Building on the Foundation

There is a new trend in the modern world that is not at all new. People call it “new age” religion, but there is nothing unique to this age about it. Spirituality is the hot new thing, which sounds great on the surface, but flowing underneath it is a current that is pure evil. On its surface, it all seems very innocent and harmless like this particular spirituality is the answer to all mankind's problems, but dig a little deeper, and you find the one providing the answers is Satan himself. These practices are all well outside those who follow God, or so one would think. Remember how I said they appear harmless on the surface? Unfortunately, this makes these practices hard to recognize without looking through the lens of the Bible, and when we do that, well, you better be prepared.    What if I told you that witchcraft and the religion of Satan, the mystery religion, had crept into the Church of God, and few were able even to recognize it? Witchcraft, also known as “new ag...

  You are being watched. Every hour, every day, every second. There’s a creature crouching, waiting, stalking, watching you with hate-filled eyes piercing through the darkness. You never see him, yet he’s always there, looking for a chink in your armor, searching for an opportunity to strike. Yes, this adversary is Satan the Devil. The apostle Peter wrote, “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour” (1 Pet. 5:8). “Know your enemy” is the famed maxim uttered by Sun Tzu, ancient Chinese soldier and author of The Art of War . Indeed, of such a dangerous foe, we cannot afford to be ignorant. After warning the Corinthians of a potential threat, the apostle Paul explained, “Lest Satan should take advantage of us; for we are not ignorant of his devices” (2 Cor. 2:11). God’s Word tells us much about Satan’s attacks. He is “more cunning than any beast of the field,” more cunning than a slithering snake or a stalking l...

Now that we know by whose authority the Ten Statements were given, let us now look at how to revere His authority and worship Him in spirit and in truth. This brings us to the second law/statement found in Exodus 20:3-6. NKJV “You shall have no other gods before Me. “You shall not make for yourself a carved image—any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments. Literal Translation Another Mighty One will not exist for you before My face. You will not make for yourself a sculpture or any resemblance which is in the heavens above or which is in the land below, or which is in the water below the land. You will not bow yourself down to ...