Rich Maffeo on Nostr: It was also Saint Paul who warned (2 Thessalonians 2) of the supernatural spirit of ...
It was also Saint Paul who warned (2 Thessalonians 2) of the supernatural spirit of delusion that God Himself would send on all who persisted in their arrogance and who refused to see truth. That delusion would ensure that they would no longer be able to see Truth. And we in the 21st century ought to consider that a very, very sober warning from the Holy Spirit to all of us – regardless of our church affiliation.
If God's word does not capture and hold our attention on what He has said throughout its pages from Genesis through Revelation, then we WILL – we WILL -- succumb to the devil’s seductions.
The remedy for each of us? It really is a quite simple remedy:
Fix our eyes on Jesus – and not on a church. Fix our eyes on Jesus as He is revealed in the Scriptures, and not on how the culture paints Him. Time is rapidly slipping away. Satan has been unleashed on the planet – perhaps especially in the churches. (Revelation 12:12)
And we all should pay close attention to St Peter’s warning: “Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.” (1 Peter 5:8)
If God's word does not capture and hold our attention on what He has said throughout its pages from Genesis through Revelation, then we WILL – we WILL -- succumb to the devil’s seductions.
The remedy for each of us? It really is a quite simple remedy:
Fix our eyes on Jesus – and not on a church. Fix our eyes on Jesus as He is revealed in the Scriptures, and not on how the culture paints Him. Time is rapidly slipping away. Satan has been unleashed on the planet – perhaps especially in the churches. (Revelation 12:12)
And we all should pay close attention to St Peter’s warning: “Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.” (1 Peter 5:8)