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I AM AN 80 YEAR OLD MALE, BORN AGAIN, CHRISTIAN WITH A LOVE FOR JESUS. I DO NOT GET OUT MUCH ANYMORE BUT FIND THAT TELLING PEOPLE ABOUT THE LOVE JESUS HAS FOR THEM IS NOT ONLY WHAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO DO BUT SOMETHING THAT THE WORLD NEEDS.
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We were never instructed to have a Ph.D. in demonology. However, some justify focusing on Satan and his activity to an inordinate degree. This will actually encourage demonic activity and become a device that Satan can use against us.
As Paul said, we should not be "ignorant" of Satan's devices. We certainly need to know that the devil and demons exist, and we need to recognize when we are facing demonic activity. But we need to keep our focus on the Lord.
Some people who are excessive in "spiritual warfare" actually spend more time talking to the devil each day than they do talking to God. That's not right.
The best defense against the devil is to be so "God-centered" that we give no place to Satan....
Although these are examples of God's protection from harm caused by the physical creation, this scripture is also speaking of mastery over the spiritual realm of the enemy (i.e., Satan). This Scripture does not say that Satan cannot inflict any harm. The scriptures abound with examples, and warnings of the enemy's damage on the godly and the ungodly alike (2 Cor. 2:11, 2 Tim. 2:26, 1 Pet. 5:8-9). However, he cannot harm us when we are walking in faith in Christ's redemptive work.
There are no unique temptations. The devil likes to make us think there are. If he can convince us that no one understands, no one has ever had this problem before, then he can isolate us and take away our hope. But any temptation we...
It was the power in the name of Jesus plus the disciples' faith in that power that made the demons subject unto them. This can clearly be seen in Acts 19:13-17 where certain Jews called on the name of Jesus in an effort to cast demons out of a man. They used the name of Jesus, but it didn't work because they had not put faith in that name.
These Jews were itinerants who used incantations to effect deliverance for people who were demon possessed. The first-century historian, Josephus, wrote of an exorcism that he witnessed in the presence of Vespasian and many of his soldiers. The exorcist supposedly followed a ritual passed down from King Solomon to effect the deliverance. There is no doubt that men throughout all history have tried to resist...
I DON'T LIKE TO STUDY ABOUT SATAN BUT SOMEONE WANTED TO KNOW MY THOUGHT ON WHY GOD WOULD PUT HIM IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN WITH ADAM AND EVE. THESE ARE JUST MY THOUGHTS AND WHAT I HAVE STUDIED ON THE MATTER. WE KNOW THAT SATAN WAS IN THE GARDEN ACCORDING TO EZEKIEL BUT I BELIEVE HE WAS THEIR TO WATCH OVER THEM. THESE WERE GOD'S PERFECT CREATIONS AS SATAN WAS. I BELIEVE THAT INIQUITY CAME INTO HIM WHILE HE WAS IN THE GARDEN WITH THEM AND HE WENT BACK TO HEAVEN TRYING TO TAKE OVER GOD'S POSITION. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT GOD WOULD PUT SATAN IN THE GARDEN IN HIS FALLEN STATE BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE LIKE PUTTING A LION INTO A PEN OF SHEEP. I JUST DON'T BELIEVE GOD WOULD EVER DO THAT.
THIS IS THE ACCOUNT OF WHAT EZEKIEL HEARD FROM THE LORD. WHEN THEY ARE MENTIONING THE KING OF TYRUS, THIS HAS TO BE SATAN...
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HAVE YOU EVER STUDIED THE STORY ABOUT ELIJAH THE TISHBITE. IT IS A STORY OF FAITH AND OBEDIENCE AND THE POWER OF GOD MANIFESTED. AS THE STORY GOES, AHAB, KING OF JUDAH, MADE A GROVE AND HE DID EVIL IN THE SITE OF THE LORD ABOVE ALL THAT WERE BEFORE HIM. ELIJAH TOLD HIM THAT IT WAS NOT GOING TO BE DEW OR RAIN FOR YEARS.
Peace is the result of casting our care upon the Lord through prayer and thanksgiving. However, many people are asking God to give them peace so that their cares will leave. It doesn't work that way. Through faith we cast our cares on the Lord, and then God's peace comes. Christians who are lacking God's peace have not taken their cares to the Lord and left them there. All Christians have peace. It is a fruit of the Spirit that is always present in our born-again spirits. Cares will blind us to God's peace. When we eliminate the cares, peace flows.
Being carnally minded doesn't just tend toward death, it is death. Likewise, being spiritually minded doesn't just tend toward life, it is life and peace. A person who says he or she is spiritually minded and yet is experiencing death is...