RRR_Enemy

 

 In 2012, Ron Carpenter Jr., wrote an amazing book called "The Necessity of an Enemy.," and in it what he proposes; is that enemies make us stronger? Because we have something to fight against. And as we fight against it, we gain strength; that if there is no fight against an enemy, then your strength wanes. It's a good idea. It's a great book, and it makes a great deal of sense. 

 Because the adversary to God is; at least the adversary to God on earth is; Lucifer. Satan cast down-to-earth and this evil satan is the enemy of Christianity. The enemy of God; Certainly, the enemy of Christ and one of the things that in Christianity today is taking place is the merging of cancel culture thinking into Christianity as a standard. So what's that mean well, in Christianity(?) today there's the big moral push. 

 Don't watch movies that are going to have a bad influence on your morals and ethics. My suggestion would be that what that is; is a replacement of Christ culture now don't misunderstand me. 

I believe that if you read the Bible daily. If you pray all through the day and you have a relationship with Jesus and you keep that relationship alive. I believe you're going to run headlong into a world that doesn't; now if you don't know anything about that world that world will shock the life out of you. But if you understand that an understanding of the world supersedes the power of the world, so you don't get caught aghast. 

All right, let's make that make scriptural sense, how many times in the New Testament; do you see Jesus saying to the scribes, the recorders of the law that then became interpreters of the law that then became this very powerful sanhedron group. How often do you see Jesus saying to the scribes? "Oh, man, you got me with that one. I hadn't thought of that." 

 How about with the pharisees? How often does he say to the pharisees; "Wow, you sure outwitted me with that little political maneuver that you made there to try to catch me, boy, you guys are sharp." I don't remember ever reading anything like that. In fact, Jesus was so sharp that he was ahead of all of the curves with even the symbol representing the religion and the faith in Jesus Christ ichthyus the fish. Because the Romans had a fish God. So they had no problem with Christians going around making fish symbols. They thought they were worshipping the Roman fish god. 

Now, look, we need to understand that canceling out certain portions of things that represent evil in our lives; really doesn't make sense in terms of understanding what it is that we're up against! So Ron Carpenter Jr. has this great book. "The Necessity of an Enemy," and I gotta tell you, he makes a great deal of sense, because your strength as a Christian becomes stronger when you're up against it than when you're not. When is your faith strongest, I've often heard and I think it's probably true; when the only thing that you've got to rely on is God; and you rely on God, your faith is strong. 

Paul said that when he was weak; then, he was actually strong? Faith, is an odd opposite to no faith. You can't be apathetic. You can't be a wet one. You can't be the one that Jesus spews out of his mouth because you're apathetic; and be a Christian, it just doesn't fit together. So be sure to consider these thoughts when you're thinking about what it means to bring disciples to Jesus Christ.

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