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“He that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as He is righteous. He that committeth sin is of the devil….In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil” (1 John 3:7-8,10).
In this world we can divide people in many different ways. We can divide them by their racial origin, by their nationality, by their language, by their religion, and by their political persuasion. But as far as God is concerned, there are only two groups of people in this world. There is the family of God, and the family of the devil. Everyone in this world today belongs to one of these two families.
Most people who are not saved would be shocked and insulted if we told them that they belonged to the family of the devil, but this is true, if they are not saved. As we have noted before, Satan is now the god and prince of this world, and those who do not know Jesus Christ as their Savior belong to this world.
It is important to remember this, for people in this world can be very nice and very friendly. However, if we speak to them about Christ, they will not want to listen. This is because they really belong to Satan’s family, and do not want God’s family.
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