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1 | Does Satan dwell within us? | 1 Cor 2:1 | AMartins | 83410 | ||
Yesterday, one of my Sunday school teachers made a statement that I was not comfortable with. She said If we as Christians open our hearts and minds and allow God to dwell within us then the devil cannot enter. She said we must walk with God daily to keep the devil out of our lives. I would submit we must walk with God every second, minute, hour just to live peacefully but none of us are without sin. The devil will lie dormant but I believe he is always there, lurking to seize the moment to cause havoc in our lives. We should be ever mindful and continue to humble ourselves so that God's grace will abound. We cannot be so self-righteous that we think Satan can do no harm. I researched the bible briefly last night and found scripture that reminds us to always keep our focus on God lest we be deceived. Mark 7:14-23 Hebrew 6: 1-6 and a few more I can't remember at this time. I would like your comments regarding both points of view and if possible some biblical text references. Thank you |
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2 | Does Satan dwell within us? | 1 Cor 2:1 | BradK | 83411 | ||
Dear AMartins, First off I would refer you to 1 Cor 2:12: "12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may know the things freely given to us by God," Further, Romans 8 says: "However, you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him." I truly do not see that satan can dwell within a believer from a Biblical perspective! If we understand 1 John 4:1-4, particularly vs 4,"greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world." Believers are warned to "resist the devil" in James 4:7, and in Eph. 4:26-27 to "not give the devil an opportunity." So there is a sense that we are to be on guard. Scripture also admonishes us that,"so that no advantage would be taken of us by Satan, for we are not ignorant of his schemes." Paul was certainly aware that "as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, your minds will be led astray from the simplicity and purity of devotion to Christ." How are we to be on guard against this: I think 2 Cor.10:5 precedes his concern and answers this. Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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