SATANS INFLUENCE
IN TODAYS WORLD?
How dangerous is satan and his evil spirit, to the welfare of the
catholic faith, in today’s world. Most
information we have comes from the bible.
We are told he was present many times in the garden of Eden, and later
on in the book of Job. In the New
Testament, his encounters with Christ is
well documented. The temptations of
Christ in the desert and in the garden of Gethsemane. There are many other occasions when Jesus
came in contact with satans demonic spirit that are recorded in the bible. The function of this spirit is to cause
confusion, disharmony, to separate, pull asunder, all that Christ had
established here on earth. To assist us
to get a better picture of satan, Iwould strongly advise everyone to read ST
Pauls letter to the (THESSALONIANS CHAPTER TWO) it will take four minutes to
read. So scripture in its self proves
the existence of satan. In any war, it
ts common practice among armies that to defeat your enemies, you must learn, all
you can about, who and what you are up against.
What confuses me most is the lack of knowledge on this subject that is
not given to the laity. It is quite
evident the spirit of disharmony is spreading rapidly worldwide. Division within the church, breakdown of
marriages, weak morality, abortion, poverty, wars, etc, etc. Yet more serious, is the turning away from
God, to follow the ways and pleasures of this world. I personally support the authority of the
church, but question the attitude with those who pursue the modernistic
approach, especially the view , there is nothing divine in sacred
tradition. We can see the effect this
has, by the fast decline of the faith.
There are many Catholics who have little or no faith, but keep up the
external practice of their faith, perhaps out of loyalty of some childhood
fantasy, or just a habit forming ritual.
We must never forget, Christ gave His life for us that we might live in
harmony, with God, and with each other.
Only through a united church, clergy and laity, will we ever attain true
peace. To change our life style will not
be easy. Parents must attend Sunday mass
with their families, and families should spend ten minutes in family prayer
each night. That would do for a
start. Just think, three quarters of an
hour at mass on Sundays and ten minutes nightly lakes a total of two hours to
complete. The time it takes to watch a
football match. As regards to the
clergy, they need to examine, the methods and contents of their sermons. By celebrants on their approach to the
sanctity of holy mass, from beginning to end leaves something to be
desired. To convince the people, that
their true desire is out of love for God.
By what they say and how they say it, what they do and how they do
it. In time, hopefully this will incite
the laity, to participate as one, praising God.
Holy Mass must not become a spiritual ritual, done out of habit. Our failure to return to the church, holy
mass ,the sacraments, especially(confession)to the praise, glory, worship of
God, we will have no future. So many
believe they are unworthy or unable to please God, so they don’t try. No one is worthy of perfect praise. But out of His great love for us, God
contents Himself with our imperfect worship.
With this thought in mind, we must never give up on prayer. Neither must we give up on our church and its
teachings. It is the only organisitation
that keeps us fully in touch with God, and it is , the channel in which Gods
graces are passed on to us. This is the
only sure way of defeating the forces of evil that grips today’s modern world.
GOD BLESS
