If you are a believer in Christ, then you are in the middle of a war. Maybe you ask "what do you mean"? The Bible tells us that in the end times , many will fall away from the faith. They will be deceived by lying spirits and false prophets. We are witnessing this today by the number of cults that have started up over the last century. These cults are teaching a different Jesus than the Bible and many people are falling into this deceit. We were warned by God that this would happen and that we needed to remain in the faith.
1Timothy; 4:1
(Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons,)
Those who fall prey to these false teachers will depart from the true living God and believe the lie of another jesus. It is so easy to be deceived if we are not sure who we have put our faith in. If we don't get into the living Word of God and study it for ourselves, then when the lie comes around, we won't recognize it as a lie. We need to be aware that our enemy is the devil and his army of demons and they are very good at what they do. They have years of practice and know where our weaknesses are and they will use them against us.
Remember, our battle is not against flesh and blood.
Ephesians; 6:12
(For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of darkness of this age, against spiritual host of wickedness in the heavenly places.)
Our battle is tough and we need Jesus to give the strength to win. We will not win if we think we can do it on our own. So how do we fight this battle? We take up the whole armor of God. Notice that is doesn't say we try to fight it on our own but that we rely totally on the power of God. Satan wants us to be disobedient to God, spread false lies, cause division in the church and any other way that we can take peoples eyes off of Jesus. So we are to be continually preparing for this battle and we do this by being in the Word.
Ephesians; 6:14-17
(Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God;)
God has told us what we need to do and it is up to us to obey. Jesus has won the war at the cross, but little battles still continue for the lost souls. Reach out to the lost and tell them that Jesus loves them and has died on the cross for them. They can have everlasting life if they will repent of their sins and come to Jesus for forgiveness. Jesus is the light in a dark world and we need to direct them to Him. He is the only one and true God, who is the Savior of all who will come to Him.
God Bless You!
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