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The Thinking Pattern of Satan
Every person in every generation has to choose between:
This issue of choice will continue all throughout your existence on earth. Every moment of your life is a direct confrontation with your volition (the decision of your soul) accepting or rejecting the grace plan of God. Either you are influenced by Bible doctrine which you have metabolized or you are influenced by evil. Eph 5:15-16 Therefore, be watching how carefully you are walking about [fig., conducting yourselves], not as unwise _but_ as wise, redeeming [fig., making the best use of] the time, because the days are evil. 2Th 3:1-2 As to the rest [or, Finally], be praying, brothers [and sisters], concerning us, that the word of the Lord shall be running [fig., spreading rapidly] and shall continue being glorified, just as also [it has been] with you, and that we shall be delivered from the perverse and wicked people, for not all have faith. Consider the following truth:
There are 2 things that you cannot change no matter how you try because both are absolute and independent from what and who you are.
The believer who seeks to change evil is changed by evil even before he knows it. The Lord protects the believer from evil in five phases:
The Lord Jesus Christ controls human history in three ways:
Three requirements for a nation to survived and are blessed:
Evil policy entered the world when Satan came (Gen. 3:1). The serpent stands for the sum total of evil. He is the supreme master of deception. He does not attack every member of the human race but his evil system and policy do. The lust is Satan’s weapon for distracting the Church age believers from their focus and concentration on the Word of God. There are at least six major categories of the lust pattern:
Heb 13:5 [Your*] way of life [is to be] without [the] love of money, being content with the things present [fig., with what you* have], for He Himself has said, "By no means shall I desert you, nor in any way shall I be abandoning you;" [Deut 31:6,8; Josh 1:5] Evil policy operates by bringing in doubts concerning God and the Word of into your mind. Every individual who tries to “make conversation” or “mental dialogue” with the devils advocate is bound for deception. Satan can easily trigger doubt into your mind whenever you are focus on the world and not in the Word. Satan will make the believer doubt three things:
Gen 3:2 And the woman802 said559 unto413 the serpent,5175 We may eat398 of the fruit4480, 6529 of the trees6086 of the garden:1588 Satan distracted and sidetracked Ishah by making her focus on the prohibition and not on the divine provisions. Note that any such prohibition from God is protection for us in order to receive His provision (blessings). Anything that is not from God is not a blessing but a curse. In any deceptive dialogue, Satan will use his own dictionary of Christian vocabulary (with different meaning). There are four categories of trees in the Garden:
The original sin involves the rejection of God’s perfect plan for perfect happiness of man. Original sin is committed when Adam was perfect, residing in perfect environment, and without old sinful nature. Only Adam was capable of committing the original sin. Personal sin was never an issue in the Garden, because it was the result of evil thinking. Before personal sin, there was evil. Ishah has taken her eyes off the Lord, notice that she called Him God and not Lord. Her mind was occupied with evil thinking (human viewpoint) instead of Bible doctrine (doctrinal viewpoint). Satan’s evil devices are revealed by these sic principles:
Gen 3:5-6 For3588 God430 doth know3045 that3588 in the day3117 ye eat398 thereof,4480 then your eyes5869 shall be opened,6491 and ye shall be1961 as gods,430 knowing3045 good2896 and evil.7451 And when the woman802 saw7200 that3588 the tree6086 was good2896 for food,3978 and that3588 it1931 was pleasant8378 to the eyes,5869 and a tree6086 to be desired2530 to make one wise,7919 she took3947 of the fruit4480, 6529 thereof, and did eat,398 and gave5414 also1571 unto her husband376 with5973 her; and he did eat.398 Implication is an art of lying without being easily held responsible for any accountability. Satan implies to the woman; “God is jealous and He does not want you to become like Him knowing good and evil”. Satan was saying in effect that God is holding back what Ishah deserved. Satan flattered the woman (Ishah) and she accepted it. The woman has given in to the power level of Satan. From that point (moment), evil has started to be operational in Ishah’s soul. Evil policy has become palatable to her. What Ishah has wanted has been provided in. Old sin nature resulted from thinking evil (not from sin). Consider these this truth:
Gen 3:7 And the eyes5869 of them both8147 were opened,6491 and they knew3045 that3588 they1992 were naked;5903 and they sewed8609 fig8384 leaves5929 together, and made6213 themselves aprons.2290 Satan’s policy has one solid objective which is degeneracy. Degeneracy will fulfill every satanic objective.
Note that the phrase “not endure (arechomai) sound doctrine” means that they volitionally listen to evil of Satan. The term tickled (kneethoo) means that they choose to listen to hear something pleasant. 2 Tim. 4:4 And2532 they shall turn away654 their ears189 from575, (3303) the3588 truth,225 and1161 shall be turned1624 unto1909 fables.3454 “Will turn away” (apostrepho) to turn away from the truth plus ektrepo which is to receive the evil thinking of deflection – so what we have here is a believer who has totally turn away from the truth. 2 Cor 11:13 For1063 such5108 are false apostles,5570 deceitful1386 workers,2040 transforming themselves3345 into1519 the apostles652 of Christ.5547 These pseudo believers created their own fake Christ from their fake bible doctrine demanding fake production. Remember, evil does not appear outside but remains from the inside. They are blind guides of the spiritual blinds proclaiming false doctrine. False doctrine refers to secondary truth which has no power of God and no grace of God. The secondary truth does not exalt the Lord Jesus Christ and His works. They supported satanic objective of improving the cosmic system through humanistic programs. They are trying to improve the world system making it a better place to live. Satan will support any so-called Christian program or ministry that is designed to make the world a better place to live. Religion has counterfeit:
Isaiah 14:16-17 They that see7200 thee shall narrowly look7688 upon413 thee, and consider995 thee, saying, Is this2088 the man376 that made the earth776 to tremble,7264 that did shake7493 kingdoms;4467 That made7760 the world8398 as a wilderness,4057 and destroyed2040 the cities5892 thereof; that opened6605 not3808 the house1004 of his prisoners?615 The phrase “those who see you” refers to satanic followers, made the earth tremble refers to satanic intervention of nature. There are natural calamities because the creation is in disharmony with its Creator. The satanic war plan is deception using lies, illusion, and all kinds of schemes. When he is going to attack, he appears to be unable. When the demons are active, they appear as inactive, when they are near they appear far away, when they are they appear as near. They always make their enemies think and believe the opposite of the reality. 06/21/2007 12:51:34 PM +0800 |
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