In case you had any doubt... Satan is a parasite and a counterfeiter. There is nothing original about him or his attacks on humanity. You can precisely know how he will attack you, if you carefully read the Bible. He and his machinations and the actions of his minions are very well defined by a proper understanding of God and His purposes. Satan’s nature, character and his schemes are diametrically opposed to God’s. Okay, that’s not news... so why do we still fall victim to his deceptions even when we can easily know and understand how he works?
The Devil is master at undermining man’s perception of God’s goodness by afflicting the righteous while prospering the ungodly. His deception is geared to obscure both God’s good works and his own nefarious schemes, and to confuse people as to the difference between good and evil (Isaiah 5:20).
Remember that it works to the Devil’s advantage if he can confuse people about God’s goodness. Let’s take Mr. Nev R. Sure, who wrongly thinks that God is in control of both good and evil. Most likely caused by prolonged exposure to bad doctrine and wrong teaching. Mr. Nev R. Sure knows two people who sined in the same way... whether it’s lying, stealing, adultery, or something else, the type of sin doesn’t really matter. One of them suffers bad things in his life and the other one suffers nothing, or worse, appears to profit from the sin.
Is Mr. Nev R. Sure confused about God? Absolutely. Does Mr. Nev R. Sure think that God is a fair and righteous judge? No way. Does Mr. Nev R. Sure have an understanding upon which his faith (trust) in God can grow? Not a chance. Score another bases loaded home-run for the Devil. Mr. Nev R. Sure would not have been confused about the situation had he been properly taught with accuracy and precision about what the Word of God says about the real cause of evil, sin and suffering in the world. Mr. Nev R. Sure would not have been so easily confused had he been taught to see and know God as holy. A proper reverence and awe of His holiness would have strengthen Nev’s trust in God’s righteousness, justice, love and mercy.
One of Satan’s goals is to misconstrue the random problems and life circumstances that all people encounter, along with his corresponding distortion of God’s written Word, to make it seem as if God is judging and punishing people now. Remember, Satan is very good at distortion, deception, creating misunderstandings and misinterpretations.
He wants not only to blind people to God’s abundant goodness, grace and mercy, but also to convince us that God is unfairly, unpredictably and almost gleefully vindictive towards humans.
Has Satan corrupted the Church? What do think? With all the doctrinal confusion, distortions and variations of GOD'S TRUTH being taught among the many denominations of contemporary Christianity, the Wicked One has pretty well succeeded. What will you do to change this trend?
