The Simple Promise

July 19

If being a Christian is so simple, why isn’t everyone a believer in Christ? Of course, we must take into account the reality of the evil one whose purpose is to undo the work of God. In fact, his mischief underlies every possible reason for any individual’s rejection of the Lord Jesus Christ as personal Savior.

Deception is part and parcel of that wicked one’s bag of tricks. In John 8:44, Jesus expounds upon this aspect of the character of the devil. Jesus says, “…there is no truth in him; when he speaks a lie, he speaks of his own, for he is a liar and the father of lies.” Would anyone embrace error if satan were not well-practiced at deception!

So, he spews doctrinal error through false religious systems; he dilutes truth, which then becomes a lie, by luring the foolish to compromise truth for the sake of ecumenism. One of his most effective schemes is to convince a sinner that he must save himself, overcome his proclivity to sin before presenting himself to God.

All these and so many more distortions of truth are disseminated by the evil one and his minions. The lies are used to blind the eyes of the lost to the reality of the simple promise that is for everyone who will receive it, “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” I John 1:9.