| The problem with the way many Christians think is | | | | where the Devil get his power from. He uses the |
| that, they attribute many of the evil things they do or | | | | universal power just like evil man use the tools of |
| that happen to them as the fault of the Devil. But that | | | | nature for evil purposes. God allows the Devil and evil |
| is foolish way of thinking because by attributing the | | | | man to carry out their actions, but he does frustrates |
| cause of events to the world without instead of the | | | | their ability to use their power at times when it is his will |
| world within, they are having an irresponsible and | | | | to do so. |
| immature mentality. | | | | As an expression of His perfect essence, God chose |
| Herein lies the secret of power. Responsibility is power. | | | | to create beings that express the nature of spirit which |
| When you acknowledge responsibility, you gain power. | | | | is self consciousness and possesing free will. He |
| When you cast blame on some other entity, you are | | | | wanted his highest created beings to express |
| giving your power to that entity. The Devil obviously | | | | themselves toward Him in a positive attitude from |
| would love Christians to blame him for everything bad | | | | choice and not as a programmed robot. God's |
| that happens. It keeps them powerless and makes him | | | | sovereignty created spirit beings with volition but that |
| powerful. | | | | volition is always subjected to his sovereignty. |
| Everything works according to the Law of Cause and | | | | A volitional creature may only do what God permits. |
| Effect. The notion of chance, luck, fate or destiny is | | | | This does not refer to ability but right. He will never |
| actually the result of the law at work. Nothing escape | | | | stop our thinking, but He may stop the follow through |
| the law, everything is subjected to it. If it wasn't so, the | | | | of our thinking, such as by stopping the actions. A |
| entire universe would collapse in an instant. | | | | volitional creature must bow to the consequences God |
| All things that exist in the world without are created | | | | establishes for deviation from His standards. God |
| from the world within. The world within is the world of | | | | permitted volition in the angelic and earthly realms. That |
| thoughts, the world without is the world of conditions. | | | | is why both Man and Angel are able to do what they |
| Thoughts are the causes, conditions are the effects. | | | | choose to with the power they were given. |
| This is according to the Law of Correspondence - as | | | | Man is given the power of free will by God to choose. |
| within, so without. | | | | The only true activity of free will is in thinking. Man |
| Every thought results in its corresponding condition. | | | | chooses what to think and chooses by thinking. To |
| Positive thoughts create positive conditions and | | | | choose consciously is to have conscious thinking. Only |
| negative thoughts create negative conditions. When | | | | when we are aware of our thoughts and our ability to |
| you have this awareness, you can realize the truth of | | | | choose them can we be conscious in our thinking. God |
| every matter. That there is an absolute process of | | | | is always leading, we can choose whether to follow or |
| cause and effect by which it consists of. | | | | not according to the thoughts that we think in harmony |
| It is equally erroneous to attribute every success as | | | | or out of harmony with the universal mind. |
| God's grace and nothing to do with the self at all. Such | | | | Most people are unconscious about the choices they |
| a mentality would only result in the person always | | | | are making in life and are unaware of the role their |
| thinking that whether something works or not would | | | | thoughts play in creating the reality they experience. |
| depend whether God decides to make it work. They | | | | As a result, they are unconsciously creating their reality |
| will not be certain of how their thoughts and actions | | | | and the things that happen in it in subjection to the |
| play a definite part in making it work. | | | | influence of other more conscious entities whether evil |
| If everything depends on God and the Devil, why do | | | | or benevolent. This is the order of life, the more |
| we even need to have a mind of our own at all? How | | | | intelligent will always rule over the less intelligent. By |
| ridiculous it is to think like that. It is truly absurd. | | | | intelligence, we don't mean intellectual function. We |
| So how to make sense of all these? The truth is, each | | | | mean Awareness. |
| of the two aforementioned beliefs are only half true. | | | | Self knowledge is needed to discover and embrace |
| Yes the Devil does play a part to a certain extent in | | | | your own destiny. Past mental conditioning can |
| the evil conditions that are present in this world, but his | | | | positively or negatively affect the choices that you |
| work only has effect in our reality according to the | | | | make and the path you take in life. Destiny is God |
| Law of Attraction. The law states that all things are | | | | working in us and through us to fulfill our purpose, but it |
| energy and like energy attracts like energy. We are all | | | | takes our free will to choose what we will or will not |
| attracting into our reality those things, people and | | | | do ultimately. Destiny is in God's hands, and it is in ours |
| spiritual forces that are in harmony with the thoughts | | | | as well. The work is his, the choice is ours. Knowing |
| that we think. | | | | self comes from knowing God. |
| Yes God's grace is what we should give glory to for | | | | The Devil is the enemy of God. He opposes God |
| every blessing that we have, but God's grace cannot | | | | because God the trinity prevents him from becoming |
| override the free will he has given us in creating our | | | | equal with God. He wants to change reality through |
| own reality. If success has nothing to do with us, then | | | | the power of collective consciousness by making as |
| we should not experience failure because God would | | | | many people as possible ignorant about the true God. |
| always enforce success in every area of our lives. | | | | The irony is that the Devil's greatest strategy is in |
| Herein is the truth about the role of God, Man and | | | | doing the opposite. By bringing Man the greatest |
| Devil. God works, Man chooses and the Devil | | | | amount of awareness, he is able to make them |
| deceives. | | | | ignorant of the true God to the greatest extent. How is |
| The entire universe and all things in it operate | | | | such a great paradox possible? |
| according to the Grace of God and the Law of God. | | | | Herein lies the secret of the mystery. The Devil is |
| The Law of God is both Law of Commandments and | | | | actually Lucifer, the Angel of Light who was once the |
| Universal Laws. This is not to say that evil is God's | | | | anointed Cherub covering God's throne. But he sinned |
| doing because God is holy, just and good. | | | | by wanting to exalt himself to be equal with God. His |
| God has two aspects. The universal aspect and the | | | | wrong thinking and ignorance caused his fall from |
| personal aspect. The universal aspect of God is the | | | | heaven and now he has made himself an enemy |
| universal power which is available to all. All things have | | | | against God. Lucifer wants to be God in the minds of |
| their being and power through the universal aspect of | | | | men. The name Lucifer means Bringer of Light. Lucifer |
| God. When we say all things are the work of God, we | | | | brings lots of light, truth, knowledge and awareness to |
| are rightfully referring to the universal aspect of God. | | | | Man but he uses it not to lead people to the real |
| The work of evil that any entity operates is simply | | | | person of God but ultimately to himself. This is how he |
| through using the universal aspect of God. When Pilate | | | | keeps Man in ultimate ignorance of the True Person of |
| told Jesus that he had the power to crucify or release | | | | God so that he can show himself as God instead. |
| him, Jesus answered that Pilate could have no power | | | | The ultimate deception is that there is no need to |
| at all against him, except if it were given to him from | | | | believe in Jesus Christ as the savior and Son of God |
| above. Therefore the supernatural force (Lucifer) that | | | | who died for the sins of humanity in order to receive |
| delivered Jesus unto him hath the greater sin. But | | | | eternal life. This results in the ultimate suffering of |
| everything that the personal aspect which is the | | | | eternal damnation in Hell because of the sin of unbelief. |
| person of God himself personally does, is perfectly | | | | The only sin is the sin of unbelief. |
| righteous. | | | | You role as a man or woman is to choose. Choose to |
| The universal aspect of God which is the universal | | | | belief in Jesus Christ as the Son of God and savior |
| power that is available throughout the universe for any | | | | who died for your sins so that you shall not perish but |
| being to tap into, can also be known as The Force. | | | | have eternal life. The work of salvation is a gift from |
| There is no dark side or light side to The Force. The | | | | God. You have to choose to receive it. Do not let the |
| Force is neutral. What differentiates between light side | | | | Devil deceive you from accepting it. Choose wisely. |
| and dark side is the intent of the user. The Force is | | | | |