In America today, as well as in many churches,
I believe Christ has become no more
than a mannequin in the window.
Let us therefore know and believe that this world system we live is the devil's kingdom, and we are not welcome here. This is the reason for so much conflict in the lives of people, for people have conflicting agendas, which is why human history is covered by the blood of people as we are unable to stop making war with our own kind.
There is a fine line between good and evil, and many people are trying to straddle the line and live in two worlds. Many go to church, and many call themselves Christians. But they do not like to talk about Christ, and neither do they like to talk about the Bible. Blinded by blurred vision, the word "Christian" is simply part of their persona, or their assumed identity, which is something they have been taught instead of something they have received.
From being deceived, they deceive themselves: they work to keep their inner persona cleaned and polished in order to keep their outer appearance as a reflection of their inner image in order to deceive others. They are deceived because their faith is in their Christian religion and not in Christ; therefore they believe that it is their Christian religion that saves them from their sins instead of Christ. Unknown by them because of the deceptive power that reigns over their religious system, they believe they have found a substitutionary way to get to heaven, which by-passes Christ. They do not see the face of Christ because they see the face of their religion, and their religion is more important to them than Christ.
In truth, people can be trained to believe they are Christians, just as children can be trained to believe in Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny, which children will stop believing once they hear the truth. But for the people of religious Christianity, they can resist the truth of Christ because they prefer to believe in the fantasy; for if they bend their knees to Christ, they would be guilty of religious treason. For in their own minds, their religion is of more value than Christ in that they believe their sins have been covered by their institution, rather than facing the living God with their sins. Because their vision is blurred, they do not know the difference.
But do they know the difference?
Of course they do!
For they speak for that which they know, which is their religion, instead of being a voice for Christ, whom they know not, and their religion will not allow them to speak for Christ---while, at the same time, they call themselves Christians.
Many people, too, have blurred vision in that they do not see the difference between good and evil, nor do they know the difference between light and dark: because, to them, the darkness is their light.
Christ, however, is the light of the world, and the Word of the Lord, which is the Holy Bible, is also the light of the Lord, which led the Psalmist to proclaim:
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. (Psalm 119: 105)
The Word of the Lord shines in darkness and is a revealer of truth unto our minds: leading us out of darkness and to the face of Christ, in which we receive salvation for our souls: as we become the children of light, and setting us free from the chains of prison darkness.
The children of darkness are not so: they remain in the dark, hiding their faces from Christ as well as shielding their minds from receiving the Word of the Lord; therefore they remain captives of darkness.
Knowing Christ is like being fitted with new glasses: our vision is no longer blurred. For there is a fine line between lies and truth as well as a fine line between good and evil. With new vision from the Lord, however, we can discern the difference. For without the Lord, we would still be children of darkness with blurred vision.
I believe Christ has become no more
than a mannequin in the window.
Let us therefore know and believe that this world system we live is the devil's kingdom, and we are not welcome here. This is the reason for so much conflict in the lives of people, for people have conflicting agendas, which is why human history is covered by the blood of people as we are unable to stop making war with our own kind.
There is a fine line between good and evil, and many people are trying to straddle the line and live in two worlds. Many go to church, and many call themselves Christians. But they do not like to talk about Christ, and neither do they like to talk about the Bible. Blinded by blurred vision, the word "Christian" is simply part of their persona, or their assumed identity, which is something they have been taught instead of something they have received.
From being deceived, they deceive themselves: they work to keep their inner persona cleaned and polished in order to keep their outer appearance as a reflection of their inner image in order to deceive others. They are deceived because their faith is in their Christian religion and not in Christ; therefore they believe that it is their Christian religion that saves them from their sins instead of Christ. Unknown by them because of the deceptive power that reigns over their religious system, they believe they have found a substitutionary way to get to heaven, which by-passes Christ. They do not see the face of Christ because they see the face of their religion, and their religion is more important to them than Christ.
In truth, people can be trained to believe they are Christians, just as children can be trained to believe in Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny, which children will stop believing once they hear the truth. But for the people of religious Christianity, they can resist the truth of Christ because they prefer to believe in the fantasy; for if they bend their knees to Christ, they would be guilty of religious treason. For in their own minds, their religion is of more value than Christ in that they believe their sins have been covered by their institution, rather than facing the living God with their sins. Because their vision is blurred, they do not know the difference.
But do they know the difference?
Of course they do!
For they speak for that which they know, which is their religion, instead of being a voice for Christ, whom they know not, and their religion will not allow them to speak for Christ---while, at the same time, they call themselves Christians.
Many people, too, have blurred vision in that they do not see the difference between good and evil, nor do they know the difference between light and dark: because, to them, the darkness is their light.
Christ, however, is the light of the world, and the Word of the Lord, which is the Holy Bible, is also the light of the Lord, which led the Psalmist to proclaim:
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. (Psalm 119: 105)
The Word of the Lord shines in darkness and is a revealer of truth unto our minds: leading us out of darkness and to the face of Christ, in which we receive salvation for our souls: as we become the children of light, and setting us free from the chains of prison darkness.
The children of darkness are not so: they remain in the dark, hiding their faces from Christ as well as shielding their minds from receiving the Word of the Lord; therefore they remain captives of darkness.
Knowing Christ is like being fitted with new glasses: our vision is no longer blurred. For there is a fine line between lies and truth as well as a fine line between good and evil. With new vision from the Lord, however, we can discern the difference. For without the Lord, we would still be children of darkness with blurred vision.
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