{"id":1764,"date":"2020-03-23T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-23T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thegodofthebible.org\/?p=1764&preview=true&preview_id=1764"},"modified":"2020-03-26T17:33:20","modified_gmt":"2020-03-26T23:33:20","slug":"the-deadliest-virus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegodofthebible.org\/the-deadliest-virus\/","title":{"rendered":"The Deadliest Virus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As of March 17, 2020, a new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, which causes a disease called coronavirus disease 19 (abbreviated COVID-19), has killed 14,600 people worldwide. We are still learning how it spreads<\/a>, but it has been shown to pass via respiratory droplets. It is a contagion spread through bodily liquids. It was released into the human population in China by accident, possibly when someone handled a bat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Virus Of The Mind<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Another virus, much more ancient than any other, has killed billions. It is more contagious and more deadly than any other known disease. However, this virus is spread through lies and selfishness, and it was released on purpose into the human population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This deadly virus is a lie about God, that God is not love<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The disease caused by this lie is fear. The primary symptom of this fear is selfishness. It causes the victim to act to preserve his or her own comfort or life at the expense of others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of the destructive behaviors of those infected with this virus include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Theft – This destroys trust. Taking something from someone else without their consent also steals the resources (time, money, energy) they used to obtain it.<\/li>
  2. Murder – This destroys life.<\/li>
  3. Lust – This destroys individuality and humanity.<\/li>
  4. Adultery – This destroys relationships.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    There are many other selfish behaviors that cause pain, suffering, and death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    All of these behaviors spread fear in the population. Thieves cause others to fear for their property. Murder causes others to fear for their lives. Adultery causes others to fear for their relationships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Thankfully, there is an antidote to this deadly virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The Remedy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    The cure for the destructive selfishness raging inside us is truth<\/strong> and love<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The truth<\/strong> is obtained through Jesus. By watching Him, we see the truth about God. We see that He really is perfect love personified. He is trustworthy. We realize we do not need to be afraid of God. God is love!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Love<\/strong> is obtained through Jesus as well. He formed a perfect human character, which He offers to us as a free remedy for our broken, selfish character. Once we are rid of our fear of God, we open our hearts and minds to Him, giving Him permission to heal our characters, to transfuse in us the loving character Jesus formed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    While the doctors of the earth are administering the cure for COVID-19, we can be administering the cure for selfishness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Spread the truth about God wherever you go!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Does God exist<\/a>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Can the Bible be trusted<\/a>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    What is my purpose in life<\/a>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    What is love<\/a>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    How to have peace and joy in your life<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The Truth About Hell<\/a> (What is the fate of the wicked?)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    You did not choose to be born, but you can choose to live<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    If you have any questions, please start a thread in our forums<\/a> or make a comment below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    The coronavirus (COVID-19) has killed thousands. There is another that has killed billions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1791,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegodofthebible.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1764"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegodofthebible.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegodofthebible.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegodofthebible.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegodofthebible.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1764"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thegodofthebible.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1764\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegodofthebible.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1791"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegodofthebible.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegodofthebible.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1764"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegodofthebible.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}