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The second condition that sucks the power out of a church or out of the life of a Christian is deception. \\xa0 Deception is when you choose to believe a lie.\\xa0 As bad as the 1st debilitating condition was; discouragement, deception has done far more to destroy the church than discouragement has.\\xa0
In this passage of Scripture, Paul warns the Thessalonian believers that a lie is circulating in their church.\\xa0 Then he tells them how to deal with it.\\xa0