“You are from God, little children, and have overcome
them; because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world. They are from the world; therefore they speak
as from the world, and the world listens to them. We are from God; he who knows God listens to
us; he who is not from God does not listen to us. By this we know the spirit of truth and the
spirit of error.”—1 John 4:4-6
The world finds Christ offensive. Many people today claim we each can design
our own belief system. But Jesus said
faith in Him is the only way to a relationship with the Father. We are instructed to test the spirits in 1
John 4:1-3, Beloved, do not believe every
spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many
false prophets have gone out into the world.
By this you know the Spirit of God; every spirit that confesses that
Jesus Christ ahs come in the flesh is from God; and every spirit that doe not
confess Jesus is not from God; that is the spirit of the antichrist, of whom you have heard that it is coming and now it is
already in the world” (emphasis added).
An example of the antichrist
movement is the campaign to remove Christian symbols from public places. Advocates use buzzwords like “religious
freedom” to mean freedom from religion. Those
listening, even some believers, are fooled into agreeing that worship should be
private. The subtle motive often goes
unnoticed to push Jesus out of society.
What things have you noticed?
Another worldly, antichrist idea is doing what feels right is fine, as long as no one gets hurt. Yet, Jesus taught that sin of any action, thought, or attitude contrary to God’s principles has consequences.
Antichrist philosophies will often sound persuasive because Satan designs lies to appeal to human nature. Therefore, believers must know right from wrong. The Lord has provided three guides for safely navigating through life.
First, the Holy Spirit enables us to discern God’s facts from Satan’s fiction. Next, Scripture explains the truth about the Trinity and the divine plan for mankind. Finally, we have access to righteous p
people who
preach and teach authentic Christianity.
Even if some unbelievers try to erase Jesus Christ’s name from society, they can’t remove all of His followers. We need to stand firmly rooted in Scripture and proclaim the gospel. God can work through us and win souls for His glory.
Prayer—Father I thank
You for the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ and today I recommit to stand firmly
rooted in Your Scripture and proclaim the gospel to win souls, in Jesus Name.
Amen.
