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Results from: Answers On or After: Thu 12/31/70 Author: john 146 Ordered by Date |
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1 | satan and his power?!?!?!?!?!?hmmmmmm... | 2 Thessalonians | john 146 | 96788 | ||
Satan and his power, interesting question, and even though the bible is very limited on information regarding the subject, scripture in no way leaves us empty handed. Jesus rebuked Satan directly, and his disciples rebuked him through the name of Jesus, just as the arch-angel Micheal did when battling Satan over the body of Moses, he said, "The Lord rebuke you." So I think we can follow suit, we are given power over Satan and his angels in the name of Christ Jesus through the blood of Christ Jesus. For more info on the subject check out "Satans devices" a book by Dr Robert Morey- to order call 1-800-41-TRUTH. If you want my opinion on the rest, no I dont believe christians are subject to possesion you can only have one master, how could both the Lord and a demon share space in the same body? But their is another type of possesion that I believe christians are prone to; where one is plagued by demons from outside the body, placing thoughts in your head perhaps, trying to some how alter your mood, and even effecting our circumstances, just look at what happened to Job, but remember that Satan could do nothing to Job with out the permission of God. And remember the attitude of Job through his trails, no matter what happens praise God, don't look at life through the lens of mortality but through the lens of eternity, our treasure is in heaven. There is alot to be learned about Satan in the book of Job. I'm sure we have all at one time or another felt under attack spiritually. When you do feel under attack, rebuke not only satan but the thoughts that have crept in your head, we don't know if the source of those thougts is satan or just our flesh, rebuke them both, and then worship and praise God. I'm sure nothing lifts our spirits like worship even when we don't feel like it, esspecially when we don't feel like it. As for our thoughts, can satan read them? Well I'm not sure and I don't believe scripture gives us the answer, at least not straight forward anyway. But in my opinion I'm almost sure he can put thoughts in. They are a spiritually enemy and we don't fully understand the nature of spirit, are our thoughts spiritual in nature? If they are then wouldn't a spiritual being be able to pick up on them? Just some food for thought, and remember that most of this is just my opinion, and I have told you when and where, but I am open to correction. Your brother in Christ -john 146 |
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2 | When will Jesus return? | 2 Thessalonians | john 146 | 96778 | ||
Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. Since we can't all agree on when, maybe we should take a good look at the reprecussions of both views. First we'll look at post-trib rapture; if we take this view we are ready for anything and everything, and if we are wrong, PRAISE THE LORD! Now lets look at pre-trib, if we take this view, we are putting all our hope into something we are not completely sure is going to happen. If it does great, but if it doesn't happen not only are we going to be shamefuly unprepared for the trails to come, but we open up the church for dangerous ridicule from sceptics. When we try to piont out the anti-christ people will in turn look at us and say "well if this is true, why are you still here? Where is this rapture you have been telling us about?" No wonder the scripture talks about a great falling away, all those half-way christians that go to church on easter and christmas, the ones that don't know their bibles, the same ones we've been telling "don't get left behind" they are going to look at us like we are crazy when it doesn't happen. And our enimies are going to scoff endlessly at us, how much harder are things going to be because of our own mouths. Not only physical persecussion, but ridicule, and from those that once called themselves christian. If you want to take this view that is your right, but do me and the church a favor and DONT PREACH IT. If you want to discuss it at a bible study that is one thing but to preach and proclaim to every one in and out of the church is only going to hurt us if we're wrong. Think people, I know its a great missionary tool to tell people "Don't get left behind," but what is going to happen to all those who were brought to Christ because they didn't want to get left behind? When they find out they are left behind the first thing they are going to do is rexamine everything they learned as a Christian. Why not prepare these people for the worst and hope for the best, as we our selves should do. Your faithful brother in Christ, John 146 |
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