Satan's Greatest Weapon

So, I just read a great blog on watchers lamp, which talks about Rick Warren's whole unity push. This sparked intense feelings for me, as I have heard this whole spiel from those me and my husband have met with to discuss some of these emerging church unbiblical teachings. They often throw the whole unity speech at us.

Rick Warren says, "As pastors, as shepherds of God’s people, it’s our job to protect our congregations from Satan’s greatest weapon – disunity" .

Watchers Lamp reminds us that the Bible says Satan's greatest weapon is NOT disunity; it is DECEPTION! Did Eve eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil, which God commanded them not to do, because she was disunified? No, she took it because Satan deceived her!

" And the LORD God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.” Genesis 3:13

The Bible says that those who cause disunity are those who are deceiving others by teaching false doctrine...And often they use good words and fair speeches...in other words, they are smooth talkers! It is not Bible-believing Christians who cause disunity by bring up teachings that are unbiblical. It is those who are doing the unbiblical teaching who are causing the disunity.

"Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them. For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple." Romans 16:17-18

It is not disunity but DECEPTION that leads people astray from God's Word and corrupts our minds.

"For I am jealous for you with godly jealousy. For I have betrothed you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ. But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. For if he who comes preaches another Jesus whom we have not preached, or if you receive a different spirit which you have not received, or a different gospel which you have not accepted—you may well put up with it! 2 Corinthians 11:2-4

"The devil, who deceived them, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone where the beast and the false prophet are. And they will be tormented day and night forever and ever." Revelation 20:10

The Bible is clear that deception, not disunity, is Satan's greatest weapon. And Satan's job is made a lot easier when those who are deceived are unified in their deception.

And therefore, do not be deceived!