the purpose driven music paradigm - Escape Babylon's Demons
the purpose driven music paradigm - Escape Babylon's Demons
the purpose driven music paradigm - Escape Babylon's Demons
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The entire world system, including <strong>the</strong> U.S., is under Satanic control<br />
Until <strong>the</strong> Lord Jesus Christ returns to earth, <strong>the</strong> entire world system, including <strong>the</strong><br />
secular culture of <strong>the</strong> United States of America, is under <strong>the</strong> control of Satan and<br />
contains false gods or false idols. (1 Corinthians 8:5-6; (2 Corinthians 4:1-4; 1 John 5:19-21;<br />
Mat<strong>the</strong>w 4:8-10; John 14:27-31)<br />
Satan is <strong>the</strong> god or prince of this world. He has temporary control of <strong>the</strong> world<br />
system. Although he is <strong>the</strong> god or prince of this world, Satan temporarily operates<br />
within <strong>the</strong> constraints of <strong>the</strong> will of <strong>the</strong> Lord to fulfill God’s will. (Job 1:6-12; Revelation<br />
16:14, 17:16-17; (Zephaniah 3:8; Zechariah 14:1-4; Psalm 97:5-10)<br />
The church becomes <strong>the</strong> people or Israel of God in <strong>the</strong> New Covenant<br />
The church is composed of all people from all nations who have turned to God from<br />
false gods or idols in order to serve <strong>the</strong> only living and true God, <strong>the</strong> Lord Jesus<br />
Christ.<br />
As Israel was specially chosen by God to be <strong>the</strong> holy nation of God as promised in <strong>the</strong><br />
Abrahamic Covenant, individuals from all nations chosen as believer’s in <strong>the</strong> Lord<br />
Jesus Christ become a holy nation, <strong>the</strong> people or Israel of God in <strong>the</strong> New Covenant.<br />
(Exodus 19:3-6; 34:10-17; Deuteronomy 26:16-19; 1 Corinthians 10:1-14; Galatians 6:15-16; 1<br />
Thessalonians 1:6-10; Titus 2:11-14; 1 Peter 2:4-10)<br />
The church is not to love this world or things characterizing Satan’s world system<br />
The Lord desires that we enjoy <strong>the</strong> good things that he brings into our lives, but that<br />
enjoyment is a by-product of doing his will and not a deliberate pursuit of happiness<br />
or pleasure. The body of Christ in America, or anywhere in <strong>the</strong> world, isn’t to love <strong>the</strong><br />
secular culture or <strong>the</strong> things that characterize <strong>the</strong> devil’s world system like <strong>the</strong> lust of<br />
<strong>the</strong> flesh, <strong>the</strong> lust of <strong>the</strong> eye’s and <strong>the</strong> pride of life. (Mat<strong>the</strong>w 6:19-34; 1 Timothy 6:3-10,<br />
6:17; (James 2:1-7; Revelation 3:14-17; Colossians 2:1-10; 1 John 2:15-17; Revelation 18:1-19)<br />
A biblical description of <strong>the</strong> church (Titus 2:11-14)<br />
For <strong>the</strong> grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, Teaching us that, denying<br />
ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;<br />
Looking for that blessed hope, and <strong>the</strong> glorious appearing of <strong>the</strong> great God and our Saviour Jesus<br />
Christ; Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a<br />
peculiar people, zealous of good works.<br />
The church of Jesus Christ is described in Titus 2:11-14 as follows .<br />
1. Purified (katharizo):<br />
Purified is translated form <strong>the</strong> Greek root verb katharizo. It is translated in <strong>the</strong> aorist