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He
wants us to sin. He fills our heart with desires for money, sex,
and pleasure for example. We do not always understand how he operates.
That is why he is so successful.
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But
Peter said, "Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart
to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back some of the price
of the land? (NASB)
Acts 5:3
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. . lest Satan tempt you because of your lack of self-control.
(NASB) 1 Corinthians 7:5
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. . in order that no advantage be taken of us by Satan; for
we are not ignorant of his schemes. (NASB) 2 Corinthians 2:11
For
we wanted to come to you--I, Paul, more than once--and yet
Satan thwarted us. (NASB) 1 Thessalonians 2:18
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He does not want us to know that he really exists much less to understand
how he operates. Satan is a deceiver.
Satanism? Most people in this world are
not directly involved in Satanism. Most of us are only influenced by Satan and
his demons or fallen angels. An increasing number of people want to be directly
involved in the worship of Satan or become active for him. They may join a "church" involved
in the worship of Satan or become involved in the occult with tarot cards, astral
projection, divination and so forth. But God warns us to not get involved.
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There
shall not be found among you anyone who makes his son or
his daughter pass through the fire, one who uses divination,
one who practices witchcraft, or one who interprets omens,
or a sorcerer, or one who casts a spell, or a medium, or
a spiritist, or one who calls up the dead. For whoever does
these things is detestable to the LORD (NASB)
Deuteronomy 18:10-12 |
Yet, some people get actively involved. Why do people get involved
with Satanism? Here are some of the reasons as explained by an ex-Satanist.
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Youth
and self-styled Satanists are recruited into the cult, by
lures promising companionship, excitement or thrills, free
sex, free drugs, money, power, and recognition. These lures
are intensively persuasive to a person from a dysfunctional
family whose values conflict with the family or society.
Recruitment locations include schools, parks, satanic and
non-Satanic churches, occult bookstores, bus and train stations,
counseling centers, daycare/preschool centers, parties, psychic
fairs, science fiction and fantasy conventions, heavy metal
concerts, fantasy role playing conventions, satanic computer
bulletin boards and cult hotlines. (qtd. Josh McDowell & Don
Stewart. The Occult., Here's Life Publishers. San Fernando.
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The reason people get involved is that they are longing for something
more in this life. They long for something that is satisfying and
makes
life worth living. They do not realize that God will fill that vacuum
in their life. They need to know about God's
Great Passion.
Conclusion: God
warns us to resist Satan. Satanism is opposed to God's holiness and
divine truth. Satanism is powerful and many are tempted by this power,
but we are warned to resist getting involved and yielding to the
devil.
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Resist
the devil and he will flee from you. (NASB)
James 4:7 |
We are in a war with Satan. Satanism is to be avoided! |
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