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Some Thoughts For Christians To Ponder...
Do you, as a Christian, truly believe that The Bible is God's own Word?
Are you really convinced that He has ensured that it is free from error- of any kind?
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There is an old saying that goes along the lines of, 'The devil's greatest accomplishment was convincing the world that he doesn't exist.'
I would believe this to be true; you cannot conquer an enemy if you are convinced there are none to be conquered.
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The god of this world then has no qualms about this, in fact, for now it best serves his present purposes. As long as he keeps his servants happy- supplying them with all the misinformation and distractions that their fleshy hearts desire- and above all, focus on self, he feels that he is getting his own back at God.
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It is only when a person is set free from his bondage and into a saving relationship with Christ that the enemy truly becomes dangerous. Now you are the focus of his wrath; as now in Christ you are a threat.
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The devil, having much practise with humans, attacks our personal weak points with skill; all the more so for the believer, with the lust of the eyes, the lust of the flesh and the pride of life.
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However, in our walk, in getting to know God's character through His Word, the enemy's favorite tactic against the child of God is doubt.
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From the beginning with Eve, he was not foolish enough to say that God didn't say something, as Eve had heard Him herself.- No, the enemy got Eve to doubt what exactly God meant, even though His words were plain and simple enough. In effect, Satan convinced her that God said one thing, but He actually meant something different.
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In other words, 'Don't trust in His words as they are..He is holding something back from you- trust in me, then you can trust in yourself and your knowledge.'
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When reading the Word and come across certain verses of topics which are supernatural, or unusual to us, or alien to what we are used to in todays society or just plain 'bizarre', we may attempt to 'rationalise' them, make them fit in with what we "know" because of the current line of thought which is circulating from the secular high priest- the scientist.... as opposed to having faith, trusting that God means what He says and says what He means; That we do not interpret the Word in accordance to the ever changing tides of scientific discovery which may be falsified as soon as tomorrow, but acknowledge that the Word interprets itself- so when there is found something which is obviously written in symbolic language, we would have the diligence to search all the relevant scriptures to find out the meaning.
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Of course, today, as we draw close to Jesus' return we can expect that such thoughts concerning scripture will be misunderstood. We can expect to be called ignorant, fools, short sighted, "fundamentalist" lacking in scholarly insight and knowledge.... atheists may say worse.
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Scientific knowledge has indeed greatly benefited our lives. It is a gift that God has given us- using our intelligence and resources to explore and examine His creation that He may receive the glory. Yet as Christians, it is of my opinion that our priorities should be in order. Remember that science is the study of nature, nothing more and scientists are mere humans with their own biases and presuppositions too and are therefore unqualified to comment or glibly disregard things of the supernatural.
So, who do you really trust?
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