Deception: The Church, the Mirror, and the Mask

In this episode of Sermons of My Father, Landon Shaw revisits a sermon preached by his father, Lee Shaw, on the letter of 1 John. This message confronts three types of deception found both in the early church and today: admitting sin without repentance, denying sin entirely, and claiming to have always believed without true transformation.

Through personal narrative and biblical reflection, Landon explores what it means to stop hiding and start walking in the light. Drawing from passages in 1 John, John 3, Genesis 3, Proverbs 28, and 1 Corinthians 13, the episode confronts issues of false holiness, blame-shifting, religious ego, and the cost of spiritual honesty.

Whether you are deconstructing your faith, wrestling with church culture, or searching for something real, this episode invites you to move beyond belief into responsibility, confession, and love.

Key topics include:

• Spiritual deception in the church

• 1 John and the call to walk in truth

• Self-examination and confession

• Biblical love and emotional integrity

• Faith, failure, and personal responsibility

• Christian deconstruction and reconstruction

• Sermon reflection and personal storytelling

Bible passages covered: 1 John 1:6–10, John 3:1–21, 1 Corinthians 13, Proverbs 28:13, Genesis 3, Romans 3:23, Luke 6:37, John 8

Featuring:

Sermon by Lee Shaw

Reflections by Landon Shaw

00:00 – Intro: What is Deception?

07:15 – The Three Types of Self-Deceit (1 John)

14:30 – Blame, Ego, and Genesis 3

20:00 – Love as a Mirror (1 Corinthians 13)

26:40 – Nicodemus and the Illusion of Righteousness

34:00 – Reflections and Confession

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