{"id":4522,"date":"2011-05-04T08:31:08","date_gmt":"2011-05-04T12:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/?p=4522"},"modified":"2011-05-04T00:49:01","modified_gmt":"2011-05-04T04:49:01","slug":"the-satanic-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/the-satanic-church\/","title":{"rendered":"The Satanic Church"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"RedeemingGod image 4525\" href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/the-satanic-church\/jesus-desert1\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4525\" title=\"jesus-desert1\" src=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/jesus-desert1-200x175.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/jesus-desert1-200x175.jpg 200w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/jesus-desert1.jpg 352w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>Chapter 1 in my book, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/close-your-church-for-good\/\">Close Your Church for Good<\/a>, <\/em>is called &#8220;The Satanic Church.&#8221; Please note that due to some of the feedback I received on these posts, this chapter might be radically revised for the final edition of the book. These changes will only be available in the print or eBook version when it comes out.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the posts that come from this chapter:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/a-church-in-your-town\/\">A Church in Your Town<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/it-may-be-your-church\/\">It May Be Your Church<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/destroy-this-church\/\">Destroy This Church<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/jesus-vs-satan\/\">Jesus vs. Satan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/three-strikes\/\">Three Strikes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/falling-to-temptation\/\">Falling to Temptation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/fools-gold\/\">Fool&#8217;s Gold<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/what-now\/\">What Now?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To read the content of any other chapters, check out the post which contains the <a 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