Passing blame on every person, and on every religion which we don’t believe in is totally wrong! Having issues with different denominations and different religions is not the way to bring about peace. Can we do anything which will bring our world peace? In all honesty, no we can’t, at least not of our own volition and strength. There are too many variables, too much bigotry and hatred and too much pride for us to bring about peace in this world and in this time which we are living in. It is possible in individual communities, even cities, for us to bring people together and put aside our prejudice and pride, but even that would take many people who would sit down and agree. In today’s climate, this peace would only last for at most a week. Which is a sad commentary on us and our country.
All of the animosity and bickering that is going on inside the church and in our nation, as well as in our homes is causing us to be people who really don’t look much like our Savior at all! Where did all of the bitterness and hatred come from? Most of it came from the influence of Satan in our culture and in the church itself. Anytime that he can cause a crack in the Christian church, even when it is from only one member, he will do it. Because, just as in pottery, a small crack will eventually become wider and deeper and it will soon have an effect on the whole church.
It doesn’t matter if the crack in the church comes from one denomination or another, it can spread eventually to other churches. Why does this happen? How does it happen? In small ways, a little at a time, with a word or two here and there, it eventually spreads. Then, the people who make up the church begin moving to other churches or just not coming to church at all. Eventually, one church will die because of lack of people to keep it going. Then the next church will begin losing members, and the community itself is beginning to lose their faith in God.
Satan has this all figured out. Get one or two people in a church to disagree and cause some feelings to be hurt, it doesn’t matter whether it involves the preacher or not, but if it does that’s even better. Eventually, the “problem” will escalate to a point where the church will vote to find another pastor. It doesn’t matter how big the “problem” actually is, it will grow. I pray that this doesn’t happen in my church and I ask my readers to pray for me as well.
The Living Message of Christ 
Tracy, I have been through your presentations for nearly a month, and I must say that you have truly warmed my heart and made a huge difference in the way I perceive Scriptual truth. Thank you for your ability to use your spiritual insight to instill an environment of love, inclusion, and peace in a world that is plagued with hatred and division. You are a very compassionate and open-minded pastor, and a writer filled with such great confidence and conviction, driven by the longheld hope of the work of Jesus in many lives. I truly appreciate your prayers and support for me during my last month of my junior year of high school. I admire you for sharing hard Bibpical truths with love and gentleness, and opening up to your struggles. I especially applaud your efforts in showing the world the wonderful adventure that begins when a soul accepts the gift of salvation.
Your efforts in raising awareness of Satan’s influence on a morally declining generation has challenged me to examine moral issues from a diverse and hollistic perspective, and take the initiative of seeking sruth to a new level. This week, I sent a draft of an article to the editor of Biblical Christianity in which I analyze Joshua’s 2016 article examining excerpts from famous songs. My intention of my piece is not to critically examine the message of particular musical compositions, rather, my goal is to critically assess the church’s approach to teaching Satan in a rapidly evolving culture founded on fear and occultism. In short, the church is not doing a really good job, shortly due to the fear-based and condescending attitude we use when preaching such challenging doctrines. The piece should be published next week, as the editor needs to edit and approve the publication.
Tracy, your meekness, honesty, empathy, and exemplary wisdom truly serves as a model that churches can follow. It’s not merely a message of doom and gloom, rather, it serves as a wake up call and an open invitation to come join the family of God in walking in the light.
I pray that you will grow in your faith, and that God will equip you to continue to minister to many nations.
Standing Against The Kingdom of Satan! 🙂