Gluing Feathers On a Dead Duck Won't Help It Fly

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In the “Dead Duck” video, a statement is made to the effect that God did not gave the earth over to Satan. Some might think of Satan's temptation of Christ on the mount, when he told Jesus all the kingdoms of the world had been given over to him. But consider the source of that statement: the Father of Lies. The gall of Satan is on full display when he offers to give Christ what already belongs to Christ!

Others will say, “The Bible clearly says Satan in the god of this world!” [2 Cor. 4:4]

We must understand that in the Scriptures, the word “world” [translated from the Greek word "kosmos"] has several meanings. At times, it refers to creation, such as in the biblical phrase “from the foundation of the world.” At times it refers to the populated regions, such as when Paul wrote, “your faith is being proclaimed throughout the whole world.” But sometimes the word “world” has nothing to do with physical creation, geography or demographics. It is used to denote a way of life or a system of thought which is contrary to the will and ways of God. This is the "world-system." A person “of the world” is one whose source of approval is of the earth (from below) rather than of heaven (from above), that is, from man or Satan, rather than from God.

Yes, Satan is the god of this world-system. Yes, he is the ruler of this world (system) that runs contrary to the will and ways of God, but there is only one Owner of Planet Earth, and only one King. His name is Jesus. There is no room on the throne for two. Christ’s authority rests over the whole of heaven and earth, right now. If we get this wrong, dualism comes easily.

A Christian’s detachment or withdrawal from the physical world runs counter to responsible stewardship over it. Our calling as humans is to interact with the material world according to the will and ways of God, doing His will on earth as it is in heaven, occupying until He comes.

Our challenge, then, is to learn to engage in economics, law, medicine, science, the media, civil government and the arts “Christianly.” We need economists who will manage money Christianly, governors who will govern Christianly, and plumbers who will plumb Christianly. We can no longer afford to limit our understanding of God’s Kingdom to the church or beyond the grave.

In abdicating our responsibility, Christians have created a cultural vacuum of labor, influence, and leadership which the ungodly have come in to fill. The fact is, someone is going to exercise rulership in the earth. If not the godly, then the ungodly.