And I will keep on doing what I
am doing in order to cut the ground from under those who want an opportunity to
be considered equal with us in the things they boast about. For such people are false apostles, deceitful workers,
masquerading as apostles of Christ.
And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. It is not surprising, then, if his
servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will be what
their actions deserve.
Pretension is everywhere. Falsehood is practised with pride. People are asking: what's behind that mask? "Who is he" or, "what are his or her real motives"? The world places importance on impressing others in whichever way they can. Hence, giving a false impression of oneself to the world. It is not in impressing others with what you have. If you trying to impress others with what you have, you are a selfish person. You have been operating through devilish wisdom. This wisdom does not come from God. It originates from the Devil. what happens to you in the end will show what kind of life you had lived. Selfish or selfless? Anyway, you do not be selfless to make a show of it also. If you do, you are no different from the one who is selfish. You are doing everything centred around you. This should not be the case if you belong to the Lord Jesus Christ. He does not have a nature of pretension.So, where did this come from in you? Yes, it comes from the sinful nature of the Devil in you. How come? You said you belonged to the Lord Jesus Christ but how come you still obey the sinful nature of the Devil in you, when you should be obeying God's Spirit in you towards full Christformation in you?
Pretension is everywhere. Falsehood is practised with pride. People are asking: what's behind that mask? "Who is he" or, "what are his or her real motives"? The world places importance on impressing others in whichever way they can. Hence, giving a false impression of oneself to the world. It is not in impressing others with what you have. If you trying to impress others with what you have, you are a selfish person. You have been operating through devilish wisdom. This wisdom does not come from God. It originates from the Devil. what happens to you in the end will show what kind of life you had lived. Selfish or selfless? Anyway, you do not be selfless to make a show of it also. If you do, you are no different from the one who is selfish. You are doing everything centred around you. This should not be the case if you belong to the Lord Jesus Christ. He does not have a nature of pretension.So, where did this come from in you? Yes, it comes from the sinful nature of the Devil in you. How come? You said you belonged to the Lord Jesus Christ but how come you still obey the sinful nature of the Devil in you, when you should be obeying God's Spirit in you towards full Christformation in you?