Let The Son Shine In
As a child, I rather thought the song by the Fifth Dimension, "Age of Aquarius" was pretty cool, since I am an Aquarian.
It had a mystical kind of melody to it and the words flowed together in motion.
They go like this; "When the moon is in the seventh house, Jupiter aligns with Mars, and peace will guide the planets, and love will steer the stars.
This is the dawning of the age of Aquarius...
" Whatever does that mean? It goes on to to mention a mystic crystal revelation and herein begins the deception! Once we become a true born again believer in the Son of God, He will remove the scales that were once covering our eyes and show us His mysteries a little at a time.
These scales as the Bible describes them are a covering over every one because of sin.
But as soon as a person realizes that Christ was the Son of God Who died for those sins, repentance takes place and then forgiveness is given as a free gift from a Father Who loves His children more than human words can express.
But the best words to express this unconditional love is when we confess that Christ died for us and rose again to defeat sin, death and hell.
It's knowing without a shadow of a doubt that Christ was God incarnate.
But not only is there deception of this eternal truth in today's society, it was also rampant in the days following Christ's resurrection.
John the apostle, also known as "the beloved" of Christ, warned the people in his day to guard themselves against the false teachings and preachings.
There is a saying that goes like this; "If it's new, it's not true, if it's true, it's not new.
" So this whole "New Age " movement of horoscopes, zodiacs, chrystals, meditation, and worshipping of the sun or other planets is something to be very wary about.
It's not true.
This is not how to get to heaven.
Satan has deceived people ever since the beginning of time.
He's had a lot of time to perfect his schemes in the world.
We may be intelligent through modern technologies and our intellect is more advanced, but our hearts remain hidden from the truth as we follow after these things that appeal to our minds.
wills.
and emotions.
There are very many spin off religions that teach half truths and half lies.
This is where the big deception begins.
If any part be a lie, then all of it is a lie.
This is how Satan works.
He's very crafty and manipulative.
He knows God's word inside and out.
But he twists and turns things around.
If someone doesn't know God's true word, they will be led capative into Satan's plan to posses their soul.
John wrote about this very thing in 1 John chapter 4.
The things of truth will always stand up to the test of time.
God's Word will never take on a different meaning.
And if anyone tries to convince you otherwise, you better turn and run from them.
"Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
" 1 John 4:1 John writes about "other" spirits to inform us that others do exist, such as demonic spirits.
These will produce false teachers, preachers and prophets.
They propagate a false doctrine and people fall prey.
It's a healthy response for a Christian to be skeptical of the things they are being told.
If in doubt, check it out.
God's Word describes people as sheep being led to the slaughter unless they know enough not to follow the wolves dressed in sheep's clothing.
Not every person on television who claims to be a Christian, isn't necessarily so.
I've watched some who almost seem to put you in a trance while they tell you to sow a seed of $58 in order to reap a harvest of income for life.
If you know God's Word at all, God doesn't promise prosperity through finances.
He knows not every one could handle it.
But Satan appeals to our carnal flesh.
Money in itself is not evil, but if it takes God's place it becomes the root of all evil, an idol.
Show me anywhere in God's Word where He tells us to sow $58 and all will be well! Imagine all those who do.
This false preacher is getting very rich and these followers are going broke!John is telling us not to be naive.
"By this you know the Spirit of God; every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God; and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God; this is the spirit of the antichrist, of which you have heard is coming, and now it is already in the world.
" 1 John 4:2,3 And boy is he ever! This is the true measure of God's Word.
If anyone should tell you that Christ was just a man, a prophet of God, is a liar born of Satan.
Remember, just because something is considered to be "religious" doesn't make it right.
The biggest hypocrites and liars in Jesus' day were the Pharisees.
He referred to them as vipors.
Their teachings were straight from hell.
But any true believer knows that Christ was God incarnate.
He came to earth as a man.
The full humanity and the full deity must be taught.
He was fully divine and fully human and anything else is a lie.
The Holy Spirit will testify to this, while the spirit of Satan will twist and distort and deny the true nature of Jesus Christ.
Sound doctrine of God's Word is the only absolute and trustworthy standard.
All else is counterfiet.
"You are from God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.
They are from the world; therfore they speak as from the world, and the world listens to them.
" 1 John 4:4,5 Believers need to be alert and aware of false teachings, but not afraid of them.
Once saved, always saved.
Satan can never snatch you back.
The indwelling of the Holy Spirit will signal you to deceits.
As I mentioned earlier, God will remove the scales from our eyes and we will "see" His truth for what it really is.
Learn to discern! "We are from God; he who knows God listens to us; he who is not from God does not listen to us.
By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.
" 1 John 4:6 A true believer believes all of God's Word beginning in the Old Testament, ending with the New Testament.
It all lines up and is the sole standard of any true teacher, preacher or prophet.
In contrast to this, demonically inspired spirits will be taught to either reject God's Word or add to His Word.
The sad thing is, anyone who listens and trusts in this false doctrine will surely perish.
There are no do-overs.
We have today, we have this one and only chance to be saved.
Before you think this as silly because God loves everyone and wouldn't send anyone to hell, just know this; that God doesn't exist.
He is a figment of your imagination.
When you know God for Who He really is, you know that His Word says that we should fear Him, that's the beginning of wisdom.
If your "personal belief" relies on a good feeling about yourself, you are deceived.
A God Who doesn't judge the wicked simply does not exist.
This is the oldest lie in the book when Satan hissed, "Surely you shall not die.
" But Eve and Adam both died spiritully the day they believed Satan.
He's still lying to people today.
Are you one of them? It's never too late to come to Christ.
He is the ONLY way to heaven.
His Word is truth and everlasting life.
If you feel ashamed of your sins all you need do is repeat this prayer from your heart and mean it.
"Dear Heavenly Father, I am a sinner.
Please forgive me of all my sins.
I believe that Your Son Jesus Christ lived and died upon that cross to save me.
I should have been upon that cross, but You loved me so much You gave Your One and only Son to die in my place.
I believe that He rose again, defeated sin, and death and hell.
He now sits at Your right hand and intercedes for me.
Lord Jesus, come live inside of me.
Take complete control.
I surrender all to You.
Thank You Father, in Jesus' precious name.
Amen" If you are truly repentant, God's angels are singing over you right now.
Welcome into God's family! Repentance not only says "I'm sorry", it also says, "Let the Son shine in me!"
It had a mystical kind of melody to it and the words flowed together in motion.
They go like this; "When the moon is in the seventh house, Jupiter aligns with Mars, and peace will guide the planets, and love will steer the stars.
This is the dawning of the age of Aquarius...
" Whatever does that mean? It goes on to to mention a mystic crystal revelation and herein begins the deception! Once we become a true born again believer in the Son of God, He will remove the scales that were once covering our eyes and show us His mysteries a little at a time.
These scales as the Bible describes them are a covering over every one because of sin.
But as soon as a person realizes that Christ was the Son of God Who died for those sins, repentance takes place and then forgiveness is given as a free gift from a Father Who loves His children more than human words can express.
But the best words to express this unconditional love is when we confess that Christ died for us and rose again to defeat sin, death and hell.
It's knowing without a shadow of a doubt that Christ was God incarnate.
But not only is there deception of this eternal truth in today's society, it was also rampant in the days following Christ's resurrection.
John the apostle, also known as "the beloved" of Christ, warned the people in his day to guard themselves against the false teachings and preachings.
There is a saying that goes like this; "If it's new, it's not true, if it's true, it's not new.
" So this whole "New Age " movement of horoscopes, zodiacs, chrystals, meditation, and worshipping of the sun or other planets is something to be very wary about.
It's not true.
This is not how to get to heaven.
Satan has deceived people ever since the beginning of time.
He's had a lot of time to perfect his schemes in the world.
We may be intelligent through modern technologies and our intellect is more advanced, but our hearts remain hidden from the truth as we follow after these things that appeal to our minds.
wills.
and emotions.
There are very many spin off religions that teach half truths and half lies.
This is where the big deception begins.
If any part be a lie, then all of it is a lie.
This is how Satan works.
He's very crafty and manipulative.
He knows God's word inside and out.
But he twists and turns things around.
If someone doesn't know God's true word, they will be led capative into Satan's plan to posses their soul.
John wrote about this very thing in 1 John chapter 4.
The things of truth will always stand up to the test of time.
God's Word will never take on a different meaning.
And if anyone tries to convince you otherwise, you better turn and run from them.
"Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
" 1 John 4:1 John writes about "other" spirits to inform us that others do exist, such as demonic spirits.
These will produce false teachers, preachers and prophets.
They propagate a false doctrine and people fall prey.
It's a healthy response for a Christian to be skeptical of the things they are being told.
If in doubt, check it out.
God's Word describes people as sheep being led to the slaughter unless they know enough not to follow the wolves dressed in sheep's clothing.
Not every person on television who claims to be a Christian, isn't necessarily so.
I've watched some who almost seem to put you in a trance while they tell you to sow a seed of $58 in order to reap a harvest of income for life.
If you know God's Word at all, God doesn't promise prosperity through finances.
He knows not every one could handle it.
But Satan appeals to our carnal flesh.
Money in itself is not evil, but if it takes God's place it becomes the root of all evil, an idol.
Show me anywhere in God's Word where He tells us to sow $58 and all will be well! Imagine all those who do.
This false preacher is getting very rich and these followers are going broke!John is telling us not to be naive.
"By this you know the Spirit of God; every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God; and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God; this is the spirit of the antichrist, of which you have heard is coming, and now it is already in the world.
" 1 John 4:2,3 And boy is he ever! This is the true measure of God's Word.
If anyone should tell you that Christ was just a man, a prophet of God, is a liar born of Satan.
Remember, just because something is considered to be "religious" doesn't make it right.
The biggest hypocrites and liars in Jesus' day were the Pharisees.
He referred to them as vipors.
Their teachings were straight from hell.
But any true believer knows that Christ was God incarnate.
He came to earth as a man.
The full humanity and the full deity must be taught.
He was fully divine and fully human and anything else is a lie.
The Holy Spirit will testify to this, while the spirit of Satan will twist and distort and deny the true nature of Jesus Christ.
Sound doctrine of God's Word is the only absolute and trustworthy standard.
All else is counterfiet.
"You are from God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.
They are from the world; therfore they speak as from the world, and the world listens to them.
" 1 John 4:4,5 Believers need to be alert and aware of false teachings, but not afraid of them.
Once saved, always saved.
Satan can never snatch you back.
The indwelling of the Holy Spirit will signal you to deceits.
As I mentioned earlier, God will remove the scales from our eyes and we will "see" His truth for what it really is.
Learn to discern! "We are from God; he who knows God listens to us; he who is not from God does not listen to us.
By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.
" 1 John 4:6 A true believer believes all of God's Word beginning in the Old Testament, ending with the New Testament.
It all lines up and is the sole standard of any true teacher, preacher or prophet.
In contrast to this, demonically inspired spirits will be taught to either reject God's Word or add to His Word.
The sad thing is, anyone who listens and trusts in this false doctrine will surely perish.
There are no do-overs.
We have today, we have this one and only chance to be saved.
Before you think this as silly because God loves everyone and wouldn't send anyone to hell, just know this; that God doesn't exist.
He is a figment of your imagination.
When you know God for Who He really is, you know that His Word says that we should fear Him, that's the beginning of wisdom.
If your "personal belief" relies on a good feeling about yourself, you are deceived.
A God Who doesn't judge the wicked simply does not exist.
This is the oldest lie in the book when Satan hissed, "Surely you shall not die.
" But Eve and Adam both died spiritully the day they believed Satan.
He's still lying to people today.
Are you one of them? It's never too late to come to Christ.
He is the ONLY way to heaven.
His Word is truth and everlasting life.
If you feel ashamed of your sins all you need do is repeat this prayer from your heart and mean it.
"Dear Heavenly Father, I am a sinner.
Please forgive me of all my sins.
I believe that Your Son Jesus Christ lived and died upon that cross to save me.
I should have been upon that cross, but You loved me so much You gave Your One and only Son to die in my place.
I believe that He rose again, defeated sin, and death and hell.
He now sits at Your right hand and intercedes for me.
Lord Jesus, come live inside of me.
Take complete control.
I surrender all to You.
Thank You Father, in Jesus' precious name.
Amen" If you are truly repentant, God's angels are singing over you right now.
Welcome into God's family! Repentance not only says "I'm sorry", it also says, "Let the Son shine in me!"
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