The gospel of Satan
The gospel of Satan is totally opposite to the
gospel of Jesus Christ. The Bible says, we are dead in sin, but the gospel of
Satan says, man is good, promotes humanism. Shows the human race is one great
brotherhood. Instead of showing that the natural man is a sinner and in deep
trouble, gospel of Satan will uplift the man, man is exalted and glorified. It
appeals to the best of man, within us.
On the other hand the Bible is the truth and the
Bible says, the following.
Romans 3:10 “None is
righteous, no, not one;
Ro 5:12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
God is angry with the wicked every day. (Psalm
Also the gospel of Satan shows, this world is a comfortable place to live, find a good job, earn money and
buy the best of material things, live in comfort, enjoy this world. There is
great entertainment, the movies on TV, entertaining programs that makes you
laugh and enjoy, the shopping centers where you can spend your money in
comfort. Live a good life and enjoy all the pleasures of this beautiful world,
this is the gospel of Satan.
The Bible says the opposite.
Matthew 4:8-10 Again, the
devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the
world and their glory. 9 And he said to him, “All these I will give you, if
you will fall down and worship me.” 10 Then Jesus said to him, “Be
gone, Satan! For it is written,
1 John 2:15-16 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life—is not from the Father but is from the world.
James 4:4 You adulterous people!Do you not know that friendship with the world is
enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes
himself an enemy of God.
Gospel of Satan says, it’s ok to have some
religion, but don’t get too much into it, you can attend church where they
preach something that you love to hear, not convicted of sin, but enjoy church,
it’s a nice club, you can meet your friends and have a good enjoyable time. Don’t
ever take a Bible, you don’t need one as we are living in the modern times, the
Bible is only for those old days. Whatever religion you are born into, that’s
fine, you don’t need a change as you are a good person, so why change.
Bible says, you need to be
born again.
John 1:13 who were born,
not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the
will of man, but of God.
John 3:3 Jesus
answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is
born again
he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed
away; behold, the new has come.
1 Peter 1:23 since you have been born again,
not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word
of God;
Will be continued tomorrow…..
"Salvation" by Works
In contradistinction to the Gospel of Christ, the
gospel of Satan teaches salvation by works. It inculcates justification before
God on the ground of human merits. Its sacramental phrase is "Be good and
do good"; but it fails to recognize that in the flesh
there dwelleth no good thing. It announces
salvation by character, which reverses the order of God's Word - character by,
as the fruit of, salvation. Its various ramifications and organizations are
manifold. Temperance, Reform Movements, "Christian Socialist
Leagues." Ethical Culture Societies, "Peace Congresses"
are all employed (perhaps unconsciously) in proclaiming this gospel of Satan -
salvation by works. The pledge-card is substituted for Christ; social
purity for individual regeneration, and politics and philosophy, for doctrine
and godliness. The cultivation of the old man is considered more
"practical" than the creation of a new man in Christ Jesus: whilst
universal peace is looked for apart from the interposition and return of the Prince
of Peace.
Deceitful Workers
The apostles of Satan are not saloon-keepers
and white-slave traffickers, but are for the most part ordained ministers.
Thousands of those who occupy our modern pulpits are no longer engaged in
presenting the fundamentals of the Christian Faith, but have turned aside from
the Truth and have given heed unto fables. Instead of magnifying the enormity
of sin and setting forth its eternal consequences, they minimize it by
declaring that sin is merely ignorance or the absence of good. Instead of
warning their hearers to "flee from the wrath to come" they
make God a liar by declaring that He is too loving and merciful to send any of
His own creatures to eternal torment. Instead of declaring that "without
shedding of blood is no remission," they merely hold up Christ as the
great Exemplar and exhort their hearers to "follow in His steps." Of
them it must be said, "For they being ignorant of God's righteousness
and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God" (Rom.
10.3). Their message may sound very plausible and their aim appear very
praiseworthy, yet we read of them--"for such are false apostles,
deceitful workers, transforming themselves (imitating) into the apostles
of Christ. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of
light. Therefore, it is no great thing (not to be wondered at) if his
ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness, whose end
shall be according to their works" (2 Cor. 11:13-15).
A "Famine" of the Word of God
In addition to the fact that today hundreds of
churches are without a leader who faithfully declares the whole counsel of God
and presents His way of salvation, we also have to face the additional
fact that the majority of people in these churches are very unlikely to learn
the Truth for themselves. The family altar, where a portion of God's Word was
wont to be read daily is now, even in the homes of nominal Christians, largely
a thing of the past. The Bible is not expounded in the pulpit and it is not
read in the pew. The demands of this rushing age are so numerous, that the
multitudes have little time and still less inclination to make preparation for
the meeting with God. Hence the majority who are too indolent to search for
themselves, are left at the mercy of those whom they pay to search for them;
many of whom betray their trust by studying and expounding economic and social
problems rather than the Oracles of God.
The Ways of Death
In Prov. 14:12 we read. "There is a way
which seemeth right unto a man; but the end thereof are the ways of death." This "way"
which ends in "death" is the Devil's Delusion - the gospel of
Satan - a way of salvation by human attainment. It is a way which "seemeth right," that is to say, it is presented in
such plausible language that it appeals to the natural man: it is set forth in
such a subtile and attractive manner, that it
commends itself to the intelligence of its hearers. By virtue of the fact that
it appropriates to itself religious terminology, sometimes appeals to the Bible
for its support (whenever this suits its purpose), holds up before men lofty
ideals, and is proclaimed by those who have graduated from our theological
institutions, countless multitudes are decoyed and deceived by it.
Counterfeit Christianity
The success of an illegitimate coiner depends largely upon how closely the counterfeit resembles the genuine article. Heresy is not so much the total denial of the truth as a perversion of it. That is why half a lie is always more dangerous than a complete repudiation. Hence, when the Father of Lies enters the pulpit it is not his custom to flatly deny the fundamental truths of Christianity, rather does he tacitly acknowledge them, and then proceed to give an erroneous interpretation and a false application. For example: he would not be so foolish as to boldly announce his disbelief in a personal God; he takes His existence for granted and then gives a false description of His character. He announces that God is the spiritual Father of all men, when the Scriptures plainly tell us that we are "the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus" (Gal. 3:26), and that "as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God" (John 1:12). Further, he declares that God is far too merciful to ever send any member of the human race to Hell, when God Himself has said, "Whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the Lake of Fire'' (Rev. 20:15). Again; Satan would not be so foolish as to ignore the central figure of human history - the Lord Jesus Christ; on the contrary, his gospel acknowledges Him to be the best man that ever lived. Attention is drawn to His deeds of compassion and works of mercy, the beauty of His character and the sublimity of His teaching. His life is eulogized, but His vicarious Death is ignored; the all-important atoning work of the cross is never mentioned, whilst His triumphant and bodily resurrection from the grave is regarded as one of the credulities of a superstitious age. It is a bloodless gospel, and presents a crossless Christ. who is received not as God manifest in the flesh, but merely as the Ideal Man.
The Spiritually Blind
In 2 Cor. 4:3,4 we have a scripture which sheds much light upon our present theme. There we are told, "if our Gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: In whom the god of this world (Satan) hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious Gospel of Christ, who is the image of God should shine unto them." He blinds the minds of unbelievers through hiding the light of the Gospel of Christ, and he does this by substituting his own gospel. Appropriately is he designated "The Devil and Satan which deceiveth the whole world" (Rev. 12:9). In merely appealing to "the best that is within man," and in simply exhorting him to "lead a nobler life" there is afforded a general platform upon which those of every shade of opinion can unite and proclaim this common message.
The Devil's Delusion
Again we quote Prov. 14: 12 - "There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death." It has been said with considerable truth that the way to Hell is paved with good intentions. There will be many in the Lake of Fire who commenced life with good intentions, honest resolutions and exalted ideals - those who were just in their dealings, fair in their transactions and charitable in all their ways; men who prided themselves in their integrity, but who sought to justify themselves before God by their own righteousness; men who were moral, merciful and magnanimous, but who never saw themselves as guilty, lost, hell-deserving sinners needing a Saviour. Such is the way which "seemeth right." Such is the way that commends itself to the carnal mind and recommends itself to multitudes of deluded ones today. The Devil's Delusion is that we can be saved by our own works, and justified before God by our own deeds; whereas, God tells us in His Word - "By grace are ye saved through faith . . . , not of works lest any man should boast." And again. "Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us."
Intellectual Assent - or - Saving Faith?
A few years ago the writer became acquainted with one who was a lay preacher and an enthusiastic "Christian worker." For over seven years this friend had been engaged in public preaching and religious activities, but from certain expressions and phrases he used, the writer doubted whether his friend was a "born again" man. When we began to question him, it was found that he was very imperfectly acquainted with the Scriptures and had only the vaguest conception of Christ's Work for sinners. For a time we sought to present the way of salvation in a simple and impersonal manner and to encourage our friend to study the Word for himself, in the hope that if he were still unsaved God would be pleased to reveal the Saviour he needed. One night to our joy, the one who had been preaching the Gospel(?) for seven years, confessed that he had found Christ only the previous night. He acknowledged (to use his own words) that he had been presenting "the Christ ideal" but not the Christ of the Cross. The writer believes there are thousands like this preacher who, perhaps, have been brought up in Sunday School, taught about the birth, life, and teachings of Jesus Christ, who believe in the historicity of His person, who spasmodically endeavor to practice His precepts, and who think that that is all that is necessary for their salvation. Frequently, this class when they reach manhood go out into the world. encounter the attacks of atheists and infidels and are told that such a person as Jesus of Nazareth never lived. But the impressions of early days cannot be easily erased, and they remain steadfast in their declaration that they "believe in Jesus Christ." Yet, when their faith is examined, only too often it is found that though they believe many things about Jesus Christ they do not really believe in Him. They believe with the head that such a person lived (and, because they believe this imagine that therefore they are saved), but they have never thrown down the weapons of their warfare against Him, yielded themselves to Him, nor truly believed with their heart in Him. The bare acceptance of an orthodox doctrine about the person of Christ without the heart being won by Him and the life devoted to Him, is another phase of that way "which seemeth right unto a man" but the end thereof are "the ways of death." A mere intellectual assent to the reality of Christ's person, and which goes no further, is another phase of the way which "seemeth right unto a man" but of which the end thereof "are the ways of death," or, in other words, is another aspect of the gospel of Satan.
The Broad Road - or - The Narrow Way?
And now, where do you stand? Are you in the way which "seemeth right," but which ends in death; or, are you in the Narrow Way which leadeth unto life? Have you truly forsaken the Broad Road which leadeth to death? Has the love of Christ created in your heart a hatred and horror of all that is displeasing to Him? Are you desirous that He "reign over" you? (Luke 19:14). Are you relying wholly on Hisrighteousness and blood for your acceptance with God?
"Religion" - or - Faith?
Those who are trusting to an outward form of godliness, such as baptism or "confirmation"; those who are religious because it is considered a mark of respectability; those who attend some Church or Chapel because it is the fashion to do so; and, those who unite with some Denomination because they suppose that such a step will enable them to become Christians, are in the way which "ends in death" - death spiritual and eternal. However pure our motives, however noble our intentions, however well-meaning our purposes, however sincere our endeavours, God will not accept us as His sons, until we accept His Son.
"Easy Believism" - or - Repentant Faith?
A yet more specious form of Satan's gospel is to move preachers to present the atoning sacrifice of Christ and then tell their hearers that all God requires from them is to "believe" in His Son. Thereby thousands of impenitent souls are deluded into thinking they have been saved. But Christ said, "Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish" (Luke 13:3). To "repent" is to hate sin, to sorrow over, to turn from it. It is the result of the Spirit's making the heart contrite before God. None except a brokenheart can savingly believe on the Lord Jesus Christ.
Again; thousands are deceived into supposing that they have "accepted Christ" as their "personal Saviour," who have not first received Him as their LORD. The Son of God did not come here to save His people in their sin, but "from their sins" (Matt. 1:21). To be saved from sins, is to be saved from ignoring and despising the authority of God, it is to abandon the course of self-will and self-pleasing, it is to "forsake our way" (Isa. 55:7). It is to surrender to God's authority, to yield to His dominion, to give ourselves over to be ruled by Him. The one who has never taken Christ's "yoke" upon him, who is not truly and diligently seeking to please Him in all the details of his life, and yet supposes that he is "resting on the Finished Work of Christ' is deluded by the Devil.