Hi to my Forum Friends,
In another discussion, Autumn tells me, "I will have to agree with Fish on this one. Just because someone is an atheist, agnostic, or other non-believer does not mean they follow or worship Satan."
Have you ever noticed that, when looking at a global map, no matter how far you travel east, you can still continue to travel east. The same happens when one travels west. You can spend your lifetime traveling east or west, without reaching the farthest east or west.
However, when you travel north or south -- you reach a definite point where you can go no further. When you are at the North Pole; you can go no further north. When you are at the South Pole; you can go no further south.
That is why, when King David was writing about folks who have decided to follow God (Jesus) and know His mercies, His grace -- King David described it this way for us, "As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us" (Psalm 103:12). No matter how far east you travel -- west is still way over there. The same applies to the transgressions of a Christian believer -- they are, by the grace of God, far removed from us.
Joshua told the Israelites, "If it is disagreeable in your sight to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served which were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living; but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD" (Joshua 24:15).
In other words, he is telling the Israelites that they must choose: Are they to follow pagan gods, the Satanic gods -- or will they follow God? There are no other choices.
By the same token, we must choose whom we will follow. There are only two choices: Jesus or the World. Who is the Prince of this World? We are told in Ephesians 2:2 that Satan is ruler of this world; also, in John 14:30, Jesus tells us, "I will not speak much more with you, for the ruler of the world is coming, and he has nothing in Me."
One must choose to follow Jesus -- or he/she will be following the World. Who is the ruler of the World? Satan. Therefore, one must choose whether you will follow Jesus Christ or whether you will follow Satan. There are no other choices.
Therefore, Autumn, when you say, "Just because someone is an atheist, agnostic, or other non-believer does not mean they follow or worship Satan" -- you are mistaken. They might not attend Satanic covens or meetings -- but, when one follows a leader, that, in itself, is a form of worship. So, one not following Jesus is following Satan -- therefore they are worshiping Satan.
Just as you must choose if you are going to walk North or South -- you must also choose if you are going to walk the Jesus way, or if you are going to walk the Satan way. There are no other ways -- and Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life (John
14:6).
God bless, have a wonderful, blessed day,
Bill
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