Two Types of Terrorism
While
the world is focused on the deadly terrorists attacks by radical Muslim
jihadists, there is another terrorist attack that has been going on much longer
and is much more dangerous because of its ETERNAL consequences. As we mourn over
the loss of physical life and grieve with those who lost loved ones, we realize
these tragedies are occurring far too often and in far too many places. It is
good to know that some governments have finally declared war on ISIS and are
pooling their resources to destroy them before they destroy us.
Wouldn't
it be nice if the Body of Christ could unite against the spiritual terrorists
that are attacking the Gospel of Jesus Christ?There are far too many of them in
our churches that are leading people down the broad road to destruction. These
terrorists are destroying spiritual lives with their perversions of the Gospel
and they get away with it because they disguise themselves as servants of
righteousness (2 Cor. 11:15). As deceitful workers, they raise doubts about
God's Word, undermine its authority and deceive people with a false and fatal
gospel. The only defense against such deadly activity is to expose their evil
deeds of darkness (Eph. 5:11). They need to be identified by name so that
gullible people will not be caught in their web of deception. Unmasking
terrorists is critical for the glory and honor of our Savior and the sanctity of
His Church..
Tragically,
the evangelical church seems oblivious, unconcerned and indifferent to Satan's
army of terrorists who have infiltrated the church with the objective of
destroying lives. There is a war going on inside the church that is being
ignored because the enemy is disguised as an angel of light and clothes himself
in sheep's clothing. As we look as the recent history of the church, we see the
great destruction that has been caused by the fiery darts of spiritual
terrorists. Satan has planted these terrorist with little or no resistance. The
terrorists who are hidden in the church are much more dangerous than the
terrorists who are hidden in the neighborhoods of the world because those
terrorists can only cause physical death. The terrorists in the church can cause
eternal spiritual death with their damnable lies. More than ever we need to
contend earnestly for the faith (Jude 3). Our armor and strategy to defend the
Body of Christ against spiritual terrorism is found in Ephesians 6:10-20. All of
us need to be faithful soldiers for Christ.
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