whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them. For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake. For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. 2 Corinthians 4:4-6
Many people are asking these days "What is wrong with the world"? Well if they read their Bible, you would know exactly what is wrong with the world and people. For Born Again Christians, the state of this world and humanity should not be a surprise to you. Notice what Paul says here "Whose minds the god of this age has blinded"
Did you know Satan is called the god of this age or world? It's no surprise the world is insane because it's under the influence of the evil one (1 John 5:19) This is why as Christians we are not to conform to the ways of the world, but transformed by the renewing of our minds (Romans 12:2) A Church that is conforming to the world, is a Church that worships the god of this world, Satan, think about that!
Yet how many "Churches" today do we see conforming to this world? Today we see rainbow flags hung at the majority of Churches, only a few years ago this would be considered an abomination. What happened? They are blinded by Satan! What happens when you shine the light on the darkness? What happens when you flip over a rock, the bugs scatter, this is what happens when you share the real gospel of Jesus Christ with the uncoverted world
As Paul says here "who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them" Jesus said "The world will hate you because it hated me first" (John 15:18) Again can you put two and two together? Why does the world hate the real Jesus, they hate the real gospel, they hate the real Church? Because the god of this world is Satan
If your Church is more like the world then it is Christ, then you know who their real god is. Jesus said "Narrow is the gate of life and very few will find it" (Matthew 7:14) A mega Church is not a sign of a Born Again Church, attendance numbers are not the true sign of a healthy Church, the fruits of the Holy Spirit are. If Christ said very few will find salvation, then you wouldn't expect packed arenas in air conditioned buildings, you would expect an Upper Room with an inner circle of disciples
What is our motto, Paul sums it up best here "For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus The Lord, and we are servants for Jesus sake" We preach the true gospel because Jesus Christ is our Lord, we dont conform to the ways of this world because we are servants of Jesus Christ, who has already defeated the fake god of this worldy, Amen!
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