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NASB | John 6:44 "No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up on the last day. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 6:44 "No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him [giving him the desire to come to Me]; and I will raise him up [from the dead] on the last day. |
Subject: Is the quote presumptuous? |
Bible Note: knuchlehead, You ask "If we are already saved, why would Satan bother with us? He should move on to someone not yet saved and try to prevent him from being such." For starters, scripture tells that he does! We have several references, such as 2 Cor. 2:11, 11:14, Eph. 6:11-12, 16, and 1 Peter 5:8. If these are not referring to believers, who then? They most certainly are! The important thing to remeber, is that our battle is a spiritual one, not a physical one (Eph. 6:12). Who is our spiritual enemy (opponent) but satan! I don't think satan's goal is just to prevent unbelievers from becoming believers. Who is more of a threat- a believer spreading the gospel- or a non-believer living a worldly existence? In my experience, it is the effective believer- someone being used of God- that is the bigger threat and target for satan! The more impact one is having for the Lord, the bigger the target they become. You just need to follow the Christian Media to note the casualties. A few years back, here in the Pacific Northwest, the Pastor of the largest Protestant congregation was forced to resign over allegations of child-molestation. I don't think that was a result of satan moving on to prevent someone not yet saved. Satan took down a large, threatening target to himself and his lies. As C.S. Lewis has said, two errors we make regarding satan are: 1. Giving him too much credit; 2. Not giving him enough credit Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |