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NASB | Matthew 16:23 But He turned and said to Peter, "Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me; for you are not setting your mind on God's interests, but man's." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 16:23 But Jesus turned and said to Peter, "Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me; for you are not setting your mind on things of God, but on things of man." |
Subject: Get behind me, who? |
Bible Note: This seems to have taken us back to the case of Jesus and Peter. A believer may be confident that he is being led by the Lord and moving in his will. He is prayed up, tuned in, with antenna adjusted when another believer intervenes to take him aside and turn him aside. This reminds me of something in Pilgrim's Progress, but we need not choose it over scripture. I do not know whether Peter had been sent by Satan or to what extent he was there identified with Satan, but our Lord's words to him were strong. I do not know whether his salvation was in question. But something caused Jesus to look at him and say, "Get thee behind me, Satan!" I trust that after this discussion the Spirit of the Lord would have taught us to at least be careful. I agree that a true believer in the Lord Jesus Christ cannot be demon-possessed. The extent to which we can be influenced by him or used by him, I would prefer not to know by experience. It says, "The Spirit that lives in us wants us to be his own completely." But God shows us even more kindness. So place yourselves under God's authority. Resist the devil, and he will run away from you. Come close to God, and he will come close to you. |