John 10:10, Judges 17:6, 1John 4:4
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With the instability of family life and so many kids growing up without Dads and therefore not used to loving authority, this is a generation that has to fight lack of trust and insecurity on the inside and intense pressure to be independent from authority in the land.
So how can we help you survive the spiritual jungle in this land?
How inadequate I feel to answer that question.... But Christ in us is able to rise up and fight.
"Little children, you belong to God and have already defeated and overcome the spirits of the antichrist, because He who lives in you is greater than he who is in the world" 1John 4:4.
You are not alone, we are together in the battle, we are praying for your safety.
Praying for a deep sense of God's Spirit in your inner being to bring the security you need, the enemy will prey on your weaknesses but don't be condemned for no one is perfect just fight to remember your loved and stand again.... seek to know the heart of the Father for He loves you just as you are and not as you think you should be. Seek out people who love you where you're at and encourage you to grow. Remember you really are unique! There is no one else like you.
The Kingdom of God will increase in you because you have accepted the blood sacrifice of Our Lord Jesus Christ and you worship Him.
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Zeno made a sad and misleading comment. P.Hocking is fully aware of the 'rational basis for humanism'. However, she, as a person who has experienced the love and power of God (for example enabling her to forgive her Mum and Dad) has noticed another fact: That there is a spiritual law:- A human being who does not worship the true God always worships something. That something is ultimately often him/herself, as although we may substitute things, even other people in the place of our Creator, this false worship is the religion of no-God, that there is no other god worthy of worship. Man is the judge of all things, in the place of God.
One of the dangers of humanism is it leads to belief in the lie that mankind can solve its own problems. But what about guilt and sin, those terrible things? It also denies the truth about them, attempting to explain guilt away as some kind of mistaken thinking. Believers (and even many non-believers) know better. Guilt and sin, when truly dealt with, can indeed be banished forever, filling us with loving gratitude to God, and a joy that truly lasts! Is not the power of even human forgiveness amazing?
Jesus said that only God is able to deal with and completely remove a person's sin. -Back now to the truth that there is a real -and potentially very dangerous- spiritual realm, not just a physical one. As beings who inhabit both, we should know the ways that individuals and the whole of society may be manipulated by forces in both realms.
Simple truth: There is a war going on for the heart and mind of each person. One side wants to deny people any opportunity to be released from their sin. One way is to get them to worship the false god of Rationalism. This is a work of the evil one. Jesus came to destroy his works, and He, as Lord, Creator, and Saviour is going to win that war.