Jun2u
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is satan our enemy or not?
To a born-again believer, Satan is not an enemy. Christ defeated him at the cross when he thought he had won.
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is satan our enemy or not?
When a man's ways please the Lord, he maketh even satan/the spiritual entities operating behind the scenes to be at peace with him.
define "born-again believer" if you would, and then i am going to reflect on some evidence of those who consider themselves born-again believers here onsite that would disagree with...us, that confess that satan is their enemy iowTo a born-again believer, Satan is not an enemy. Christ defeated him at the cross when he thought he had won.
who are these enemies?I’ve held tight to this verse but it doesn’t seem my enemies (in actions not the person) are changing. They are not showing any affection towards God or me.
who are these enemies?
hmm.Consider those that gnashed their teeth on Jesus. Those that gnashed their teeth on Stephen. Those that gnashed their teeth on Paul. It doesn’t seem as if God made their enemies to be at peace with them. Did their ways not please God?
hmm.
don't be afraid of those who can only etcetc is my initial response, iow those appear to be their enemies, but really they are not imo
but brb
i would say yes, certainlyIsn’t peace the image(His)we bear before a world that knows no peace? Isn’t that the light?
ah well your description is still too ambiguous for me to hazard much of a guess, but i would say prolly noThose that had a part in the destruction of what was once my life. Those sent to tear down I guess...they are not an enemy then?
not sure your point here, "If I’ve understood your post" kind of needs..to be finished, the thought completed, to bring me along there if you wouldOk. If I’ve understood your post ...Job 41:5-6 Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens? [6] Shall the companions make a banquet of him? shall they part him among the merchants?
Job 36:12-13 But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge. [13] But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath: they cry not when he bindeth them.
not sure your point here, "If I’ve understood your post" kind of needs..to be finished, the thought completed, to bring me along there if you would
hmm, ok, well i'm not real comfortable with the characterization here, could you maybe Quote these concepts, or address who the workers in the field are maybe, i thought they were gathering the wheat seeHe bound the works of Satan in me. first He binds the tares...then He ‘gathers’ the wheat.
hmm, ok, well i'm not real comfortable with the characterization here, could you maybe Quote these concepts, or address who the workers in the field are maybe, i thought they were gathering the wheat see
define "born-again believer" if you would, and then i am going to reflect on some evidence of those who consider themselves born-again believers here onsite that would disagree with...us, that confess that satan is their enemy iow
the premise i will seek to illuminate being that you will both have the same definition of "born-again believer," but you are confessing something diff than they are here, see, so who is really "born-again?"
I've been there. I have been 5 feet from the face of my best friends, a couple I loved and who we got on with very well. The husband was holding back his demon possessed wife from attacking me. seriously. He weighed over 100 kg...she barely 60. He was struggling. I had received a phone call from him asking me to urgently come to their home because she was out of control. No need to get into the whys and wherefors. My wife and I arrived, and we went in and sat down. My male friend was talking with us when his wife came in. She took one look at me and attacked. A wrestle ensued and they ended up on the floor. She was speaking an ancient dialect which was barely recognisable by the husband who spoke the language fluently. Her hatred...or the hatred of the evil angel within...was palpable. This was front line stuff. But guess what. I was not in a spiritual state at the time to do diddly squat. I sat there like a stuffed rabbit for about an hour, praying, but having no power. I had been backslidden for several years, my friend, not a Christian, knew I wasn't going to church but didn't understand the ramifications...he was desperately seeking help but I was not in any position to offer it. The crisis slowly passed, but I learned a lesson that night I will never allow to be repeated. And God showed me the remedy not long after.I feel CONSTANTLY attacked spiritually. It takes a great deal of energy sometimes to combat it.
A born-again Christian/believer is someone that has been born from above.
perfect, tyHence, the above is my definition of a born-again Christian/believer.
Matthew 12:39
“...An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. This same verse is also repeated in Matthew 16:4.
When a verse is repeated twice it means God is driving home a point! WE LIVE BY FAITH AND NOT BY SIGHT.
The only ones who will do signs and wonders (miracles) are those in the last days!!!
Matthew 24:23-24
23) Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not
24) For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
Sure you have books outlining miracles and raising of the dead, but not according to the truth as outlined with the Scriptures above
Doctors at times will misdiagnose the condition of a patient, and when prayed for and gets healed seemed to look like a miracle. On the other hand, many patients are NOT prayed for and they become healed of their illnesses
The God that I serve is AWESOME whereas, your god deceives you!!
To God Be The Glory