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"We are of God: he than knoweth God hearth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error" I John 4:6.

The strongman operates best when there is an ignorance of God's Word. People do not deliberately set out to believe a false religion. They are swept into it because it APPEARS to be the truth!

MIRAGES

People lost in the desert with the sun blazing down, see mirages that have every appearance of being real, but in reality are either figments of their imaginations or a trick the elements play on them. Many lost travelers follow mirages to their death because what they are seeing is always just out of their reach as they stumble along, searching for water of way out of the desert.

Our world is filled with spiritual mirages urging lost souls to follow them to the water of life they so desperately need. But unless they have a map to guide them they will search in vain because the terrain is so deceptive. Jesus cries out to these parched souls, "If any man thirst, let him come unto me and drink," John 7:37. Christ is the only source of living water in this world. False religions, doctrines and philosophies LOOK good but alas, they are just mirages and cannot satisfy the inner thirst of man's spirit. Which way are you going Jesus said.... "NO MAN COMETH UNTO THE FATHER BUT BY ME!" CHRIST IS THE WAY!

SPIRIT OF ERROR

The spirit of error usually works together with other strongmen such as a lying spirit, spirit of antichrist, seducing spirit, spirit of heaviness, spirit of haughtiness, perverse spirit, familiar spirit and spirit of divination. Some of these topics I have already addressed and will be addressing the other ones soon! People who are dominated by a spirit of error cannot SEE the error. If they could, they would not continue following it. Their mind has been so clouded bu this strongman that they are absolutely convinced they are right and everyone else is wrong.

So it is necessary to be very patient with them and give them the Word of God according to the dosage they can receive. It may be just a word the Holy Spirit will have us speak. Then the Spirit takes the word and uses it as a light to reveal the error in their life. As the lights are turned on the person is able to identify the error he has been pursuing. We can also aggressively attack this spirit through our own private intercession.

We can daily bind this strongman of error and loose TRUTH into their minds and life. Jesus is Truth, therefore we are really loosing Jesus to have a greater influence on them. Because they are constantly opening themselves up to error, we must be consistent in our binding and loosing until they commit their lives to Christ and renew their minds in the Word of God. In our crusades in Latin America the people will many times repeat the sinner's prayer for a month or more before they begin to understand what has taken place in their life.

There hearts has been so darkened by centuries of witchcraft and false religion that the Light seeps very slowly into their inner being. But what a joy to see the Light of God finally penetrate into their heart and see them light up like a light bulb has been switched on inside of them. The more fanatically they will follow Jesus. We must not be reticent in reaching out to those who seem beyond help. There is a spirit on the inside of them crying out for reality.

THE NEW AGE CULT

A cult type organization that has come out into the open is the New Age Movement. Their promise of a new age, however, is just the same old, worn-out lie of the devil wrapped in attractive tissue paper to deceive the world. The new Ager's basic error is a belief that Satan is the good force in the Universe and God is evil. Their "Great Invocation" appeared in the Reader's Digest on page 203 of the October 1982 issue as well as many newspapers throughout the United States.

The "prayer" spoke of the return of Christ on earth, but it was merely a subtrifuge; in reality their christ is none other than the ANTI christ. Can you see this trick of satan? He is still trying to ascend to the throne of God. Because God's Word speaks so clearly about the anti-christ appearing at the end of this age, Satan does a flip-flop; he comes disguised as the "Christ" to a world that is desperately in search of direction.

When this man they call Lord Maitreya, appears on the world scene, he is supposed to bring peace, love, and everything else the world needs. The fact is that the very opposite will happen according to God's Word. the New Age Movement has announced through its various leaders, such as Alice A. Baily, David Spangler and Marilyn Ferguson, its plans to take over the world. They are preparing and fully expect to establish a mandatory New World Religion in which Master "Messiahs" will appear to adherents of all the major world religions to persuade them of the "truth" of the New World Religions and its accompanying "Revelation."

BEWARE

"Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked fall from your own steadfastness" II Peter 3:17. The verse that follows gives us the secret of how to walk in the TRUTH!

As we are led by the Holy Spirit we help those who WILL listen so they can come into a knowledge of the Truth. "Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him; let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins" James 5:19-20. The Word of God is our only foundation. Paul instructed Timothy to, "Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth" II Timothy 2:15.

That means there is a right way and a wrong way to divide or interpret God's Word. The correct way is to understand the TRUTH will not contradict itself. God cannot be evil; He is ALWAYS Good. Satan cannot be good, even through there are times he appears to be; he is so twisted that when the Light of the Word is shown on him he will always reveal himself for what he is; a thief, a liar, a killer and a destroyer.

When we understand that the basic nature of Satan is to destroy and the basic nature of God is to bring life we will be well on the road to understanding God's Word. Accept Christ as your Savior, allow the light of God's Will to illuminate your path, follow the direction of God's Holy Spirit and you will ALWAYS know the Truth and the Truth Will set you FREE!

PRAYER

"Dear Father, thank you for giving me a firm foundation to build my life upon. In this world, so full of lies and deception, I can rest upon the TRUTH of Your Word. Forgive me for trusting in myself. I place my life completely in Your Hands. Forgive me all my sins. I accept Jesus Christ as the Lord and Savior of my life and I promise to live according to Your Word from this moment on."

NO MORE ERROR

"Satan, I bind your spirit of error in the Name of Jesus according to Matt. 18:18 that states, "...whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven." I refuse to follow your twisted ways and thoughts. I command you to leave me alone now in the All-powerful Name of Jesus."

MY DESIRE IS TRUTH

"Thank you, Jesus. I love You with all my heart and I desire to serve You with all that is within me. I loose Your Holy Spirit of Truth in my life according to Matt. 18:18. I thank You for helping me to be more than a conqueror. AMEN."

If you haven't accepted Christ as your Savior simply say in an audible voice, in all sincerity from the depths of your heart, "Lord Jesus Christ, forgive me of my sins and accept me as Your child. I accept You as my personal Savior and I promise to follow the instructions of Your Word from this day on. If I fail because I am human, please help pick me up so I can try again! Thank you, Jesus, for saving me from all my sins. AMEN."