{"id":60,"date":"2023-03-16T17:38:28","date_gmt":"2023-03-16T17:38:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/dennisknotts2\/?p=60"},"modified":"2023-03-17T11:07:11","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T11:07:11","slug":"damned-deceptions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/dennisknotts\/2023\/03\/16\/damned-deceptions\/","title":{"rendered":"Damned Deceptions"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"60\" class=\"elementor elementor-60\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ac3dec5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"ac3dec5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-75a4b2e exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"75a4b2e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b090c8 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9b090c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"451\" src=\"https:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/dennisknotts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1446\/2023\/03\/2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/dennisknotts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1446\/2023\/03\/2.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/dennisknotts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1446\/2023\/03\/2-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26a9699 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"26a9699\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Available at:<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6393fbb elementor-align-center exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6393fbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Damned-Deceptions-Cults-Light-Contract\/dp\/1948858444\/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=9781948858441&#038;qid=1678988344&#038;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Amazon<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7eafa4 elementor-align-center exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d7eafa4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.waterstones.com\/book\/damned-deceptions\/dennis-knotts\/9781948858441\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Waterstones<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec47c55 elementor-align-center exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ec47c55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/damned-deceptions-dennis-knotts\/1136461922?ean=9781948858441\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Barnes &amp; Noble<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76cbbbf elementor-align-center exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"76cbbbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/strategicbookpublishing.wufoo.com\/forms\/sccyktv00xq79i\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Wholesale &amp; Publisher Direct orders<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e84cd6 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"2e84cd6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ee552c exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ee552c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Damned Deceptions: The Cults in Light of Contract Law<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3452da exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3452da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>By: Dennis Knotts<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b83bb48 elementor-tabs-view-horizontal exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"b83bb48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1931\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1931\" aria-expanded=\"false\">About<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1932\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1932\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Product Details<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1931\" aria-expanded=\"false\">About<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1931\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1931\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Jesus gave His believers a very clear warning: \u201cTake heed and let no man deceive you.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">The problem with deception is that those who are deceived do not know that they are deceived. Deception is the tool of Satan to try and lead people away from the salvation that God has promised through His Word, the Bible.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">This manuscript explores the history, doctrines, and teachings of two major cults, analyzing them to see if they comply with the promises God makes in His Word, or are they deceptions designed to lead people astray and into outer darkness.<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><em>Damned Deceptions<\/em>\u00a0also follows the logic of the teachings of these cults to see what they are actually claiming and offering their followers.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Do people truly realize what they are saying when they teach their doctrines? These are beliefs that you cannot get wrong, because if you have been deceived and are wrong, God\u2019s Word tells us that you will be damned.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">If what you believe about God, the Bible, and Jesus is wrong, wouldn\u2019t you like to know the truth? This book offers just that: the truth based upon what God says in His Word.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">This book looks at the Bible as a legally binding contract between God and man. It reviews and analyzes the teachings of Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses and the Latter-day Saints in light of contract law, to see if their teachings and doctrine would hold up in a court of law, or are they nothing more than deceptions that will lead believers to be lost for eternity.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1932\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Product Details<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1932\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1932\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>ISBN-13<\/strong>: 9781948858441 (Paperback)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Publisher<\/strong>: <a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/%22Strategic+Book+Publishing%22?Ntk=Publisher&amp;Ns=P_Sales_Rank&amp;Ntx=mode+matchall\">Strategic Book Publishing<\/a><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; 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