Proof that God is not a Deceiver 1.) From the supreme being only being may flow (non-being - nothingness - neither needs nor can have a cause). 2.) As finite and limited, creatures (created beings) consist of non-being as well as being. 3.) Only the being of creatures can derive from God, not their non-being. 4.) Truth is the being of knowledge, falsity (ignorance) its non-being. 5.) Falsity can never flow from God, never be caused by God. 6.) As the cause both of my essence and my existence, God cannot be the cause of my errors. 7.) Therefore, God does not deceive me; and by similar reasoning, we may clearly and distinctly perceive that no being is ever deceived by God.