The decade of the 1980’s gave birth to an unusual phenomena, the desire to embrace bad boys. Thus, as The Terminator series was introduced in 1984 starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, for many people fantasy turned into reality. Whether it is a coincidence or not, three years later the Jamaican reggae group Inner Circle first released Bad Boys on their One Way album. Two years later this song was re-released on Identified which was then adopted as the theme song of the show Cops.
Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them, 1 John 2:15.
In a chapter dedicated to explaining the concept of spiritual warfare, Ephesians 6, the apostle Paul compares Satan to a skilled warrior who shoots flaming arrows at his enemies. If the shield of faith is not used to defend yourself, battles will be lost. Earlier in his teaching, Paul refers to bringing a knife to a gun fight so to speak in 2 Corinthians 10:3-4. Essentially, if you don’t arm yourself with the right spiritual weapons, you will be unable to overcome the terminators of the faith.
For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world, 1 John 2:16.
The Christian group Tribe of Dan illustrates this in their song The Beast of Lust. Everyone has a weakness, vulnerable to specific temptations. Once hooked, these bad habits turn into addiction, causing wondering eyes to crave for more and more. When you reach the point of no return, the pride of life takes over, telling you, “everything is alright or I can handle this.” If intervention does not occur, this downward spiral leads to what C.S. Lewis calls diabolical pride, where you are right and everyone else is wrong. If you find yourself trapped, held captive by these terminators of the faith, may the Holy Spirit show you the way out of your predicament, 1 Corinthians 10:12-13.
by Jay Mankus
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