Scriptures are from the King James Bible.
The other day on Facebook, someone posted a topic that some minister had mentioned, “Let’s give the devil a massive STROKE!! ” On that someone’s topic post about that minister’s expression, the subsequent Facebook thread comments expressed about the error of railing against the devil. Two people came on and were thankful to learn that railing against Satan and devils is wrong. Then this morning on Facebook, I saw a post from someone who expressed to the devil to get his filthy hands off . . . That person is unaware of the error in such expressions. It concerned me enough to post this here this morning. Also, I’ll include some of what I commented on the Facebook post that I read days ago.
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Satan is GOD's creation and Satan is the god of this world and has some dominion. Of course, the dominion of GOD surpasses ALL, but the Lord allows Satan to have measures of power until . . .
The role of authentically born-again Christians is to steadfastly abide in GOD, resist the devil and he will flee. Also, we are charged by GOD to keep on the whole armor of GOD - Ephesians 6.
No, Christ-dwelling people are NOT to fear Satan but we are to remain mindful that he's GOD's creation and thus has a role according to the agenda of GOD.
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The content of the video -- see link at the end of this piece -- is more evidence of the ignorance that is in some religious folks. None of us has all truth and we need to help one another . . .
As I watched that youtube video, "Pastor Kills the Devil with his hush puppies?", my heart grieved at the ignorance in those folks . . . It likely grieves GOD, as well. His Word says that His people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.
When we gain more truths from our Lord, we've got to be mindful to help others out of error. That’s what GOD expects.
It grieves more when folks stubbornly dig in their heels and refuse to accept correction given in love. They do themselves a disservice and worse . . .
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I used to fuss at the devil, speak angrily to him, rail at him by stomping and shouting at him in opposition. Yep, I did those things UNTIL GOD revealed to me that that is NOT right. Jude 9 says, “Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.”
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I’ve heard people say things to Satan like, “I send you back to the pit where you came from . . .” My response: GOD’s people nor Satan's people can do that. There's NOTHING in scripture to support it.
Admittedly, I don’t have sufficient knowledge about casting out devils but I do KNOW that only AUTHENTICALLY BORN-AGAIN people can cast out devils. There are religious folks who falsely believe that they’re born-again but they TRULY haven’t been drawn by GOD, which means that they’re NOT saved. Authentically born-again people understand the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the beloved Son of GOD. GOD draws and leads His people to repentance -- with godly sorrow. . .
Jesus says in John 6:44, “No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: . . .”
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Casting out devils isn't railing . . . Truly born-again people can cast out devils but otherwise should be mindful NOT to rail against and talk in belligerence, etc. to Satan and devils.
I’m NOT convinced that all born-again folks are assigned to cast out devils. I could be wrong -- again, admittedly, I don’t have sufficient knowledge about casting out devils. But I do KNOW that it’s WRONG to rail against Satan and to speak to him and devils in insulting and belligerent ways -- outside of the realm of casting out devils. Such conduct is of the flesh rather than of the Spirit of the living GOD.
Perhaps some truly born-again people aren’t yet spiritually mature enough to engage in casting out devils and it could be that later they will be equipped to -- in the name of Jesus Christ, the Son of the living GOD -- effectively cast out devils.
AUTHENTICALLY BORN-AGAIN folks that cast out devils in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth can certainly be authorized by the Lord -- but there needs to be CERTAINTY that the Lord authorizes . . .
Remember what happened in the book of Acts when UNAUTHORIZED folks aimed to cast out evil spirits.
The Acts 19:15, 16
And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?
And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
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Please, if you’re railing against Satan and devils -- cease -- for that is NOT GOD’s way.
Here's the link to the subject youtube video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LN9fFFlfE7U
Sunday April 6, 2014
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