As an unbeliever we don't think, "The "Old Man" (Original Sin Man) is so ugly!" The "Old Man" does not appear ugly to anyone but the Holy Spirit.
The "Old Man," in effect, the disposition (our soul outside of Christ's rule) that connects me with the mystical body of Sin (Satan), is a highly desirable thing until, and only until, I am quickened by the Spirit of God and born from above; the wrong disposition in myself, which is anything outside of Christ's Rule, makes me consider my rights, it makes me look after myself, it quickens me to (debatable) knowledge for my betterment over blind faith in God's Superior Wisdom, making it a quest to find out what's best for me.
Jesus (to the Pharisees): "You've made your choice. Your ambition is to look good in front of other people, not God. But God sees thru to your hearts, He values things differently from you. The goals you and your peers are reaching for God detests. (Luke 16:15).
"It is then that this rebellious one will be finally unleashed. But the Lord will slay him with the breath of His mouth; and with the splendor of His coming, He will bring him to his predetermined end. Still the rebellious one arrives with all sorts of power, performing signs and fake miracles sanctioned by Satan." ( 2 Thessalonians 2:8-9).
This verse reveals another peril; that there are tremendous and appalling external manifestations of Satan. The curious thing to me today is that people are watching eagerly for these manifestations of Satanic power while they allow other Satanic perils to go unguarded or noticed; Spiritualism to have their way. Once the disposition (a persons inherent qualities of mind and character) is altered we shall never be diluted by any of the Satanic powers which manifest themselves in the external world.
The great peril is the peril within, which men never think of as a peril at all. My right to myself, self-pity, self-conceit, consideration for my progress, my ways of looking at things, those things are the Satanic perils which will keep us in perfect sympathy with Satan.
Satanic anarchy is conscious and determined opposition to God. Wherever God's rule is made known, Satan will put himself alongside and oppose it. Sin (Satan) is at the summit of all sins; mans sin is at the foundation of all sins, and there is all the difference in the world between them. Satan's Sin is conscious, emphatic, and immortal rebellion against God; he has no fear, no veneration, and no respect for God's rule. Whenever God's law is stated, that is sufficient, Satan will break it, and his whole purpose is to get man to do the same. Satanic anarchy is a conscious, tremendous thing.
Satan is never represented in the Bible as being guilty of doing wrong things: he is a wrong being. Men are responsible for doing wrong things, and they do wrong things because of the wrong disposition in them; (their wrong choice to not choose Christ's rule over all other things, which rules all other things when placed there). The moral cunning of our nature makes us blame Satan when we know perfectly well we should blame ourselves; the true blame for sin(s), now after the Atonement, lies in the wrong disposition in us, which Spirit God has granted us; the choice of our will to abide under one of the two governing Spiritual authorities that guide and event our lives.
Satan wants you to be comfortable with unnoticed sins, comfortable with not noticing his rule. For by that he risks being over-ruled by a higher authority that loves His children unlike himself.. Satan is as much upset as the Holy Spirit is when men fall in external sin, but for a different reason. When men go into external sin and upset their lives, Satan knows perfectly well that they will want another Ruler, a Savior and Deliverer; as long as Satan can keep men in peace and unity and harmony apart from God, he will do so (Luke 11:21-22). Remember then, Satan need not come thrashing thru the front door, although this he will also do... Satan's Sin is simply dethroning God, and for us this means anything outside of God's Rule, anything outside of faithfulness to God thru Jesus Christ. The Spiritual warfare from within is where Satan does his subtle best work; remain in things already accomplished in Christ as if your life depends on it, for it does! Allow from His victory to become your own, for no one can stop Him from that gift of grace given to you. Let Him guard your hearts and minds lest ye be stricken with Satan's false peace and wrong disposition.
The "Old Man," in effect, the disposition (our soul outside of Christ's rule) that connects me with the mystical body of Sin (Satan), is a highly desirable thing until, and only until, I am quickened by the Spirit of God and born from above; the wrong disposition in myself, which is anything outside of Christ's Rule, makes me consider my rights, it makes me look after myself, it quickens me to (debatable) knowledge for my betterment over blind faith in God's Superior Wisdom, making it a quest to find out what's best for me.
Jesus (to the Pharisees): "You've made your choice. Your ambition is to look good in front of other people, not God. But God sees thru to your hearts, He values things differently from you. The goals you and your peers are reaching for God detests. (Luke 16:15).
"It is then that this rebellious one will be finally unleashed. But the Lord will slay him with the breath of His mouth; and with the splendor of His coming, He will bring him to his predetermined end. Still the rebellious one arrives with all sorts of power, performing signs and fake miracles sanctioned by Satan." ( 2 Thessalonians 2:8-9).
This verse reveals another peril; that there are tremendous and appalling external manifestations of Satan. The curious thing to me today is that people are watching eagerly for these manifestations of Satanic power while they allow other Satanic perils to go unguarded or noticed; Spiritualism to have their way. Once the disposition (a persons inherent qualities of mind and character) is altered we shall never be diluted by any of the Satanic powers which manifest themselves in the external world.
The great peril is the peril within, which men never think of as a peril at all. My right to myself, self-pity, self-conceit, consideration for my progress, my ways of looking at things, those things are the Satanic perils which will keep us in perfect sympathy with Satan.
Satanic anarchy is conscious and determined opposition to God. Wherever God's rule is made known, Satan will put himself alongside and oppose it. Sin (Satan) is at the summit of all sins; mans sin is at the foundation of all sins, and there is all the difference in the world between them. Satan's Sin is conscious, emphatic, and immortal rebellion against God; he has no fear, no veneration, and no respect for God's rule. Whenever God's law is stated, that is sufficient, Satan will break it, and his whole purpose is to get man to do the same. Satanic anarchy is a conscious, tremendous thing.
Satan is never represented in the Bible as being guilty of doing wrong things: he is a wrong being. Men are responsible for doing wrong things, and they do wrong things because of the wrong disposition in them; (their wrong choice to not choose Christ's rule over all other things, which rules all other things when placed there). The moral cunning of our nature makes us blame Satan when we know perfectly well we should blame ourselves; the true blame for sin(s), now after the Atonement, lies in the wrong disposition in us, which Spirit God has granted us; the choice of our will to abide under one of the two governing Spiritual authorities that guide and event our lives.
Satan wants you to be comfortable with unnoticed sins, comfortable with not noticing his rule. For by that he risks being over-ruled by a higher authority that loves His children unlike himself.. Satan is as much upset as the Holy Spirit is when men fall in external sin, but for a different reason. When men go into external sin and upset their lives, Satan knows perfectly well that they will want another Ruler, a Savior and Deliverer; as long as Satan can keep men in peace and unity and harmony apart from God, he will do so (Luke 11:21-22). Remember then, Satan need not come thrashing thru the front door, although this he will also do... Satan's Sin is simply dethroning God, and for us this means anything outside of God's Rule, anything outside of faithfulness to God thru Jesus Christ. The Spiritual warfare from within is where Satan does his subtle best work; remain in things already accomplished in Christ as if your life depends on it, for it does! Allow from His victory to become your own, for no one can stop Him from that gift of grace given to you. Let Him guard your hearts and minds lest ye be stricken with Satan's false peace and wrong disposition.