Passive Attitudes

When the Israelites faced the battle God had been preparing them to fight, the enemy sought a prophet to be on his side to help fight God' people. This should tell us something of the enemy's fear of God's people! When Jesus said that just before His return, the Church would be asleep, He certainly saw our condition. The only way we can become "aware" of what is happening is to trim our lamps! Then we will be aware of our need for more oil! Only the Holy Spirit will lead us through these days of preparation to meet our Bridegroom!

The enemy has been infiltrating the church all over the world by influencing people's opinions so they will preach their opinion as did Balaam. Whoever thought homeosexuality would not only be practiced by "Christians" but would be defended from the pulpit? And even have them in the pulpit to lead people seeking to be Christians? I have no doubt the great deception that Jesus warned us is upon us. That deception has lulled the Christian world away from seeking God and have settled with the comfort of religion, the broad way that leads to destruction. Religion can have any range of "the lie" and still find those who will embrace it. Satan is the author of "the lie" and he uses it as his weapon to bring people over to his side. He declared he would make himself as God and exalt himself above the stars, the declaration of God of His purpose written in the stars. Isaiah 14:13-14 (NASB)13"But you said in your heart, 'I will ascend to heaven;I will raise my throne above the stars of God, and I will sit on the mount of assembly in the recesses of the north. 14'I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.' The key phrase of deception is "I will make myself". Paul warned Timothy of this when he charged him to hold to the Truth and to sound doctrine. II Timothy 4:12-17(NLT)12 Yes, and everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution. 13 But evil people and impostors will flourish. They will deceive others and will themselves be deceived. 14 But you must remain faithful to the things you have been taught. You know they are true, for you know you can trust those who taught you. 15 You have been taught the holy Scriptures from childhood, and they have given you the wisdom to receive the salvation that comes by trusting in Christ Jesus. 16 All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. 17 God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work. Satan's attack against God's Word has always been to lead people away from those who hold to the Truth and lull them into passivity concerning the Word. Those who would read and "study" God's Word and then teach that God is not against homeosexuality and murder, do not know God. They have never crossed over into Life but continue in the way of the arch-deceiver, the author of the lie. Jesus' covenant word to us is that He will come and fight them with the sword of His mouth.