Subject: Can Satin read our minds?Chaser. |
Bible Note: Janae I did not mean to put words in your mouth and if you felt I did I'm extremely sorry. I was saying that Satan and his demons are not omnipresent and are limited in number. We have no idea what the number may be but one thinks it is probably less than the number of people in this world. Yet most everyone has a problem of one kind or another in their life most of the time. If we look at those problems we see most are not supernaturally occurring but rather can be traced back to bad decisions, past sins, the fallen nature of this world and etc. Yet many Christians attribute all problems to Satan and that is simply not the case. Flesh, the fallen nature of this world and our refusal to seek God in all things lead to many of the problems we experience today. You said if your not being tempted by Satan you must be running with him. Those sounds like a logical statement but let us look at it scripturally. Jesus was tempted in the wilderness, Jesus resisted and Satan left him. Does that mean Jesus was running with Satan? No it meant Satan was looking for another time. Was Jesus tempted in time period? Yes but by what? It appears it was flesh that tempted Him since scripture says he was tempted in all manner of man. Did he get hungry or cold yes was it Satan or was it the fallen nature of this world? Yes I’m tempted, but most if not all my temptation is my flesh 1 John 2:16-17 (NKJV) 16 For all that is in the world--the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life--is not of the Father but is of the world. 17 And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever. Again I apologize for what you perceive as putting words in your mouth that was not my intent. I mentioned Satan’s lack of omnipresence only as an illustration not as something you had said. EdB |