Egyptian MindFreaks

If you have ever watched Criss Angel's MindFreak on A&E, then you have seen some amazing illusions. But that is exactly what they are: illusions. They are not real and Criss Angel does not have any mystic powers, like the ability to levitate or whatever. But as convincing as they can be, so can a great deal of Christian and non-Christian teachings in today's society. Teachings and "ritual belief" can pit believer against believer or non-believer against believer. We must be cautious, yet open-minded.

In the book of Exodus, Moses was commanded by God to lead his people out of Egypt to the Promised Land of Israel. But, God did not make it easy. After the plague of the blood, "the Egyptian magicians did the same things by their secret arts, and Pharoah's heart became hard;" (Ch 7:22, NIV). There are so many "magicians" out there today, sometimes it can be hard for new and non-believers to decypher what is the Truth and what is an illusion of God's teachings. Paul also warned Titus to be on the lookout for false teachings/teachers and to help squelch them on Crete. Liberation theology is a prime example. I am not going to go into this here (please come to your own conclusions), but I believe it is devastating to the Truth that Jesus taught while He was here on earth. With information technology like it is today, we must be ready and willing to research and defend the Truth against the "illusions" that are present.

Try this on for size: Take a few minutes in your day to surf the internet and research another religion or point of view. Education and the Holy Spirit are the only tools we have to shine our light on the Truth of Jesus Christ. The more we know about the illusions of religion versus faith, the more we can fight for those who do not know Jesus Christ as we do. I am not saying that we have to be lemmings in our faith. Blind faith can be more dangerous than no faith at all. Educate yourself so that you can be more effective in the trenches, but be wary that Satan does not sway you from the Truth. I have a copy of the Quran and the Book of Mormon in my library at home! (Of course, I still need to dig into them more).

Learning more about the Truth everyday,
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