Are You Being Deceived?

 

Here is an important question for everyone. How was Eve tricked by Satan in the garden? The same way many are being deceived today. Are you being deceived?

How was Eve deceived? Satan simply altered/changed through partial truth the words of  God. God commanded Eve regarding not eating the fruit of just ONE tree and Satan  exaggerated God's command to EVERY tree. Eve caught and corrected Satan by responding with the original truth that God said they were told not to eat of just one particular tree .. the tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. Satan, however, was determined to carry out his plan of deception by enticing her flesh, ADDING (that if they ate), "your eyes will be opened and you'll become as god's knowing good and evil."  This was a false promise of enlightenment. Again, Satan used "partial truth" because their eyes were opened, but to their own nakedness and shame. This moment marked the beginning of the fall. Just as the Word continues to be altered today. 

A. In the garden: The alteration-the lie- the enticement- the promise-the fall from grace. B. Today: the alteration- the lie- an enticement- and the promise you can be your own your own god/your own gender/anything you want. This is Satan's voice; a spirit of error - the desire for independence from God's moral authority.

When anyone rewrites, adds to, leaves out, or alters the Word of God to change and become a lie and then you believe it, you are being tricked by Satan. You cannot possibly know what's true or not true unless you study the Bible yourself. Let's take an example of altering God's Word that's relevant to today to get a clearer picture of what I mean.

There's a lot of talk in 2026 that the Bible supports gender nonconformity. Let me say conclusively, no, it does not. This is exactly how unread, un-studied, and unlearned people are misled, and making claims with zero biblical foundation. Let me be very clear, the Bible does not celebrate modern identity categories whether transgender, pangender, xenogender, genderqueer, non-binary, to name just a few. Scripture reveals who God is and then it calls us to align with Him, not the other way around.

I heard a trans person (his words in capital letters) say, "THE HEBREW PHRASE DESCRIBING JOSEPH'S GARMENT IN THE BIBLE, KETONET PASSIM, LITERALLY MEANS A DRESS WORN BY WOMEN."  This is lie, and it is what I mean by you have to diligently study the Word to discern truth from falsehood (2 Timothy 2:15). The Hebrew term used in Genesis is ketonet passim, that is correct. However, it does not mean "dress worn by women," it refers to a long ornamented robe and it's typically to distinguish authority, royalty or special favor. Genesis 37:3 -Joseph's father favored him so he made him a robe/coat/tunic of many colors. The gay community has associated and compared  this robe on Joseph to a male wearing a dress, and the "many colors"  as representing the LGBTQ+ rainbow flag (red, orange, yellow, green, blue and violet). Can you see the deception? The unlearned and the deceived alike seem to pull from one verse and make it transform into what they want. But you can read in 2 Samuel 13:18 a royal daughter wears a similar garment. She was royalty not transgendered. But look at the leap misguided people make today:  "SHE WORE IT. IT IS A WOMAN'S DRESS, SO THEREFORE JOSEPH WEARING IT MEANS SOMETHING ELSE". No, that is not what the Word means and that's not how context works! This is what happens when you take one verse, ignore the context, and force a modern idea into ancient text. (I will write a blog at a later date on how an ancient text can still be relevant today). What was changed here concerning the  ketonet passim (robe) worn by Joseph? The  change in the Word of God which I heard spoken was  propagating and encouraging the lie, "JOSEPH'S FATHER EMBRACES HIM FOR WHO HE WAS, DIFFERENT, QUEER AND GENDER NON-CONFORMING."  Oh my. Surprise, surprise! That is not in the text at all. Nowhere in the Bible is there even a hint Joseph was different, queer, trans, or non-conforming! Again, the Word of God was spoken in partial truth-- Joseph WAS wearing a long, colorful robe, but in no way was it a woman's dress! The untruthful language is a deception by Satan to fit the LGBTQ narrative as a whole.

Finally, what the Bible does say is that Jacob loved Joseph more than his other sons (Genesis 37:3). Joseph wasn't favored because of some identity claim. He was favored because he was born later in Jacob's life, and was the son of the wife Jacob most loved. The robe was not about identity. The robe was about favoritism. AND that favoritism is exactly what caused tension between Joseph and his brothers. THIS is the pattern yet again! Take a real moment in scripture and then insert something that was never there. The unlearned man continued, "JOSEPH'S BROTHERS, HOWEVER, THEY REACTED VIOLENTLY, TRYING TO ERASE HIS IDENTITY. SOUND FAMILIAR?" No, reader, they did not try to erase Joseph's identity as this man is suggesting happening today. He is misinformed and misleading. Joseph's brothers were jealous (Genesis 37:4, 37:11), that's it.. Joseph was clearly favored. He was given status. He was set apart from them. Because of that they hated him. This is not about identity politics! This is about jealousy, family conflict, and ultimately God's plan unfolding through suffering. None of these transexual claims come from text. They come from projecting modern ideas INTO BIBLICAL TEXT and that's dangerous because it doesn't just confuse people, it rewrites what God actually says and leads other astray. Scripture warns us about people like this! They will turn away from listening to the truth and they will wander off into myths (2 Tim 4:3-4) -- a falsehood, the spirit of error. The man I pointed out today distorted scripture. You don't reshape scripture to fit your life! You let scripture reshape you! 

Until He Comes-

Pat Phillips