Satan has confused reality with false doctrines. Most people in American Christianity today have no idea how to tell the difference between the doctrines of God vs the devil. Let us consider the nature of false doctrine and true doctrine. Satan is behind all false doctrine and God is behind all true doctrine. God has called us all to repentance, righteousness, holiness, forsaking this world, obedience, faith, love, hope, loving him with all our heart, loving our neighbor as ourselves, taking up our own cross, denying self, fearing God, enduring to the end, etc., etc. God has said over and over, if you do these things you shall live forever and belong to Him. God has also said over and over that if you do not do these things, you will be destroyed forever. Satan on the other hand has only one goal, to stop us from entering into eternal life. Satan confuses reality. Satan has men saying things God never said and doing things God never asked for just to keep men confused and busy with religion so He can lead them to destruction. Men have always been confused this way, this is why they killed Jesus and routinely stoned all the prophets God sent throughout the ages. The people were so confused by their religion and tradition, that they did not even recognize the truth when it came. And they were always filled with anger and so offended. It is exactly the same way today. So all the doctrines of Satan will be designed to confuse reality, give you a false sense of security, a false salvation, a false hope, a false peace, a false faith, a set of myths, a tickled ear and an excuse for your sin. www.christianmyths.org