Kapag ikaw ay isinilang na muli kay Jesu-Cristo at naging isang bagong nilikha, ikaw ay inilipat mula sa kadiliman tungo sa Kaharian ng Diyos. Every person that is not born again still lives in darkness in the bondage of the flesh in which sin and death reign. People can say they believe and call themselves Christians, but their walk testifies whether they truly believe in Jesus Christ and are born again in Christ or not. Sinabi ni Jesus, there were many that believed and called Jesus their Lord but they didn’t do what He said. They didn’t do the will of the Father and therefore He didn’t know them. Ganito pa rin ang kaso. The god of this world still misleads and has blinded the minds of people. Many Christians confess the Name of Jesus, Samantala, they listen to the god of this world and are led by him and do what he says. What does the Bible say about the god of this world and his mission? How has the god of this world blinded the minds of people?
Who is the god of this world?
Jesus spoke boldly and didn’t stay silent about the truth, but revealed the truth to God’s people. Jesus spoke openly about the ruler and god of this world, ang demonyo, na tinatawag ding satanas. He revealed the devil and his nature to them.
Bakit hindi ninyo nauunawaan ang Aking pananalita? kahit dahil hindi ninyo naririnig ang Aking salita. Kayo ay sa inyong amang diyablo, at ang mga pagnanasa ng inyong ama ay inyong gagawin. Siya ay isang mamamatay tao mula sa simula, at hindi nananahan sa katotohanan, dahil walang katotohanan sa kanya. Kapag nagsalita siya ng kasinungalingan, siya ay nagsasalita ng kanyang sariling: kasi sinungaling siya, at ang ama nito. At dahil sinasabi ko sa iyo ang totoo, hindi kayo naniniwala sa Akin. Alin sa inyo ang nakakumbinsi sa akin ng kasalanan? At kung totoo ang sasabihin ko, bakit hindi kayo naniniwala sa Akin? Ang sa Diyos ay nakikinig sa mga salita ng Diyos: hindi nga ninyo sila pinakikinggan, dahil hindi kayo sa Diyos (John 8:43-47)
Jesus made known to them, that the ruler and god of the world, the devil is an enemy; an adversary of God and His Kingdom. The devil is not only an enemy of God, but also an enemy of those, who belong to God and obey Him and do His will. Ang mga Anak ng Diyos (Ito ay nalalapat sa parehong mga lalaki at babae) have become enemies of the devil and his kingdom.
The devil is the ruler (prinsipe) of the kingdom of darkness and is the father of sinners.
People that keep doing the mga gawa ng laman, na nakasulat sa Biblia, and persevere in sin and are not willing to repent, belong to the devil.
They do what the devil says and have the same desires as their father and refuse to repent and submit to the will of God.
The god of the world has blinded the minds of people through his deceptive words. the devil keeps them in bondage and causes them to live in captivity, without they realizing that they live in the bondage of the devil.
The god of this world makes them believe that they are free, by removing the moral laws of God from the gospel, which represent the nature and will of God, and disconnecting themselves from the will of God. The devil promises freedom, which in reality leads to spiritual bondage.
As a result of the devil’s misleading words and doctrines, many Christians live as enemies of the cross in obedience to the god of this world, ang demonyo. Instead of getting rid of sin and removing the sin from their lives, they allow sin and persevere in sin and have pleasure in them and support the people, na patuloy na nabubuhay sa kasalanan at hindi gustong magsisi.
What is the mission of the god of the world?
Ang misyon ng diyablo ay magnakaw, pumatay at sirain. He goes around as a roaring lion, naghahanap kung sino ang kanyang lalamon.
Maging matino, Maging mapagbantay; Dahil ang iyong kalaban sa diyablo, Bilang isang umuungal na leon, lumakad, naghahanap kung sino ang kanyang lalamon (1 Pedro 5:8)
Hindi dumarating ang magnanakaw, kundi para magnakaw, at pumatay, at upang sirain: Ako ay naparito upang sila ay magkaroon ng buhay, at upang magkaroon sila nito nang mas sagana (John 10:10)
Dahil sa katotohanan, that many Christians don’t read and study the Bible through the Holy Spirit themselves, Christians are misled by their enemy, who twists the words of God and mixes them with his lies, and stay ignorant about their enemy.
Jesus revealed the character and the mission of the god of the world, ang demonyo, and uncovered his works.
Sinabi ni Jesus, that the devil is a murderer and the father of lies.
The devil is a liar and a thief and steals the words of God. Oo nga, the devil steals everything, which is Godly and holy and according to the will of God (a.o. Markahan 4:15).
The devil is a thief (robber), isang mamamatay tao, at isang maninira, and kills every thing that lives.
He is a destroyer and he tries to destroy everyone, who opposes the devil and his kingdom. He destroys every work of God, upang ang devil can execute his will and fulfill his purpose on earth through his sons.
The devil is not ancient history, but the devil still goes around as a roaring lion, Naghahanap kung kanino siya maaaring ubusin. Is still scaremongering? Hindi, it’s the truth. It’s the same truth that Jesus preached and the followers of Jesus preached, but unfortunately has been covered up by many Christians, out of fear of the opinions and words of people and persecution.
But the truth is that the devil is still alive. Although he is judged, he still goes around as a roaring lion, naghahanap kung sino ang kanyang lalamon (a.o. John 12:31; 16:11).
Therefore the Word warns us to stay sober and alert and awake and keep watching and persevere in prayer and to not weaken in prayer (Mga Taga Roma 12:12, Mga Taga Efeso 6:18, 1 Mga Taga Tesalonica 5:6-17, 1 Timoteo 2:8, 1 Pedro 1:13; 4:7, Jude 1:20).
The god of this world has blinded the minds of people
The god of this world reveals himself more and more as the end approaches. He reigns in many people’s lives and has blinded the minds of the people that don’t believe in Jesus Christ and reject the Word of God and therefore are lost.
But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them (2 Mga Taga Corinto 4:3-4)
The devil controls many people’s lives, which is clearly visible when you look at the lives of people and the state of the earth.
The people are prideful and rebellious and live in obedience to the god of this world in the bondage of sin and iniquity.
Bilang isang resulta, the earth is burdened by the sins of people and mourns and cries out to God and Naghihintay para sa pagpapakita ng mga anak ng Diyos.
But most Christians are too busy with themselves and their own lives and the things of this world or remain stuck and bound to the past and keep struggling with traumas and/or identity problems.
Maraming mga Kristiyano, who don’t know who they are in Christ.
They don’t submit to Jesus Christ and don’t follow the Word. They don’t walk after the Spirit, but their flesh reigns in their lives. Therefore they are led by their senses, mga emosyon, mga damdamin, ay, mga palatandaan, and wonders in the natural realm and the earthly wisdom and knowledge, na kamangmangan sa Diyos.
They assume they walk on the right path in life. But because they are blinded and darkened in their minds by the god of this world, they don’t see on which path they walk. They don’t see that in reality they live in darkness on the broad way of life.
At kaya nga, the god of the world continues with his lies and temptations, Pagnanakaw, pagpatay, destroying, and devouring every person, sino ang ipinanganak sa mundong ito.
The world worships the devil
Sa pamamagitan ng kanyang mapanlinlang na kasinungalingan, the devil established his throne on earth and is worshipped through (bukod sa iba pa) worldly science, pagan religions, at (Silangan) mga pilosopiya, which originated through the influence of evil spirits, who have appeared as angels of light, at ang mga gawa ng laman.
Ang devil established his throne and is worshipped through all those people that rebel against God and His Word and live in disobedience to Him (sa kasalanan) and/or move into the occult. And while the Christians are sleeping, the devil takes more and more territory and controls the lives of people, and establishes his throne.
Dahil sa katotohanan, that many Christians are not spiritual and don’t renew their minds with the Word, but stay carnal and are led by their senses, mga damdamin, mga emosyon, and worldly mind and feed themselves with the words of the world, they don’t see lost souls, who are bound in life and are on their way to hell.
They are not moved with compassion about their state and don’t love their neighbor at dahil dun, they don’t warn the unbelievers (hindi makadiyos), but they allow them in their sins and many times give them a helping hand, by building bridges and by allowing and approving and the nature and the will of the devil that expresses in sin.
They think they please God through their humanistic behavior, while in reality they please the god of this world and serve him, by walking after the flesh and doing his will, and he can continue his mission without being disturbed.
Let Christians wake up and arise and be witnesses of Jesus Christ!
The time has come for Christians to longer be blinded by the god of this world and no longer be indifferent towards sin and persevere in sin and/or approve sin and compromise with the world. But let Christians awake from their deep sleep and give their lives to Jesus Christ and become born again in Him. Let them renew their minds with the Word and be His witnesses on earth.
Let Christians arise and take their position in Christ and obey the Word and boldly preach the true gospel of Jesus Christ, ang Anak ng Diyos, and speak the words of God and call the people to repentance and establish the Kingdom of God on earth.
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