Yet the OP returns to the phrase "even God hates atheists!" This is simply dishonest, and inexcusable.
Wow, wherever that thread was, it was a detestable example of Christian behavior. It would be similar to showing a KKK rally because they claim to represent Christian values also.
I think the answer is you are correct about the "average" Christian especially what you will encounter online. People online have an agenda they are pushing and hide behind their key boards in fear of human contact. Many online people are socially akward and have resentment toward people in general because they can't relate to other human beings period. This is no excuse either. I will agree with you about what you encounter. You know better than I what you deal with online.
Anyway, I don't know exactly what I am saying but you're mostly right, it's just I think you are intelligent enough to know how to pick out the good ones and be as equals with those people. As Christians we are told to spread the Gospel which is to say God's word or belief in God and an Atheist is the antitheses of that calling. Though you don't actively seek to turn people from God, your presence in a Christian forum would seem to be seeking to "turn" Christians to "members of the Atheist religion" even though it's a non religion. A closed minded Christian would see you as a threat to their mission to make disciples. You would be making non-disciples in your "mission". I just personally don't think you have a mission like that so I don't feel threatened. Even if you did, my faith is strong enough to withstand an attack.
I agree that this is dishonest in that an Atheist has no belief in God so a statement like "God hates Atheists" would pretty much collapse on itself in that if there is no God, how can he hate Atheists?
Show me the thread of Christians love-bombing atheists with no expectations of conversion.
Well these people are not behaving as good Christians. Notice that Christians do struggle with sin, and what you are observing in these Christians is not behavior in accordance with Jesus' teaching, but the teaching of someone who encourages sin! That is not Christian teaching and you ought to already know it. I'm suddenly wary of your motive, you seem to be supporting these attempts to hijack the Lord's name and run it through the mud. I always expected you to give Him more honor than that.I'm sure we agree that it being a sin doesn't prevent the attitude from being prevelant. People will just deny that the attitude exists, or excuse the attitude for some Holy reason.
I'm sorry about that, I don't know what I can do except to show you the light I know.That doesn't make me feel any warmer.
Have you ever tried to swallow your own words?Where? I see where she apologized for "any misunderstandings," which is a step above saying "I'm sorry you're stupid."
Well we have both grown a lot since we first met and I've come to know that you aren't against Christ, but you are against sinful behavior. So I still have not seen an example of you actually behaving in an anti-Christ manner. In fact I observe antichrist behavior in the examples you are presenting.For that matter, I don't expect her to apologize. I'm merely using her as a rather local example of the thread's thesis. She and I both clearly recognize that atheists are the enemies of Christians whether that's sinful or not. She demonstrates that she's aware of it, and I verbalize it. Frankly, I think if you're honest, you know it too. You yourself, in the past, have told me that I'm anti-Christian, and that we're all either with Christ or against Him. That clearly draws a line in the sand.
It should, yes it definitely should, but do you not know what is prophesied about the beast?Yes, on the one hand I believe that's sort of true. But, do you think that with everything we've talked about and seen here, do you think Christianity has a respectable image? Should it have one?
It's not and you just admitted that you know it. In fact you are starting to sound like a preacher of the good news!Let me ask you this: Look at Modern Western Christianity: With its book deals, pastor worship, mega-churches, leaders with Lear Jets, scandals, and television programs. Look at the comments I've shared, and that other posters have willingly contributed. Look at those who use their faith as a shield for hate. Tell me that this is the same Christianity that Christ speaks of.
This thread is quickly turning into a war over the right to use Jesus' name.In the end, no. Christianity doesn't look down on me because I'm condescending. If I'm condescending, it's because Christians look down on me. I read what Christians say about me. I could repeat it, but I think you know it too.
I'm not surprised.I meant to mention this before: Some time ago, I went looking on Amazon, for a book written by a Christian that made some allusion to comraderie, equality, acceptance, general getting along, something which acknowledges that atheists are human too, and genuinely makes an attempt to understand and/or defend atheists themselves to believers. I actually found some written by atheists, but that didn't qualify. I found one that may have counted, but it is no longer in print. However, if I wanted to find a book about atheists and their "agenda," or the various number of reasons why "Atheism is Wrong" (a statement that doesn't seem well-thought out), well there are pages of books for that, and I've already read enough of them to know what the others say.
Good work. Wait until you read what Paul says about them below..I googled some phrases, and surfed the net thinking it might bring up some positive results: No luck. Negative results? You Betcha!
You know what, the situation has become clearer to me too.My point is the same as it was earlier: Christians are sending a message whether they intend to or not. Demonstrating love means more than just saying it, especially when you're required to say it, and demonstrating your hate is so ridiculously easy and common. I'm just explaining to you that the message has been received. Maybe not yours personally, but the message of your Brothers and Sisters in Christ. If you find that condescending, I'm sorry, but imagine how it looks to me.
Of course! Sin is only bad habit formed from bad decisions.Not exactly. As you explained, she had some one else tell her to take that approach, right? In other words, you yourself claimed that she was taught to have that attitude. Is it not possible that others have been taught that?
I didn't grow up in that sort of environment, and I have never been to the USA, I really am quite detached from the reality you have.I know I was. When I was a kid atheist was a dirty word. Atheists were akin to satanists. I just knew atheists were bad. However, now I know that someone taught me that.
These people are learning from humans instead of God. Don't you remember that verse I showed you in Isaiah 29:13? God declares that He is against rote faith.Technically, it's not a stereotype, it's more of a generalization. Like saying that birds fly. Some birds don't fly, but for the most part, they do. Rather than split hairs, let's just say birds fly.
In all honesty, I have barely scratched the surface in terms of literature, and evidence that demonstrates the contempt in which Christians (in general) hold atheists. But as was pointed out, it is incredibly difficult to show that Christians do anything more than talk about how much they love us. Possibly because that's all they really do.
Thank you for the opportunity. I choose this time to give you an example from Paul of Tarsus, a very fine Christian who I have never been able to fault. He wrote a letter to the church of Philippi, what he said here is particularly relevant to our discussion:If you feel that the generalization is unfair then I urge you to show me some practical example, or some practical reasoning that would genuinely challenge mine. Show me that message that subverts the one I'm getting.
There are a few things I want to draw your attention to in this passage. First that Paul says very concisely that we should be in agreement on matters because "we obey the truth we have". This shows that the truth is an observable entity that is common among those who mature in Christ.Philippians 3:12-21
I don't mean to say I am perfect. I haven't learned all I should even yet, but I keep working toward that day when I will finally be all that Christ saved me for and wants me to be.
No, dear brothers, I am still not all I should be but I am bringing all my energies to bear on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I strain to reach the end of the race and receive the prize for which God is calling us up to heaven because of what Christ Jesus did for us.
I hope all of you who are mature Christians will see eye-to-eye with me on these things, and if you disagree on some point, I believe that God will make it plain to you - if you fully obey the truth you have.
Dear brothers, pattern your lives after mine and notice who else lives up to my example. For I have told you often before and I say it again now with tears in my eyes, there are many who walk along the Christian road who are really enemies of the cross of Christ. Their future is eternal loss, for their god is their appetite: they are proud of what they should be ashamed of; and all they think about is this life here on earth.
But our homeland is heaven, where our savior the Lord Jesus Christ is; and we are looking forward to his return from there. When he comes back he will take these dying bodies of ours and change them into glorious bodies like his own, using the same mighty power that he will use to conquer all else everywhere.
That is still under debate for us, I believe He only hates those who are proud to be Godless. You do not demonstrate that attitude, you are merely hurt by Godless experiences and have been unable to accept God's love. It won't last forever, this is why I keep telling you to look for the light of God, because you are constantly seeing the darkness. This is what Ray is saying in a roundabout way too, that you are unable to recognize God's love even though it is staring you right in the face.And remember, even God hates atheists!
Check out Self Publishing, Book Printing & eBook Publishing | Lulu.com, all you have to do is upload a pdf, upload the cover images front and back, and they will ship it straight from their website.It says in the Bible "You will know them by their fruits" so I think there is a market for a book written by a Christian that shows where atheists are behaving "like Christ' without believing in the dogma. Just literally living it without speaking a word of it but a person like that could gain disciples just by their example.
Hmmm I'll have to noodle that one and fill a void in the market.
Not wanting to say that Jesus is portrayed correctly in South Park, Robert please keep in mind that we only have two cheeks. What is to stop the person beating the crap out of you? Only his conscience, make sure you keep that in mind. When Jesus comes to turn His other cheek to the world it will certainly not be slapped. God blessWe are told. "If someone slaps you, turn the other cheek and let them slap that one. If someone takes your tunic, give him your cloak as well."
Hi Kostya, thanks for contributing here. I need to tell you that the forum has a rule against non-Christians posting on threads that don't belong to them. This thread has already been closed and cleaned up by a moderator because of someone who trolled it. I'm concentrating hard on helping JGG understand the Christian perspective of the issue, the rules of the website are carefully constructed to optimize the effectiveness of Christian ministry. Anyhow, it is not new to JGG but I will answer your comment by quoting to you something that Jesus said about this.Your religion is its own biggest enemy. How many of you don't follow 'thou shall not have pre-marital sex' (at least willingly)? How many of you think homosexual lifestyles are acceptable in your own personal beliefs? How many of you are addicted to inappropriate content? And those are just sexual sins.
The truth is a measure of time.
I think the way this passage relates to your comment is especially relevant to the Phillipians 3 passage I quoted to JGG, where Paul speaks about 'many' who walk the Christian road but are actually enemies of the cross, and their future is everlasting destruction. So this seems to certainly support what you say, that there are many hypocrites that are actually immoral and that time will reveal this. It seems rather sad actually that the time of this revelation is already upon us, but it's nothing new really. The Pharisee's who crucified Jesus also claimed to be doing a good deed. Also notice how this topic relates to the passage of Matthew 7:13:Matthew 6
22 Your eye is a lamp that provides light for your body. When your eye is good, your whole body is filled with light. 23 But when your eye is bad, your whole body is filled with darkness. And if the light you think you have is actually darkness, how deep that darkness is!
No doubt many people think Christianity is some sort of social club, without really capturing the gravity of the matter: that Jesus wants to present us blameless before God by purifying us of sin. How can we be purified of sin if we are constantly looking for sin in those around us? We can't because the very measure we use to judge another is the same measure by which we will be judged ourselves. This is what Jesus said "why worry about the speck in your brother's eye when there is a plank in yours? First remove the plank from your own eye then you will be able to help your brother".13 You can enter Gods Kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to hell[a] is broad, and its gate is wide for the many who choose that way.
I would like to tell you that my experience with you has not been typical of an atheist either. Every other one I have encountered on this site has been very arrogant, condescending, insulting, and belittling toward me. So I thank you for letting your guard down a little and showing your human side of yourself. so many come on and it seems they have no feelings, just observations and conclusions and most of the time, the conclusion is, "you're an idiot for believing in purple unicorns" or something to that effect. I hope in the computer world at least you can feel you have made one christian friend in me. I won't judge you especially if you don't judge me.
I'm suddenly wary of your motive, you seem to be supporting these attempts to hijack the Lord's name and run it through the mud. I always expected you to give Him more honor than that.
It's not and you just admitted that you know it. In fact you are starting to sound like a preacher of the good news!
This thread is quickly turning into a war over the right to use Jesus' name.
Thank you for the opportunity. I choose this time to give you an example from Paul of Tarsus, a very fine Christian who I have never been able to fault. He wrote a letter to the church of Philippi, what he said here is particularly relevant to our discussion:
Listen I have only read some of this but I have to say a few things:
1) There are HORRIBLE people out there that claim themselves as christians. just because i paint myslef green, try to hop around, cathc flies with my toungue, and say "ribbit," doesnt mean that I am a frog. It is the person you are on the inside that matters, not what you say you are.
2) We were told by Jesus that because the world persecuted him, we would be persecuted too. Every time an athiests attacks me they prove the Bible right.
3) The reason many TRUE christians get upset about athiests is because they are the hardest group of people to save. It is easier to show someone of another faith that our God is the true God than it is to convince someone that there is a God. and because of that it makes it hard for us to fullfill the great comission that jesus gave us " gointo all the world and spread the gospel to every people of every nation"
4) The next time a christian argues with you ( logicly, not irrationaly and threataning to harm you) remember this, they are doing it because they love you and dont want to see you go to hell.
3) The reason many TRUE christians get upset about athiests is because they [...] [make] it hard for us to fullfill the great comission that jesus gave us " gointo all the world and spread the gospel to every people of every nation"
What do you think Jesus is talking about when He speaks of "hot", "cold" and "lukewarm"?Perhaps. Or perhaps I'm simply pointing out what others are doing and saying in the name of God, and am not particularly content to let it be swept under the rug.
Do you not think He is speaking about the duality you are observing? Those who are spiritually rich, poor or content to be poor?The Message to the Church in Laodicea
14 Write this letter to the angel of the church in Laodicea. This is the message from the one who is the Amenthe faithful and true witness, the beginning[e] of Gods new creation:
15 I know all the things you do, that you are neither hot nor cold. I wish that you were one or the other! 16 But since you are like lukewarm water, neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth! 17 You say, I am rich. I have everything I want. I dont need a thing! And you dont realize that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked. 18 So I advise you to buy gold from megold that has been purified by fire. Then you will be rich. Also buy white garments from me so you will not be shamed by your nakedness, and ointment for your eyes so you will be able to see. 19 I correct and discipline everyone I love. So be diligent and turn from your indifference.
20 Look! I stand at the door and knock. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in, and we will share a meal together as friends. 21 Those who are victorious will sit with me on my throne, just as I was victorious and sat with my Father on his throne.
22 Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches.
It is the second time I have had to trust your judgmentWell, let's not say things we can't take back.
Using your orange vs blue frogs analogy below, I cannot agree that you don't recognize the difference between orange frogs and blue frogs. It is just as simple when observing Christianity. You can observe that there are spiritually rich Christians and spiritually poor Christians. Even you are capable of that, though you have in the past put up quite a fight to acknowledge it.Perhaps. Or perhaps it's merely showing that there is a war over Jesus' name.
As long as you have an axe to grind you will only see what you are looking for. Go round different churches and listen to what they say, with every church and every pastor there is a different message. Just lurk and listen, you may just be surprised that you can hear a positive message if you happen to be in the right place at the time it is spoken. For instance just two weeks ago I went to a Catholic church and the preacher was talking about how there are 'no outsiders'. He used the story of the Samaritan woman who convinced Jesus to heal her daughter by reminding Him that dogs eat the crumbs under the table. With a sermon like that, there is clearly a positive and negative light to observe.Thanks, but I really meant something that shows that contemporary (Modern Western Christianity) has the same message.
This only scratches the surface of who and what Satan is..... I have much more.
Satan....Ruler of Darkness
[FONT=arial,courier new]I see Satan as the epitome of contradiction; Beautiful, scintillating, charismatic, genius, yet evil, corrupt, dishonorable, unscrupulous and arrogant.
An odd mixture, is it not? Yes, and ironically, it frames the very essence of reality in our world, for things in this dark place are not what they seem, just as the ruler of this cosmos is far from what he seems, and this statement works in two opposing directions. Let me explain.
To those who know Satan well, the angelic creation, he is awesome in countenance and accomplishment. His power was, at one time, second to none. Now there are several elect angels that exceed his prestige, but there was a time when he was the supreme angel, a cherub, "The Covering Angel", Guardian of the Throne of God. He is the most beautiful creature ever to come from the hand of God....and yet he has become the lowest of the low, the arch enemy of his Creator, and a creature bent upon destroying God and all He stands for. Swept away in a tidal wave of arrogance, Satan has initiated the first ever rebellion to unseat God as the Supreme Being, and we are very much a part of this conflagration.
He will take billions of angels to Gehenna with him for their foolish choice of serving him over their Sovereign, not to mention billions of homosapiens.
Then there is the human perception of Satan, and the contrast...what he really is.
To those who even believe he exists, he is the legendary devil with the red epidermis and forked tail, a grotesque gargoyle who commits only foul deeds in this kingdom. All manner of fiendish activities are attributed to him, and indeed, he is responsible for violence, evil and malfeasance, but this is far from the true nature of the devil.
Satan encourages this fantasy, for it beguiles human beings into believing he is the Super Demon, a miscalculation which renders them vulnerable, receptive to the true Satan and his base designs.
In a nutshell; Satan is in the business of imitating God, and he's very good at it, at least from the standpoint of the lowly creature, man. That is to say, most men, believer and unbeliever alike, are immersed in one Satanic scheme or another, yet completely unaware that they serve the devil.
Lets examine a few of Satan's more effective ploys;
Counterfeit Good:
What if I told you that the United Way and the environmentalist movement were evil to the core? Would this raise your hackles? Defy your view of these entities? Perhaps offend your tender feelings? You may be taken aback because you have supported one or both of these Satanic institutions in spirit if not in deed.
What am I driving at? What insane gesture am I making here? Well, before you succumb to rage or indignation, hear me out!
Even a stupid homosapien can grasp the principle of warfare, or determined opposition, that states the most effective means of defeating an enemy is to stage a brilliant diversion, get his attention focused on a bogus point, and then attack at the point of his most threatening strength.
This is one of Satan's tactics....get people thinking he is a dastard, while in reality he is sponsoring every do-gooder cause on the planet. Take guns away from citizens, stop every unhealthy practice, banish bigotry, save the trees, save the whales, stop abortion, ban capital punishment, ad nauseam.
These causes appear to be noble and above suspicion, do they not? Of course they do, they are designed by a mufti-faceted super genius to appear that way. But what really lies beneath the surface?
There is one answer....destruction of freedom!
Such is the brilliant strategy of the devil, to have you think he's a stinker, while he massages your good will with syrupy good intent. But all of these, and countless other ploys of the devil, lead to the usurpation and destruction of human freedom. It is this environment from God, liberty, which guarantees the evangelization of the lost, and the free worship of our God. As such, freedom is as essential to the plan of God as oxygen to our life here, or food. Thus, Satan attacks freedom in many diverse and ingenious ways.
Look for a moment at just one of the aforementioned causes; environmentalism.
It seems virtuous enough, and plain sense, that we protect the animals and natural resources on our planet, does it not? Of course it does, and so far as that concept goes, it IS a desirable objective. But Satan's intentions exceed moderation, and produce tyranny rather than the desired effect. Satan garnishes an issue with truth and humanitarianism to hide evil.
Ask any midwestern rancher, logger, miner, wildcatter, or a score of other Americans who have fallen prey to the juggernaut called "environmentalism". They have lost their jobs, had their private property seized, or the value of their property cut in half by impossible restrictions that become necessary when the milieu of an "endangered species" is near at hand.
Let's take another, a charitable organization. Here again, on the face of it, what could possibly be evil about an organization that helps others?
Well, it isn't necessarily their charitable function that is Satan's thrust, but the subtle politics of intimidation. Did you "give at the office" this year? Is the annual charity drive at your office like the one at mine? I'll bet a million bucks it is, because it is orchestrated by the same evil policy.
Does this sound familiar?
Your company designates some poor slob to oversee the money collecting campaign. They are usually highly motivated, or at best, of the opinion that is a worthy enough cause. So each department is assigned a quota. Email's or memoranda go throughout the business informing us of the drive and some rah-rah-rah nonsense about exceeding their donations from last year.
In effect, every person is put on the spot by the insinuation that if you don't give you are a low life, stingy bastard. Some departments have supervisors that also get involved, encourage department employees to shell out the dough, and make the issue of 100% compliance a big deal.
The fact is, people become accustomed to slavery by subtle and indirect means, being forced into a small compromises, which makes the objective of slavery more easily attained; the ultimate banishment of self-determination. Bit by bit, they submit to intimidation until they are cowed by tyranny, and it's just a matter of time until the powerful expand the regions of bondage to include higher taxes, mandatory this and that, surrendering our firearms, yada, yada, yada.
20 years ago if you had told me that there would be a day when we would have to wear seat belt, by law, and insurance would be mandatory for my car, I'd have laughed in your face. These, and many other issues, are rightly left to my own good judgement, not the elitist in political office who supposes that we are too damned stupid to make sound decisions for ourselves. That, or to pay off a political debt.
How much does car insurance cost you? How many times have you caused an accident? In all the years I've been driving I can't recall one single person of my acquaintance who was shafted by an uninsured driver. Oh sure, a few were hit by someone, but they paid to have the car repaired.
Think about it....all the thousands of dollars you have paid, we've all paid, to insure our cars, and most of us haven't been in a major accident all of our lives. Can you see how subtle tyranny is in this issue? If we aren't good boys and girls our insurance gets bumped. Run a red light, get a speeding ticket, and now use a cell phone....You see, once they have their foot in the door, it's too late to demand rights.
As for me, I'll take my chances! If I do smack someone, ok, I'll shell out the dough, but give me freedom to make that choice for myself.
Religion:
Shocker!
This is Satan's "ace trump". What better phalanx to attack God than in His own stronghold? While His worshippers are preoccupied with the illusion of propriety, sew the seeds of tyranny.
Perhaps the biggest Christian organization on earth is a many-faceted example;
Commit a sin, and you must utter it before a man, albeit within a private enclosure. He is a designated agent of God, and therefore privileged to hear your confession. Once you spill the beans, he prescribes various antidotes to your transgression, to make things right with God, and usually closes with an admonition to pitch some moolah into the plate on Sunday.
This procedure ignores the Royal Priesthood of every believer. We are all entitled to represent ourselves before God, and this is a very personal matter, and not anyone else's damned business.
This same outfit claims that they can ban you from their church, which results in condemning you to hell fire.
Oh really? How quaint! This is man's most arrogant and blasphemous contention, that a mere man, any man, has the power to send another human being to hell...for any reason! God has not extended this prerogative to any human being, period. The matter of salvation rests squarely upon the work of Christ, and we appropriate that saving grace by faith in Him, not obeying the inane demands of a black-robed holy Joe!
Christ says that "...I give to them eternal life and none shall pluck them out of my hand".
Where does it say, even indirectly, in this verse, that some bunch of pious morons have the fiat to deny us salvation? Seems clear enough to me that our Lord is clarifying the very claim made by this organization.
So many are the illustrations in this legalistic regime that I hardly know where to jump next; so I'll just rattle off a slew of offenses to God;
1. Praying to a human being, even if she is the mother of Christ's humanity.
2. You can get out of hell if someone lights candles for you.
3. There is a fat old man with the power to alter the Word of God, if he so desires.
4. Priests cannot marry, or women dedicated to God's service must be dowdy old maids all their lives.
5. You must be splashed with water to be saved.
I could go on, but I tire of so fertile a subject.
But there is more evidence that Satan is the High Prefect of religion....Who was instrumental in crucifying Christ? The most holy bunch of malpractors in Israel, the San Hedron.
In prophecy, the church of Rome will be the "scarlet harlot" that allies with The Beast, the Anti-Christ.
Christ called the pharisees "White washed tombstones, filled with dead men's bones". They looked great in their drab habits, and talked a good fight, but they were petty malingers who haunted the Lord every time He spoke in public, criticized His every act and word, yet most of them were going to hell.
Such are just two major areas of Satan's most effective penetration of the human race.
The most difficult understanding I had to grapple with as a "baby beliver" was the concept that the good of this world is part of Satan's realm, steeped in self-righteous motives, and aimed at diminishing God's influence among men. At best, Satan is out to disorient believers, for they are the forces that can send him to his dubious end. He fears and hates us, and uses his brilliance to intimidate, mislead, propagandize, and enslave us.
It is interesting that the basis for man's fall from grace was "The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil". Did it ever occur to you that those two terms, "good and evil", are used as synonyms? Adam and Eve already knew good! So what is the name for this tree all about?
Simple enough....man in a state of sin would learn another form of "good", both human good and Satan's counterfeit good. Don't buy it? What was the first thing Adam and the woman did after they fell? The covered their nakedness with assorted foliage...an act of GOOD!
To be most effective in this objective, his primary and mostly effective tactic is to raise the banner of good and truth, and once the faithful draw near, infiltrate their thinking with legalism and bias.
Another very destructive strategy, and prevalent in our time, is Christian activism. This is the flagship of Satan's policy which evokes such emotional response from Christians that many are compelled to commit crime, even murder, in the name of their cause.
In the name of this bogus issue people burn legitimate businesses, parade around with signs and assault the privacy and freedom of individuals, threaten medical professionals, even murder. In their intransigent arrogance they usurp the power of God, supposing that He agrees with their evil campaign.
The destruction of freedom is his highest priority!
Those who commit acts of good, apart from the filling of The Holy Spirit, are either minions of Satan, or guilty of human good, which amounts to self-righteous, and will be the "wood, hay and stubble" that is burned at the Judgement Seat of Christ.
Our stay in this place is one of great peril so long as we remain divorced from God's Word, for humanity is no match for Lucifer, Son of the Morning, "The Covering Angel". On our best day even the most astute and intelligent among us is putty in Satan's hands. Only God can reveal his brilliant tactics to us, and thus protect us from his wiles.
Remember, this is cosmos diabolicus, the realm of Satan, and all that is in it is tainted by his policies, save one, the local church under the authority of a prepared Pastor-Teacher. God has "fenced off" this one safe zone for the teaching of His Word to the elect. It is possible to escape Satan's all encompassing influence, but only by means of the truth as it resides in our souls.
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