IDENTITY IN FINANCES: 16 Lies of the Antichrist
T rue indwelt Christians live in two worlds at the same time - man's reality and God's reality. The world of the Antichrist is seeking to drag us into bondage by how we individually choose to handle our money. Satan is not able to control our lifestyles unless he is able to enslave us through debt. His system of economics always pulls us down to earth with the same force that the earth calls our bodies to the grave with each day. It is like gravity; i t will have its way unless another force overrides the laws of gravity. This is where the realm of God comes in.
The world, the flesh, and Satan are always applying their pressures to conform the image of the Beast, which is Satan's economic system. The Antichrist is gifted at denying and disregarding the Truths of the Holy Scriptures, which are foundational in God's world of economy. As long as the enemy gets us caught up in his sensory world, we are not apt to be investing, by faith, in the unseen world in which God lives. In fact, it actually takes a "born-again" experience for mankind to partake in the unseen world.
Even though it is difficult to believe, the resources of the believer are not found in the seen world. For those who have "put all their eggs in this one basket," they are in for a BIG surprise.
"We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ" (2 Cor.10:5).
People who invest in the seen world will form speculations (lies) and arrogant thoughts, which will rise up against the mind of the Lord. There are sixteen primary lies, which arise against God in the visual world. Let's review them:
LIE #1 - BECOMING SUCCESSFUL
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Identity in Finances: 16 Lies of the Antichrist. Copyright © 2015 IOM America. Permission to reproduce for educational purposes. Please keep author's name intact.
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