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NASB | James 4:7 Submit therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | James 4:7 So submit to [the authority of] God. Resist the devil [stand firm against him] and he will flee from you. |
Subject: another hypothetical, applied ethics |
Bible Note: Yes, but perhaps this is for God to do, not us, because He alone is righteous. As I see it, my question relates more to the path of the paramedic than to the fate of Satan. I suggest the only option for a believer is to render aid without regard to consequences. This is consistent with Jesus' command to love our enemies, and Satan is THE Enemy. If we do nothing, we have not acted with love. In that case, we are no better than those who avoided the injured man in the story of the Good Samaritan. Also, if we let him die so present evil can be removed, I submit that present evil will be replaced with the evil that was done by us in letting him suffer and die. If we kill him, so much the more. |