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King James Version
25 And through his policy also
he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand;
and he shall magnify himself in his heart,
and by peace shall destroy many:
he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes;
but he shall be broken without hand.
What are man-made agencies?
What power do they have?
How do they destroy us?
What makes them agencies of Satan?
For purposes of this article, we focus on these Merriam-Webster definitions of "agency":
: an establishment engaged in doing business for another
: an administrative division (as of a government)
One of our articles inspired the creation of this post.
Only because it had verses perfectly describing man-made agencies.
Which are considered abominations to GOD.
We've expanded the list here.
BEWARE these agencies:
SOCIAL media agencies -- promoting pride, lies, and vanity.
Luke 16:15
King James Version
15 And he said unto them,
Ye are they which justify yourselves before men;
but God knoweth your hearts:
for that which is highly esteemed among men
is abomination in the sight of God.
INTELLIGENCE agencies -- promoting confusion and obfuscation.
Romans 16:17
King James Version
17 Now I beseech you, brethren,
mark them which cause divisions and offences
contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned;
and avoid them.
POLITICAL agencies -- promoting their own agendas.
Romans 16:18
King James Version
18 For they that are such
serve not our Lord Jesus Christ,
but their own belly;
and by good words and fair speeches
deceive the hearts of the simple.
ENTERTAINMENT agencies -- promoting flesh, pride, and lust.
1 Corinthians 6:18
King James Version
18 Flee fornication.
Every sin that a man doeth is without the body;
but he that committeth fornication
sinneth against his own body.
PAGAN agencies -- promoting mockery of GOD.
2 Corinthians 6:14
King James Version
14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers:
for what fellowship hath righteousness
with unrighteousness?
and what communion hath light
with darkness?
BUSINESS agencies -- promoting shady deals.
Ephesians 5:11
King James Version
11 And have no fellowship
with the unfruitful works of darkness,
but rather reprove them.
EDUCATIONAL agencies -- promoting puffed up self-knowledge.
Colossians 2:8
King James Version
8 Beware lest any man spoil you
through philosophy and vain deceit,
after the tradition of men,
after the rudiments of the world,
and not after Christ.
RELIGIOUS agencies -- promoting false doctrines.
1 Timothy 6:1
King James Version
6 Let as many servants as are under the yoke
count their own masters worthy of all honour,
that the name of God and his doctrine
be not blasphemed.
GOVERNMENT agencies -- promoting corruption, and deception.
1 Timothy 6:5
King James Version
5 Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds,
and destitute of the truth,
supposing that gain is godliness:
from such withdraw thyself.
GOSSIP agencies -- promoting lies.
2 Timothy 2:23
King James Version
23 But foolish and unlearned questions avoid,
knowing that they do gender strifes.
CHILD ABUSE agencies -- promoting child abuse, and trafficking.
Matthew 18:6-7
King James Version
6 But whoso shall offend one of these little ones
which believe in me,
it were better for him that a millstone
were hanged about his neck,
and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
7 Woe unto the world because of offences!
for it must needs be that offences come;
but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!
FOOD agencies -- promoting gluttony, and vanity.
Romans 14:17
King James Version
17 For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink;
but righteousness,
and peace,
and joy in the Holy Ghost.
BEAUTY agencies -- promoting pride, glory, and vanity.
1 Timothy 2:9
King James Version
9 In like manner also,
that women adorn themselves in modest apparel,
with shamefacedness and sobriety;
not with broided hair,
or gold,
or pearls,
or costly array;
PERVERTED GENDER agencies -- promoting unnatural gender choices, corrupting the young, and rebelling against GOD.
Romans 1:25-28
King James Version
25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie,
and worshipped and served the creature
more than the Creator,
who is blessed for ever.
Amen.
26 For this cause God gave them up
unto vile affections:
for even their women did change the natural use
into that which is against nature:
27 And likewise also the men,
leaving the natural use of the woman,
burned in their lust one toward another;
men with men working that which is unseemly,
and receiving in themselves that recompence
of their error which was meet.
28 And even as they did not like
to retain God in their knowledge,
God gave them over to a reprobate mind,
to do those things which are not convenient;
WAR and ABORTION agencies -- promoting the killing of innocents.
Exodus 20:13
King James Version
13 Thou shalt not kill.
WEALTH agencies -- promoting wealth propagation, and acquisition, without regard for others.
Matthew 19:21-23
King James Version
21 Jesus said unto him,
If thou wilt be perfect,
go and sell that thou hast,
and give to the poor,
and thou shalt have treasure in heaven:
and come and follow me.
22 But when the young man heard that saying,
he went away sorrowful:
for he had great possessions.
23 Then said Jesus unto his disciples,
Verily I say unto you,
That a rich man shall hardly enter
into the kingdom of heaven.
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