Devil
is an Exercise Machine
Why?
Why is the devil left free?
Rom
5:18 Then as one man's trespass led
to condemnation for all men, so one man's act of righteousness leads to
acquittal and life for all men.
Rom
5:19 For as by one man's
disobedience many were made sinners, so by one man's obedience many will be made
righteous.
Man
himself will have to overcome the Devil by his own choice.
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Rom
16:20 then the God of peace
will soon crush Satan under your feet.
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Hence the
devil is still with us so that we could exercise ourselves against their
promptings, pressures and devices.
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I
Pe 5:8 Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around
like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Eph
6:10-18 Finally, be strong in
the Lord and in the strength of his might.
Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand
against the wiles of the devil. For
we are not contending against flesh and blood, but against the
principalities, against the powers, against the world rulers of this
present darkness, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the
heavenly places. Therefore
take the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil
day, and having done all, to stand. Stand
therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the
breastplate of righteousness, and
having shod your feet with the equipment of the gospel of peace;
besides all these, taking the shield of faith, with which you can
quench all the flaming darts of the evil one.
And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit,
which is the word of God. Pray
at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end
keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints, (Jam
4:7 RSV) Submit yourselves
therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. |