Apparently there are many people who don’t believe
that Satin exists. There are even many
Christians that don’t either believe in Satan or simply don’t understand his
place in this world. It seems better for
some folks to simply bury their head in the sand rather than admit that there
are things they have no control over.
There is One who does have control; however, you have to know Him. The who, and the why, will be explained.
According to the History book, Lucifer was not satisfied to
be just one of the top angels[1]. There was an ensuing power struggle between
Lucifer and God. As you might have
guessed, God won and Lucifer and those who chose his side were expelled from
heaven. Today’s demons are the angels
that chose the wrong side. Since Satan
is now dealing with sour grapes and only has a limited time to have his place
of authority on earth, he has to move quickly to do whatever he can to try to
upset God’s plans. Satan’s job, as he
sees it, is to keep you from knowing the Lord’s plan of salvation through Jesus
the Christ. “But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost. In whom the god of this world hath blinded
the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of
Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.”[2] He is out to steal, kill and destroy. “He was a murderer
from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in
him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the
father of it.”[3]
You and your children’s souls are what he is after. Be sober and vigilant because Satan goes
around like a roaring lion looking for anyone he can devour[4]. You must see that you can no longer live as
the world does, in the vanity of their own minds.[5] “They are darkened in their understanding and
separated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to
the hardening of their hearts”[6]. “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful
for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the
man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.”[7] “We cannot live in sin here below and then
expect to live in heaven above.”[8]
“Satan's power is over all the nations of the earth. That could be very
frightening when we realize he can influence men in such a way that they are
not even aware that they are being influenced toward evil. His power is so
extensive that he is over all the nations of the earth. Jesus calls him the ruler
of this world (John 14:30).
He affects people's attitudes by moving our reasoning processes toward
satisfaction of the self. He gives disinformation and stirs up our spirit.
Here is what is so perverse about this: It is not evil for one to
take care of himself. What is evil is to make the satisfaction of the self more
important than God or others. We are to serve God before all else (the great
commandment), and the second is like it—we are on an equal par with others physically.
Nowhere are we given the right or privilege by God to make ourselves greater
than or more important than God or other human beings.”[9]
There is a difference between Christianity and ‘in the name
of Christ’. I say this because of the
influence that Satan has over the world and therefore over mankind. I can’t find instructions for the inquisition
anywhere in the Bible, although it was carried on in the name of Christ. I have said for years that the trouble with
Christianity is the Christians and that is because of the worldly or satanic
influence the Devil has over mankind. Some
people say that the ’Church’ is filled with hypocrites, which is why they
choose not to attend church. Satan has
captured a lot of souls with this lie.
There is no perfect church! If
there were a perfect church, it wouldn’t be when we arrived because you and I
are not perfect. The population of
hypocrites is no larger in church than it is in the unchurched world. We simply stand out more because we are not
living what we profess. Unfortunately we
all have hypocrisy in our lives. Churches
are built by men and men are not perfect. “A denomination is nothing more than
a monument to a dead saint.”[10]
The whole idea behind the Church is to be a place to gather,
learn about the Christ, further your knowledge about Christianity, worship and
fellowship with other Christians.
Judging others, discrimination, haughtiness, flaunting your personal
power and or riches and gossip are all ways the devil infiltrates the
Church. Church is a place for being
uplifted and sharing. Good works are
those things that are done because you have been inspired by God, not to earn
salvation. As you can imagine, Satan
hates the church. He would do anything
to keep you out of it. Where two or more
are gathered in Christ’s name is church.
“Give no place to the devil.”[11] The church should be a sanctuary from Satan
so try not to bring him in with you.
The first amendment of the Constitution of the United States
P.S. Our President recently said that we are being
exposed to far too much information. If
my rantings are giving you so much information that it clouds your ability to
think, I apologize. I personally believe
that knowledge is power.
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