I saw something the other day. Charlie Kirk is now doing a show on TBN. This is part of the blurb that TBN put out to announce it:

“Charlie Kirk is the Founder and President of Turning Point USA, a nationwide movement that empowers young people to advocate for free markets and limited government. With a presence on over 2,000 high school and college campuses and 250,000 student members, Turning Point USA is the largest and fastest-growing conservative youth organization in the country.”

https://www.tbn.org/programs/charlie-kirk-today

If you don’t know who Charlie is, he is a media personality that is big in the Trump world. He is friends with both President Trump and his sons and has a neat platform with them. He is also the head of TPUSA, which is mentioned in the quote above.

A friend of the ministry once heard him speak at a college. This person said that he gave a good gospel presentation during his talk. From everything I know, Charlie Kirk is a born-again believer in Jesus.

Influence

One thing I have prayed for is that Charlie would be very bold in sharing Jesus with the President, Don Jr., and Eric. That family needs Jesus, and Charlie is situated right amongst them. This is no time for him to be a wimp; he needs to be bold with them about why they need Jesus.

This is a good thing to remember when it comes to not only celebrities or the people you read about on the internet, but also with your friends. Pray for someone who is inside of the inner circle to get saved and then have the boldness to witness to the rest of the circle. But remember, if it’s a friend of yours, you are already in their inner circle. Be bold. Share your faith. Invite them to heaven. Let them know what Jesus has done for them.

Platforms

When it comes to the Christian world and programs broadcasted on TV and radio, mostly Christians pay for the funding of those shows. You will hear the host of the show trying to raise money for their broadcast time. I’m not exactly sure if this is how Charlie Kirk’s contract works or not.

But let’s say it is. That means when someone donates to TPUSA, some of their money goes to TBN to pay for broadcasting his show. Do donors understand that this is where their money is going?

And let’s say that TBN pays for that broadcast time slot. Why would the Crouches want Charlie to be on their network?

One thing to realize when you dig into the world of false teachings is that if someone gave you false teachings 100 percent of the time, you wouldn’t believe them. But if they mix in some good teachings with the bad teachings, you may not be able to spot the false teaching.

Does TBN have any false teachings on its network? My, oh, my.

Take a look at the list of programs they have listed on their website: https://www.tbn.org/programs

They pretty much have everything under the sun there, like women preachers, unbiblical tongues, the false teaching of Calvinism, the prosperity gospel, etc. The list goes on and on.

So what does someone on that network do? Should they call out the false teachings there, or will they just go along to get along because they are on the platform and they don’t want to rock the boat?

Does false teaching even matter? Should we even get the least little bit worked up about it?

End of Days Deception

Matthew 24:1-5

And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.

And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?

And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.

For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.

The first warning about the end of days is to look for and be ready for deception. As a matter of fact, deception will get so bad that people will think that an impostor is actually “the Christ” when he is not.

But how will all of these people be deceived? How could they not know that they are being lied to?

I ask people many times, “What is the most influential book in the history of Western Civilization?” Some know the answer, and some don’t. Once I let them know it is the Bible, I then ask, “Have you ever read that Book before? Or read it front-to-back before?” Well, of course, the answer of most people is “No.” The most influential book of all time, and we don’t read it? Don’t study it? Don’t know what it says? Now you know why it will be easy, and basically very easy, to deceive people in the end of days.

Protection from Deception

So, how can you prevent yourself from being deceived? It is actually kind of easy. Know what the truth is. If you know the truth, then you can spot the lie a mile away.

2 Timothy 2:15

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

The Word of what? The Word of truth! Kind of simple when you think about it.

When I was teaching in Baton Rouge back in the day, I had 150 students. When I gave a test, I had to grade 150 papers. Yikes. That was a lot of work. So I would take a friend of mine out to dinner. She could choose any place to eat, and I would pay for it, as long as she helped me grade papers. This was a good deal for me! Well, wait a minute. How was she able to grade the papers? She didn’t teach the class. She knew some of the subject matter but not enough of it to grade the tests. So, I handed her something that she could use to grade the tests. What was it? An answer key. Once you have the answer key, anyone can grade those tests.

You and I have been given an eternal answer key. We can easily spot the lies and deceptions that Satan throws out there if we know the truth. The truth is in the Bible. I have to know it better in the days to come so I won’t be deceived and can help others not be deceived either.

We are warned in the Bible to steer clear of deception, but what are the devices of evil as it deceives? Does it announce itself with flashing lights, or does it slither its way into the minds of men unawares? We will discuss this further in Part 2 of the newsletter, which comes out on Wednesday.

Until the nets are full,

P.S.  Speaking of reaping corruption….

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6gouaFTdYo0

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