if you fear the devil - Page 3

smellycat · 05-12-2008, 03:33 PM

tottally disagree minors should not be accountable for the cup evil brews for them.this matter is what will condemn many.

willing_servant · 05-12-2008, 04:15 PM

This was weird. Soon after I posted this I fell in weird doubts. I found myself thinking that my salvation is insecure, that I have not really decided for Jesus and so on, which is all untrue, I was just weakened by an illness I have, schizophrenia. But I never had such doubts before. I feared all the time that I would do something stupid. There were weird thoughts forming in my head. It was strange and ugly.

Today I overcame it when I went on beautiful drive and restaurant visit with my parents in the sun of may. I remembered that I must always decide for the good over the evil, and that I have to resist evil, which is pleasing to God and a call to maturity.

I realized that my fears are ugly things, and that I better get over them quickly.

I don't think though that I should respect the devil. Jesus certainly didn't respect him. For some reason God keeps the devil around, but I guess if we continue to follow God, and simply resist the enemy without assailing him in some childish endeavour, we are ok.

Boanerges · 05-12-2008, 04:40 PM

Excellent!

Jon-Marc · 05-12-2008, 08:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jax

I actually dont think that satan has any control or power over Christians other than what we allow him.
It isnt God

The problem I have with that is that satan didn't go to Job but to God, where he received permission to tempt Job. God told him how much he could do and what the limitations were. As a born again child of God, I have NO reason to fear satan. We are already victors in Christ, and satan is already defeated. He just doesn't know it yet.

Yes, we can become weak in our faith and be tempted, but like with Job satan has to have God's permission to do anything to us. God uses satan to test our faith and to bring us back into fellowship with him.

05-12-2008, 03:33 PM	#21 (permalink)
smellycat Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: uk Posts: 5,530 Rep Power: 7	tottally disagree minors should not be accountable for the cup evil brews for them.this matter is what will condemn many. __________________ GOOD BAD SALVATION

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Boanerges Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: St Rose LA Posts: 16,681 Blog Entries: 3 Rep Power: 18	Excellent! __________________ "If you would test the character of anything, you only need to enquire whether that thing leads you to God or away from God." Watchman Nee

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05-12-2008, 04:15 PM	#22 (permalink)
willing_servant Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Eppendorf/Saxony/Germany Posts: 20 Rep Power: 0	This was weird. Soon after I posted this I fell in weird doubts. I found myself thinking that my salvation is insecure, that I have not really decided for Jesus and so on, which is all untrue, I was just weakened by an illness I have, schizophrenia. But I never had such doubts before. I feared all the time that I would do something stupid. There were weird thoughts forming in my head. It was strange and ugly. Today I overcame it when I went on beautiful drive and restaurant visit with my parents in the sun of may. I remembered that I must always decide for the good over the evil, and that I have to resist evil, which is pleasing to God and a call to maturity. I realized that my fears are ugly things, and that I better get over them quickly. I don't think though that I should respect the devil. Jesus certainly didn't respect him. For some reason God keeps the devil around, but I guess if we continue to follow God, and simply resist the enemy without assailing him in some childish endeavour, we are ok.