The more America
abandons God and the truths of the Bible, the more territory Satan gains. That’s
exactly what The Satanic Temple (TST) wants to do. It’s targeting schools where
the Good News Club actively shares the hope of Jesus Christ. They offer lessons
on evolutionary science and “rational thinking” in clubs led by “caring Satanists.”
If you’ve
read the Bible this is no surprise. Jesus said this would happen. He said the
world would hate those who love Him; that they would try to discredit the
message of Christ and His messengers. Those in the world will do everything
they can to wipe out Jesus’ followers, including murder, which is happening
more now than ever before in history. Now it’s beginning in our country.
Interestingly
enough, TST head Finn Rezz claims they’re a non-theistic group and don’t
believe in an actual Satan or actual God. Yet they claim status as a religious
club and fight for equal representation in schools. And seek to place their group
specifically in schools hosting Good
News Club. As Rezz stated, “Nehalem Elementary is the first school TST has
reached out to for an After School Satan Club because students have access to a Good News Club” (emphasis mine).
That doesn’t
mean we need to panic. This is a wake-up call—to believers and nonbelievers
alike—that there is a very real battle going on between good and evil. God jealously
desires the hearts of men, because He is our Creator; He loves us and longs to rescue
us from the pain and heartache of sin, and offer us eternal life with Him.
Satan envies God’s power and seeks to steal the hearts of men to kill and
destroy them; he will lure them in by whatever tactics he has at his disposal, including
appearing as an angel of light (or enlightenment).
It’s
actually a good thing this is in the news, because it makes people aware of the
spiritual struggle. And it should challenge us to pray like never before. Pray
without ceasing. Pray specifically for the individuals involved—like Finn Rezz,
head of the Portland chapter of TST, or the leaders in your area. We also need
to be praying for our school superintendents—(Paul Erlebach in Tillamook), as
well as the principals, teachers, and parents who feel caught between allowing
what they feel is wrong and what government seems to be dictating. For, if they
ban this religious group, they must ban all religious groups from the schools.
Most of all,
we need to pray for our children, who are easily attracted by snacks, seemingly
kind and caring leaders, fun games, and teaching that promises intellectual
superiority. After all, shouldn’t we decide what is right or wrong for us? This
is the same deception the serpent used in the Garden of Eden—doubting what God
had said, yearning for forbidden knowledge, and to be like God (Gen 3:1, 4). That didn’t end so well.
We don’t
need to be afraid though; Jesus has already won. But we do need to be ready to tell
others why we have such hope every chance we can (1 Pet. 3:15-16), and we need
to care about each person who has been or is in danger of being deceived and lost
without God.
* “Devilish
new club proposed for Nehalem Elementary,”Tillamook Headlight Herald, by Jordan Wolfe, Wednesday, August 13, 2016.
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