Good Dad, Bad Dad: Who's Your Daddy?

By V. Faithe Faust

In Good Dad, Bad Dad: Whos Your Daddy?, V. Faithe Faust challenges the common phrase we are all Gods children and sets out to reveal that, on the contrary, we are not all Gods children because some people have a daddy name Satan. It is thought provoking and will most certainly get you thinking in a different way about the subject.

The Author uses a wealth of Biblical references and interesting personal ideas to drive her point home. Faust will deal with questions such as:
- Is the once saved always saved mantra true?
- Can you still be a sinner and not know it?
- Can Jesus really be the only way to God?
- How do you know youre a true child of God?

You will be sure to have something to discuss with others after reading her compelling work.

• Language: English
• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Release date: Jul 25, 2018
• ISBN: 9781512790573

V. Faithe Faust

V. Faithe Faust has been a Born Again Believer for over 40 years and has been a Senior Pastor of a church in Albany, New York for over 19 years. She is a retired Elementary School Teacher and avidly works in her community to promote social justice and the love of Jesus Christ. She has advanced herself in Biblical based Counseling and Pastoral Care and diligently strives to help others live a more fulfilled and abundant life. This anointed vessel flows in the five fold ministry and has motivated audiences for many years with her kingdom work. She was moved by God to write Good Dad, Bad Dad: Whos your Daddy because too many wicked and unsaved people were boldly claiming that they were a child of God. Her eyes were opened by the Holy Spirit and she was prompted to write this book to expose the deception of the devil to keep people in the dark to keep them from committing their lives to Christ. This book is both interesting and thought provoking and is sure to give the reader plenty of points to ponder.

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Contents

Introduction

Dedication

Chapter 1 The Beginning—Lucifer

Chapter 2 Satan’s Influence over Us: The Devil Made Me Do It!

Chapter 3 Jealousy and Every Other Evil Obsession

Chapter 4 From the Beginning—Jesus Christ

Chapter 5 Whose Child Are You? An Identity Issue?

Chapter 6 Truth and Anger

Appendix I Salvation Prayer/Sinner’s Prayer

Appendix II More Facts about Jesus

Appendix III More Facts about Satan

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Introduction

According to the Holy Bible, two fathers rule the spirit realm—the Good Dad, Jehovah God, and the Bad Dad, Satan. One of them is your Dad. This statement may be shocking to some, but too many people are oblivious to this reality. People don’t know what the Holy Bible says about the necessity of making a decision about this. In fact, there’s a false statement going around that’s believed by many and is causing them to neglect making the decision that can change their lives. That falsehood is, We are all God’s children, but the truth is no one is His child unless he or she accepts His Son, Jesus Christ, as Lord and Savior. Yes, we were created by Him, but kinship comes through repentance and ongoing commitment.

It doesn’t matter who you are or where your from, you serve somebody—the devil or the Lord. You must make a decision because there’s no in between place; choosing your father is your responsibility. You must ask Jesus, the Son of God, to be your Savior. If you neglect to do this, your Daddy will be Satan.

I pray that this information will positively move readers to repentance or at least inform and enlighten them and get them thinking. I hope they’ll benefit from reading Good Dad, Bad Dad: Who’s Your Daddy?

Dedication

I dedicate this book to my dear mother, Eleanor McCray, who is in her 90’s yet continually covers me with prayer and love. She is full of wisdom. She and my late father, Bishop Monroe McCray, gave me a sound foundation in the Word of God I still stand on today.

I also give honor to my husband, Irvin, who fed me, gave me drink, and urged me to take breaks when I was too busy to notice I’d forgotten to provide these things for myself.

I thank my siblings, Brenda, Latonia, Vincent, and especially Andrea for believing I could do anything I chose to.

Of course, my church family and others who supported me are also greatly appreciated.

CHAPTER 1

The Beginning—Lucifer

B efore the earth was formed, spoken into order, and filled with life by Jehovah God, an innumerable amount of created spirit beings called angels lived in heaven with Him. Revelation 5:11 adds the number of angelic beings as 10,000 x 10,000 and thousands of thousands. John the revelator did the best he could to enumerate the angels he saw because Jehovah God withheld the actual number from him.

Peace and harmony pervaded this indescribably beautiful place where streets were paved with gold, gates were made of pearls, and all types of precious, beautiful jewels decorated it. The angels and elders sang day and night, Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord our God. No sadness, pain, strife, crying, death, or darkness could be found there. The Bible describes the beauty of heaven in many ways, but we must stretch our imagination to try to comprehend its splendor and magnificence. Of course, we’ll still fall short because it’s beauty is unimaginable to our limited human minds.

In His majestic abode, Jehovah God ruled supremely as His Son, Jesus, sat at His right hand. But one day, the daily flow and atmosphere of heaven was disturbed by an uprising led by one of God’s top angels. Lucifer, His most beautiful and highest ranking angel, tried to overthrow heaven. Though he was ruling in a top position and very close to the Creator, that wasn’t enough for him. He lusted for absolute rule over Father God and all that existed. Lucifer was puffed up and wore his pride like a badge of honor; he was convinced he could stand against Jehovah God and win.

Lucifer the Usurper

He was a shrewd organizer who managed to pull together a rebellion of great magnitude; he got the backing of a countless number of supporting angels against almighty God. It’s believed that a third of the angels sided with and were cast out along with him. There is no human understanding of their vast number, but the NIV says they were thousands upon thousands.

Lucifer risked an all-or-nothing maneuver against his Creator. He became a fallen, wrath-filled, pissed-off, dark angel who rules over the dark realms he created. Since being cast to earth, he prowls around organizing and ordering ill deeds to wreak havoc on the inhabitants of the earth. Revelation 12:7–9 (NIV) gives some insight into the battle and Lucifer’s expulsion.

Then war broke out in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back. But he was not strong enough, and they lost their place in heaven. The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.

Lucifer had it made. He was a very special angel who was covered in every precious stone and was called the anointed covering cherub of God. He was a top-ranking, magnificent, beautiful being. But the wisdom, beauty, ability, power, and perfection he possessed weren’t enough for him. He was no longer content with his place and rank in heaven. He wanted to lead, not follow, and his love and respect for God no longer existed.

What brought Lucifer to the point of hatred and rebellion against God? We can’t say the devil made him do it—no irony intended. What turned him? I don’t know, but he proceeded with his plan as if he had sufficient power and support to rebel.

Pride was certainly evident in his insane scheme. He wanted to be the ruler of all even if that meant violence directed at Jehovah God. This reprehensible behavior shows his level of greed, pride, jealousy, anger, hatred, covetousness, and betrayal. And he hasn’t changed.

Lucifer’s Mind-Set

Lucifer must have compared his strength and power with Creator’s omnipotence. He must have considered what he saw and confidently said, Yes, I can take Him down. We may never know the facts. But Lucifer went forth with his plan, failed miserably, and was thrown out of heaven as quickly as lightning can flash as Jesus’s eyewitness account says in Luke 10:18.

Lucifer’s relationship with God, his right to live in heaven, his high position and great respect vanished. He also lost the right to use the name Lucifer, which means light giver or light bearer,. He could no longer be associated with the light in the bright morning or evening star because he became the agent of darkness. Lucifer, the shining one or the day star, is now known for his dark deeds, deception, and violence. Though he knows he’ll forever represent darkness, 2 Corinthians 11:14 says he masquerades like an angel of light to deceive people. His new primary names are Satan and the devil, but he has many other names such as Apollyon, which mean destroyer (Revelation 9:11), and Beelzebub, which mean ruler of demons or lord of the flies (Luke 11:15).

His treachery had no limit; he wanted to be God and rule in His place. But all he succeeded in doing was bringing emotions, behaviors, and actions into heaven that hadn’t existed there before—sadness, jealousy, bitterness, discontent, conspiracy, betrayal, conflict, and war.

In Ezekiel 28:11–17 KJV, more details about Lucifer are revealed as follows.

Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying, "Son of man, take up a lamentation for the king of Tyre, and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord God: You were the seal of perfection, Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. You were in Eden, the garden of God; Every precious stone was your covering: The sardius, topaz, and diamond, Beryl, onyx, and jasper, Sapphire, turquoise, and emerald with gold. The workmanship of your timbrels and pipes was prepared for you on the day