THE SPIRITUAL CONSEQUENCE OF FEARING SATAN MORE THAN GOD

                     THE SPIRITUAL CONSEQUENCES OF FEARING SATAN MORE THAN GOD

By Jonas T.  Suizo

To fear Satan more than God is not spiritual discernment—it is spiritual misalignment. In biblical theology, fear is not merely an emotion; it is a spiritual posture that assigns authority. Whoever a man fears most ultimately becomes the master of his decisions, reactions, and outlook. Thus, when fear is misdirected toward Satan rather than God, the result is not caution but captivity. The King James Version of the Bible consistently reveals that this misplaced fear produces bondage, weakens faith, distorts one’s image of God, and gradually dismantles spiritual authority.

 The transfer of authority through fear is clearly established in Scripture. Proverbs 29:25 states, “The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.” Though the verse speaks of human fear, the principle is transferable: fear always functions as a trap. Fear becomes a snare, the snare becomes a prison, and the prison results in the loss of spiritual freedom. When Satan becomes the object of fear, the believer unknowingly hands over authority that was never meant to be surrendered. This directly contradicts Christ’s declaration in Luke 10:19, where He says, “Behold, I give unto you power… over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.” To fear Satan, therefore, is not humility—it is spiritual amnesia. It forgets the authority already granted through Christ.

 Furthermore, fear of Satan produces bondage rather than wisdom. Second Timothy 1:7 declares, “For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.” When fear manifests as paralysis, obsession, anxiety, or superstition, it is not from God. Any fear not sourced from God becomes an open door for spiritual intrusion. By contrast, Proverbs 9:10 teaches, “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom.” This reveals that only the fear of God produces clarity, discernment, and maturity. When a man fears Satan more than God, he does not grow in wisdom—he grows in panic theology. He becomes reactive instead of authoritative, defensive instead of anchored, surviving instead of reigning.

 This misplaced fear also shrinks faith and magnifies the enemy. Hebrews 11:6 makes it clear that “without faith it is impossible to please him.” Fear of Satan silently proclaims that the devil is more consistent, more effective, or more present than God Himself. This distortion is not only false—it is spiritually dangerous. The devil begins to appear large, while God feels distant. Prayer becomes defensive rather than confident, anxious rather than trusting. Yet Scripture immediately corrects this imbalance in 1 John 4:4: “Greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.” Fear corrupts spiritual perception. It zooms in on hell and zooms out on heaven. It exaggerates darkness and minimizes divine power.

 Fear of Satan also leads to compromise and spiritual retreat. Those dominated by this fear often avoid confronting sin, justify moral weakness by comparison, and remain silent when boldness is required. However, James 4:7 gives the proper response: “Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” The Bible does not instruct believers to analyze Satan, negotiate with him, or obsess over his strategies. It commands resistance. Fear makes believers retreat. Faith makes the enemy retreat. This distinction defines spiritual authority.

 Another consequence of fearing Satan more than God is the warping of one’s image of God. Subconsciously, God begins to appear less protective, slower to act, and weaker in intervention, while Satan seems more active, immediate, and aggressive. This is a theological illusion. Isaiah 54:17 declares, “No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper,” and Colossians 2:15 proclaims that Christ “spoiled principalities and powers” and publicly triumphed over them. Satan is already a defeated enemy. To fear him now is like trembling before a criminal who has already been jailed and stripped of authority.

 If this mindset continues unchecked, the long-term spiritual trajectory becomes destructive. Fear leads to bondage, bondage produces passivity, passivity results in stagnation, stagnation causes spiritual dryness, and dryness eventually opens the door to doctrinal confusion. The believer drifts not because truth is unavailable, but because fear dominates the heart. In contrast, Psalm 34:7 offers a different path: “The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.” The Bible never promises angelic defense to those who fear Satan. It promises divine protection to those who fear God.

 The ultimate assessment is unavoidable. When a man fears Satan more than God, he lives beneath his spiritual authority. He thinks defensively instead of dominionally. He treats the devil as a ruler instead of a rebel. And most seriously, he unknowingly insults the finished work of Christ, which declared Satan defeated and stripped of power. This posture is not wise, not safe, and not biblical.

The spiritual reality remains sharp and unyielding: a man will either fear God and terrify hell, or fear hell and live terrified. There is no neutral position in spiritual authority. Where fear is placed determines who reigns.

 

   

COVER PAGE ON THE TOPIC: GOD AND SATAN ARE ONE

                                                        GOD AND SATAN ARE ONE

By Jonas T.  Suizo

The purpose of writing this chapter is to make people understand that Satan is never the enemy of man. In fact, Eve spoke with Satan in the Garden of Eden.

Additionally, Satan is part of the spiritual judicial system where he prosecutes and accuse and God defends and intercede for the very man whom he called, chose, elect and predestined to be His son. Satan Accuses and God Pays the bail and intercede. In short, the whole show is a one throne two party system in the spiritual court and the Holy Ghost is the recorder.

In fact, Satan was never mentioned by Jesus in the walk toward perfection. Jesus simply stated that one must deny himself, carry his own cross and to follow him. There is no Satan in the picture.

Satan only enters into the picture in a particular scenario if he has a reclama and especially if the case is beyond the probable cause regarding the way a man executes his own salvation because it is not my might nor by power but by the Spirit of God. If a man obeys for a selfish motivation then Satan enters into the fray making the already troubled and unstable situation into a more chaotic one purposely to make the picture clearer that a man is only obeying because of profit. When a man obeys for advantage and own benefit it is clear and simply interpreted as a double hearted obedience. Meaning, a man obeys to please God and at the same time gets his part of reward and worse want the glory and the justification too!

As a gist to this book, this is written to make all men understanding that Satan is never relevant in the life of the holy people of God in the very first place but his has the right to contest a man whom he think is unclean and is not worthy to become the Son of God _ meaning to enter into the Kingdom of God. Hence the title, God And Satan Are One. He is a servant of God in the creation process of man especially in the part of rooting out, pulling down, and destroying for God to plant and to build (Jeremiah 1:10 … to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.)

 

                                                GOD AND SATAN ARE ONE

(IN SOVEREIGN OPERATION, NOT EQUAL DEITY)

The Solid Truth for Man to Have the Strongest and Purest State of the Spirit of the Fear of the Lord

By Jonas T.  Suizo

OBJECTIVE: to fill men with all wisdom and spiritual understanding rooted in the Spirit of fear of the Lord knowing there are things of God which remains secret and there are things revealed.

Deuteronomy 29:29 The secret things belong unto the LORD our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law.

THE LIMIT OF SCRIPTURE AND THE DEPTH OF GOD

The Holy Scriptures themselves testify that they do not exhaust the full revelation of God. Divine truth is not only written—it is layered, manifold, progressive, and at times unbearable in its fullness. Jesus openly acknowledged this limitation when He said, “I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now” (John 16:12), and John concluded his Gospel with the staggering admission that the works of Christ alone could not be fully contained in books (John 21:25).

 The apostle Peter further underscored the danger of mishandling deep revelation when he warned that Paul’s writings contain matters “hard to be understood,” which the unlearned twist “unto their own destruction” (2 Peter 3:16). This confirms three essential truths: divine revelation is not always simple, twisting it is spiritually fatal, and fear of the Lord is the only safe posture for handling profound doctrine. Adding to this, Paul’s declaration of the “manifold wisdom of God” (Ephesians 3:10) makes clear that God’s nature and governance are neither shallow nor easily grasped; any attempt to approach divine sovereignty must be undertaken with trembling reverence, not arrogance.

 THE GOD THIS WORLD NEVER KNEW

 God claims both light and darkness, as Isaiah 45:7 declares: “I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.” This affirms that opposites do not arise from rival powers but proceed from one sovereign source; light and darkness, peace and calamity, blessing and curse all operate under unified authority. All beings function as God’s servants, for Psalm 119:91 states: “They continue this day according to thine ordinances: for all are thy servants.” This includes angels, kings, rulers, spirits, and even deceivers, dismantling the notion of an independent kingdom of darkness. God directly sends evil and lying spirits, as shown in 1 Samuel 16:14: “An evil spirit from the LORD troubled Saul” and 1 Kings 22:22–23: “I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets… the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets.” These passages demonstrate that such spirits are instruments of divine judgment, not autonomous agents.

 Satan operates only by God’s permission, as Job 1:12 states: “Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand,” and Job 2:6 confirms: “He is in thine hand; but save his life.” Satan cannot independently choose his target, limits, duration, or outcome; all are set by God. His delegated authority as “the god of this world” (2 Corinthians 4:4) is permitted, not inherent. Furthermore, God is present even in hell, as Psalm 139:8 affirms: “If I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there,” showing that no realm exists outside His sovereignty. God works all things without exception (Ephesians 1:11: “Who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will”; Lamentations 3:37–38: “Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not evil and good?”) and life and death belong solely to Him (Deuteronomy 32:39: “I kill, and I make alive… neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand”), leaving Satan’s power strictly limited and permitted.

The mechanism of oneness—union without erasure—is revealed in 1 Corinthians 6:17: “He that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit” and Genesis 2:24: “…and they shall be one flesh.” Oneness in Scripture unites operation without erasing identity, allowing distinct beings to function as a single system. Christ sustains all powers, including fallen ones, as Colossians 1:16–17 explains: “By him were all things created… principalities and powers… and by him all things consist.” Satan exists within Christ’s authority, not outside it. Finally, the heavenly judicial system operates under one throne with two roles: Satan as the accuser (Revelation 12:10) and Christ as the intercessor (Romans 8:34), demonstrating that apparent opposition functions entirely within God’s sovereign governance. God claims both light and darkness, as Isaiah 45:7 declares: “I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.” This verse establishes that opposites do not originate from rival gods but proceed from a single sovereign source. Light and darkness, peace and calamity, blessing and disaster are not evidence of divided rule but of unified authority over contrasting operations.

 In addition, all beings operate as God’s servants, for Psalm 119:91 states: “They continue this day according to thine ordinances: for all are thy servants.” The term “all” excludes no category; angels, kings, rulers, spirits, and even deceivers operate under divine ordinance, dismantling the idea of a rogue empire of darkness outside God’s jurisdiction. God directly dispatches evil and lying spirits, as seen when 1 Samuel 16:14 notes: “An evil spirit from the LORD troubled Saul” and 1 Kings 22:22–23 declares: “I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets… the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets.” These passages confirm that evil spirits are instruments within divine judgment, not autonomous rebels.

 In its final doctrinal formulation, God and Satan are one in sovereign operation, not as rival deities. There is one absolute throne, and Satan functions as an instrument of judgment, testing, deception, and destruction under divine command. He represents the severity of God, just as mercy represents His goodness, echoing Romans 11:22: “Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God.” Severity is not a foreign god but a function within God’s unified authority. The perception of Satan as a separate, competing ruler arises from the perception of domain, not from biblical sovereignty. God remains God in heaven, God on earth, and God in hell. While Satan may rule temporarily as the god of this world, he does so only within leased authority; as demonstrated in the case of Job, he cannot touch the apple of God’s eye without divine clearance. God operates across all dominions, realms, and jurisdictions, and His counsel alone stands. Thus, the thesis is firmly constructed: there are not dual gods, nor equal powers, but one throne, one will, and many operations.

SCRIPTURE WITHOUT PRESENCE

 

SCRIPTURE WITHOUT PRESENCE: THE TRAGEDY OF KNOWING THE TEXT BUT MISSING THE GOD

By Jonas T. Suizo

The kind of world that would exist if God only spoke in sundry times and diverse manners, without law, without an incarnate Christ, and without a true teaching servant—is not merely hypothetical. History has already answered it. That world would be religious yet unstable, morally active yet spiritually uncertain, filled with devotion but lacking clarity. What is even more sobering, however, is that both Judaism and segments of Christianity reveal another danger just as severe: a world where people possess the Scriptures, yet still fail to grasp the living effect of the true God, the true Law, and the true Teaching Servant. This proves that spiritual collapse does not only occur when revelation is absent—it can also happen when revelation is possessed but misunderstood, resisted, or reduced to form.

Judaism stands as the first and most painful example of this reality. The Jewish people were entrusted with the Law, the prophets, the temple system, and the promises of God. They did not lack information; they had the richest scriptural heritage on earth. Yet when the very God who authored that Law appeared in flesh, many could not recognize Him. Jesus Himself exposed this tragedy when He said, “Ye search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me. And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.” The issue was never the absence of Scripture—it was the absence of spiritual recognition. The Law, meant to be a mirror leading to Christ, became a scoreboard of righteousness. It became a weapon instead of a guide, a badge of superiority instead of a tutor to humility. God was not denied, but He was confined to a system. So when God stepped outside the system—touching lepers, eating with sinners, forgiving without temple permission—He was rejected by those who believed they knew Him best. This is the terrifying possibility of religion: you can know the letter of God’s word and still miss the living voice of God.

Christianity, shockingly, can fall into the very same trap. Though Christ has already come, though the cross has already happened, and though the Holy Spirit has already been poured out, many expressions of Christianity mirror the same spiritual blindness that once marked first-century Judaism. People today can quote Scripture fluently, defend doctrine fiercely, and attend church faithfully—yet walk without mercy, live without transformation, and remain untouched in conscience. It is possible to preach Christ, debate Christ, and sing about Christ while never actually being submitted to Christ. When this happens, Christianity becomes what Judaism became at its worst: structure without life, knowledge without power, and belief without obedience. The tragedy is not unbelief alone—it is belief without surrender.

This breakdown becomes inevitable when the true Teaching Servant is no longer recognized. When God’s sent voice is replaced by inherited tradition, revelation hardens into routine. People begin to say, “This is how we’ve always done it,” instead of trembling at, “Thus saith the Lord.” Power shifts from conscience to institutions, from inner conviction to external control. When this happens, religious abuse grows, fear replaces spiritual discernment, and control disguises itself as discipleship. Outward behavior may be regulated, but inward character remains untouched. Jesus called this condition being “whitewashed tombs”—clean outside, dead inside. It is not demonic; it is simply lifeless religion dressed in sacred garments.

This brings the hypothetical question _ what if God will speak to people in sundry times and diverse manners to the world and there is no law, no true God like Jesus who walks and eats and lives with them, and there is no teaching servant, into sharp reverse focus before we imagined a world with no Law, no incarnate Christ, and no teaching servant—resulting in religious chaos and spiritual uncertainty. But Judaism shows what happens when a people possess the Law, the Scriptures, and a teaching system, yet reject the incarnate God: the result is religion without creation and redemption. Christianity today sometimes shows what happens when Christ is held in doctrine, Scripture is held in hand, and churches exist everywhere, yet there is no living submission to Christ: the result is faith in name, but no power in life. In both cases, the form is preserved while the fire is lost. The text is guarded, but the Truth standing in front of the people is missed.

The final warning is unavoidable and uncomfortable. The greatest danger to faith is not atheism. Atheism is honest in its rejection. The greater danger is familiarity without obedience—knowing about God without yielding to God, defending Scripture without being transformed by it, and honoring the Law while resisting the Lawgiver. A God who only speaks from a distance creates religion. A God who walks among men creates and redeems. But even when redemption has been revealed, it can still be resisted by those who would rather master the system than surrender to the Savior.

 

 

GOD SPEAKING IN SUNDRY TIMES AND DIVERSE MANNERS

 WHAT IF GOD ONLY SPOKE IN SUNDRY TIMES AND DIVERSE MANNERS?

By Jonas T.  Suizo

 To imagine a world where God speaks only in sundry times and diverse manners—without law, without an incarnate Christ who walks, eats, suffers, and lives among people, and without a true teaching servant—is to imagine a world that is spiritually fragmented, morally unstable, and eternally uncertain. At first glance, such a world might appear religious, even mystical, but in truth it would be a place where certainty is impossible and truth is endlessly disputed. When revelation is scattered and inconsistent, every generation reinvents God in its own image. One speaks from visions, another from dreams, another from omens, nature, fear, intuition, philosophy, or personal impulse. Truth becomes fragmented, versioned, and privatized. Everyone claims divine authority, yet none can prove it. This is how paganism multiplied, how idol systems prospered, how ancestor worship grew, and how fear-based religion took hold—sincere in devotion, yet never secure in truth.

 Without a revealed law, such a world would also lack a moral anchor. If there is no clear commandment, no objective definition of right and wrong, morality does not disappear—it mutates. It becomes tribal, emotional, political, and survival-based. Power begins to define righteousness. The strong re-label evil as “necessary,” and the weak rebrand revenge as “justice.” In this environment, sin does not vanish; it only changes costume. Lawlessness does not create freedom—it creates confusion where cruelty can hide behind justification. Without law, conscience loses its compass, and societies drift according to appetite rather than truth.

 Even more devastating would be the absence of an incarnate God. If God never walked among men, never grew weary, never hungered, never suffered betrayal, never endured violence, and never tasted death, then humanity would forever question whether God truly understands human pain. Judgment would feel distant and cold. Worship would lean toward fear rather than love. Obedience would become survival rather than trust. Christianity stands alone in its radical claim that God did not merely speak to suffering—He entered it. Remove Jesus from the story, and faith becomes a guess instead of a relationship (that is to be born again in spirit), speculation instead of assurance. A distant deity can command, but only an incarnate God can redeem and create man into becoming a new creature from within the human condition.

 Equally dangerous is the absence of a true teaching servant. If God speaks but never sends prophets, teachers, apostles, or witnesses, then every person becomes their own spiritual authority. This leads to private religion, self-made doctrine, and spiritual narcissism—the belief that one needs no correction because God speaks directly and exclusively to oneself. History proves that such a condition breeds cults, fanaticism, and spiritual abuse. A God who speaks without sending teachers leaves people unguarded against their own delusions. The teaching servant is not merely a messenger but a stabilizer of truth, ensuring that revelation is not twisted into personal fantasy.

 A world formed under these conditions—no law, no incarnate God, no teaching servant—would not be a holy one. It would be filled with many gods, many spirits, many rituals, much fear, and much blood. Certainty would be scarce, and assurance of creation and salvation nonexistent. In fact, such a world once existed. The Greeks guessed at God through philosophy. The Romans feared their gods through sacrifice. Eastern religions cycled endlessly through rebirth without final redemption. Human sacrifice was common. Slavery was normalized. Women and children were expendable. Revelation itself was present, but completion was missing. Humanity had religious instinct but no final answer.

 The sobering conclusion is this: if God only spoke in scattered ways, without law, without Christ, and without a living teacher, then humanity would possess religion without assurance, morality without foundation, spirituality without creation and salvation, and hope without proof. The shock of Christianity to history is not merely that God spoke—it is that God showed up in flesh and stayed consistent. A God who only speaks from a distance creates religion. A God who walks among men creates redemption and new creation. That difference is not poetic language—it is the dividing line between uncertainty and eternal truth.

WHY THE TRUE CHURCH IS MISJUDGED

 THE TRUE CHURCH IS MISJUDGED BECAUSE GOD BUILDS IT THROUGH DREGS, SINNERS, HERESIES, AND ROOTING OUT

By Jonas T  Suizo

The true Church has always carried a strange and uncomfortable paradox: it is the most attacked, misjudged, and easily labeled “cult” precisely because of what God Himself allows inside it. The Scriptures are clear that God never built His people out of the already-perfect. Christ came not for the righteous, but for sinners, for the sick, for the broken, and for those heavy-laden with iniquity. Because of this, every true move of God is born inside a messy construction zone, full of people who carry baggage, deception, stubbornness, and all kinds of spiritual diseases that must be healed and rooted out. This is why Paul declared that heresies must be present among the people, so that those who are truly approved may be revealed (1 Corinthians 11:19). In other words, God intentionally allows a mixture inside His Church because separation and purification cannot happen without contrast. Authenticity is only visible when it stands next to corruption.

This is also the reason why the true Church is so often misunderstood. Outsiders judge it based on the presence of deceived people—those who “have a form of godliness but deny the power thereof” (2 Timothy 3:5). They see false prophets and false brethren operating within the assembly, not knowing that this is part of the divine process of uprooting (Jeremiah 1:10). Peter warned that false prophets would arise among the people and that many would follow their destructive ways (2 Peter 2:1–2), while Paul declared that God Himself would send strong delusion to those who refuse the love of the truth (2 Thessalonians 2:8–12). When the world looks in, all they see is a complicated mix of corrupted voices and misguided people—and instantly call it a cult. But what they fail to realize is that the very chaos they condemn is the battlefield where God sorts the faithful from the counterfeit.

The true Church, being a hospital for sinners and emotionally immature, naturally becomes filled with people described in Scripture using the images of beasts—not to demean them, but to reveal the spiritual disorders that must be healed. Ephraim is called a “silly dove” (Hosea 7:11), unstable and easily swayed. Others are like leopards unable to change their spots (Jeremiah 13:23), stubbornly repeating the same sins. Some move like roaring lions driven by fear (1 Peter 5:8), while others hide under the disguise of wolves in sheep’s clothing, spreading misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation (Matthew 7:15; John 10:12). Still others behave like dogs, forming wicked assemblies and returning to their own vomit (Psalm 22:16; Proverbs 26:11; 2 Peter 2:22). There are those whose speech is poisonous like serpents and adders who refuse correction (Psalm 58:4–5), and some act as brute beasts who speak about things they do not understand (Jude 1:10). And then there are the creeping things—the unsubmitted, disorderly, unclean influences that crawl around without rule or reverence (Habakkuk 1:14). These are the raw materials God is working with. These are the people He is transforming.

But the harshest rebuke comes from Isaiah, who shows how the true Church becomes misunderstood: “The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master’s crib, but Israel does not know; my people do not consider.” (Isaiah 1:3). Many inside the Church do not yet recognize their Master. They do not yet submit, they do not yet listen, and they do not yet walk as God’s possession. This spiritual immaturity makes the entire community look chaotic from the outside. But this is the divine construction zone. This is the furnace where God melts the metal and reveals the gold. Misjudgment comes not because the Church is false, but because the world—and even many believers—cannot recognize the process of sanctification when it is still messy, loud, imperfect, and filled with people in various stages of being healed.

So yes, the true Church appears scandalous, unstable, and easily criticized. But this is exactly where God works. The presence of sinners does not disprove the Church—it proves that God is still healing. The presence of heresies does not invalidate it—it confirms that God is revealing who truly belongs to Him. And the presence of deceived people, beasts, wolves, dogs, serpents, and those who refuse to hearken only means the Church is alive, being sifted, purified, and brought toward completion. The true Church is misjudged because people only see the dirt God is removing, not the gold He is refining. The world sees chaos. God sees construction. And those who are approved will, in time, shine plainly for all to see.

 

TRUE CHURCH

                                                      DISCOURSE ON THE TRUE CHURCH

God Is Talking

By Jonas T  Suizo

When the teachings of the world’s religions are measured against the ten categories that reveal the true voice of God—law and commands, promise and blessing, warning and judgment, instruction and guidance, prophecy and revelation, rebuke and anger, covenant, comfort and assurance, dialogue and questioning, and mystery and divine secrets—it becomes obvious that most religious traditions today are running on fumes from written texts rather than the living Spirit that speaks, forms, rebukes, corrects, and perfects.

From Judaism’s Torah scholars to Christian pastors and priests, from imams and ayatollahs to gurus, lamas, shamans, sages, and “modern spiritual coaches,” nearly all rely on interpretations, rituals, philosophies, and systems that revolve around human reasoning or historical traditions rather than the Spirit that writes in the heart, pours understanding into the inward man, and makes a people walk in God’s ways.

Because of that, these religions may appear to carry divine authority, but spiritually they fall under the same umbrella: they speak about God but do not speak with the voice of God. They teach ethics, mysticism, enlightenment, morality, asceticism, or devotion, yet the words they utter do not fall into the patterns of divine speech manifested in Scripture—the goodness and severity of God, the covenant that writes the law in the heart, the rebuke that pours out the Spirit, or the comfort that equips a man to teach others.

Without the Spirit’s voice, their doctrines cannot create a new creature nor form a people after God’s image. And when weighed on this scale, most of the world’s religions and sects collapse into the same category: belief systems powered by human wisdom rather than divine revelation, functioning as cults, heresies, or pseudo-faiths that rely heavily on texts, traditions, rituals, and philosophies, but do not minister the Spirit as God intended.

This makes the TRUE CHURCH stand apart, for it insists on the living voice of God in the Spirit—speaking, forming, rebuking, cleansing, and perfecting His people—while others circle around the Scriptures without touching the fire that breathed them.

Philippines in the Balance

                                                             The Philippines in the Balance

An Awakening And  Warning

By Jonas T  Suizo

Leviticus 26 reads like God laying down the ultimate “If you do this, then that happens” contract — blessings for obedience, and curses for rebellion. It’s old-school, no-nonsense covenant talk. And honestly, when you take that chapter and stack it next to the spiritual direction the Philippines is drifting toward, the parallels hit a little too close. It’s like watching someone speed straight into a warning sign that’s been blinking all day, and everyone else just shrugs like, “Eh, traffic lang ‘yan.”

In Scripture, when God chooses a people, it comes with privilege — and pressure. Israel learned this the hard way. “You only have I known… therefore I will punish you” (Amos 3:2). That’s not God being petty; that’s God being consistent. If He calls you family, He expects you to live like one. And when the family keeps messing up, the discipline hits different because the relationship hits different.

Now take that framework and apply it to the Philippines — a nation many believe was marked by prophecy, shaped by spiritual narrative, and set apart with a unique spiritual calling. But let’s be honest: the way the country is moving, it’s giving “Leviticus 26: the remix.” The signs are right there, loud and unsubtle, but a lot of people scroll past them like they're Terms and Conditions.

According to Leviticus 26, God deals with nations in two lanes: goodness for those who walk with Him, and severity for those who trample what is holy. Blessings aren’t vague — peace, fruitfulness, protection. But the warnings? Whew. They escalate like a teacher who’s been ignored one too many times: first a tap on the wrist, then a full-on life lesson you’ll be remembering for decades.

If the Philippines truly carries a spiritual calling, then it also carries accountability. God’s “goodness” isn’t soft — it’s the kind of goodness that cleanses, prunes, exposes, and burns away what destroys a nation. His “severity” isn’t random wrath — it’s covenant consequence. A nation that mocks God’s name, scatters His people, devours His sheep, or makes His laws a joke eventually walks straight into the disciplinary cycle described in Leviticus 26. Not because God enjoys punishing, but because He refuses to watch a chosen people ruin themselves without stepping in.

Right now, the Philippines is walking a razor’s edge. Morally, politically, socially — everything feels like the prelude to something bigger. Like God’s been dropping red flags left and right, and Filipinos are just posting memes about it. The chapter is basically laid open in front of us, but the national attitude is still “Bahala na,” as if spiritual trajectory is optional homework.

But here’s the thing: Leviticus 26 doesn’t end in doom. Even when everything falls apart, God makes room for return. Humility. Restoration. A comeback story. The goodness–severity tension always swings back to mercy — but only for those who choose it.

So at the end of the day, it’s not about fear. It’s about alignment. Whose side are we on — the side of God’s goodness, or the side that feels the weight of His severity? Because whether as a nation, a family, or an individual, God still deals with people the same way He did in Leviticus 26. The path is right in front of us. It’s just a question of whether we’ll actually pay attention before things escalate — again.

 

SERVANTS OF GOD

 THE SERVANTS OF GOD: RIGHTLY DIVIDING AND DRESSING THE GARDEN

By Jonas T.  Suizo

The Word of God is not merely a written record to be recited for knowledge’s sake, but a living and breathing seed meant to be cultivated in the garden of the Lord. From the very beginning, Adam was placed in Eden to “dress it and to keep it,” and so too the servants of God are entrusted with the holy task of tending His garden—the people, the church, the ministry—through the faithful handling of Scripture.

Isaiah reminds us, “For precept must be upon precept, line upon line, here a little, and there a little” (Isaiah 28:10). This verse shows that the truth of God is not given in a single sweeping statement, but scattered throughout the pages of the Word, requiring careful gathering. The servant of God must learn to splice together these scattered fragments of truth, weaving them like threads into a garment fit for the garden of God.

Paul echoes this same duty when he exhorts, “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth” (2 Timothy 2:15). To rightly divide is to discern what belongs to which season, to know how to apply the Word with precision, not bluntly or mechanically, but as a gardener trims and nurtures each plant according to its need. A careless hand will destroy the plant; a faithful hand will help it flourish.

But such labor cannot be accomplished by human intellect alone. Man’s study and interpretation, void of the Spirit, becomes lifeless text. It cannot dress nor keep the garden. For, as Jesus taught, “God is Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth” (John 4:24). Only by the Spirit can the Word breathe. Psalms declares, “The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is full of majesty” (Psalm 29:4). And again, “The voice of the Lord divideth the flames of fire” (Psalm 29:7). The servant of God does not speak with borrowed words, but with the Spirit’s fire that makes Scripture alive and fitting for its moment.

Therefore, to keep and dress the garden of God is not to invent doctrines or lean on human commentary, but to let the Spirit teach, counsel, and guide. The true servants pray, seek counsel from the Lord, and wait upon His timing. They understand that the Word is not theirs to control but theirs to carry, as stewards of the mysteries of God.

In the end, the garden thrives not because of the servant’s skill, but because of the Lord’s voice resonating through His Word. The faithful servant merely tends, trims, and waters as God directs. By “here a little and there a little,” by “rightly dividing,” by crafting the Spirit’s utterance into a living voice, the servants of God dress the garden with majesty, ensuring that every plant, every soul, is nurtured unto the glory of the Lord.

 

JESUS WOULD FAIL

                                                                    JESUS WOULD FAIL

By Jonas T.  Suizo

From a human point of view, Jesus would absolutely be tagged as a failure. The metrics people use today—seminary checklists, doctrinal purity tests, and the endless gatekeeping of religious scholars—would never give Him a passing grade. But the God-level perspective? Totally different story. Jesus wasn’t here to impress institutions; He came to fulfill the will and pleasure of God, and that mission was never dependent on human approval. If anything, today’s theological “parameters” would label even Jesus and the early believers as a cult, just as Acts 24:5 records the accusation that He was the “ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.” Back then, the movement wasn’t even officially called Christianity. It was just a small, misunderstood group following a man everyone thought didn’t fit the mold.

Imagine Jesus showing up in our time and saying the same things He said before—claiming sonship, unity with the Father, and divine authority. People already struggle with basic transparency; imagine their reaction if He said, “I and my Father are one,” or openly declared Himself the Son of God as in John 10:36 and John 9:35–37. Seriously, modern society would go feral. Worse, many who consider themselves spiritually knowledgeable would be the first to accuse Him of being the Beast or a false prophet, simply because their entire understanding of prophecy and rapture is built on interpretations that have been recycled for generations. The Pharisees did this already: when Jesus spoke truth, they picked up stones. When He said “Before Abraham was, I am,” they tried to erase Him on the spot. Human tendency hasn’t changed. Tell people something beyond their framework, and they’ll cancel you with fire and passion.

This pattern repeats across Scripture. Everyone born through the will of the flesh—Old Testament or New—fell into the same cycle of rejecting the ones God sent. They persecuted prophets, resisted covenant, denied correction, and clung to their traditions over truth. By the time Jesus walked the earth, Israel had already fallen into a long season “without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law” (2 Chronicles 15:3). And honestly, the same energy is alive today. Religious scholars love flexing wisdom, but without the Spirit, the law, or a true teaching priest, all that learning becomes nothing but noise. People are so quick to slap the word “cult” on any group that doesn’t match their preferred flavor of religion—forgetting that by that same standard, early Christianity would’ve flunked every modern test.

At the core of it, this isn’t about labels or theological turf wars. It’s about how people still judge by the flesh—by emotion, by imagination, by intellect—while ignoring the actual power of God. If Jesus came again by His Spirit to renew hearts, cleanse lives, and write His law inwardly, many would reject Him exactly as the Pharisees did. They’d fail Him on their doctrinal exam and condemn the work of God because it doesn’t look like what they expected. And just like before, the ones truly born of water and Spirit would be the ones persecuted by those born only of the will of man.

Humanity keeps looping the same story because people refuse to humble themselves, to seek God with their whole being, or to let go of their own interpretations. They still err—not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God—and in doing so, they would fail Jesus all over again. But the mission of God has never been dependent on human approval. Even if people misjudge Him, misunderstand Him, or label Him wrongly, He still fulfills the will of the Father. Always has, always will.

 

THE OLD PATH IS NOT OF THE LAW OR LETTER BUT OF THE SPIRIT

 THE OLD PATH IS NOT OF THE LAW OR LETTER BUT OF THE SPIRIT

Jeremiah 6:16 Misinterpretted

By Jonas T.  Suizo

Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.

The old path is one of the most misunderstood ideas in Scripture. People love to quote it like it’s some cozy, vintage religious aesthetic, but the real meaning is far from cute. Jesus Himself already warned that many “err, not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God,” and that’s exactly what happens when this verse gets treated like a slogan instead of a call to surrender. The old path isn’t old because it’s nostalgic — it’s old because it’s rooted in God’s eternal way, the one that existed long before human preferences, traditions, or church styles ever entered the picture. And every time God describes this path, He makes one thing painfully obvious: it’s never convenient to the flesh, never predictable, and never controlled by human expectations.

When Jesus told Peter, “When thou wast young… thou walkedst whither thou wouldest, but when thou art old… another shall carry thee whither thou wouldest not” (John 21:18), He exposed the real nature of God’s way. The old path is a road where your will gets crossed, your desires get denied, and your flesh gets dragged somewhere it wouldn’t take itself. If the journey you’re on always matches your comfort zone, then let’s be honest — that’s probably your own path, not God’s. The way of God has always demanded surrender, not preference.

And to make things even more humbling, the old path is not a route you can predict, chart, or control. Jesus compared life in the Spirit to the wind: it moves where it wants, you hear it, but you don’t get to know where it came from or where it’s going (John 3:8). That’s the uncomfortable truth of the old path — you walk it without a map. You follow God without knowing the itinerary. But even if the route is unclear, the destination is absolutely certain. Jesus promised, “Peace I leave with you… not as the world giveth” (John 14:27). And God assures His people that His thoughts are “thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end” (Jeremiah 29:11). In other words, you don’t get to see the twists, but you can trust the ending.

Scripture pushes this idea even further by showing that God’s path is literally invisible to human wisdom. Job said, “There is a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture’s eye hath not seen” (Job 28:7). Even the sharpest, highest creatures can’t spot it — meaning, this isn’t a path humans can discover on their own. It’s only known if God reveals it. And when He leads, He leads through places that don’t even have paths, just so it’s clear He’s the one doing it. God says, “I will make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert” (Isaiah 43:19). He even guides the blind “by a way that they knew not” (Isaiah 42:16), proving that what you need is not sight — it’s trust.

So the old path isn’t about going back to some “better era” or recreating what older generations did. It’s not nostalgia. It’s not tradition for tradition’s sake. It’s about returning to the original route God designed, the one no human invented and no human can improve. It’s ancient because God authored it, and it’s new because the Spirit reveals it in every generation. It denies the flesh, humbles human wisdom, removes predictability, and yet guarantees peace at the end.

The old path is not the one you choose. It’s the one God chooses. It’s not the path that makes sense — it’s the path that saves. It caught Job unaware.  And honestly, it’s the only path that doesn’t leave you walking in circles because it has no certain patterns only the WILL and PLEASURE of GOD.

 

RANDOM THOUGHTS PURPOSIVE HEART

                                                      Random Thoughts with a Purposive Heart

by Jonas T. Suizo

There’s something tragic yet common in human nature: people who are not even religious often feel entitled to pry into spiritual matters they neither understand nor have ever experienced. They speak as though they know, and judge as though they see. Yet in truth, their judgment is foolish and their conclusions unjust.

Imagine someone marching into the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI)—the body created by President Marcos Jr. to address corruption in the DPWH—carrying photos and accusations, but no evidence or truth to back them up. What would you call that? Disturbed, impulsive, emotionally unstable. When the spiritual is mixed with the unclean—lust, imagination, and unchecked emotion—the result is chaos.

Why, then, would anyone sacrifice their spiritual youth by choosing to mingle with an unbeliever? Some think they’ll grow stronger in faith by being with someone “intelligent” or “successful” from the world. But that thinking is fatally flawed. God’s thoughts are not man’s thoughts, and His ways are not the world’s ways. The world will always find God’s wisdom foolish—yes, even devilish.

“Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?” — John 8:48

“And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?” — John 10:20

“But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.” — Matthew 12:24

Even the Son of God was accused of being possessed! So what makes us think the world will view godly things with reverence?

Jesus gave us the true test of spiritual reality: “By their fruits ye shall know them.” If a sister in the faith finds herself tangled with a worldly man and shows forth the fruits of the flesh rather than the fruit of the Spirit, then we already know the root of the problem. The issue isn’t the world’s corruption—it’s our compromise.

My counsel is simple: never engage the world unnecessarily unless God Himself commands it. The world has nothing godly to offer, for it lacks three things—the True God, the Law, and the Teaching Priest.

“Now for a long season Israel hath been without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law.” — 2 Chronicles 15:3

And to those foolish men who keep meddling and stirring up strife among the faithful, let Gamaliel’s wisdom in the book of Acts speak loud and clear:

“Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought;
But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.” — Acts 5:38–39

That’s the truth of it. Some battles are not ours to fight, and some causes are untouchable because they are of God.

So let the world pry, mock, and meddle. Our task is not to argue but to stand firm—purposive in heart, discerning in spirit, and unmoved by foolish noise.

SEEKING GOD IN CHAOS

 WHERE CAN WE FIND GOD IN TIMES OF CHAOS?

A Biblical Perspective

The timeless inquiry has echoed throughout human history: “If God is benevolent, why does He permit so much evil, suffering, and devastation in the world?” Some even go as far as to reject the existence of God, suggesting that pain contradicts His reality or His love. However, the Scriptures present a sobering yet freeing truth: the suffering in the world stems not from a malicious God, but from humanity's rebellion, decisions, and estrangement from the One who brings tranquility. Below are seven scriptural arguments that directly challenge the mindset that questions, “Where is God?”

Argument 1: Death and suffering are not enjoyable to God

God has a clear heart. He does not take pleasure in suffering or devastation. According to Lamentations 3:33, "for he does not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men." Similarly, in Ezekiel 33:11, He declares that He does not rejoice in the demise of the wicked but exhorts everyone to turn from their sins and live. God would exult in disaster if He were malevolent, but the Bible shows otherwise. God wants to be merciful, not to destroy.

Argument 2: The effects of man's sin are felt by him

Nations experience instability not because God commands it, but because sin always finds its way back to the sinner. "Be certain that your transgression will be discovered" (Numbers 32:23). According to Obadiah 1:15, a man's actions will come back to haunt him. In terms of judgment, sin is a seed that constantly produces fruit. It is man's resistance, not God's harshness, that is causing the world to groan in disarray.

Argument 3: The works of the flesh bring destruction

The turmoil we see springs from hearts controlled by lust, hatred, and unbelief. Galatians 5 lists the works of the flesh—adultery, idolatry, wrath, envyings, murders—and warns that those who do such things cannot inherit the kingdom of God. James 2:26 ties it together: just as a body without spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead. When people live without God, fleshly passions steer them into ruin.

Argument 4: Conflict results from man's animosity against God

The carnal mentality is described as "enmity against God" in Romans 8:6–7, and a natural man is unable to receive the things of the Spirit (1 Corinthians 2:14). Paul chastises the Corinthians in 1 Corinthians 3:3 for being carnal, divided, and envious. James 4:1–3 goes one step further: inward lusts are the root cause of wars and conflicts. Such conflicts are the product of man, not God. To reject God is to choose conflict.

Argument 5: When a man trusts himself, he is sentenced to death.

In 2 Corinthians 1:9, Paul acknowledges that "we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead." When people place their faith in their own flesh, problems arise. A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways, according to James 1:8. The results of chaos include pride, desire, envy, arrogance, and unbelief. Man, not God, is the cause of chaos.

Argument 6: God wants to restore, not destroy

God does not strike to destroy, but to heal. Isaiah 19:22 states that the LORD will both strike and heal Egypt. God urges His people to return (Jeremiah 3:22), loves freely (Hosea 14:4), and provides the kingdom with healing (Luke 10:9). Sin is a sign that we need to be healed, as Psalm 41:4 exclaims, "Heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee." God restores; the devil destroys, steals, and kills.

Argument 7: Only in the Spirit of God is there true life.

Everything falls into vanity in the absence of God. "They labor in vain to build the house, except the LORD" (Psalm 127:1). According to Psalm 62:9, "Man in his highest state is lighter than vanity." God, on the other hand, operates by His Spirit rather than human strength (Zechariah 4:6). While worldly grief ends in death, Godly sorrow leads to repentance and life (2 Corinthians 7:10). Man is recreated in the Spirit of God and bears fruit that lasts. There is only destruction outside of God.

Argument #8: Despite God's love for the world, it rejects and hates him

God's love seen in Christ is the strongest evidence that He has never abandoned humanity. The idea that chaos is an indication of God's absence is disproved by John 3:16, which states unequivocally: "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Rather, it serves as a reminder that His love endures despite the chaos and wrath in the world.

However, humanity's response—rather than God's love—is the issue. "I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world," Jesus said in John 17:14, anticipating this rejection. Man's revolt has always been characterized by opposition to the light and hatred of the truth. In other words, God's presence is not absent—rather, it is resisted—as John 15:18 affirms: "If the world hates you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you." Though the world frequently favors the darkness, his word illuminates.

So, in a chaotic world, where is God? He has always been there, calling them back, bringing about peace, healing, and salvation. The chaos demonstrates man's rejection of God's presence rather than His absence. God never intended for His creation to die, suffer, or be conceited. Man created them. However, in His kindness, God continues to grant life by Christ. "Where is God?" is not the question, instead, "Will man come back to Him?"

 

ETERNAL WAR: THE WAR FOR PEACE

 ETERNAL WAR: THE WAR FOR PEACE

By: Jonas T Suizo

 

Know that Eternal War is , in truth, a war for peace. This statement sound contradictory at first, yet within the spiritual realm, it reveals a profound truth. The struggle of faith, obedience, and endurance is not a battle for dominance or pride—it is a battle to preserve and manifest the peace of God.

 

In John 16:33, Jesus declared, “These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.” These words  acknowledges the truth in the existence of conflict, yet assures that peace can still be found. The peace of  God is not dependent on circumstances; it exists in spite of tribulation. Peace is a fruit of the spirit and not the absence of war.  It grows from the different substrates of pain and pleasure, of good and evil, and from holy and profane.

 

This distinction becomes even clearer in John 14:27, “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you.” The peace of God is different in essence and origin from the peace the world promises. The world’s peace is built on compromise and comfort which is fragile and temporary. The peace of the world is easily shattered by fear, greed, or uncertainty. God’s peace  is spiritual—it stands firm amid chaos, rooted in divine authority and eternal truth. One must choose between the two, for they cannot coexist in the same heart. The peace of the world demands conformity and capitulation; the peace of God requires surrender.

 

The difficulty of this battle is magnified by the nature of the world itself. Psalm 93:1 declares, “The Lord reigneth… the world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved.” The world, in its systems and values, is firmly fixed in its rebellion against God. It is not established in the righteousness of faith , but in the righteousness of the law and resistance. This means that the war for divine peace is waged within a world that cannot be moved that refuses to yield. The structures of pride, corruption, and deception remain deeply rooted. Thus, the conflict continues—not because God’s power is weak, but because His truth is unchanging, standing against an unmovable world order that opposes it.

 

This opposition is not neutral; it is personal. Jesus warned in John 15:18–19, “If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you… because ye are not of the world… therefore the world hateth you.” The world’s hatred of God manifests as hostility toward His people. This is the cost of divine allegiance and service to God. To walk in light is to expose darkness, and darkness despises exposure. The true follower of Christ should never expect to be celebrated by a world that crucified its Savior.

 

The Apostle James then delivers the ultimate warning in James 4:4: “Know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.” These words lay bare the spiritual red line that cannot be crossed. To love the world’s ways, to adopt its standards, or to seek its approval is to place oneself at odds with God. The war for peace is a war of loyalty—between the fleeting peace of worldliness and the eternal peace of God’s presence.

 

In the end, eternal war is not about destruction but of transformation and continuous change. It is the proving ground of peace. God’s peace is not a passive state but a victorious stance—born from conflict, sustained by faith, and perfected through endurance. The world may remain unmoved in its rebellion, but spiritual victory remains unshaken. To fight this war is to choose God’s side in every thought, word, and deed, trusting that His peace is worth every battle fought in faith.

 

Thus, the eternal war continues—not because God desires conflict, but because His people must learn to overcome, just as Christ overcame. The peace of God is not fragile or fleeting; it is eternal, invincible, and already secured for those who remain steadfast in Him. Christ being the example of love and sacrifice.

 

 

HATERS OF ISRAEL

 

A Biblical Analysis of Israel's Haters: Their Nature, Behavior, and Demise

Jonas T.  Suizo

The Israelites have been at the epicenter of religious, political, and spiritual strife throughout history. Those who assert a single spiritual identity — “one religion, one mind, one spirit” — frequently incite hatred toward Israel in the present era. These claims invoke Allah, but their understanding of God is incompatible with the God of Israel, the One who established a covenant with Abraham. Their relationship with Israel would be characterized by peace rather than conflict if they genuinely served the God of Abraham, as they claim.

 

Those who have animosity toward Israel and yet profess to serve God are not guided by the Spirit of the God of Israel, but by someone else. Paul cautioned in 2 Corinthians 11:4 that there is a risk of receiving "another Jesus," "another spirit," or "another gospel." Their fruit would demonstrate the holiness of their spirit. In Matthew 7:16, Jesus declared, "You shall know them by their fruits." Many people who claim to be proponents of peace in name and phrase nevertheless sow murder, turmoil, and violence.

 

The double-mindedness of individuals who proclaim peace with their lips yet plot devastation with their hearts is encapsulated in Psalm 120:7, which states, "I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war." The spirit that really motivates them is betrayed by their fruits, which include violence, terrorism, hatred, and defamation. Galatians 5:22–23 lists love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, and temperance as the Fruit of the Spirit. Since they embody God's holy, life-giving nature, there is no rule against them. A fake religion is exposed by the lack of these fruits.

 

One powerful tool used by haters of Israel is disinformation. Across the world — especially in Western nations — emotionally driven sympathizers, often lacking deep knowledge of historical and biblical truth, absorb and repeat lies. They become easy targets of ideological brainwashing spread by radical voices within Islam, rumors, and social media distortions.

 

Indicators of Hate Speech

Political activism is frequently used as a cover for anti-Israel sentiment. One of the most frequently propagated myths is that Israel is not indigenous to the region. However, the overwhelming weight of archeological evidence, including temples, inscriptions, and artifacts, points to the Jewish people's long-standing ties to the region. Islam, on the other hand, has no similar ancient historical claim, not even to Jerusalem, let alone Mecca.

 

Slogans like "from the river to the sea" convey a genocidal desire to exterminate Israel and are more than just political catchphrases. These statements run counter to Abraham's character, whom many of these communities refer to as their father. Jesus chastised people who claimed Abraham's name but attempted to assassinate Him in John 8:39–40, saying, "If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the acts of Abraham... Abraham was not affected by this.

 

Lesson: The Holy Owns Discernment

All people can hear God's voice, but only those who have been made holy and faultless by His grace are able to recognize it. Unknowingly, a large number of those who oppose Israel are fighting against God. Thus, take care not to be discovered opposing the Lord while believing that you are doing His will.

 

Exposing Hate Acts

Even though Israel is frequently demonized, it seldom ever starts wars. It keeps coming up in self-defense. From Hamas to the Houthis, from Iran to Lebanon, terror plots and missile assaults frequently start outside of Israel's boundaries. Israel responds by taking action to protect its citizens, not to kill innocent people.

Jewish Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters were attacked, injured, and sent to the hospital during an antisemitic outburst that took place during a UEFA Europa League game in Amsterdam on November 6–7, 2024. A football game was transformed into a terrifying scenario by flares, scooters, and organized gangs. This type of hatred is institutional and widespread. Jewish Olympians, supporters, and residents are frequently criticized for who they are rather than what they do.

In the meantime, Israelis hardly ever carry out acts of terror, such as mass murder, suicide bombings, and hijackings. These crimes, such as ISIS's beheading of 21 Christians, are abhorrent and widely denounced. However, they are frequently supported by extreme doctrines that are mistakenly referred to be sacred.

The Past vs the Present

When Israel was assaulted in the past, its people would repent and beg God for forgiveness because they knew that if their actions pleased the Lord, even their adversaries would be at peace with them (Proverbs 16:7). Instead of blaming others for their pain, they saw divine discipline and turned from their sins. Enemies of Israel today take pride in her discipline and "help forward the affliction"—actions that God disapproves of:

Zechariah 1:15 reads: "And I am very sore displeased with the heathen that are at ease: for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction."

There will be consequences for anyone who take advantage of God's brief annoyance with Israel in order to further their own murderous goals.

The Promise of God Remains

Even with Israel's flaws, God's promise with Abraham has not been violated. Our generation is still impacted by the promise found in Genesis 12:3

"I will curse the one who curses you and bless those who bless you."

God will bless Israel if she is blessed, and he will punish her if she is cursed. Israel's adversaries are not merely fighting against a country; they are fighting against the all-powerful God who has selected and protected His people throughout history.

In conclusion

Let people who claim to be of God look at their behavior, spirit, and fruit. Do they support or oppose the God of Israel? Truth, holiness, and peace draw the line, not only religion. The Bible calls us to discern as well as to believe. These days, discernment is crucial because it allows us to decide whether to support or oppose God by blessing or cursing Israel.

“He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.”

- Matthew 12:30