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Very apropos verse!

Thank you - I will definitely read it. I didn't know that it was prophesied long ago or taught in depth. I appreciate you sharing it.

That's a good point to remember. I recall another believer telling me about an older Pastor, of whom you would think would be rich with wisdom, really wasn't because he was saved later. And you're right - we have to be careful at all times that we don't fall into pride. I think it's something...

I too can look back with regret and see the battles the evil one won in church life. We tend to blame other things, not really being aware that the deceiver has been at work. If we knew the statistics I think we would be saddened by how many churches, families, and fellowships he was able to...

You're very fortunate that you weren't taken in by the TV preachers. All of them weren't bad just some. I listened to a black preacher who I believe was on the level, but some of the others weren't and confused me in how they acted as if they had a corner on the market with God and for Him to...

I never heard it put that way but it exactly describes his activities clearly because he observes us and is ready to thwart and trip up, and lay snares. I have to remind myself at times that he's not some buffoon - he's a highly intelligent being that wants to destroy us. Although of course we...

I think that's wise.

It is very sad. We attended a legalistic church that my husband ended up pulling us out of. I have never met such judgmental people. You could see it, not so much in what they said but in a look, a glance, a snub, a whisper, sometimes with what 'isn't' said as much as what is said. Sometimes...

I'm glad that you shared that because I haven't seen it either. I'm going to bring that up in bible study and tell the pastor that others haven't seen it taught much either and that I think that it's a topic that he should have a sermon on. That's a good way to put it: the thoughts in our...

I've read that some things can come in during childhood. I recently read a book by Pastor Don Basham: "Deliver us from Evil." He told the account of how he had a demon of fear enter when his brother brought him to a horror movie. He had such fear that it somehow opened his spirit. It's a...

That is very well put. Our sin nature is still there tempting us and I read that "Satan dogs the steps of the Saints." We deal with both our Adamic nature and the evil one. I read or listened to a sermon by Charles Stanley one time about the need to stay on guard when we're tired. I forget...

Oh my you sound like me - the same exact thing happened. I was left to stumble through everything and it was very hard. I want to start a ministry in church - I've wanted to do it for years because of my harsh experiences. There were no safeguards, no signposts - I made my way through the...

Our sins do unfortunately seem to spread like a stone thrown into a pond with an ever-growing circle. I hope that it's enough for all of us - and I hope that it stays in my heart - how much our sins effect others. And you're right, that if someone is not our brother or sister they will become...

I think that Christians who are plagued by an evil spirit/s experience problems in their lives: if they're coming on a forum and taunting another believer/s they most likely experience problems in their personal lives as well but most won't admit it. My husband is very up front and that's...

I thought the same thing - and I too have read a number of books on spiritual warfare. Can I ask you what book that you thought was the best? I've been searching for another one . I was left on my own to muddle through the attacks. It was very difficult - I didn't know anything about that...

I have that book! You're the only person I've ever talked to who has read it. It's very dense - her writing style is hard to follow - at least for me. I have experienced when I grow spiritually, the evil one is often right there, and she wrote about that in her book.

He was the one that mentioned my husband so I let my husband respond to him.

Farouk - can you please meet me at another thread and tell me how to put people on ignore? Thx.

My mistake! I thought he came in with the waves of people migrating there. He didn't look like an Englishman so I made an assumption.

I don't read that site so I can't comment on it - I read so much that I forgot where I've read something at. Wherever political correctness originated at it's something that has the power to cripple and do much damage. You see it happening on social media with conservative sites getting shut...