At the core of all three of these very diverse religions and philosophies is “I.” In Buddhism is its I will become enlightened, in Atheism it is I do not need God and I will decide the course of my life, and Satanism is the veneration of the fallen angels who is all about I, “How you are fallen from heaven,
O [a]Lucifer, son of the morning!
How you are cut down to the ground,
You who weakened the nations!
For you have said in your heart:
‘I will ascend into heaven,
I will exalt my throne above the stars of God;
I will also sit on the mount of the congregation
On the farthest sides of the north;
I will ascend above the heights of the clouds,
I will be like the Most High.’” (Isaiah 14:11-14). At the heart of all three of this triad of I faiths is the concept that you are the center of the universe. Buddhists make their journey all about thief ascension in the Eight Fold Path. Atheists is it to be a humanist-consumer where everything is as I will it, and Satanists regardless if mystical where they actually commune with him or just follow his philosophy, are about I will be God and I will rule over my life. in all of these is the seed of Original Sin, the desire to not Submit to God and his Authority. God told Adam and Eve to not partake of the Fruit of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, but they did anyway at behest of Satan who refuses to submit to God and waged a war in heaven (Revelation 12:4-12).
As Christians we are total opposite world view, we are to submit to God, “submit therefore to God, resist the devil and he shall flee.” (James 4:7). This verse alone is a direct counter to Atheism, Buddhism, and Satanism; for the submit to God goes against Buddhism which says to submit to Buddha’s teachings, who was not a god, and achieve enlightenment at the expense of those around you, and it goes against Atheists who never want to submit to a higher power much less recognize one exists, and finally the resist the devil part goes against Satanism.
In a lot of ways all three of these evil religions can be one, Buddhism has no gods that goes along with Atheism and Satanism because if Satan is worshipped he is a fallen angel, not God. An Atheist can be Satanist because many streams of Satanism do not acknowledge the devil as an entity, but that of a Philosophy. Buddhism and Satanism can be in harmony because of the same idea, if the devil is just symbol of how to follow your own will, that will can then be to seek Buddhism which is very self focused. All three of these can be summed up well by Anakin Skywalker, “The Sith rely on their passion for their strength, they think only inwards..” (Revenge of the Sith).
At the end of the day you have to decide who your Master is going to be “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and Mammon (god of money, Satan see Ezekiel 28:16)”, (Matthew 6:24). You can serve either God who is Love (1 John 4:8) or the devil who hates God, and by extension us because we are made in His Image (Genesis 1:26-28). For everything in this world is either of God or Satan, of the Truth or the Liar, even philosophies about focusing on yourself. Because Jesus our Lord told us, “They will know you are my disciples by your love for one another,” (John 13:35), “Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet,” (John 13:14), “The greatest among you shall be your servant,” (Matthew 23:11), “And Jesus called them to him and said to them, “You know that those who are considered rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. But it shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” (Mark 10:42-45). I wish to change the quote of John Milton to, “You can either serve in heaven, or burn in hell.” There is no ruling in hell, “Then the devil, who had deceived them, was thrown into the fiery lake of burning sulfur, joining the beast and the false prophet. There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever. And anyone whose name was not found recorded in the [Lamb’s] Book of Life was thrown into the lake of fire.” (Revelation 20:10, 15). And if you choose Buddha, no gods in Atheism or make the fallen prince of darkness your god, you shall burn in hell. I know that is uncomfortable, but it is suppose to be: There is no judgment against anyone who believes in Him. But anyone who does not believe in Him has already been judged for not believing in God’s one and only Son [Jesus Christ].” (John 3:19).
Christianity is about we and serving others, and serving God and loving God and others. It is not self focused. Now God does tend to your needs, “..for your Father knows what your needs are before you ask.” (Matthew 6:8) and “Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow [seed] nor reap [the harvest] nor gather [the crops] into barns, and yet your heavenly Father keeps feeding them. Are you not worth much more than they?” (Matthew 6:26). But our mentality as Christians is not about me or I, it is about we, and about Him (Our LORD). Atheism, Buddhism, and Satanism are all about I and Me, self focused. It is no wonder our world is falling apart as people embrace these false religions and philosophies. At the end of the day, it is all the same thing, Satan using some belief system to make people rebel and not submit to The Lord’s Authority and live a life after Him. Make no mistake, the devil knows his time is short, “Therefore, rejoice, O heavens and you who dwell in them! But woe to you, O earth and sea, for the devil has come down to you in great wrath, because he knows that his time is short!”” (Revelation 12:12), and he wants to make as many image bearers of God, humans, burn in the lake of fire with him. I urge you not to join him in Atheism, Buddhism, Satanism, or whatever other deceptive religion that leads astray from the Truth which is found in The Holy Bible, and The gospel of Jesus Christ which is contained therein. Amen.
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