The Truth That Leads to Eternal Life - THE DEVIL PROMOTES FALSE RELIGION

 It should not surprise us that the Devil and his demons have many ways of misleading mankind, spiritism is just one of these. What, then, is the foremost means by which the Devil, "the father of the lie," turns mankind from God? (John 8:44) It is by means of false religion! False religion is worship that is built on falsehoods and that is in conflict with God's Word of truth, the Bible. That is one reason why the Bible points out that if a person worships in a way that is not in harmony with God's Word, he in reality serving the demons, because he is acting in harmony with what they want and in conflict with God. - DEUTERONOMY 32:16, 17; 1 CORINTHIANS 10:20.

Although false religions may appear respectable, we should realize that the Devil is like many modern-day underworld or crime leaders who hide behind a front of respectability. What more subtle way could there be for him to deceive people and get them to serve him by using a religious front that has an outward appearance of righteousness? That the Devil would mislead people by religion that outwardly claims to serve God is shown in the Bible.  (Matthew 7:22, 23) In fact, the Christian apostle Paul said that "Satan himself keeps transforming himself into an angel of light" and "his ministers of righteousness." - 2 CORINTHIANS 11:14, 15. 

So Jesus Christ was not imagining somethings when he called the Devil "the ruler of this world." (John 12:31) There are indeed wicked spirits misleading "the entire inhabited earth." But a short period of time" remains before the Devil and his wicked angels are to be put out of operation. (Revelation12:9, 12) Meantime, keep free from every form of spiritism and break free from religion that may appear respectable but is really based on falsehood.  You cannot hold to spiritism or any other religious falsehood and get eternal life in God's new system of things, because it is the truth that leads to eternal life. - EPHESIANS 6:12, 16. 

Next time: The Truth That Leads to Eternal Life - WHY HAS GOD PERMITTED WICKEDNESS UNTIL OUR DAY? 

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