand and exploit these three cardinal weaknesses of human nature. So, they are more than willing to appease the fleshly passions. With their smooth talk and flattery messages of greed and id, they massage the lust of the eyes. Spiritual phoneys arouse the lust of the flesh in their victims by feeding their cravings and carnal desires. By making their prey feel like they are the center of the universe and that the world revolves around them, impostors incite the pride of life.

This scheme of the wolves in sheep’s clothing is what you see playing out when a General Overseer revealed to his congregation that God told him that the governing council of his denomination would one day hold their meetings on the moon. It’s this machination of exploitation that drives the same General Overseer to tell a fabulous story of people getting miracles by simply eating his leftover chicken.

Sadly, there’s really nothing you can do for church folks who fall for cock and bull fables. People who enjoy being taken for a fool can’t be helped. Nevertheless, as much as it lies within me, I will not cease to speak the truth. I pray that one day God will have mercy and remove the delusion clouding the minds of those of them who are my friends.

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