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"DANGEROUS ROLE OF THE
ADDICTS IN THE SPIRITUAL WARFARE
[MAY SERVE THE SIDE OF THE DEVIL]"
Every man is the object of spiritual warfare between good and evil. He
has to choose between salvation and condemnation for he has full knowledge
of the respective consequences in the spiritual world. His death ends his
choice : his spirit is now separated from the material body and is now
ready to enter the spiritual destination/dimension. What man has
"temporarily chosen" on earth[ salvation or condemnation] is necessarily
"confirmed forever" in the spiritual dimension.
The winning and
qualifying actions and faith for life everlasting is done on earth during
the lifetime of every man never thereafter or elsewhere.
In the spiritual
warfare, the rule is simple: "He who lives in sin belong to the
devil.["John 3:8]. Jesus clarified His relationship with Satan: "I and the
devil are not partners"[Luke 11:14-20; Mark 3:20-27; Matthew 22:22-29]. And
" I do not want you to be partners with demons. You cannot drink from the
Lord's cup and also from the cup of the demons; you cannot eat at the
Lord's table and also at the table of the demons"[1 Corinthians 10:21-22].
He finally clarified: " If you are not with me, your are against
me...."[Luke 11:23; Matthew 13:30].
Spirits [Divine/ good] or bad spirits
cannot enter the worldly dimension unless they use or take worldly matters,
human or otherwise. So in the spiritual warfare each opposing kingdom have
their respective agents/representatives on earth.
God's continuous
presence in this world is through the consecrated bread [Sacraments of the
Holy Eucharist], His Church, which is the Mystical Body of Christ and His
true continuation and His extension. The members of His Holy Orders [From
thePope to the priests] and the members of His Church [i.e. laity, etc.]
are His evangelizers, witnesses and exemplifying agents of His faith. The
Holy Spirit guides His Church forever. The intercessory /exemplary actions
of Virgin Mary,[ Mother of Christ, Mother of the Church and Mother of every
one] and the saints in heaven strengthen the faith of His flocks/believers.
On the other hand, Satan , the "prince of the world" his
"principalities" and demonic followers have also their
agents/representatives of destruction and "untimely death" in this world.
Their agents of destructions are the human beings practising idolatry,
sorcery, witchcraft [i.e., "witch doctors" in Africa, voodooism in Latin
America, "mangkukulam" in Luzon, "usikan" or "barangan" in Visayans and
Mindanao] divination,etc . Their agents of "untimely death" are the
abortionists, the hired assassins, the criminals, the troubled minds[ with
violent tendencies], those with homicidal tendencies ,etc.
These people
serve the Satanic purposes for they sow the seeds of dissensions,
confusion, doubts of God, atheism, and destruction for causing untimely
death to themselves and to other believers who may not be ready yet to face
His Creator at the point of time.
To which side are the
addicts?
Surely, they could not qualify as agents of faith[God] by any
definition whether expanded or otherwise. Definitely, with no exception,
they are agents of destruction working in the "devil's side." Addicts are
devil's delight and favorites; hence, God's enemies-"If you are not with
Me,you are against Me"[Lk.11:23].The saying "The friends of my enemies are
also my enemies" finds appropriate to the addicts, the silent workers of
the devil, destroying themselves and their neighbors, physically, mentally
and spiritually.
Don't be wrong in choosing sides.
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