Unbelief is a spirit which causes people to reject what God says is true. The more we can get unbelief concerning God's promises out of our own hearts, the more we will be effective in destroying it in those who do not yet believe. Unbelief binds the hand of God. It is one of the worst enemies to deal with. It is a choice to reject God's Word, which then becomes a mental habit and spiritual bondage - and something which people are not at liberty to walk away from.
"Without faith it is impossible to please God, because He who comes to God must believe that He exists, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him." (Hebrews 11:6)
The spirit of unbelief is deadly because it cuts people off from receiving the very thing which is fundamental to their own salvation.
All atheists and most agnostics have a spirit of unbelief in them which has a grip on their mind, and causes them to be in many cases unable to believe the truth and be saved.
Much unbelief is rooted in the doctrine of evolution. The doctrine of evolution is something that people vainly seek to prop us with science. It is not science, it is a philosophy, promoted by an evil power, which blinds people to the spiritual world in most cases. The philosophy of evolution is an a priori commitment to the idea that there is no God, therefore everything must have evolved for no reason at all. It doesn't matter whether anyone saw it, whether transition fossils exist or not, or whether it seems statistically likely given the finite age of the Universe. To those who aceept this philosophy, IT MUST BE SO. The alternative is unthinkable to them. And when you check it out, no scientist can prove this theory. They always assume that scientists in other disciplines have proven it. This is true for all scientists who subscribe to the theory of evolution, no matter what discipline they are in - be they physicists, biologists, geologists, chemists, botanists, palentologists or whatever.
The education system in the western world which teaches this lie, and others like it, is feeding the spirit of unbelief. Closely associated with this view is the PHILOSOPHY which states, "if you can't measure it, it isn't real". There is no way that scientific research can prove statements like this. They are nothing but a priori assumptions, which people take on board uncritically in most cases, and often are not even aware of. They may consider that they have thought things out, but actually, the conclusions they draw follow from assumptions which were never critically analyzed in most cases. And what is giving these assumptions such a powerful grip on the minds of so many, is the spirit of unbelief.
Unbelief is also promoted by other philosophies and also religious movements which are popular today. To tear down these strongholds, we don't always have to attack these beliefs directly. All that is really needed in most cases, is a strong and personal revelation of Jesus Christ to come to the person who is captive to unbelief. This can happen when we really pray.
There are people today who are so dominated by the spirit of unbelief that they are unwilling to talk about God. They are just "not interested". That is their polite way of rejecting the gospel before it is even shared with them. It will take an extraordinary commitment on the part of believers to get through to such people. In many cases, friendships must be built before people will even listen to a different idea. Extraordinary prayer and usually fasting is necessary to set these captives free.
All unbelievers will be thrown in the lake of fire, unless they repent of their unbelief. God is not impressed with their reasons for unbelief, because God knows that every single unbeliever that ever lived has had enough light and revelation of God made real to them, which THEY HAVE WILFULLY SUPPRESSED.
Romans 1:18-20 states
18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.
20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
John 1:9 states unequivocally:
"That was the true Light which gives light to every man coming into the world."
Unbelief begins as a choice to reject
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