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NASB | Mark 4:15 "These are the ones who are beside the road where the word is sown; and when they hear, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word which has been sown in them. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Mark 4:15 "These [in the first group] are the ones along the road where the word is sown; but when they hear, Satan immediately comes and takes away the word which has been sown in them. |
Subject: satan allowed to blind minds? |
Bible Note: Love Fountain, I'll try to clarify. Hebrews 11:6, another one of my favorite scriptures in the Bible. "But, without faith, it is impossible to please him;, for he that cometh to God MUST BELIEVE that he IS, and that he is a rewarder of them that DILIGENTLY seek him". It sounds as if there is someone you are refering to that is battling unbelief, and there exists a question of their salvation. If they died today, there is no salvation available to them. John 3:16, "For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever BELIEVETH in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Satan does not have the power to steal salvation. Satan, as I said earlier, is the "father of lies". He is a defeated, prideful, coward! Do not fear him, my sister! He was defeated at Calvary! When Christ arose, he was defeated for ever! He has no power over any saint, if that saint will cling to our Lord and Saviour! He is a liar! God allows him to lie, in order to strengthen our relationship with Him. God will not allow satan to harm one of his, if we are walking with Him! He is a "roaring lion, that walketh about, seeking whom he may devour", (2 Peter 5:8). Many people use this scripture to promote fear of satan. This is another lie. Why does a lion roar? To scare its prey FROM A DISTANCE. Do not give him credit for anything else but being a liar! God will allow unbelievers to be deceived by satan. God blessed us with free wills. He wants us to love and worship Him of our own choice. If we choose Him, we choose eternal life. If we have doubts, unbelief, little faith, then satan will gladly step in and devour you. We all know what happens to things after they are devoured. They become non-existent. The source of a persons non-belief is THEMSELVES. They have made a choice to not believe that God is real and He loves them. Returning to our parable, that is why Jesus taught that they received it with gladness, (many new believers do, ("wow, that sounds great!"). Shortly thereafter, unbelief creeps in. Doubts. How? Their faith is not fed.( "desire ye the sincere milk of the Word, that ye may GROW thereby;"..1 Peter 2:2). Familiar, but powerful scripture..."So then, faith cometh by hearing, hearing by the Word of God", (Romans 10:17). Faith comes by RECEIVING the Word of God, not just reading it with doubts and questions. RECEIVE it as a part of your being. It is the divinely inspired Word of God. God told Adam, in his first commandment, when He placed him in the garden to ..."dress it and keep it.."; (Gen. 2:15). What was the Garden of Eden? The presence of God in our lives. We are to "dress and keep" the presence of God in our lives. How? Daily Bible study, (not just reading, STUDY). Prayer. Church attendance. Being with like minded believers, (..cast not your pearls amongst the swine, LEST they trample them under, and then turn on you.."; (paraphrasing Matt.7:6). This is how we "dress and keep" the "garden". What happens when you dress and keep a garden? It bears fruit! I hope this helped.. Try not to get tangled up in fruitless debates, and strivings... Let the "theologs" do that...Diligently seek Him, He will reward you....If I further confused, holler back..We'll keep going 'til we get it right!! God Bless You, my sister....believer57 |