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Re: The schemes of Satan
By: patrick jane Date: October 19, 2018, 5:11 pm
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[quote author=Theo102 link=topic=183.msg1681#msg1681
date=1539977881]
[quote author=patrick jane link=topic=183.msg1650#msg1650 Paul
was Saul, a devout Jew. [/quote]
Paul was a Pharisee:
But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and
the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men [and]
brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope
and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.
Acts 23:6
How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to you
concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the
Pharisees and of the Sadducees?
Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the
leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the
Sadducees.
Matthew 16:11-12
HTML http://torah.clonehost.net/paul.html#s4
[quote]The scriptures were well known by many at the time, they
knew the scriptures that Paul was referring to and therefore not
plagiarism per se.
[/quote]
By keeping some of of the ideas and changing others (eg truth as
defense to faith as defense), Paul's target audience must have
been people who didn't have a detailed knowledge of Isaiah & the
Psalms.
[/quote]
1 Corinthians 9:19-23 King James Version (KJV)
19 For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself
servant unto all, that I might gain the more.
20 And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the
Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I
might gain them that are under the law;
21 To them that are without law, as without law, (being not
without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might
gain them that are without law.
22 To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I
am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save
some.
23 And this I do for the gospel's sake, that I might be partaker
thereof with you.
King James Version (KJV)
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Re: The schemes of Satan
By: guest33 Date: October 19, 2018, 9:20 pm
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Re: The schemes of Satan
By: Theo102 Date: October 20, 2018, 3:06 am
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[quote author=patrick jane link=topic=183.msg1685#msg1685
date=1539987060]
20 And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the
Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I
might gain them that are under the law;
21 To them that are without law, as without law, (being not
without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might
gain them that are without law.
22 To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I
am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save
some.
23 And this I do for the gospel's sake, that I might be partaker
thereof with you.
[/quote]
A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.
Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted
James 1:8-9
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Re: The schemes of Satan
By: guest24 Date: October 20, 2018, 1:26 pm
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This one seems to way too often be seen in our lives...one we
should all be aware of....
Separate Us From the Word…
As we look at the parable of the sower found in Matthew 4, Mark
4, and Luke 8 we see that one of the schemes of Satan is to
separate us from the Word that had been sown into our hearts.
(Mark 4:15) This prevents the seed from sprouting and taking
root so that it can grow and mature us spiritually. I think it
is important that we do not try to accuse Satan of things that
he does not do. For example, he cannot force us to sin, he can
only tempt us. Some years ago there was a saying going around
that “Satan made me do it.” There is nothing in scripture to
indicate that Satan has that much power. Even in the parable of
the sower we do NOT see pressures of life, persecutions,
worries, greed, and evil desires being attributed to Satan.
Those things are part of the world we live in. Satan can use
them to entice us as we saw in Chronicles but that is a limit of
his power. We are responsible for our own decisions. Notice in
Genesis 3:11-13 Eve says that she was deceived by the serpent.
It was she who was deceived not Satan who forced her to sin.
Struggles in life are inevitable, not all those struggles are
caused by Satan. (I Peter 4:12;John 16:33; I Peter 1:6; I Peter
2:11; I Peter 3:17; I Peter 5:10) We can do the will of Satan
by giving in to his schemes rather than standing against them.
(John 8:44; I John 3:8-10; Acts 13:10; Matthew 13:24-30 and
Matthew 13:36-43; Galatians 5:1; I Corinthians 16:13; Luke
21:19; II Corinthians 1:24; Proverbs 12:3; Matthew 10:22; James
1:24; I Peter 5:9; James 4:7; Ephesians 6:10-14: Ephesians 4:27;
I Peter 5:8-9) We combat this in our own lives by standing firm
on the Word of God. (James 1:12; James 1:2-4; John 16:33; Romans
5:3-5)
Where we need to stand firm on the Word of God and be sober
minded and watchful to prevent Satan from separating us from the
word. Where we need to hide the word of God in our hearts
through memorization of the scripture, meditating on the
scriptures and studying the scriptures on a regular basis, the
parable of the sower talks about how Satan takes the word from
those who have not yet had the word of God take root in their
lives. The believer can help avoid this as well by continuing
to sow the word of God. We need to be diligent about sharing
the gospel message to all who will hear. (Romans 10:14-15; John
9:36; Acts 8:31; Ephesians 2:17; Ephesians 4:21; Ephesians 6:15;
Isaiah 40:9; Isaiah 61:1; Nahum 1:15; Isaiah 52:7; Romans 15:20;
Romans 1:15; Matthew 4:19; Mark 16:15-16; Matthew 9:37-38;
Romans 1:16; II Timothy 1:8)
The problem Satan has when trying to separate us from the word
of God is that the very word of God is powerful and active and
alive. It accomplishes when it is given to do and washes us
clean as well as convicting of sin. It is a sword, an
instruction, a correction. The word of God is a firm step for
our feet and a light to our path. (Proverbs 6:23; Hebrews 6:5;
Hebrews 4:12; Jeremiah 23:29; John 12:48; Acts 7:38; John 17:17;
John 15:3; Ephesians 5:26; Ephesians 6:17; II Corinthians 10:4;
Hosea 6:5; Psalms 119:105; Isaiah 55:11; Matthew 24:35; Isaiah
40:8; Isaiah 45:23) The word of God is a powerful tool in the
hands of the believer both for their own protection from the
Devil as well as for the unbeliever to turn away from death into
life.
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Re: The schemes of Satan
By: Theo102 Date: October 20, 2018, 1:58 pm
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[quote]The word of God is a powerful tool in the hands of the
believer both for their own protection from the Devil as well as
for the unbeliever to turn away from death into life. [/quote]
Some people conflate the Bible with the divine word. Devil means
slanderer, to resist the devil is to resist slander. Truth is an
effective defence against allegations of slander.
He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt
thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
Psalm 91:4
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Re: The schemes of Satan
By: guest24 Date: October 22, 2018, 9:19 am
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Bondage…
One of the schemes of Satan is to put us in bondage. This
bondage can take several forms. In Luke 13:10-17 we see that
the bondage was to a disability, a physical malformation. This
bondage had been going on for at least eighteen years. All
Jesus had to do to free the woman was say, “you are free of your
disabilities.” Then He laid His hands on her and she was
restored and glorifying God. The entire teaching is about the
law of Sabbath which we should touch on since it is the context
and Jesus point was that it is NOT unlawful to set someone free
on the Sabbath. It’s a teaching about the heart of the law not
the letter of the law that is important when it comes to us
being set free from our bondage.
So let’s talk about bondage since we are looking into the
schemes of Satan. Some of the bondage we experience is at the
hand of Satan (Luke 13:10-17, II Corinthians 4:4) but as we
study bondage we discover that we are the ones who decide who we
will be in bondage to. Corruption has us in bondange in Romans
8:21. In fact the whole world is in bondage to that corruption
which is the result of sin entering the world. This bondage is
broken by the Lord Jesus Christ.
John 8:34 talks of our bondage to sin. Anyone according to John
8:34 who commits a sin is in bondage to that sin. Since
everyone sins (Romans 3:23) we all are slaves to sin at one
point or another. John 8:32 tells us that it is the truth that
sets us free from this bondage. Genesis 4:7 tells us that we
need to master sin rather than to open the door and invite it
into our lives. In Romans 6:16 we see that we are in bondage to
whomever or whatever we obey, whether the evil desires within,
Satan, the Christ, or anything inbetween. If we are a slave to
whomever we serve it is little wonder that we are all slaves to
the sin that we serve. II Peter 2:19 further expands on the
idea of our bondage or slavery to sin by talking about we are
slaves to whatever overcomes us. When we fail to live a
righteous life we are slaves to the sin that we gave ourselves
over to. Romans 6:20 tells us that when we are a slave to sin
we are free from the obligations of righteousness but
righteousness is the goal and therefore we need to be set free
from our bondage to sin.
We already talked about the truth of Jesus Christ setting us
free from our bondage to sin. (John 8:34) We also talked about
Jesus being able to set us free, Jesus being the truth. There
are some other things we can do as well. We can become a slave
to Jesus, (II Corinthians 4:1-6) we can allow Christ to lift the
veil and transform us into His image. (II Corinthians 3:14-18)
We can guard ourselves so that we do not give Satan a foothold
in our lives. (Ephesians 4:27) This diligence comes from
resisting the Devil rather than giving into him as well as
submitting ourselves to God with a yielded heart. (James 4:7; I
Peter 5:9) When we think with a sober mind that is alert and
watchful for the schemes of Satan and the truth of the Lord we
are working towards freeing ourselves from the bondage of sin.
(I Peter 5:8) As we clothe ourselves with the blood of the Lamb
(Jesus Christ) and testify to His goodness, as we love God more
than our own lives, we begin to set ourselves free. (Revelations
12:11) Being set free from the bondage of sin is to wrestle
against the sinful desires that reside in our hearts. (Ephesians
6:12) When it is not clear, when we don’t know if we are being
deceived or not we can test the spirits to see if they are from
God and if they are speaking truth. (I John 4:1) Finally we need
to put on the full armor of God. The full armor of God is often
taught but let’s take a moment to look at what it tells us to do
to not fall to the bondage of sin and the schemes of Satan.
First we are to be strong in the Lord and in His power. (II
Corinthians 12:9-10) The battle we are waging is not one of the
flesh but one of the spiritual realm. Keeping this mindset is
important to our battle. Where Satan can use our fleshly
weaknesses as he did with Jesus when he tempted Him, the battle
was one (Ephesians 6:12; Acts 26:17-18; I Corinthians 9:25;
Ephesians 2:2; Ephesians 3:10) With the full armor of God we
can and need to stand firm in His power and strength. That
armor includes the truth that we talked about above,
righteousness, being ready in peace, faith, salvation, the
Spirit which is the very Word of God, and being alert and
praying. Matthew 12:25-27 shows us why we cannot be set free
from our bondage by the things of Satan but only by the truth of
the Lord Jesus Christ as He washes over us and sets us free, for
then we will be free indeed. (John 8:36)
As we talk about bondage let us also talk about demon
possession. Demon possession is a real thing in scripture. We
are given several accounts of just such a phenomena. Luke 22:3
and John 13:27 talk about how Satan entered into Judas Iscariot
which led the way for him to betray Jesus. These passages show
us a specific moments when the person became possessed. Acts
16:16-18 tells the story of a woman who was demon possessed and
because of the possession she had the gift of divination, that
is she could tell the future so that her masters could have
great gain. The demon saw cast out in the name of Jesus. Mark
5:1-20 tells of a demon possessed man who had been given by the
demons great strength, that is super human strength. What I
found extremely interesting is that in verse 6 even though the
man is demon possessed he worships Jesus the Christ. Possession
does not prevent us from coming to God. As we move through the
story, Jesus cast out the demons by casting them into a herd of
pigs who promptly ran over a cliff unto their deaths. Luke
4:33-36 tells of a man who was demon possessed and still cried
out to Jesus who cast out the demon and the man was not hurt.
This is twice that we notice that being possessed does not stop
us from seeking out Christ and the healing that He brings.
Sometimes it is the person who is possessed that calls out and
at other times someone brings them. In Matthew 17:14-21 a man
brings his son, a son who was having seizures that were caused
by the demon within him. This does not mean that all seizures
are caused by demons anymore than all strength is demonic what
it means is that demons can cause deformities as we saw
previously and seizures. The disciples tried to cast out this
demon but couldn’t because they didn’t have enough faith. Jesus
cast out the demon and said that this type of demon can only be
cast out through prayer and fasting. Demons made a man blind
and dumb in Matthew 12:22 and again the man was brought by his
friends to Jesus for deliverance. Even Matthew 4:24 talks about
those who were brought for healing and were healed of even
demonic possession.
This is obviously not a full study of demonic possession and I
would recommend that no one seeks out demon possessed people to
exercise the demons out of but it is also not something we
should fear as we move through our lives in Christ and something
we should be aware of that Satan can and does do to send people
to their deaths but Christ is the power that overcomes even
this. It is through authority, prayer, and fasting that we
overcome this type of scheme of Satan’s to pull us into death
and away from life.
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Re: The schemes of Satan
By: guest24 Date: October 23, 2018, 8:09 am
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That should bring us to the sifting....
Sifting Like Wheat…
Luke 22:31 is a curious passage. Jesus is warning Peter that
he will betray Him three times before the cock crows. To begin
the warning Jesus says to Peter that Satan wants to sift him
like wheat. (Luke 22:54-62; John 18:15-35; Matthew 26:31-35)
The Thayer’s Lexicon says that the word sift really means:
Figurative by inward agitation to try one’s faith to the verge
of overthrow. The problem is that the term is only used in this
one place in scripture to describe Peter and the betrayal that
was coming. There is no doubt that as a murderer Satan wants to
separate us from our faith but that leaves a lot of questions
about the account that scripture simply doesn’t answer for us.
For example, how much choice did Peter have being that Jesus
knew what was coming? Was it fear, pride, something else or a
combination that Satan used against Peter? Since Peter
immediately weeped upon hearing the cock crow was he even aware
of his betrayal while he was engaged in it? And many more
questions we simply have no answers for. What we do have an
answer for is found in Luke 22:32, Jesus prayed for Peter that
his faith wouldn’t fall and that when he turned back he would
strengthen his brothers in Christ.
Prayer is a very important and powerful thing. We are told to
pray for one another. (James 5:16; I Timothy 2:1; Ephesians
6:18; Colossians 1:9; Matthew 5:44; Romans 15:30; Philippians
1:9-11; I Thessalonians 5:25; II Thessalonians 3:1; II
Corinthians 10:4; Colossians 4:3; I Corinthians 1:4; Matthew
9:38; Acts 12:5; Hebrews 7:25; I Thessalonians 1:2; Romans 8:34)
Even when we don’t know what someone needs we can pray for them
and their faith that it would grow and mature so that we can all
be presented as mature in Christ. (Colossians 1:28; Ephesians
4:13; Colossians 4:12)
This prayer for strength in our faith is accompanied by us
being able to encourage one another in our faith so that none of
us might fall away and harden our hearts. (Acts 14:22; Hebrews
10:24-25; Hebrews 3:13; I Thessalonians 5:11; Romans 1:12; II
Thessalonians 2:16-17; II Timothy 4:2; Acts 11:23; Acts
15:31-32; Acts 16:40; Ephesians 6:22; Colossians 2:2; I
Thessalonians 2:12; I Thessalonians 4:18; I Thessalonians 5:11;
Titus 2:15) If we are called to encourage one another in our
faith it is important to know what kinds of things encourage our
faith. Hebrews 12:1 tells us that witnesses to our faith are an
encouragement. People are watching us and in that we need to
live a life that is pleasing to God. Scripture is an
encouragement to our faith and is given to us for that purpose.
(Romans 15:4) God has given us encouragement, (Romans 15:5) as
does the prophesies that He gives to His people. (I Corinthians
14:3; I Corinthians 14:31) When we hear of others faith and
take confidence in their faithfulness it encourages us. (II
Corinthians 7:4) Maturity in the Lord brings encouragement to
our faith. (II Corinthians 13:11) Encouragement comes from the
Holy Spirit, (Acts 9:31) from Christ, (Philippians 2:1) and from
the reports of others faithfulness as well as God’s faithfulness
to them. (Philippians 2:19; Colossians 4:8; I Thessalonians
3:7) When we hear others testify to God’s faithfulness it
encourages our faith. (I Thessalonians 4:1) sound teaching,
(Titus 1:9) love, (Philemon 1:7) and the unchangeable nature of
the Living God all bring to us encouragement in our faith.
(Hebrews 6:13-20)
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Re: The schemes of Satan
By: guest17 Date: October 23, 2018, 9:50 am
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[quote author=Theo102 link=topic=183.msg1705#msg1705
date=1540061880]
[quote]The word of God is a powerful tool in the hands of the
believer both for their own protection from the Devil as well as
for the unbeliever to turn away from death into life. [/quote]
Some people conflate the Bible with the divine word. Devil means
slanderer, to resist the devil is to resist slander. Truth is an
effective defence against allegations of slander.
He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt
thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
Psalm 91:4
[/quote]
Do you believe in the existence of Satan and his demons?
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Re: The schemes of Satan
By: guest24 Date: October 23, 2018, 10:41 am
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I realize the question is not directed at me, but yes I
absolutely believe that demons exist. Not only did I have
nightly demonic visitations when I was first saved but I have
had the opportunity to be present and be praying during an
"exorcism" (don't like that term) Had a friend who stopped by to
visit when I was still living at home and he reported seeing
demons playing in the trees in front of the house. Not only
that be scripture is written as if demons are real.
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Re: The schemes of Satan
By: Theo102 Date: October 23, 2018, 5:51 pm
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[quote author=truthjourney link=topic=183.msg1776#msg1776
date=1540306255]
Do you believe in the existence of Satan and his demons?
[/quote]
What I believe isn't important. There's plenty of evidence of
Satanism in today's world. Likewise there's a theological theme
relating to a lying spirit (daemons are described as attendant
spirits).
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