How Does Satan Attack Churches?

To set the foundation, in answer to our question, we must define who the enemy really is and his tactics. First of all, the enemy is Satan, the fallen angel who wanted to take away God’s Glory. Secondly, after Satan was punished and cast to the earth, he set out to destroy God’s glory through Adam and Eve. Satan deceived Eve, and Adam fell into sin. Satan is described in John 8:44, "Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it."

Likewise, the book of Revelation 12:9 says, "And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him." From these two verses, we find the essence of who Satan is, and also his tactics, that he deceives, distracts and divides the church. This is the way Satan attacked churches in the New Testament and still today.

The first tactic that Satan uses is deception. This plan of Satan goes all the way back to the Garden of Eden. The word means to "T

take aside, to ensnare" (American Dictionary of the English Language Noah Webster, 1828.) John writes in Revelation 20:3, "And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season." The deception spoken of here continues up to the Thousand Year Reign of Christ.

Satan’s deception is a primary goal. Satan deceived the church as illustrated in Romans 1:25, "Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator..." Satan got the Church of the New Testament to get away from truth, as Jesus said, that devil was the father of lies.

We see this deception illustrated in Peter’s life. Peter got mixed up over circumcision and salvation, and meats sacrificed to idols. Much of all the epistles in the Bible are correcting bad doctrine that derived from deception. Today we see the church deceived from the truth of the effectiveness of the Bible in society, the clarity of the Gospel, the worship of entertainment verses the love of the Truth.

The second tactic that Satan uses is that he distracts the churches. After Satan deceives, then he distracts the church. We see this in the book of Corinthians. The people got wrapped up in who they were to follow, as see in 1 Corinthians 1:12-13, "Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ. Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?" Both I and II Corinthians deals with one distraction after another, whether it was tongues, or the seats at church, or the Lord’s Supper which all seemly distracted the church of Jesus Christ.

When Satan effectively deceives and distracts he renders God’s army ineffective. As he did in the books of Corinthians, and in 2 Timothy 2:26 the Word of God states, "And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will." I have observed over the years that Christians are backsliding from the Lord at alarming rates. When only about 40 percent of those who are born again go to church, and of those 40 percent, only about 10-20 percent of those actually gives of their Time, Talents, and Treasure in the ministry or the battle for the Lord to win the lost. It is evident that Satan is having a hay day with Christians.

Don’t get me wrong. Satan surely is deceiving the unsaved, but honestly, he really already has them. Christians belong to the Heavenly Father. Satan’s attack on God’s people is his priority because he renders good Christian soldiers ineffective in the battle, which is waged against God. S

Satan roams this earth laughing at his victory over us as Christians, not really seeking to kill us, but just to wound us. You may ask like I did, "Is this really true?" Let me illustrate. A captain of an army once said, "that he would much rather wound an enemy than kill them." That puzzled me, but his explanation made a lot of sense. He said, "If you wound a solider, then three soldiers are actually taken out of the battle because there is the one that is wounded, and then there are the two other soldiers who have to carry and care for the wounded." Satan is working hard on God’s few soldiers that he has to render us unfit for battle, wounding us and getting us out of the real battle, which is reaching the lost and glorifying our Heavenly Father. Much of ministry is caring for the wounded in the church who has been deceived and distracted from the real battle.

Lastly and consequently, Satan’s tactic is to divide. Everyone knows that the strong army must unite. As we saw illustrated in the Corinthian church, the divisions were rampant. "For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly believe it" (1 Corinthians 11:18). Likewise, in Galatians 1:6-7: "I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ."

Satan’s tactic of dividing the church in the New Testament over issues that were non-essentials was effective in side tracking the church. Divisions get us fighting ourselves, rather than focusing on Satan and his powers. He divided the church over communion, widows, meats, and over anything he could, so the attention was not given to him. Satan still does this same tactic today. The church today is distracted by numbers in pews, rather than lives for Christ, doctrinal polity, worship wars, generational differences, and scores of other things.

In conclusion, Satan has no new tricks; he deceives, distracts, and divides God’s people. We need to be aware and see these tactics from Satan in our churches, and make sure that they are not evident. We need to get in the real battle, to win souls and glorifying the great Saviour.

Jerry W. Beaver

An Open Letter - I Am Pro-Life

This was written by a Facebook Friend, she has given me permission to share it with you.

Greetings fellow parishioners, followers of God. My name is Kate Behselich and I am 24 yrs. old. I am writing to you all on behalf of the ones that are unable to speak for themselves, those that have been silenced. You should all be aware of the horrific aspect that is killing millions of innocent lives and that is killing me inside as well. What I would like to address are the realities of abortion and how your actions can help me - as well as millions of other Christians - stop abortion once and for all.

    A recent personal experience of mine at work helped to show me the difference in viewpoint between people that are pro-life and those that identify themselves as pro-choice. A baby shower was to be held for the mother of an unborn baby. The doctor told her that she would be having a boy. Although the child hadn’t yet been born, here we are already identifying the child by gender, calling it by name, and showing the little one respect.

    Later that night I was thinking about the baby shower, and then it hit me. We pro-lifers call the party a “baby shower” because there is a yet-to-be-born baby still in the womb, a life to be lived, ten fingers, ten toes, one heartbeat, one body, one life. A pro-choice person would call the shower a “fetus shower”, but then again there would be no fetus shower because there would be no fetus.

If it had not been for Facebook coupled with my faith in God I probably would not have had the courage to actively take a stand against abortion. I am pro-life and proud to declare it here in this letter. I have been, like most of you I’m sure, a pro-lifer, but mostly in silence. Sure I’d talk to certain people about it and vote pro-life, but after having recently found a link for a cause on Facebook called “Together we can end abortion”, I am now an active pro-lifer. The thing about this site that really caught my eye was that it allows anyone to join, view, and comment on all of the political topics as well as the individual stories being told. Many of the articles and personal experiences opened my eyes and I soon found myself in the WAR against abortion.

    The fight is on and I’m not backing down. “Sure,” you say, “you have so many friends.” But when I’d post a fact or story about the atrocities of abortion I’d only receive a few comments from those agreeing with me.

I’d like to share a story that I found on the Facebook page “Together we can end abortion.”

 “A worried woman went to her gynecologist and said:

'Doctor, I have a serious problem and desperately need your help! My baby is not even 1 year old and I'm pregnant again. I don't want kids so close together.'

So the doctor said: 'Ok and what do you want me to do?'

She said: 'I want you to end my pregnancy, and I'm counting on your help with this.'

The doctor thought for a little, and after some silence he said to the lady: 'I think I have a better solution for your problem. It's less dangerous for you too.'

She smiled, thinking that the doctor was going to accept her request.

Then he continued: 'You see, in order for you not to have to take care of 2 babies at the same time, let's kill the one in your arms. This way, you could rest some before the other one is born. If we're going to kill one of them, it doesn't matter which one it is. There would be no risk for your body if you chose the one in your arms.'

The lady was horrified and said: 'No doctor! How terrible! It's a crime to kill a child!'

'I agree', the doctor replied. 'But you seemed to be OK with it, so I thought maybe that was the best solution.'

The doctor smiled, realizing that he had made his point.

He convinced the mom that there is no difference in killing a child that's already been born and one that's still in the womb. The crime is the same!

Love says, “I sacrifice myself for the good of the other person.” Abortion says, “I sacrifice the other person for the good of myself.”

    Many people commented about this story, and needless to say opinions varied greatly. I then shared this story with my friends on Facebook and also received mixed reviews. One negative comment was from a young Catholic mother, whom I pleaded with and asked her, “After bringing the greatest gift into the world, life, why would you want other women to murder the life inside of them?” I pray for the men and women and yes even doctors who don’t acknowledge the difference between right and wrong.

The following is one description of the five steps of a partial birth abortion…

1. Guided by ultrasound, the abortionist grabs the baby’s legs with forceps.
2. The baby’s leg is pulled out into the birth canal.
3. The abortionist delivers the baby’s entire body, except for the head.
4. The abortionist jams scissors into the baby’s skull. The scissors are then opened to enlarge the skull.
5. The scissors are removed and a suction catheter is inserted. The child’s brains are sucked out, causing the skull to collapse. The dead baby is then removed.  

  How can we murder our own children?

    Unfortunately, there are organizations out there such as Planned Parenthood that spend millions upon millions of dollars trying to convince the American people that abortion is okay.

    When looking at an ultrasound do you not see a heartbeat, ten tiny fingers and ten tiny toes?  Does this not mean it is human? What other species could it belong to when it is coming out of a female human being? A mutilated aborted baby is torn apart piece by piece. So if not born whole or brought out of the womb as a complete body, is it not considered human?

    Makes you wonder if anybody who is pro-choice or who works in an abortion clinic has kids? What do they call them? A failed abortion attempt? Is a fetus not the same thing inside a pro-life woman and a pro-choice woman? A sad truth is if a baby is wanted then it is considered a baby, if not it’s just a blob of tissues, cells and bones. So are we not humans outside our mother’s wombs? Are we not tissues, cells and bones? What makes us any different inside or out? Are we more special than those unborn that are inside the womb growing? As born humans we are continually growing older, growing physically, mentally and emotionally.

    I ask you, “Where are you? Why are you standing in the shadows? Why are you standing behind fear?” Yes, I too was doing exactly that until I realized this; that shadow, that fear, that darkness was the devil and he wants you to stay there. He wants you to hide away and not stand up, not to come out and speak the truth about abortion and speak the goodwill of God. I say it’s time to take a stand; it’s time to believe first in God and then second in you! Without both resolve and strength from God you are standing on the side of evil. It doesn’t have to be a huge step at first but a few small steps then you realize that you are gaining the courage God is giving you, the strength to continue, and the wisdom to know the difference between right and wrong.

    We need to not be silent like the unborn and aborted babies. They don’t have a choice in the matter, WE DO! We must speak for them in unison, crying out to our government and to God to stop this action from taking place. The sad truth is that as long as there is evil there will be abortion. But fighting for change, real change, can and will help save unborn babies’ lives by changing the minds of women who want to abort (for any reason) and politicians who believe that murder is right and just.

But we must not lose FAITH, we must BELIEVE.

    I look to the leaders of our nation, asking them to face the reality of abortion and choose the right, the right to life for all human life. Please contact our leaders and tell them that you can no longer allow the horrors of abortion to continue! STAND UP AND FIGHT!!! With God nothing is impossible! With God and your help we can end abortion forever.

All it takes for evil to prevail is for good men (and women) to do nothing and to stand silent.

If your have been affected by abortion in any way or you or someone you know is thinking about an abortion, please join us here.

 

My Abortion Experience

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Abortion - The Truth

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GENERATION X-POSE

Doug McBurney said...
Earth to Danielle... you know it's rude to just ignore someone when they've asked you a serious question. What could possibly lead you to believe someone at DBC turned you in to CPS?
2/21/2012

Government Schools Destroy Children's Minds said...
Hey mcnugget. Isn't it enough you were embarrassed before about communicating with other men's wives? Never learn do you? You will, but not before that ego fails. Take a walk, princess, before your feelings get hurt....again. And take your boyfriends with you.
2/21/2012

Government Schools Destroy Children's Minds said...

Mcnugget's one of those "losers" who didn't provide a character reference letter for CPS when it was requested, same with Enyart and Duffy, Enyart's favorite soft tissue catamite. Mcnugget wanted to debate the issue, instead, as if he was someone important. As for Schofield, the comic book writer, well, we didn't ask him for anything, but for some reason he can't keep his mouth shut like mcnuggs. Schoff must think he's important, too. Eh. But "pain and chaos"? Sweet. Sweeeeet. Thanks for sharing...now get lost, sweetie, and take that great prayer with you.

2/21/2012

Doug McBurney said...

I called you to discuss CPS. You didn't call back. How can you expect me to write a character reference when you refuse to communicate? Besides, I didn't know what was going on in your home, and would not vouch for you. And apparently that was the wise choice, 'cause you're obviously mentally ill or deranged, or on more than just a little weed.

 

...And stop with the veiled threats Curtis, it's not funny, and I'm not some liberal puke that you can push around. I'll only warn you this once to cut it out and be civil.

2/21/2012

ROTFLMAO said...

@Doug McNugget:

HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA!

HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA!

2/21/2012

 Government Schools Destroy Children's Minds said...‎*"Doug McBurney** I called you to discuss CPS. You didn't call back. How can you expect me to write a character reference when you refuse to communicate? Besides, I didn't know what was going on in your home, and would not vouch for you. And apparently that was the wise choice, 'cause you're obviously mentally ill or deranged, or on more than just a little weed.

And stop with the veiled threats Curtis, it's not funny, and I'm not some liberal puke that you can push around. I'll only warn you this once to cut it out and be civil.

Huh? Only "warn [me] this once," Mcfly? Or else what? You're gonna lie some more? Oh no! Call social services on us? Go ahead, they're expecting your call. Want the phone number, too? Go ask Enyart; he’s had it since last September. Actually, you're gonna do nothing. That's what. Talk about a "veiled threat." BIG MOUTH, no substance.

"He who guards his mouth preserves his life, But he who opens wide his lips shall have destruction." ~ Proverbs 13:3

Did...did you...did you really say "it's not funny"? Really?
Hahahahahahahahah!

Oh, no, Mcmuffin, it's about as funny as ever, very funny, especially with that lil' limp-wristed comment of yours. Thank you, and *boo hoo* - I feel you. Honestly, it was like manna from heaven for all of us who know that you're an empty skirt and have been for some time. Lots of folks have been *ROTFLMAO*, but I'm too "mentally ill" to understand what that means. Besides, I've been way too distracted rolling on the floor laughing my ass off for the last few days after seeing your weakness be put into YOUR OWN words. Ha! It's way too funny, sister. Way too funny, indeed.

I told you to "Take a walk, princess, before your feelings get hurt....again." But noooo, like a glutton for punishment or that infamous dog who keeps returning for more vomit, you keep blowing that mouth off pretty hard to the point where *it's no longer funny* wah wah, that you're "not some liberal puke that you can push around." Actually, you are a coward, and I am easily pushing you around with nothing more than "mentally ill” words. Ha ha. Yeah, it’s easy because you're a cyber-bully that nobody likes, but everybody likes it when a bully gets his. How does it feel, Mcnutt? It's pretty funny, and people are liking it, trust me. It was probably pretty *funny* when you were cyber-bullying other men's wives, eh? *pushing* them around like *pukes*: "Earth to Danielle." "Only losers run away." Remember that, coward? Apparently, when a man actually calls you out for the sissy that you are, all the sudden "it's not funny" anymore... I beg your pardon? But that's what cultists do, like your *pastor*, you go after the wives because you can't handle it when a man confronts you about being a coward...and a hypocrite...
2/23/2012

Government Schools Destroy Children's Minds said...

...This is GSDCM - we all know how to handle little girl bullies around here. But oh, "It's not funny"? Please, princess. Don't cry on us now. That's just embarrassing.

 

Speaking of the devil, your criminal cult leading handler Enyart needs to give you girls a new script, because it's obvious none of you can come up with an original thought, especially you. From "paranoid" to "mentally ill," it's been played out like your "Weakass Whorled View" that no one pays any attention to, either. And unlike your criminal *pastor* who's a convicted child-abuser with an affinity for hookers and secretly meeting other men's wives to encourage divorce, we've been exonerated of all the libel, slander and falsely reported allegations against us - no thanks to you and the Apathy which is Denver Bible Cult.

 

You know what libel is, don't you, Mcmouth? It kinda sounds like you and Enyart on his failing radio program, multiple times, talking about "Why Marijuana Should Be Illegal" (http://kgov.com/pot) in between more *dugh* episodes about soft tissue, fishy tales and Tebow. Remember? I bet you do. At the time, it sounded pretty *funny* the way y'all were laughing at each other's jokes. What? You don't agree? Don't think I'm being "civil" enough for your sensitive self? Don't worry, I'll be civil; that's what the courts are for. Is it still *funny*? You betcha.

 

You don't understand this, (though you should) but eventually, your handler Enyart will *throw you under the bus* WHEN things become even hotter for him and you’re no longer useful. It’s coming, so I can't expect he'd give you any new marching orders about "mental illness" any time soon. Heck, he can't even help himself, that charlatan is paralyzed scared. And I know YOU'RE incapable of anything original because YOU'RE a cultist, so I'll help you out *BRO*: A pervert who likes prostitutes, abuses his girlfriend's son because he won't bathe for *daddy* and then lies about the details and remains unrepentant for his crimes = MENTALLY ILL. You know what also causes mental illness, Mcfly? Crystal meth causes mental illness. Know anything about hittin' the ICE, Mcfly? I don't. Hello? Mcfly? Anyone? I asked you a question. EARTH TO MCFLY? EARTH TO MCFLY?!...

2/23/2012

Government Schools Destroy Children's Minds said...

I may be a little behind the times, but I don't think Colorado offers Medicinal Methamphetamine Cards, eh Mcfly? And please don't go and start lying to cover that up like you lied about some non-existent phone call that you never made to us. I'd rather you'd cry some more before you go lying, again, like nobody knows about your little *not so* secret. Yup, the walls have BIG ears, Mcnutt, but even worse for you and the other hypocrites, the walls have just as many fat mouths with hot heads like yours in that FAILED rumor-mill cult you call a *church.* And, Mcfly, you would've realized it was an email you sent (not a phone call) if you hadn't already been "on the road" for several days tweakin'.

 

Betcha didn't know that James Craddock doesn't know my family any better than you after ten years. Yet somehow, it was easy for him and his wife to "vouch" for our family with a reference letter without wanting more info that no one, especially you, was entitled to. But you, Mcfly, along with your criminal *pastor* and rest of the Impotence (the elders) who also let it "fall through the cracks" because they were “waiting for the smoke to clear," just fell for the trap of not writing reference letters, altogether. All too easy, still. And like I said: "Mcnugget's one of those 'losers' who didn't provide a character reference letter for CPS when it was requested, same with Enyart and Duffy, Enyart's favorite soft tissue catamite. Mcnugget wanted to debate the issue, instead, as if he was someone important." Guess Craddock and the dozen-or-so others (now mostly *former* members) from your cult who ALSO provided references for us didn't think they were as important as you, Mcswelled-head.

 

But don't worry, you're still Enyart's 2nd favorite soft tissue catamite. Put that feather in your cap; another penny for your light loafers. I just wanted to make that clear to you since it's clear to us. We all know you've aspired to be in that top position for a number of years now, like how you've aspired to be a "has been" in Enyart's uber-fading shadow. Great job for a man your age, for real.

 

Don't cry, it's still funny. Ha ha and boo hoo. Chicken Mcnugget can't take his own "medicine," can he? His ego FAILED, like his daddy Enyart's ego last August when I rebuked him for undermining marriages in front of *elder* Gordon Carroll, another useless cultist who lives in fear of Enyart. Don't know anything about that, huh? They do. God-forbid you ask about it and start thinking for yourself. Yeah, you don't know much about anything, but you can certainly mouth-off like a moron without self-control. That's obvious.

 

Now hear this: Get lost, punk. No one likes you, even Enyart, because you’re a bully who likes to pick on other men’s wives. But you already knew that. Now, it's just more *solid* in that big head, way more solid than you learning that "it's not funny" going after other men's wives. How's that lesson going for you, anyway, McNuggy? Wait, I don't care because I already know; it’s not going well for you at all.

 

For real, go and do yourself a favor, cut your losses, follow your girlfriend's lead and FINALLY "Take [that] walk, princess, before your feelings get hurt....again." You don’t want more; we all know you don’t want more. I don't wanna make Denver Bible Cult’s favorite red-headed stepchild any *redder* than he already is - some people may think "it's not funny." Know what I mean, Mc? But you're a fool and will probably continue to pop-off at the mouth like a fool. Forget reference letters; we can certainly count on you to mouth-off in another tantrum. Right, boy?..

2/23/2012

 Government Schools Destroy Children's Minds said...
And unlike your two-face, I don't "veil" much of anything. I certainly don't hide behind or take orders from another man like you do with Enyart while pretending to be “my own man.” Weak.

So, for the hundredth time, GO AWAY, and stop acting like an obsessed boyfriend, already. Stalking is not only a crime in Colorado, it's sissy and that’s worse. You've been ditched along with Denver Bible Cult. Fill out a hurt feelings report and deal with it. Bye.

2/23/2012

Curtis Kekoa III said...

If you aren't entertained, then you're one of the retarded cultists. Little girls. Altar boys. Impotence. Perpetual adolescents.

2/24/2012

Government Schools Destroy Children's Minds said...

‎*In case you missed it....someone gets put in his place after mouthing off for the last time with this comment: "I called you to discuss CPS. You didn't call back. How can you expect me to write a character reference when you refuse to communicate? Besides, I didn't know what was going on in your home, and would not vouch for you. And apparently that was the wise choice, 'cause you're obviously mentally ill or deranged, or on more than just a little weed. And stop with the veiled threats Curtis, it's not funny, and I'm not some liberal puke that you can push around. I'll only warn you this once to cut it out and be civil."
*ROTFLMAO* - Or What???

My Response: That's putting someone into their place? Are we in homeschool time-out? Seriously Curtis, you shouldn't be pointing out your inabilities in public like this.