And
you [He made Alive],
When
you were dead [slain]
By
[your] trespasses ans Sins
(Every
person is born dead to God
And is
only made Alive by being Born Again,
Born
of the Spirit of God, Who Alone is LIFE.)
2
In which at one time you walked habitually.
You
were following the course and fashion of this World--
Were
under the Sway of the tendency of this Present Age--
Following
the Prince of the power of the Air (Satan)
(You
were obedient to him and were under his control,)
The
[Demon] spirit
That
still constantly works in the sons of Disobedience--
The
careless, the Rebellious and the Unbelieving,
Who
go Against the purposes of God.
(Ephesians
2:1-2, AMP)
(The
apostle Paul has just described
EVERYONE
who is not Born Again
And
who is not living IN and FOR Christ.
The
Whole World is under the Control of Satan [1 John 5:19].)
Why
has the World always been a Mess.
It is
ruled by the one who came to Steal, Kill and Destroy.
Men
talk about Civilization--This is a prideful LIE.
The
only Civilizing Agent in this Wicked World is Christ,
And
those in whom He dwells.
This
is a Reality that the Church has been Silent on,
Yet
this is the Fundamental Context of this life,
And
has been since the Fall of Adam and Eve.
The
Church is Silent about this
Because
it Offends the Culture.
In
this sense the Church has been Political.
We
dare not tell our Children this Truth,
Because
we want them to be successful in the Culture.
And we
must ask ourselves to What End?
Does
this not belie our Faith,
As
Heaven must be our Goal,
And
that of our Children.
How
many of our Children are taught:
'Come
out from them and be separate,'
Says
the Lord.
'Touch
no unclean thing,
And
I will receive you.
I
will be a Father to you,
And
you will be My sons and daughters,'
Says
the Lord Almighty.
(2
Corinthians 6:17-18)
Do
not be yoked together with Unbelievers.
For
what do Righteousness and Wickedness
Have
in common?
Or
what Fellowship can Light have with darkness?
What
harmony is thee between Christ and Belial?
What
does a Believer
Have
in common with an Unbeliever?
What
agreement is there
Between
the Temple of God and Idols?
As
God has said:
'I
will live with them
And
walk among them,
And
I will be their God,
And
they will be my people.'
(2
Corinthians 6:14-16)
If
there is to be Hope for Believers,
In
this Last of the Last Day of Time,
They
are going to have to be Separate.
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