Our readings in this series are from the book, Such a Great Salvation. Here is a brief excerpt from pages 10 and 11:
“A consistent teaching of Scripture is that the creation is pervaded by spiritual presences—including human beings—and that these spiritual presences are divided into two opposing camps. One camp seeks to exalt, exemplify, and extol the God of heaven and earth, unto righteousness, peace, and joy in all things; while the other camp labors tirelessly to wrest His dominion from Him and advance a kingdom of darkness, confusion, fear, corruption, and death…
“This conflict of spiritual powers is continuous and all-pervasive. No places or persons exist that are not of interest to each side in the conflict. Jesus Christ is Lord of all and is working to advance His rule of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Spirit into every nook and niche of creation. He declares of every place, person, and thing, ‘Mine!’ in those riveting words of Dutch theologian Abraham Kuyper. The would-be usurper of His place, the enemy of our souls, is equally devoted to holding on to and reclaiming as much of everything as he can for his dark, wicked, corrupting, and deadly rule.
“Those, therefore, who have come to possess the salvation of the Lord must not fail to work continuously for its full realization. Failure to do so, at every moment and for every aspect of our lives, is to neglect our salvation; and where such neglect is present, there being no spiritual vacuum in the cosmos, neglectful believers will not escape the power of evil to invade and usurp and undermine their time and purpose, and turn their confession of faith into a sham.”
These are serious times, and we need serious Christians to take their stand for our great salvation. You can order a copy of Such a Great Salvation, either in book form or as a free PDF, by going to The Ailbe Bookstore. And if you have not yet signed up to receive Read Moore on your desktop every Monday through Friday, then go to the home page of our website, www.ailbe.org, and scroll to the bottom to subscribe or to update your existing subscriptions. Share today’s excerpt with a friend and encourage your friend to read the book together with you. I hope you’ll continue with us through this series.
T. M. Moore
