Satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don't believe. They are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News. They don't understand this message about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God. - 2Corinthians 4: 4 (NLT)
Make no mistake about it beloved. This world is ruled by the enemy. When we dabble in it, we dabble with the enemy. When we pitch our tents towards the world, as Lot once did, we eventually find ourselves living in it. This is why the Bible says to not be unequally yoked. This is why the Bible says to have nothing to do with the works of darkness. These two worlds are completely opposed to each other. Don't we realize this? The ultimate goal of the kingdom of Satan is to destroy the kingdom of God! Just watch the Grammys last night and you would have seen demonic imagery in the song sung by former Christian singer, Katy Perry! This is why it gets so frustrating to watch Christians fight over the evils in a world that is supposed to be evil! This is why dominionist theology is so wrong! There is only one person who can clean this world and that is Jesus. He does not need our help in cleaning it either. All He has asked is that we share His Gospel with as many people as possible between now and the day He returns. That means the entire Gospel - not just the parts we think they want to hear. I have heard the purpose driven mentality about scaring off potential converts. Where would we scare them to? Hell number two? Christ's return will be like a thief in the night so if you have the opportunity - preach the Gospel!
Beloved the Christian life in this world is not easy and Jesus said it would not be easy. It requires sacrifice of who we were in order to become who we should be. It requires losing our present life to become that new creation in Christ. It requires picking up our cross daily and sharing in His sufferings. None of this may sound purpose driven or seeker friendly. It was not meant to. It was only meant to save your soul.
Reverend Anthony Wade - January 27, 2014
