9 I was once alive apart from the law, but when the commandment came, sin came alive and I died. 10 The very commandment that promised life proved to be death to me. 11 For sin, seizing an opportunity through the commandment, deceived me and through it killed me. 12 So the law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good. ~ Romans 7:9-12
I was watching the movie Tron Legacy the other day, and something stuck out to me. The villain in Tron, Clu, wasn’t created as a villain but as a good man with a good purpose. He was created to make the grid perfect, but through seeking that perfection he became corrupt. The man who created the grid and Clu said this about him.
Clu can’t create programs. He can only destroy or repurpose them.
The Devil is the same way. After God created all things, He looked at His creation and saw that it was good. The Devil was there, and God saw that he, the Devil (Satan), was good. He was created for a purpose but corrupted himself, just as Clu did. And just as Clu could not create but can only destroy or repurpose. Satan doesn’t create; he takes what is already there, what is already good, what is already filled with purpose, and corrupts it for his own gain.
The Scriptures are good. They are life. They are living and breathing, yet Satan will take one verse out of context and manipulate it to his own desire. What is Satan’s ultimate desire? To separate mankind from God forever, just as he will be separated from God forever.
Here’s the problem, because the Devil manipulates Scripture and deceives some with his lies, many want to throw out the baby with the bathwater. This is the importance of searching through Scripture and studying it for yourself. Paul tells us to study Scripture to show ourselves approved (2 Timothy 2:15). It doesn’t say to study someone else’s beliefs, truths, and opinions. No. Paul tells Timothy to study the Word of God so that he can rightly handle the Word of Truth and, therefore, show himself approved.
The Scripture is good. It is perfect. It is God-breathed and good for teaching, reproof, correction, and training in righteousness (2 Timothy 3:16), but that doesn’t mean Satan cannot manipulate and twist it for his own desires. Therefore, know the Scriptures for yourself. Seek the Truth of the LORD and not the truth of others. Study the Scriptures and strive to live your life in accordance with them, not with the world. So that when the Devil comes with deception and lies, you may be able to see through his lies and hold tightly to the Truth.
Peace. Love. Go Forth and See Through The Corruption.
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