17 Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds. 18 They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of heart. 19 They have become callous and have given themselves up to sensuality, greedy to practice every kind of impurity. 20 But that is not the way you learned Christ!— 21 assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus, 22 to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, 23 and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, 24 and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness. ~ Ephesians 4:17-24
If you ask the majority of Christians why they believe that Satanism is dangerous, they’ll tell you because they worship the Devil. Yes, that is dangerous, but I don’t believe that is what makes it such a dangerous belief system, though. Throughout Paul’s writings, he admonishes us to crucify the flesh. He tells us that if we are in Christ, we no longer walk in the desires of the flesh. Why? Because there is nothing more dangerous than freely indulging in the flesh without reservation or restraint.
Satanism doesn’t blatantly tell its followers to worship the Devil. That’s extremely discreet within the religion. However it does follow Crowlianity’s most dangerous teaching “Do What Thou Wilt Shall Be The Whole of The Law.” To freely indulge in the desires of the flesh without restraint or reservation is a recipe for disaster. When we allow human’s desire’s of the flesh to go uncheck, sin will abound even the more.
Our flesh isn’t a saint. It posses no good quality. It is wicked in all its ways.
[16] But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. [17] For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do.
[19] Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, [20] idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, [21] envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
Galatians 5:16-17, 19-21
The works of the flesh lead directly to death. Satan doesn’t have to get you to blatantly bow down and worship him at his feet in order you completely and entirely corrupt you and others through you. No. All he has to do is convince you to freely give into the desires of your flesh without reservation or restraint. That’s it. With nothing more and nothing less he can and will corrupt all of mankind and kill off and destroy all who refuse to give in to his teachings.
If the desires of the flesh have become the god of people, then those who oppose the desires of the flesh and say, “crucify it. Crucify it.” are a direct threat to the god they have created for themselves. And if the flesh is of this world, the people of the flesh will indeed fight. They will indeed destroy all who stand opposed to their god threatening it. Therefore, be mindful of the tactics of the enemy. Do not give in to his subtle lies and help usher in an era of unrighteousness like never before seen on the earth.
Dear LORD, I’m sorry for all the times I have given into my flesh instead of crucifying it. I’m sorry for every time I have replaced You as God and LORD of my life with my own wicked flesh. Please, give me the strength, desire, and discernment to crucify my flesh daily and build up my spirit that I might one day be united to You. So that one day I might hear the words, “well done my good and faithful servant.” Open my eyes that I might see that that the things of this world is ever fleeting and that works of the flesh only lead to destruction. In Jesus’ name, I pray, amen.