Friday | 15 May 2026
It is possible for a son of God to exchange truth for a lie again, and thereby depart from the fellowship of Yahweh. Paul warned the Corinthian church, writing, ‘But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. For if he who comes preaches another Jesus whom we have not preached, or if you receive a different spirit which you have not received, or a different gospel which you have not accepted – you may well put up with it!’ 2Co 11:3‑4.
Christ’s first letter to the seven churches of Asia, recorded in the book of Revelation, reveals that the Ephesian presbytery and church had fallen from first love because of the very sorcery identified by Paul. Rev 2:4‑5. The call to every presbytery and church is to remember from where we have fallen, repent, and do the first works. In this regard, we are being called back to the fellowship of faith at the tree of life, which Adam had with Yahweh prior to the Fall. As Christ said to the presbytery at Ephesus, ‘He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give to eat from the tree of life, which is in the midst of the Paradise of God.’ Rev 2:7.
This call to faith as kings and priests in the kingdom of God is not triumphalism. It is not the call to become a ‘King’s kid’, as some have previously asserted. Rather, it is a call to be established as a son of God who is returning to the tree of life. In this fellowship, as sons of God, we are emptying ourselves to reveal the authority of the word of Christ, who is the King of kings and Lord of lords. This word is sourced from Christ; it is not an expression of ourselves through the works that belong to a projection. This would be sorcery, for sorcery involves exchanging the truth for a lie.
Further Study:
2 Corinthians 11
References:
2Co 11:3-4
But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. For if he who comes preaches another Jesus whom we have not preached, or if you receive a different spirit which you have not received, or a different gospel which you have not accepted — you may well put up with it!
Rev 2:4-5
Nevertheless, I have this against you, that you have left your first love. Remember, therefore, from where you have fallen; repent and do the first works, or else I will come to you quickly and remove your lampstand from its place — unless you repent.
Rev 2:7
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give to eat from the tree of life, which is in the midst of the Paradise of God.