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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. |
Bible Question:
Here's another hypothetical to spark your imagination. Yes, there are many reasons it is silly, but that's why its called a hypothetical: You are a paramedic. You find Satan lying on the ground, injured and bleeding. Without first aid, he will die. Let us also say that if Satan dies, the evil now present in the world would disappear. Your options are: do nothing, let him die render aid, save his life kill him, hasten the removal of evil What should you do? Explain. |
Bible Answer: Before I say what I would do, I must point out that if you allow "you" to respond to the situation, you allow him to die, then evil does not die, but lives on in you. Now I must answer, that you are responsible as servants of God to every good work. Therefore in my calling to aid in perserving life to the best of my ability, I must perform my duty. I must say killing satan is not my calling, I leave that to the Father, who has a plan for him. If you do what you were called to do, you have therefore summited to God and the devil has no place in you. |