Hell is a Liar

 

There is a battle for souls right now.

 

In some ways, the battle is blatant, in other ways hidden and subtle. But there is a battle on for souls.

And, in this battle, hell itself is jockeying for position, and for control of all things. Hell even wants control of God's Bible word.

One tiny Bible example hell uses to accuse and persecute believers, is in Pah-ulh's message to the church at Philippi. In his message to the Philippians, Paul is mostly concerned with how deacons and other overseerers are treating the church congregation.

So, Paul tells them not to consider themselves better than other members of the congregation, but to consider themselves servants along with the congregation; and that's how churches survive every attack of the enemy. Churches survive embattled times through being what Paul defined as "slaves of Christ," following Jesus's example and not this world's way of subjecting believers to all manner of hell.

Why does Paul tell the church's leadership to consider others [in the church] better than their own selves? It's important we understand Paul is saying not to mistreat anyone in the congregation. After all, Jesus is the GOOD shepherd. So Paul said, in that same message to the church at Philippi, to become Christlike examples in this "twisted and perverted" end-of-time "generation." Paul understood how Jesus's ministry began a "generation" that's racing, more and more quickly, to the Gospel finish line — in what Jesus says are the "last days."

Paul's ministry was an urgent calling. And he urged leaders and congregants to be as one: of the same mind, of the same Spirit, on one accord. We're not to fight among one another, although, we may need, sometimes, to correct or rebuke. We may even need to part ways with corrupt parts of the church, so the Spirit remains strong in the church (1 Corinthians 5:2-5).

Paul preached that antichrists are at work in our world, even in "heavenly places." If that was so during Paul's walk in earth, how much moreso now?

 

We are closer now, than ever before, to the celestial finish line; so we're to be as vigilant as ever, as the church: not living in darkness, and not subjecting others to spiritual darkness.

After all, Jesus said Satan would be loosed during the last days, and that appears to be what's happening now. We're in a battle for spiritual peace — a peace that cannot be unless we rebuke the hell some people are subject to, and bring those persecuted Christians out of harm's way and back into the fold.

We can't allow hell to treat God's children as if we're perverse toys. We can't let hell define our lives as Christians — and blame us!

 

We can't allow hell to spur Christian overseers to do evil. We can't allow hell to have our souls. We can't behave as if we've never been found, never been brought out of darkness, never awakened to what hell has done, never been rescued, never been saved.

As Christians, we have had life anew. We have seen life in a whole new light. And, as His sheep hear only Him, we know when hell is trying to re-define our safety in Him.

 

We know when hell is trying to do what only hell can do. We know when hell misuses God's word.

 

We know when we're being wrongly told to ignore that Light and darkness don't have communion; to forget Jesus said darkness would wear us out; to believe we need assistance in order to continue working together; to allow lessons in perversion.

 

We know when we're being told to submit and bow down to problems that revolt us; to lay upon an evil place; to be strengthened by evil; to consider our grievances against evil the same as "grumbling" in the church.

 

We know when we're being told to lust and be unaware; to legalize the making of false balances; to collude with who does not know Jesus, who only molests, harms, agonizes, steals, sickens, impedes, destroys, and disrupts (based on controlling wealth); to say it's wrong to minister to, to heal, and to feed an individual who works — or will work — in or for the church (never mind the story of the good Samaritan); to consider our individual gifts, goals, dreams, and calling the work of conceit; to believe that's what Heaven means in saying not to have selfish ambition.

Jesus is the GOOD Shepherd.

 

Some Background Scriptures: 2 Corinthians 5:2, Matthew 5:27-30,

1 Corinthians 22:26, 1 Thessalonians 5:11, Galatians 6:10