UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE EVIL ONE / 1 JOHN 5:19

(KJV) 1 John 5:19

And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.

We will never adequately understand the New Testament unless we recognize its underlying conviction that Satan is the god of this corrupt world system. He is the evil one, and his power controls the present evil age (Luke 13:16; 2 Corinthians 4:4; Galatians 1:4; Ephesians 6:12; Hebrews 2:14; Matthew 4:10).

1. God’s Word does not teach that God is now in direct control of the ungodly world that involves sinful people, evil, cruelty, and injustice. In no way does God desire or cause all the suffering in the world, nor is everything that happens part of His perfect desires and purposes (Matthew 23:37; Luke 13:34; Luke 19:41-44; Luke 19:41; Luke 19:43). The bible teaches that at this present time, the world is in willful rebellion against God and His rule; therefore, it has come under Satan’s dominion and is a slave to sin and evil. These ungodly conditions affect all people on earth- those who follow God and those who do not. Because of this condition, Christ came to die (John 3:16), to pay the ultimate penalty for sin and to reconcile the world to God (2 Corinthians 5:18-19). We have the responsibility to battle sin and evil.
2. However, there is a sense in which God is in control of the ungodly world. Gid is sovereign (with supreme power and authority to do as He chooses), which means that all things happen only as He allows. At times, God may directly intervene to accomplish His purposes, but this does not mean that He overrides the free will He has given all people or the consequences that human choices bring on the world. For now, God has chosen to limit His supreme power and rule over the world. Yet this self-limitation is only temporary, because at the time determined by His wisdom, God will destroy Satan and all evil and judge the wicked (Revelation 19-20).

Only then will “the kingdom of the world become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign for ever and ever (Revelation 11:15).

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7. BY WATER AND BLOOD / 1 JOHN 5:6
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10. THIS IS HOW WE KNOW / 1 JOHN 5:2
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16. ASK ANYTHING ACCORDING TO HIS WILL / 1 JOHN 5:14
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UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE EVIL ONE / 1 JOHN 5:19

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We will never adequately understand the New Testament unless we recognize its underlying conviction that Satan is the god of this corrupt world system.

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Margarita Crews

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Guided By Grace

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