Satan - Team Player

I've had difficulty writing this article, lest we forget the truth behind it and who doesn't want this truth known. I found everything else to do rather than sit down and address Satan, and yet I had made notes to write this some time ago. In my mind I heard all the reasons why I should not write about this evil one.

No one cares.
You'll be wasting time.
No one reads this blog.

Satan is an accuser and a deceiver.

That's not to say I rebuke him, as only Scripture has that power, and we shouldn't ever attempt to outwit, out play or out last Satan. Without solid foundation in Christ, we're simply easy prey.

Our current culture has elevated Satan to the A-List. He's got carte blanche into every affair, whether that's in Hollywood, the governments, or on Main Street. Carte blanche means he has full powers, delegation (law) and a blank check to do evil. There was a time, not so long ago, most Americans believed in Satan, and his hell. People were not as willing to error in the direction of everlasting suffering. Fear of hell and damnation was preached at the pulpit. Nowadays, churches often don't mention Satan or hell, or the damming of souls for eternity. Those subjects are just not popular with the masses, and today's modern churches have got to get revenue into the pews, even if those souls are not being saved from the manipulations of Satan. Divorce, addiction, pornography, sexual perversions are increasing in the Christian church. The church fails us if it does not tell the truth about Satan and his business of suffering.

He's also good looking.

Satan moves freely in our world in several ways. The easiest is most people in modern America don't believe in Satan. Wikipedia claims, "For most Christians, he is believed to be an angel who rebelled against God—" You see, Satan is free to work in the world because the world has made him the accuser of "only Christians," and no one else. Or, they've made him less demonic, more of a fairytale. Wikipedia also states: "The popularly held beliefs are Satan was once a prideful angel who eventually rebels against God, however, are barely portrayed explicitly in the Bible and are mostly based on inference."


This is not the devil:

Everyone uses Wikipedia for quick reference, right? Do they dig further for the truth? Often our references are no more than our friends or radio personalities. People just don't do the work to get to the truth, rather let others make decisions that will last them for eternity. Satan loves Wikipedia and talk radio.

Jesus Christ had a personal encounter with the devil and that encounter isn't an inference (assumed premises) in the Bible, but a reality, but you won't hear about this in popular culture.

Satan is often sited as a myth. If popular belief is Satan does not exist, then he's free to do as he pleases without opposition. Things could never be better for him. Satan will continue the fraud. He's technologically savvy and can use anything we can use, and more, to spread his lies.

• People have stopped believing in Satan because he is a deceiver. He's convinced the modern masses that he doesn't exist by using many methods, not just radio and Internet. Science has disproved his existence (along with God's), and these atheists (armed with degrees) use their platforms to spread deceptions. Education does not mean wisdom.
• Satan imitates God. His desire is to be God. Some of his work is to counterfeit righteousness and religions. There are many world religions that are spear-headed by Satan, and carried out by well-meaning members that haven't a clue they're following Satan.
• Any one who does not believe Jesus Christ is the Way The Truth and The Light, or in Satan's existence are within the grasp of Satan's Kingdom. Those who scoff at the idea of Satan, work for him, even in ignorance.

We should not forget the Christians even today who are persecuted all over the world for believing this Truth. Nor the apostles who died a martyrs death for Truth. People are afraid. Satan wants you to be afraid. He does not want you to stand up to Truth. He will continue to whisper in your ear that to be tolerant you must not believe in the words of Jesus Christ.

"There are two kinds of people. Believers who build their faith on the words of Christ, and those who do not." Luke 6:46-49