Spirituality wears many masks; all but one leads to eternal death. Jesus said in John 14:6, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” That thought continues when Jesus said in Matthew 12:22, “Whoever is not with Me is against Me, and whoever does not gather with Me scatters.” In context, Jesus was rebuking someone accusing Him performing His miracles by the power of Satan. But as Jesus said, “A house divided against itself will fall!”
With a culture so interested in exploring NEW ways to experience spirituality, we have to be careful not to fall into a trap of accepting something other than the truth. While Wiccan faiths, the Occult, and other more Satanic based faiths are on the rise, the more prevalent attack is getting us to accept things God is opposed to.
We live in a sin-sick society that is constantly attempting to justify sinful behavior by somehow associating it with goodness or spirituality. The truth of the matter is, there is absolutely nothing spiritual about grotesque and uncontrollable desires. Everything about that kind of chaos, negligence, or even ignorance is displeasing to God, it goes against what He’s instructed us to avoid.
The apostle Paul drew a stark contrast between the sinful works of the flesh and commendable fruit of the Spirit. In fact, he wrote: “Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another” (Galatians 5:16-17). Then Paul listed several works of the flesh that God condemns as sinful and destructive. He said: “Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, licentiousness...drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand...that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God” (Galatians 5:19-21). The outrageous claim that spirituality can be achieved by engaging in sinful practices is little more than an attempt to “call evil good, and good evil” (Isaiah 5:20).
True spirituality can only be achieved when a person chooses to crucify “the flesh with its passions and desires” and foster the fruit of the Spirit which is “love, joy, peace, long suffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control” (Galatians 5:22-24). Let’s consider how to protect our entire life from Satan’s sneaky attacks on our soul.
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