The Craftiness of Satan

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Unlike in the past, the deliverance and righteousness seem quite easy to earn, as it is in tip of the tongue hypothetically! And that is what exactly the call of promotion in terms of salvation these days – which is also approved by the so-called men of God! The trend of repeating the Bible-phrase ‘just believe in the risen Lord and you will be saved’ became somewhat grisly at least to someone in the church premises. This is the truth inflicted in fact to the believing mind of the chosen people, which are then misconstrued by a pleasure loving generation to mimic the divine theory of the salvation – which will be in the tongue alone! They say – forget about fasting, repentance, righteous living, obedience to the word of God, and much more to ignore from the bible. But the word of God said; “Believe in His name and you shall live” – as more and more people find solace in the true submission. And someone shouted, “Do anything you want in the life as your salvation is guaranteed” – a perfect stance and playground for Satan, I reason! The bible conspicuously reads in 2 Corinthians 11:3, NKJV; “As the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.” Though sarcastically narrated, the above verse portrays the flamboyant minds of professed believers falling often in the trap. Unpredictably, people ignore the fundamentals of the bible – which is truly the holiness and submissiveness towards God and His decrees, even though it is spoken elsewhere in the bible. 

Truth to be told, the concept of antichrist in the bible is essentially ‘against the Christ’. And it pleads somewhere in the scriptures, that do not wait for the coming of this infamous antichrist – it is already in our midst in various forms ever since we know the Christ. It is written in Matthews 12:30, NIV-Bible; “He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me scatters abroad.” Therefore, say this soothing declaration “I believe in the Lord”, only when you’re ready as you’re prompted by the spirit of God, not persuaded by anyone. The word of God says in John 7:38; “He who believes in me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow, rivers of living water.” Amen