When the Devil Quotes Scripture!

When the devil quotes scripture! And, he knows the scriptures better than most Christians.

He will always take scripture out of context making it say what the hearer likes to hear, as well as using much flattery to disarm his victims.

If you think you can outsmart the devil with your own mind, think again. You have no defenses against the devil unless you are born again and able to think with the mind of Christ.

Proverbs 3:4-6 "…4 Then you will find favor and high regard in the sight of God and man. 5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight"

Daniel 2:20-22 "…20 and declared: “Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, for wisdom and power belong to Him. 21 He changes the times and seasons; He removes kings and establishes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning. 22 He reveals the deep and hidden things; He knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with Him.…"

The Democratic system was first used in ancient Greece. It was in response to the people wanting to choose their own leaders rather than having God to decide. America is fashioned after that system which makes sense when our nation was founded on a mix of Greek thinking and Christianity.

We have been raised deeply indoctrinated to make our own choices without God. This is the reason we have so much rebellion in our country today. Christians who say they believe the Word of God only say it, they do not trust in it.

I have voted all my life since age 18 and I am 68 years old. I was indoctrinated to believe I was a bad citizen or a lazy person if I did not vote and I believed it. What is very astonishing is that no one really cared who I voted for as long as I voted, until recent years when things became more blatantly wicked.

It was not God that ordained this voting system. He allowed it because He gave us what we wanted, knowing that eventually, it would implode upon itself just as it did with Israel when they demanded a human leader from God.

There are many countries of the world that do not have an opportunity to choose their own leaders and yet the Christians in those countries seem more dedicated to Christ because He is all they have.

The American mindset is "don't tell me", a mentality that rebels against the idea of someone else being in control, even God. This has caused believers in America to "assert their rights" even if it means disobedience against God. Sadly Americans feel justified and free to thumb their nose at God because they have been trained all their life to choose for themselves without any authority dictating anything to them, even God.

We have no model of this form of government in the Bible. The only other time it existed was in ancient Greece when there was a plurality of false gods rife with paganism practices.

I know there are other believers who understand this but they are very few. We have been trained by the culture to "say" they love the Bible but are not really interested in trusting in Christ for every single thing.

I almost never hear Christians in this country saying things like; "I must go ask God about this." Usually, they quote scripture out of context claiming whatever they want often in disobedience against God.

Those who will be treated with the greatest contempt are those who attempt to warn believers to trust in Christ, not looking to the world and its system for their comfort and ways.

Romans 13:1

"Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God."

This passage in Romans was referring to governing authorities that were placed by God not voted in by the people.

We have seen where our form of government has led, to extreme debauchery, illegal actions, and much rebellion against God's Word.

God places wicked leaders at times to punish a rebellious nation. In this case of America and its system the people choose their own wicked leaders. All God has to do is leave them to themselves and they will do the wrong thing while depending on their own thinking to determine their truth.

Homosexuality is still prominent and growing, abortion remains, serial adultery through remarriage after divorce is rampant. Pornography is made and produced from America disseminate to the entire world. Shack-ups are common, divorce is out of control, most "Christians do not read the Bible while claiming they love it. The example of apostate Christianity is what America is selling to the rest of the world with all of its lies and blasphemous teachings.

God is removing the blessing from the country because there was Christianity in some people, still, the remnant, (meaning small piece) who were obeying His word, but there are so few remnant believers now that punishment is coming to discipline a country that claims Christianity but defies God.

Matthew 15:7-9 "…7 You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you: 8 ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. 9 They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’ ”

If you doubt what I say just challenge any Christian to obey the word in a particular area of disobedience you see in their lives and watch the vitriol that emerges. The "Christians" now are more likely to chastise you for not voting than they are to obey God in your conscience. They chastise us for not doing something God never commanded us to do. It is a choice, not a command to vote in any election.

Sadly too people are voting for wicked people to get some things they want but when challenged to obey God in their own lives they not only refuse they bitterly fight to defend their own sin. So many are ignoring the flaws and sins in a candidate's life because of his flattery.

I am sorry that I might lose friends over this but I am compelled to speak what God has shown me, that is that most Christians in this country have placed their trust in their favorite wicked leaders rather than seeking Christ.

Psalm 20:6-8 "…6 Now I know that the LORD saves His anointed; He answers him from His holy heaven with the saving power of His right hand. 7 Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God. 8 They collapse and fall, but we rise up and stand firm.…"

If you fear who is elected, if you fear the virus, if you fear the loss of your lifestyle on any level then you are not trusting God.

Deuteronomy 17:16

"But the king must not acquire many horses for himself or send the people back to Egypt to acquire more horses, for the LORD has told you, 'You are never to go back that way again.'"

There is a good principle that can be gleaned from the passage in Deuteronomy, and that is when we become born again we no longer trust in the wisdom of the world or its systems, we trust in Christ no matter what happens.

Deuteronomy 20:1

"When you go out to war against your enemies and see horses, chariots, and an army larger than yours, do not be afraid of them; for the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, is with you."

Another principle is that we do not have to fear those who are leading or what they are doing. God may not want us to have our freedom anymore, He may increase our hardship because of our rebellion as a nation. He may be and I believe this one the most, he may be reducing America to a third world country because we are headed toward the end times in preparation for the antichrist.

I am convinced that many "Christians' today are not looking-up as we are commanded by Christ to do when we see all this happening. Most Christians are looking around, down, and sideways rather than up.