Page 256 - Lunacy and the Age of Deception

I Corinthians 1:26-29
For [simply] consider your own call, brethren; not many [of you were considered to be] wise
according to human estimates and standards, not many influential and powerful, not many of high
and noble birth. [No] for God selected (deliberately chose) what in the world is foolish to put the
wise to shame, and what the world calls weak to put the strong to shame. And God also selected
(deliberately chose) what in the world is lowborn and insignificant and branded and treated with
contempt, even the things that are nothing, that He might depose and bring to nothing the things that
are, so that no mortal man should [have pretense for glorying and] boast in the presence of God.
[Amplified Bible]

Since God chooses primarily men and women who are unexceptional in birth, in personal attributes,
or achievements, in essence - the common folk of this world, to build His kingdom, it should be
anticipated that Satan would choose the opposite. Satan is the originator of the ANTI-Christ spirit.
He does all things in reverse of Yahweh and His Son. If you want to work for NASA you must
demonstrate that you have “the right stuff.”

After all, NASA is where heroes are made and legends are born. Yet, unrecognized by most of
mankind, possessing exceptional strength and ability predisposes all creatures to certain weaknesses.
One particular weakness is what the Greeks called “hubris.” In Greek tragedies, hubris manifested
as excessive pride, often in defiance of the gods, and it always resulted in divine retribution. Hubris
was born out of an individual’s conception of their own strength, wisdom, and abilities.

The Greek concept of hubris aptly describes the failings of the being known as the devil and Satan.
It was conceit, an exaggerated opinion of his own magnificence, which led to Satan’s fall.

Ezekiel 28:17
Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty; You corrupted your wisdom by reason of your
splendor.

The apostle Paul gives counsel to Timothy to beware of placing a new convert to Christianity in a
position of leadership. To give a man honor and responsibility before he has gained some spiritual
maturity and the concomitant characteristic of humility, could be disastrous.